Heels is set to debut on Netflix on September 15th, giving new hope of a potential third season.
The wrestling-based drama show was well-loved by fans and starred Stephen Amell in the lead role. Wrestlers like CM Punk and AJ Lee also made appearances, making for an impressive cast.
Despite getting an 8.0 rating from fans on IMDB, Heels was cancelled after its second season, with little hope of a third one in sight. However, the show’s first two seasons were picked up by Netflix, which renewed hope.
Netflix recently announced that season 1 and 2 of Heels is to be released to stream on September 15th. It will be able to stream in its entirety on that day, with good viewership numbers potentially encouraging Netflix to make a third season of the show.
Heels Was On The Wrong Network
Peter Segal knows why Heels was originally cancelled by the Starz network.
The director and executive producer spoke on Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum, where he was asked why Heels was cancelled after their second season.
He noted that the show was expensive and couldn’t find the fans on the Starz network, but hopes it can come back on Netflix after their recent interest in wrestling.
“It was expensive and we were just on the wrong network.” Peter Segal said. “But the cool thing is, you know, Netflix just paid $5 billion for the WWE and we are flirting with the possibility of landing there, but we’ll see. I don’t know if I’m supposed to say that, but there it is. It would be great if it worked out,” Segal explained.
“I was very disappointed. Not shocked because, you know? We had a show that was on a network that not a lot of people saw. And so we thought if we were on a streamer or HBO, or Amazon or Netflix,” he added. “We know there are people out there that enjoy professional wrestling, so why can’t we find them? And I think that we just, like I said, we’re on the wrong playing field.”
