The Hit Sci-Fi Action Series That Was “The Best Show on TV” in the 2010s Is About to Leave Streaming
One of the most iconic sci-fi series from the 2010s has been a staple of Netflix’s streaming library. But the seven-season series is about to leave streaming, and no one yet knows where it will move to. While the 20th Century was arguably the golden age for sci-fi TV, people tend to forget how good the 2010s were. Stranger Things, Westworld, Dark, The Expanse, Black Mirror, The Mandalorian, Love, Death + Robots, and the criminally underrated Legion all debuted during that decade. But ask any CW binge-watcher which sci-fi series dominated the 2010s, and they’ll undoubtedly answer The 100.
Unfortunately, like the human survivors abandoning The Ark, The 100 is about to leave Netflix. The show will vacate Netflix’s streaming library on December 18. That’s right, all seven seasons of The 100 will no longer stream on Netflix from December. The show’s removal from Netflix comes alongside the streamer’s culling of several popular shows from its content library. As well as The 100, Supernatural and Arrow (another CW hit) will also leave Netflix in December.
The 100 is based on the young adult sci-fi series of the same name written by Kass Morgan. The four books in the series were turned into a seven-season show on The CW, which debuted in 2014 and ran until 2020. The story itself takes place almost a century after nuclear war has destroyed the Earth. The few surviving humans fled to outer space on a giant self-sufficient station known as The Ark. But when The Ark begins to shut down, 100 juveniles are sent down to Earth to see if it is safe to return. The official synopsis reads:
“When nuclear Armageddon destroys civilization on Earth, the only survivors are those on the 12 international space stations in orbit at the time. Three generations later, the 4,000 survivors living on a space ark of linked stations see their resources dwindle and face Draconian measures established to ensure humanity’s future. Desperately looking for a solution, the ark’s leaders send 100 juvenile prisoners back to the planet to test its habitability. Having always lived in space, the exiles find the planet fascinating and terrifying, but with the fate of the human race in their hands, they must forge a path into the unknown.”
‘The 100’ Divided Critics & Audiences During Its Run
Eliza Taylor in the 100. The CW
Like many of The CW’s best shows, The 100 got off to a tremendous start. Season 1 received decent reviews from both critics and audiences, holding a 76% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with a stronger audience score of 78%. Season 2 was ever more well received, earning a prestigious 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with a strong audience score of 87%. “Best show on TV. I liked The Black List and Arrow before, but this one is far better. Still like the others, but this one is well written and keeps you guessing,” wrote one user after watching the second season.
The 100 experienced a strange phenomenon in its later seasons. Seasons 5, 6, and 7 are all 100% rated on Rotten Tomatoes from critics’ reviews. However, audiences slowly fell off with the final seasons. Season 7, which was released in May 2020, holds a measly audience score of just 42%, compared to its perfect critics’ rating.
Release Date
2014 – 2020-00-00
Network
The CW
Showrunner
Jason Rothenberg
Writers
Jason Rothenberg, Mallory Kass
