Last-minute reprieve for cancelled Netflix show

A scene from Sense8, the cancelled Netflix show that will return for a two-hour finale next year.

The fans have spoken, and the canceled Netflix series Sense8 is coming back next year for a two-hour final episode.

Netflix and show co-creator Lana Wachowski said that fan clamour inspired the show's return.

Netflix had announced earlier this month that Sense8 was not renewed for a third season.

The series features global settings and an international cast exploring their mysterious mental link.

Wachowski said in a Facebook post that the "passionate letters, the petitions, the collective voice that rose up" in support of the show ultimately helped resurrect it.

A Netflix representative confirmed the Facebook post and released a statement saying: "We decided to give Sense8 fans the ending they totally deserve."

It gives hope to fans of other cancelled Netflix shows, including Girlboss, Bloodline and The Get Down.

- AP