Hope of a potential Kaos season 2 has sadly been scuppered by the news that Netflix has cancelled the show after just one season despite Kaos spending several weeks in Netflix's top 10 rankings internationally.
With season 1 arriving on Netflix on August 29, the series from The End Of The F**king World's Charlie Covell saw Jeff Goldblum taking on the role of Zeus in a brilliantly dark comedy based on the weird and wonderful world of Greek mythology.
Through Kaos we see Zeus frantically trying to prevent the unfolding of a prophecy that foretells his downfall, with him finding himself bound to three mortals along the way.
Previously, the show's creator Charlie Covell said in an interview with Radio Times that he had plans for several seasons, explaining “The idea is three seasons in total. So, that's what I have kind of in my brain... I would love to do more.”
So why won't Goldblum and gang be returning for Kaos season 2? Here's everything we know.
The disappointing news came after Aurora Perrineau who plays Riddy in the series seemed to prematurely share the news in a post on Instagram ahead of an official announcement.
In a post on Instagram which was deleted after 20 minutes and re-uploaded the following day, Perrineau said “Well… this one hurts. I find explaining how I’m feeling to be really difficult, but I’ll try.
“When I started auditioning for this show, I knew it was special, mainly due to the fact that Charlie Covell’s scripts resonated with me in a way most things hadn’t. I knew all of these people, and I loved them all – every flaw, everything.
“For one of the first times in my life, I have found myself really proud. I’m, of course, proud of everyone’s work and the care they gave to this project, because, let me tell you, they left everything on the floor. But I’ve also found myself proud of me, and that is something I’ve struggled with.
“When I got cast, I couldn’t believe that someone SAW me. A girl who’s not only a minority but also a survivor of SA – and you’re telling me that someone thinks I could be one of the leads of a show, have agency, my own mission, and be desirable enough to be the love interest to not only one amazing human but two? I was worthy of that? Everything that happened from that point forward really changed my perspective.
“As the journey continued, I started to learn about the absolutely amazing talent involved – as if Charlie wasn’t enough. Then I learned of our directors, Georgi [Banks-Davies] and Runyararo [Mapfumo]. It continued with our incredible cast; there are far too many to mention, but I have to acknowledge the three who have become life-long friends, family and lifelines while we drifted through Spain for months: Misia [Butler], Nabhaan [Rizwan] and Killian [Scott].
“Our beautiful HMU department, wardrobe department, Sister, Netflix, our production team and our entire crew – every single person involved was a heavy hitter. And there I was, sitting and wondering how? Why me? And the answer I often got back was: why not you?
“Everyone was brilliant and uniquely themselves. Every performance surprised and excited me. I can’t believe I got to do this with all of you. We made something weird, dark, hilarious, deranged and absolutely tragic – something entirely human. THIS is a feeling I plan to take with me.
“Thanks for letting me be your Riddy. I had the time of my life.”
You can see the emotional post for yourself here:
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Unsurprisingly, the news left many fans disappointed, with several taking to X to express their sadness over the series not getting renewed:
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We guess we'll add it to the long list of shows we wish weren't cancelled.
Kaos will at least live on in our memories – vero!
Spoiler: it's not Greece.
