Netflix boss Bela Bajaria doesn't regret cancelling The Residence despite its Emmy nominations.
The streaming giant's chief content officer has reflected on her decision to scrap the murder mystery comedy - which starred Uzo Abuda as police consultant Cordelia Cupp - after the show received a number of nominations for this year's Primetime Emmy Awards.
Asked if she has second guessed the decision to pull the plug, Bela told The Hollywood Reporter: "No, because I always knew she'd be recognised."
Uzo was shortlisted in the Best Actress in a Comedy Series category, while the show's first episode The Fall of the House of Usher has been nominated for Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Single Episode.
The episode is also in the running for Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour Or More).
Bela insisted she "loves" the series, and has no regrets about the news of its cancellation dropping two weeks before the Emmy nominations.
She said: "No, I don’t really look at when the news or not the news… I think was is great is — we love The Residence. We championed it, we made it.
"Uzo [Aduba] has been part of the Netflix family for a long time and has been recognized before for awards. So, she gave an incredible performance.
"Not surprised at all by her nom. We thought that she would and should absolutely get it. So, to me, that’s great, that work. That work was completed and people loved it, and she was amazing and then gets recognised for it."
She claimed the focus is more on how "great" the programme and Uzo both were.
Bela also claimed Netflix will back cancelled shows in award season just as much as those on air.
She added: "We’re gonna support— yeah! I mean for her and the show, like, we did — of course. "Here’s the thing: I think what people forget is, like I said before, we developed it, we championed it, we really marketed — we did all of the things.
"And they’re all people involved who we work with and continue to work with and will continue to — so we’re always going to support that, for sure."
