The Residence and Pulse have been canceled, Deadline can reveal. There are no current plans for a second season of No Good Deed but there is a theoretical possibility for the dark comedy anthology to come back in the future with a new installment — and a new cast, — sources said.
The slew of Netflix scripted series renewals so far this year also include Bridgerton (for Seasons 5-6), The Diplomat (S4), The Lincoln Lawyer (S4), My Life With the Walter Boys (S3), Tires (S3) and Survival of the Thickest (S3, final season). Meanwhile, in what may be a record low for a network or platform, there has been only one confirmed 2025 Netflix cancellation to date, of sophomore spy drama The Recruit.
The cancellation decisions on Pulse and The Residence are not both recent developments.
According to sources, Pulse, starring Willa Fitzgerald and Colin Woodell, was quietly axed well over a month ago when the medical drama’s cast and creatives were notified, with the actors already up for new jobs.
Billed as Netflix’s take on the medical procedural genre, Pulse, created by Zoe Robyn, was likely hurt by being last to market. It was the last of five new medical dramas to launch in the span of six months, with the other four, Fox’s Doc, NBC’s Brilliant Minds, Max’s The Pitt and CBS’ Watson, all taking hold and getting renewed for second seasons. The impact of The Pitt‘s success was particularly notable as the Noah Wyle starrer was firmly in the zeitgeist when Pulse dropped its season on the same day as The Pitt‘s penultimate Season 1 episode was released. (Pulse may also have been affected by its sexual harassment in the workplace theme, which is not an easy sell to viewers looking for escapist medical soap.)