20 March 2023 , 11:19
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Netflix has cancelled a children's TV show after five series following backlash over a non-binary character.
Ridley Jones has been "quietly dumped" by the streaming platform, according to its creator Chris Nee.
The animated series first aired in 2021 on the site and follows curious Ridley and her friends as they protect the Museum of Natural History's treasures.
Yet, Chris Nee took to Twitter to share the series has been "cancelled" by Netflix.
Chris claims the streaming site put out the fifth and final series with "no promotion".
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"Doesn't surprise me that Netflix has quietly dumped the first preschool show that has a non-binary character coming out," Chris wrote.
Ridley Jones first aired in 2021 on Netflix (Netflix)"Ridley Jones 5 episode Happy Herd Day Fred tells their Grandma played by #CyndiLauper that they've changed their name and pronouns. Watch it. Tweet about it."
Ridley Jones recently faces backlash for featuring a non-binary character.
In the eighth episode of series five, a bison named Fred comes out as non-binary to their grandmother.
A bison named Fred came out as non-binary in one episode (Netflix)Clips of the show spread online, with some bizarrely complaining that the show was spreading a "woke" agenda.
The series has previously been nominated for several awards including Children's & Family Emmy Awards, GLAAD Media Awards and Kidscreen Awards.
It also won Best Animation and Best Voice Talent at the Kidscreen Awards in 2022, as well as a Narrative & Animated TV award from ReFrame.
The children's series followed Ridley as she protected the Museum of Natural History's treasures (Netflix)Chris is best known for being the creator of Disney's television series Doc McStuffins.
In a press release ahead of Ridley Jones' launch, Chris said: "This is the first show I brought to Netflix. I really wanted to do a series where a girl was the action-adventure star I always wanted to see (or be) when I was growing up.
"Like so many of my shows, this world is a perfect canvas upon which to create a community of oddball characters and model what it means to take care of each other, even if you aren't from the same era of time or wing of the museum.
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"With music, comedy, heart and a true heroine's story, Ridley Jones is a worthy successor to Doc McStuffins and Vampirina. Can't wait for you to meet her!"
Netflix has been approached for comment.