‘Powers’ Cancelled After Two Seasons

The Sony Playstation Network series Powers has, unfortunately, been cancelled after two season. Brian Michael Bendis, who created the comic the show is based on, tweeted out the following announcing the cancellation.

this is hard to tweet, but word is that @POWERStheSERIES is sadly, no more. season 2 was the last. at least for now. 1/2

— BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (@BRIANMBENDIS) August 3, 2016

i'll type more about it later, but thank you ALL for your support. such a fantastic personal experience that you gifted all of us. 2/2

— BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (@BRIANMBENDIS) August 3, 2016

For those unfamiliar, Powers tells the story of a couple of cops who have to deal with crimes in a world with superpowers — and I assume you’re unfamiliar, because chances are you didn’t actually watch the show.

Frankly, sitting on the Playstation Network made the series inaccessible to a large chunk of its potential audience (like people who bought an X-Box One instead of a PS4). The show was meant, in part, to draw more people to watch Sony’s video offerings on their console – but apparently it wasn’t successful in doing so. While that sort of strategy can be effective for streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, those only require you to sign up for a subscription fee… not spend hundreds on a console you might not otherwise want.