Amazon Prime Video has cancelled the young adult series The Wilds only three months after releasing Season Two.

The Wilds depicts a story about eight young women from different backgrounds trying to survive on a deserted island after a plane crash. As one of Amazon Studios’ very first attempts entering the young adult arena, The Wilds earned great responses and feedback after first airing on December 11, 2020, earning it a quick renewal.

The cancellation of The Wilds is unexpected news even to the cast and crew, who “were just told about the decision,” according to Deadline.

Fans actively responded to the cancellation of this beloved series, making #RenewTheWilds trending on Twitter. 

Most posts focus on the female figures depicted in The Wilds, despite the fact that Season Two mainly focuses on another group of male survivors. According to supporters, The Wilds provided a rare Indigenous representation of queer young women Toni and Shelby, and cancelling the show would inevitably cause a great loss of such representation.

let’s talk about the importance and rarity of indigenous representation in media!! canceling the wilds means losing two indigenous characters, played by indigenous actresses, one who’s playing a queer young woman. this representation is so important. #SaveTheWilds #RenewTheWilds pic.twitter.com/7T09xIFOCy

— julia💭 (in mourning) (@irrelephantkoi) July 30, 2022

Not one, but TWO indigenous women played by two indigenous women. No one’s doing it like them #RenewTheWilds #SaveTheWilds pic.twitter.com/zGZRotqPcR

— griffin (fic librarian) (@GriffinLiftin) July 31, 2022

shoni is such amazing lesbian representation and i can’t accept never getting a resolution to their story #SaveTheWilds #RenewTheWilds pic.twitter.com/RSkIgDYDnm

— samara (@wildscherie) July 29, 2022

Erana James, who played the role of Toni, spoke with The Advocate. “Speaking to Toni’s queer identity, I felt so lucky to tell that story. It’s not a story of someone coming out or coming to terms with their identity, but more that she fiercely knows who she is and she’s proud of that. She knows herself.” She continued, “I think it’s beautiful being able to tell a story of love and loving someone whoever they are.” 

The Wilds hasn’t made an official response directly addressing its cancellation. Its last tweet, featuring Martha’s character photo, was posted on July 28, right before the cancellation notice news broke.