Peacock’s spy fi entry The Copenhagen Test will not be returning for Season 2 as that streamer has decided to cancel the show. According to data from Luminate, this series drew an estimated 1.1 billion minutes of viewing for its premiere week of December 26th to January 1st, getting it off to a strong start. Nielsen had it at an estimated 373 million minutes for the week of December 29th to January 4th, but that was for the U.S. audience only, and it dropped out of the charts the next week. For Peacock, which has between 36 and 41 million subscribers vs. over 200 million for Amazon’s Prime Video and over 300 million for Netflix, those are pretty good viewership numbers, and the cancellation comes as somewhat of a surprise. This one was also relatively well-received, currently holding a 71% Tomatometer Score (based on critics’ reviews) and an 80% Popcornmeter Score (based on viewers’ response) on Rotten Tomatoes (you can read my review of the show at this link). Showrunner Thomas Brandon had plans to continue the story to a second season, but that will not be happening at Peacock. The streamer did not give a reason for ending the series, and there has been no comment from the creative team at this point.
NBCUniversal, which owns Peacock, has a stake in the show as Universal Content Productions is one of the production companies involved with it. Whether this one will be shopped around remains to be seen, and since it proved to be a hit globally, there may be interest from other venues. Fans can certainly help by making some noise on the social networks to help prove that the show has a following.
This announcement brings the Cancellation/Renewal Score for the 2025-26 season to 12 cancelled and ending sci fi and fantasy entries (24% of shows tracked) vs. 28 renewed (56%). You can see the breakdown of the numbers and the full list of shows for the current and prior seasons on our Cancellation Watch Page.
The Copenhagen Test focuses on Alexander Hale, a first-generation intelligence analyst who discovers his brain has been secretly hacked, giving unknown adversaries access to everything he sees and hears. As he tries to prove his loyalty and uncover who’s behind the breach, he becomes entangled in a dangerous web of intrigue, deception, and espionage within a covert agency known as The Orphanage. It stars Simu Liu, Melissa Barrera, Sinclair Daniel, Brian d’Arcy James, Mark O’Brien, Kathleen Chalfant.
We are approaching the Upfronts in May when the networks and streaming services announce their lineups for the upcoming season, and starting to get more and more announcements on the current sci fi TV entries (two so far this week), so I am expecting more renewal and cancellation updates over the next month or so. Be sure to stay tuned to CancelledSciFi.com and our social media sites for updates and breaking news.
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