Deal to Resurrect Terra Nova on Netflix Extinct

Steve Barton   |  

Mar 27, 2012

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“Terra Nova” fans, we’ve got bad news for you. It looks like a potential deal between 20th Century Fox TV and Netflix to bring back the show is as dead as… well… the dinosaurs.

The Fox Network cancelled “Terra Nova” after it opened with much fanfare last fall, and now it looks like the dino-themed drama may be headed the way of the La Brea Tar Pits and complete extinction. Apparently it was always a long-shot for the 20th Century Fox/Netflix deal to happen as creating episodes of “Terra Nova” is an elaborate production with lots of video F/X.

Even with Steven Spielberg and Peter Chernin listed among the executive producers, “Terra Nova” could not draw enough viewers for the Fox Network to justify renewing the show considering the high costs. However, dino-fans, don’t lose hope. Fox has had a knack for bringing series back from the dead such as “Family Guy,” “Futurama” and, most recently, “Arrested Development” in a deal with Netflix.

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