Variety:

Netflix has swung the axe on “Inside Job," the adult-animation conspiracy comedy, after one season, according to creator and showrunner Shion Takeuchi.

Takeuchi, a writer on “Gravity Falls" and other shows, announced the cancellation Sunday evening on Twitter. “I’m heartbroken to confirm that Netflix has decided to cancel season 2 of Inside Job,'" she wrote. “Over the years, these characters have become real people to me, and I am devastated not to be able to watch them grow up."

Now, look, I will personally admit to being part of the problem here as I had yet to watch the two parts of Inside Job released so far, despite being a big fan of Gravity Falls.

And I’ll be the first to admit that the era of “peak television" has resulted in there being more shows on the market than even professional critics can keep up with.

But between cancellations like this, after a renewal was approved, cancellation of shows mid-airing/mid-production, and well, whatever HBO Max is doing, this is a dark time to be a creative, full stop. And I don’t know the solution.

Except…maybe not chasing the funnel of money loss that is an exclusive, streaming-only, revenue system?