Coming as no surprise, Freeform has cancelled its Marvel Superhero entry Cloak and Dagger after two seasons. That series debuted in 2018 to decent ratings and saw those slip notably in its second season, a trend we are seeing quite frequently in the current Peak TV Crunch. The show averaged only a 0.12 rating based on same day viewing in its second year which was below the level that saw other shows cancelled by Freeform. It did make up some of the slack with delayed viewing, but apparently not enough to keep it going. I placed the show on Bubble status about midway through its second season, and the long delay in announcing its fate made its prospects look increasingly more grim. I did think that it did still have a chance since Disney owns Freeform and Marvel and I also considered the possibility that it could shift over to Hulu (also owned by Disney). But then Marvel TV is going through a shake-up with Kevin Feige taking over from Jeph Loeb, and apparently this series was considered expendable. There are plans for the characters to crossover with Runaways in the upcoming third season of that Hulu entry, so perhaps their story can continue in some form on that show. And perhaps at some point the characters can make an appearance on the upcoming Disney+ streaming service or one of the other platforms owned by the Mouse House. Cloak and Dagger does have a dedicated fanbase and if they stage a Call to Action on the social networks there might still be some hope for this show.
Cloak and Dagger follows two teenagers that acquire superpowers in a strange incident and who learn that these powers work better when they are close together. It stars Olivia Holt, Aubrey Joseph, Gloria Reuben, and Andrea Roth and had two seasons totaling twenty episodes.
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