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FUBAR has been canceled after two seasons, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. 

News of the show’s cancellation arrived Friday night after its streaming ratings notably declined between season premieres. After debuting on Netflix at No.1 on Nielsen’s streaming charts during its premiere week two years ago in May 22-28 with 1.53 billion minutes of viewing, season two accumulated 412 million viewing minutes this year during the week of June 9-15. 

In total, FUBAR’s minutes of viewing declined by 73 percent from season one to two. During its premiere week, the series landed at No. 8 among Netflix’s original shows for its second season.

The action comedy starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Oscar nominee Monica Barbaro, who portray a father-daughter spy duo. Season two saw the addition of Carrie-Anne Moss, who plays a former fling of Schwarzenegger’s Luke Brunner. The cast also included Milan Carter, Fortune Feimster, Travis Van Winkle, Fabiana Udenio, Aparna Brielle, Guy Burnet, Andy Buckley, Jay Baruchel, Barbara Eve Harris and Scott Thompson. 

The official logline for season two reads, “Luke Brunner (Schwarzenegger) is a veteran CIA operative who, up until recently, was on the verge of retirement. After his last mission in saving another operative — who just so happened to be his daughter (Barbaro) — he’s back and face to face with new villains. This one is an old flame from Luke’s past (Moss) who threatens to destroy the world … if she doesn’t destroy his life first.” 

Of joining FUBAR during season two, Moss told THR that “getting to work with Arnold was epic for me.” 

“I don’t know if I’ve ever had more fun on a job working with Arnold and doing the dance stuff and the fight stuff and then all the acting, and then the sitting between takes and talking about all kinds of things,” she added. “I loved every minute of it.”

A single glittery sock that late pop superstar Michael Jackson wore during a concert in France in the 1990s sold for more than $8,000 on Wednesday, a French auctioneer said.

A technician found the used sock discarded near Jackson’s dressing room after the concert in the southern city of Nimes in July 1997, auctioneer Aurore Illy told AFP. It was carefully preserved for 28 years in a frame before going up for sale.

The self-styled “King of Pop” wore white athletic socks adorned with rhinestones during his HIStory World Tour in 1997, according to specialist website interencheres.com.

Jackson can be seen wearing them in clips of him performing his hit Billie Jean.

Decades later, the off-white item of clothing is covered in stains, and the rhinestones adorning it have yellowed with age, in a picture posted on the website.

“It really is an exceptional object – even a cult one for Michael Jackson fans,” Illy said.

The sock, initially valued at 3,000 to 4,000 euros ($3,400-4,500), sold for 7,688 euros ($8,822) at the Nimes auction house. This is not the first time Jackson’s clothing – particularly items worn during his performances and music videos – has been sold for vast sums. A Macau gaming resort in 2009 paid $350,000 for a glittery glove Jackson wore when he performed his first “moonwalk” dance in 1983.

In addition, a hat he wore just before that performance sold for more than $80,000 in Paris in 2023. The same year, a leather jacket worn by the singer in a Pepsi ad from 1984 sold for over $300,000.

Jackson died of a fatal overdose in 2009 aged 50. He still has a huge fan base, despite child molestation accusations against him during his lifetime and after his death, which he and his estate have denied.

Hit Netflix series Wednesday expands the Addams Family world as it returns to screens nearly three years after the show launched in November 2022.

Season Two of the dark fantasy series premiered at London’s Westminster on Wednesday, with its cast and creators walking a purple carpet outside Central Hall and Queen Elizabeth II Centre.

Wednesday Season Two will be released in two four-episode instalments, with Part One dropping August 6 and Part Two out on September 3.

The new season sees Wednesday Addams, played by Jenna Ortega, returning to Nevermore Academy as a celebrated hero, much to her dismay. The tetchy teen puts her detective hat back on to solve new supernatural mysteries, while dealing with glitches in her psychic powers.

Wednesday also faces another nuisance – family. Her little brother Pugsley, played by Isaac Ordonez, starts his studies at Nevermore and their parents are a frequent presence on campus.

“She’s kind of knocked off her feet this season. So it’s a lot of pressure,” said Ortega.

The series’ creators and showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar said Wednesday returns “bigger and better”.

“There’s more of the Addams Family this season,” said Gough. “We learn more about the characters you got to meet in Season One and they have their own storylines.”

The sophomore season also introduces new characters, including Steve Buscemi’s Nevermore principal Barry Dort and the Addams family matriarch Grandmama Hester Frump, played by Joanna Lumley. Pop star Lady Gaga makes a guest star appearance as a teacher in Part 2.

Mother-daughter dynamics are at the heart of the new season, said Millar.

“It’s about mothers and daughters, it’s three generations of Addams women together. It’s also about learning to not be in control of everything, for Wednesday. And it’s really always about female friendship and female sisterhood,” he said.

Ortega, 22, also executive produced the new season. Rather than control, it gave her “freedom” she said.

“She’s kind of our cast spokesperson. Any time I felt like something needed to be said or if I had any ideas, she was always like, ‘come to me and we’ll make it work’. She just looks out for us,” Emma Myers, who plays Wednesday’s roommate Enid Sinclair, said.

Filmmaker Tim Burton also returns as one of the directors and executive producers.