Usually, the makers end the TV shows with a satisfying ending. But, there are some shows that got shelved wherein the makers left the audience with a question mark in the season finale. Here are 21 cancelled TV shows that ended on cliffhangers.
1. Hannibal
Hannibal ended on a cliffhanger. In Season 3, we saw Hannibal’s true colors, and then we saw him escape with his friend, Will. Finally, the show ended with Hannibal and Will falling from a cliff after a fight at an Italian oceanside cliff. But, fans want to see whether Hannibal survived or not.
2. Mork and Mindy
It is one of the oldest T.V shows that ended on a cliffhanger. In the season finale, Mork is exposed as an alien. Mork and Mindy try to run away from an enemy using a time travel machine, only to end up in the prehistoric age. And the last shot is a cave painting of Mork and Mandy. There isn’t any clarity on this even after 40 years of the show.
3. My So-Called Life
It’s everyone’s favorite 90’s T.V series. In the final episode, Brian realizes that he loves Angela. By the time he realizes this, Angela and Jordan get together.
4. The Event
In the season finale, the protagonists save earth from an alien virus. But, the alien’s world teleports into the earth’s orbit. The show ends with a twist of Christina Martinez claiming herself of being an alien informer.
5. Pitch
The season ended with the star pitcher, Ginny Baker, injuring her elbow and keeping her future with MLB at stake.
6. Pushing Daisies
In the season finale, Chuck says to his aunt that she’s still alive.
7. Moesha
After a successful six-season run, the show ended on a hilarious note, with a pregnancy test found in Moesha’s room.
8. I Am Not Okay with This
The makers ended this show with a big loose end, where Sydney meets a strange man after killing Brad with her powers.
9. Heroes
This show ended after four seasons with a massive cliffhanger. In the end, Claire opens up about her powers to the world.
10. GLOW
In the final episode, Debbie gives an offer to Ruth to direct GLOW on TV. But, Ruth politely turns down the offer. I wish there will be GLOW season 4.
11. Finding Carter
This show left everyone with a question mark wherein the final episode Max surrenders to cops after Jared’s death.
12. Run
This show got cancelled after just one season. In the end, Ruby goes with her family by leaving Billy before he gets arrested
13. Angel
After a successful five-season run, the series got shelved in 2004. The show ends on a heroic note where our heroes get ready to fight a large army of creatures.
14. Southland
The show ends on a tragic note where John Cooper gets into a fight with his neighbors and gets shot by a fellow police officer. We want to know whether he survived or not.
15. Veronica Mars
This show got cancelled after three seasons. In the season finale, Veronica breaks into Kane’s safe house, and Dad Keith damages the evidence to save Veronica.
16. FlashForward
The maker decided to end this show after just one season. The show ended with the world in blackout and the FBI building exploding with Mark being locked inside.
17. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
The show ended with a strange cliffhanger where Sarah’s son John sent into the future, leaving Sarah in the present.
18. Freaks and Geeks
At the season’s end, Lindsay gets down the bus and follows the Grateful Dead on tour instead of going to the summit.
19. My Name is Earl
The audience were left with a question: ‘Who’s the father?’. It’s been twelve years but, the next season never got materialized.
20. Kyle XY
The show ends with a mind blending twist where Kyle finds out his enemy is his brother. But, the show didn’t continue.
21. Joan of Arcadia
This show only got two seasons. At the end of season two, God alerts Joan that there’s a big challenge ahead, followed by the end credits. The audience is never going to find out what’s that challenge.
