Picked Up is building the first streaming platform that guarantees shows get the chance to tell their complete story. No more cliffhangers. No more cancellations without closure.
Networks cancel shows on cliffhangers. Streamers interfere with creative visions. Fans are left heartbroken. It's time for something different.
Networks pull the plug after one season, leaving stories unfinished and audiences betrayed. The OA, Warrior Nun, countless others—gone without closure.
Executives meddle with showrunners' visions, demanding changes that dilute what made shows special in the first place.
Streaming services hide viewership data. Shows get cancelled and fans never know why—or how close they were to saving them.
A show's fate is decided in weeks. Word-of-mouth hits, cult followings, and slow-burn success stories never get the chance to develop.
Traditional streamers optimize for subscriber acquisition and stock prices. We optimize for the people who actually care.
Picked Up is built on principles that put stories and audiences first.
Every show we greenlight gets at least two seasons to tell their story. No exceptions. Shows only get greenlit once they've proven audience demand—which is how we can make this promise and keep it.
We give every show 90 days for audiences to discover it. Great shows often take time to find their people. We believe in patience over panic.
We hire great creators and let them create. No executive meddling. No notes that destroy vision. Shows succeed or fail on their own merits—the way it should be.
If a show is struggling, we don't hide it. Our Save My Show feature shows exactly where a show stands and what it needs to survive. Fans become partners in the mission.
For the first time ever, fans can see exactly where their favorite shows stand—and help save them.
Within the first 60 days, shows that are struggling to meet viewership goals enter our "Save My Show" category. Here's how it works:
These are the stories that inspired Picked Up — cancelled without closure, despite passionate fanbases. Our mission is to prove there's a sustainable audience for revivals like these.
Brit Marling's visionary series was planned for 5 seasons. It got 2. The OA represents everything wrong with how streamers treat ambitious storytelling — and everything Picked Up exists to fix.
Cancelled on a devastating cliffhanger despite one of the most organised fan campaigns in streaming history. If Picked Up had existed, this show would have had a fighting chance.
The original run wrapped, but the creative team has more story to tell. Shows like this — where the talent is willing and the audience is waiting — are exactly what Picked Up is built for.
We're building something different. But first, we need to show the world that fans want this. Every signup is proof that stories deserve better.
Networks and investors speak one language: numbers. Every person who joins our list is proof that there's a real audience hungry for a platform that respects stories and the people who love them. Help us build the case that Picked Up deserves to exist.
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Picked Up exists because networks broke trust with creators and audiences. Our founding principles—the 2-season guarantee, the 90-day window, the hands-off approach—are non-negotiable. We won't become what we're fighting against.
Founder, Picked Up
Like millions of others, I've invested hours—sometimes years—in stories that got ripped away without warning. We've all felt that gut punch: finding out a show you love is just... gone. No ending. No closure. And sometimes, cancelled because a network didn't like where the story was going or who the characters were falling in love with.
Picked Up exists because creators shouldn't have to fight executives to tell authentic stories—and fans shouldn't be collateral damage when they do.
"Creators deserve to finish their stories, and viewers deserve a payoff to their emotional investment. That's why Picked Up exists." — Jimmy B.
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