Comedian Hasan Minaj got his own series Patriot Act on Netflix, but why was the series canceled

Why Was Hasan Minhaj’s Infamous Netflix Show &#8216;Patriot Act&#8217; Cancelled?

Why was Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj canceled? Minhaj could make you laugh with
his truth bombs, but the magic fell short on the streaming platform. The
American standup comedian began with humble beginnings and grew up to have his
own show. Patriot Act, in fact, won Peabody Awards and two Webby Awards. The
series premiered on Netflix on October 28, 2018, and lasted nearly two years,
the episodes for which were exclusively available to watch on the streaming
platform.



Patriot Act was both co-created and co-produced by Minhaj and Prashanth
Venkataramanujam with Jim Margolis, amongst others. The show had a total of 40
episodes spanning six seasons. But despite the series doing so well, some issues
and controversies led Netflix to cancel the series, leaving fans forever
yearning for season seven. But what were the real reasons behind shutting it
down?


WHY WAS HASAN MINHAJ’S PATRIOT ACT CANCELED?

Minhaj’s Patriot Act was the perfect dose of satire that would keep you
entertained and expose you to worldly affairs. But when discussions get
political or controversial, everyone finds themselves walking on thin ice.
Unfortunately, Hasan is no exception. According to Variety,
[https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/hasan-minhaj-patriot-act-canceled-netflix-1234738562/]
the weekly talk show genre is always a difficult one for Netflix to be
successful with. The topics of discussion in these episodes were extremely vast.
Right from talking about Indian politics to the Saudi regime, taking the series
on a global scale.

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One particular episode that stirred up trouble was when the site removed an
episode of the show from its Saudi Arabia library. The episode had the comedian
criticize the Saudi Government over the killing and cover-up of journalist Jamal
Khashoggi. The decision to remove the episode upset the comedian, but it was
beyond his control and likely contributed to the show’s cancellation.

ALSO READ: Hasan Minhaj and Simu LIU Throw Funny Banters at Ronny Cheing’s New
Netflix Show, Speakeasy
[https://netflixjunkie.com/hasan-minhaj-and-simu-liu-throw-funny-banters-at-ronny-cheings-new-netflix-show-speakeasy/]

To top it off, the ultimate weighing that led Netflix to not renew the show was
comparing the series’ production cost to the viewership
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-amidst-the-first-kill-cancellation-backlash-lets-see-how-the-streamer-makes-these-big-decisions-in-the-first-place/]
received. Though considering the big-scale series that the platform has canceled
previously, it is actually commendable that the series lasted so long.

Hasan continues performing for special stand-up sessions that Netflix
[https://www.netflix.com/browse] still airs on its platform. Would you like to
see his talent come full-time on the platform again? Let us know in the
comments.

Neha Subhash

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Why was Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj canceled? Minhaj could make you laugh with his truth bombs, but the magic fell short on the streaming platform. The American standup comedian began with humble beginnings and grew up to have his own show. Patriot Act, in fact, won Peabody Awards and two Webby Awards. The series premiered on Netflix on October 28, 2018, and lasted nearly two years, the episodes for which were exclusively available to watch on the streaming platform.
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Patriot Act was both co-created and co-produced by Minhaj and Prashanth Venkataramanujam with Jim Margolis, amongst others. The show had a total of 40 episodes spanning six seasons. But despite the series doing so well, some issues and controversies led Netflix to cancel the series, leaving fans forever yearning for season seven. But what were the real reasons behind shutting it down?
<h2>Why was Hasan Minhaj&#8217;s Patriot Act canceled?</h2>
Minhaj&#8217;s Patriot Act was the perfect dose of satire that would keep you entertained and expose you to worldly affairs. But when discussions get political or controversial, everyone finds themselves walking on thin ice. Unfortunately, Hasan is no exception. According to <a href="https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/hasan-minhaj-patriot-act-canceled-netflix-1234738562/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Variety,</a> the weekly talk show genre is always a difficult one for Netflix to be successful with. The topics of discussion in these episodes were extremely vast. Right from talking about Indian politics to the Saudi regime, taking the series on a global scale.
<img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-60512 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Hasan-Minhajfi.jpg" alt="" width="1920" height="1280" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Hasan-Minhajfi.jpg 1920w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Hasan-Minhajfi-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Hasan-Minhajfi-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Hasan-Minhajfi-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Hasan-Minhajfi-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Hasan-Minhajfi-1200x800.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" />
One particular episode that stirred up trouble was when the site removed an episode of the show from its Saudi Arabia library. The episode had the comedian criticize the Saudi Government over the killing and cover-up of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The decision to remove the episode upset the comedian, but it was beyond his control and likely contributed to the show&#8217;s cancellation.
ALSO READ: <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/hasan-minhaj-and-simu-liu-throw-funny-banters-at-ronny-cheings-new-netflix-show-speakeasy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hasan Minhaj and Simu LIU Throw Funny Banters at Ronny Cheing’s New Netflix Show, Speakeasy</a>
To top it off, the ultimate weighing that led Netflix to not renew the show was comparing the <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-amidst-the-first-kill-cancellation-backlash-lets-see-how-the-streamer-makes-these-big-decisions-in-the-first-place/">series&#8217; production cost to the viewership</a> received. Though considering the big-scale series that the platform has canceled previously, it is actually commendable that the series lasted so long.
Hasan continues performing for special stand-up sessions that <a href="https://www.netflix.com/browse" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Netflix</a> still airs on its platform. Would you like to see his talent come full-time on the platform again? Let us know in the comments.

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