Netflix has cancelled The Vince Staples Show after two seasons, despite its high critical acclaim. The series, which earned a 94% score on Rotten Tomatoes, followed a fictionalised version of the Compton-born rapper and ran from 2024 to 2025.
According to Deadline, the show experienced a significant drop in viewership between its first and second seasons. The first season was watched 4.6 million times in its first four months, while the second season garnered only 1.7 million views between its release in November 2025 and the end of the year. Most streaming views are expected within the first 90 days.
Set in Long Beach, California, where Staples grew up, the show drew on his experiences. In a 2021 interview with The Independent, Staples said his background gave him perspective and that rapping was a crucial escape. He remarked, 'Coming from where I come from and what I was doing prior to music, and what a lot of my family and friends are subjected to, I can only be grateful [for music].'
In 2024, Staples discussed the show's surrealism with the Associated Press, citing influences such as The Twilight Zone, David Lynch, and the Coen brothers. He explained, 'I grew up in a place where you have two different sides of how people view the city... I definitely wanted to make sure that the show had a lot of elements of surreal cinematography.'
