Netflix has officially pulled the plug on FUBAR, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s spy-action comedy, after two seasons, per Deadline. The cancellation comes just over six weeks after Season 2 launched on June 12 — and despite the show’s attempts to go bigger and bolder, the numbers didn’t back it up. He said he’d be back. But it turns out… maybe not.

The second season of FUBAR, which added Matrix legend Carrie-Anne Moss to the cast and saw Monica Barbaro return fresh off an Oscar nomination (A Complete Unknown), struggled to attract viewers. In fact, it barely scraped into Netflix’s Top 10 in its opening weekend with 2.2 million views, down drastically from the 11 million Season 1 pulled in during its May 2023 debut — a nearly 80% drop.

Even at its peak, Season 2 only reached #7 on the English-language series chart and quickly dropped out after logging one more appearance at #10 in Week 3. For a show built around the global name recognition of Arnold freakin’ Schwarzenegger, that’s not the kind of muscle Netflix seems willing to keep flexing.

Was ‘FUBAR’ Worth Watching?

What makes this cancellation sting a bit more is that FUBAR Season 2 was, by most metrics, actually better. The Rotten Tomatoes critic score ticked up from 56% to 63%, and the show doubled down on what made the first season fun: bruising spy fights, quippy family dysfunction, and international intrigue.

The core ensemble returned with Milan Carter, Fortune Feimster, Travis Van Winkle, and Fabiana Udenio, while new faces like Guy Burnet (as scenery-chewing villain Theodore Chips) and Carrie-Anne Moss added flavor. But even with the bigger cast and higher stakes, the show failed to capture the momentum it once had.

Netflix, which has largely been on a renewal streak this year — greenlighting new seasons for Virgin River (Season 8), Ransom Canyon (Season 2), and Shane Gillis’ Tires (Season 3) — has canceled few scripted series in 2025. FUBAR joins The Recruit, Pulse, and The Residence in the short but growing list of axed titles.

The novelty may have just worn off. FUBAR always walked a fine line between self-aware spy parody and sincere family drama. And while it occasionally nailed both tones, Season 2’s expanded ensemble and heavier plotlines made it feel more bloated than badass.

Showrunner Nick Santora (Reacher) kept the fight choreography sharp and the humor dry, but with viewership slipping and no clear narrative boost on the horizon, Netflix quietly decided the mission was complete.

FUBAR is on Netflix now.

via Collider