Julie and the Phantoms season 2 cancelled

Julie and the Phantoms is not coming back to Netflix, at least for now. The series is staying cancelled, but executive producer Kenny Ortega says it is possible the series could return for a second season at some point. Following the series’ cancellation, fans started a marquee campaign to bring the series back.

Starring Madison Reyes, Charlie Gillespie, Owen Patrick Joyner, Jeremy Shada, Jadah Marie, Sacha Carlson, Savannah May, Booboo Stewart, and Cheyenne Jackson, the musical dramedy series follows a young girl who leads a musical band of teen ghosts.

Per Deadline, Ortega said the following about the cancellation and potential return of Julie and the Phantoms:

“At this particular time, no. I’m grateful to Netflix for greenlighting the project and for letting Dan, Dave, and I have this time. I feel it’s some of the best work I’ve done for kids and family, and young adult entertainment. I’m proud of it. And if it never happens again and it doesn’t have an afterlife, I’m grateful that it exists. I hope it exists forever so others can find it and watch it over the years.

But you know, anything is possible. I don’t want to jinx it. If Netflix wants to carry on with it anytime in the future, perhaps someone else will be interested in it. Perhaps we could tour the kids as a music group or maybe a film. But for now, there are no plans.

I wish that I could tell the fans that all of [their efforts] will get them Julie back. All I can really say is how much all of this has mattered to all of us who made the show and that we love them and are so grateful for the passion they’ve shown to the project.

It’s just wonderful to have been given the opportunity to, not only do a musical drive story about a Latino family, but I was able to select a young girl out of a high school in Allentown, Pennsylvania who had never been in front of a professional camera or a recording studio before,” Ortega said. “And boy, did she bring this show to life.”

Julie and the Phantoms has not been renewed for season 2 by Netflix and fans are demanding that they bring it back.

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Julie and the Phantoms may have been cancelled by Netflix but thousands of fans have now signed a petition to save the show.

Over the weekend (Dec 18), Julie and the Phantoms showrunner Kenny Ortega took to Instagram to confirm that Netflix had decided no to renew the show. He wrote: "Our [Julie and the Phantoms] family want to send our love and endless thanks to our Fantoms all over the world for the tremendous outpouring of love and support you have shown us since our premiere."

Kenny continued by writing: "We learned this week that Netflix will not be picking us up for another season. Although our hearts are saddened, we move on with such pride for what we accomplished as a team and the family we built while creating Julie. We hope you will continue to follow us as we move forward with our work and careers."

Naturally, fans are sad to hear that there won't be a Julie season 2 and they've even set up a viral petition to bring it back.

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Julie and the Phantoms season 2: Sign petition to save the cancelled show. Picture: Netflix

The petition is titled: "We want season 2 of Julie and the Phantoms" and over 93,000 people have currently signed it. In the description, Julie fan Rebecca den Boer writes: "We want season 2 of Julie and the Phantoms. This show has brought so many people so much happiness and has inspired so many to follow their dreams."

SIGN THE JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS SEASON 2 PETITION HERE

Rebecca then adds: "We all really want to see more of this amazing show, cast and crew. Make sure to use the hashtag #wewantseason2jatp on Instagram".

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Julie and the Phantoms debuted on Netflix last September to widespread acclaim from fans and critics alike. The show tells the story of a teenage girl who forms a band with three ghosts while coping with the loss of her dead mother. It's hilarious, moving and it also has great LGBTQ+ representation.

As it stands, Netflix have not specified why the show was cancelled. We shall update you if they do. In the meantime, let's get signing and sharing fantoms!

It appears Julie and the Phantoms have sung their final song. More than a year after its debut in September 2020, creator Kenny Ortega has revealed Netflix has decided not to move ahead with Julie and the Phantoms season 2.

Taking to Instagram on Dec. 18, Ortega revealed that Netflix had officially notified the cast and crew that it would not be picking the fan-favorite series up for a second season.

“We learned this week that Netflix will not be picking us up for another season. Although our hearts are saddened, we move on with such pride for what we accomplished as a team and the family we built while creating Julie,” Ortega noted in announcing the cancellation.

The news comes after a year-long push from fans and the cast for a second season. Despite the series’ ability to create buzz in picking up several awards across the last year and rack up countless streams on Spotify and other music services, Netflix remained mum leaving many to fear what the future might hold for the show.

Is Julie and the Phantoms canceled?

Unfortunately, Julie and the Phantoms will not be returning for a second season. While Netflix has not officially confirmed the show’s cancellation directly, series creator Kenny Ortega took to Instagram on Dec. 18 to confirm he had been notified by Netflix that it would not be moving forward with a second season.

Is Julie and the Phantoms season 2 happening?

Due to Netflix’s decision not to move forward with a second season, there appear to be no plans for a second season of Julie and the Phantoms.

Although Netflix has stepped in to save series over the years, Netflix Originals haven’t been quite as lucky in being saved by other networks or streamers.

While there is a chance a competitor could look to step in and save the show, there do not seem to be any reports that the series will be shopped around with Kenny Ortega suggesting the series is officially complete encouraging fans to “follow us as we move forward with our work and careers,” rather than rallying them to fight for a second season elsewhere.

As such, it does not appear Julie and the Phantoms season 2 will be happening at Netflix or anywhere else.

Why did Netflix cancel Julie and the Phantoms?

Following its cancellation on Dec. 18, the burning question among fans was why exactly Netflix decided not to renew Julie and the Phantoms for a second season. Unfortunately, we might never know the reason behind the show’s cancellation as Netflix has not released an official statement and seldomly provides clarification when canceling series.

Typically series are canceled due to a failure to create buzz among audiences leading to low viewership totals. Given the fan interest in the series, there definitely was buzz but because of how Netflix releases its viewership data it’s impossible to know how many viewers streamed Julie and the Phantoms on Netflix during its premiere month and in the months that have followed.

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PHOTO PROVIDED Jeremy Shada, Madison Reyes, Charlie Gillespie and Owen Patrick Joyner star in Netflix's “Julie and the Phantoms” which was cancelled after one season.

Why won't there be a season 2 of Julie and the Phantom?

Is Julie and the Phantoms season 2 happening? Due to Netflix's decision not to move forward with a second season, there appear to be no plans for a second season of Julie and the Phantoms.

Is Julie and the Phantoms season 2 confirmed?

Julie And The Phantoms Season 2 Was Canceled! Julie and the phantoms also won the award for Best musical moment at the MTV Movie & TV Awards 2021.

Will Netflix ever bring back Julie and the Phantoms?

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