The sudden removal of the two latest seasons of ‘Thomas & Friends’ from Netflix surprised the streaming public and has gained negative reactions from the parents and the kids who adore the show.
The PR department has neglected to release a removal date notice to the ‘What Was Leaving In January 2022’ in Netflix announcing the cancellation of the said cartoon show.
Here are some of the reactions of parents and kids from tweeter reading the issue:
‘Netflix has no idea how traumatic it is to do things like this unannounced and without warning. My autistic son literally had a meltdown because of this.’
‘Omg yes! My daughter was in the middle of watching episodes when it stopped auto-playing. I went to fix it and it was gone! She doesn’t even give the new stuff her attention, she dislikes it. It’s so frustrating because it was one of her favorites.’
Any idea when/if Thomas & Friends seasons 22 + 23 will be back on? I had a very sad little 3-year-old this morning when his favorite show was suddenly removed from Netflix Disappointed face
‘That’s so sad. I usually check each month with what’s leaving Netflix and I saw no warning about this’
The good news is that ‘Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go’ will be exclusively on Netflix in June 2021.
Moreover, there are other Thomas series episodes that can still be seen on Netflix in January 2022:
Thomas & Friends: Marvelous Machinery: A New Arrival
Thomas & Friends: Marvelous Machinery: World of Tomorrow
Thomas & Friends: The Royal Engine
Going back to the two defunct Thomas seasons, there is no announcement yet if or when these are going back to the streaming platform again.
‘Thomas & Friends’ is one of the most popular and well-loved cartoon shows on Netflix. It is based on a series of children's books with the same title.
‘Thomas & Friends’ is under Mattel production.