Unfortunately, the Australian soap opera Neighbours is experiencing a dose of deja vu.
Goodbye, Ramsay Street Residents
According to Variety and other outlets, Amazon has canceled Neighbours, the long-running Australian soap that first ended in 2022 after 37 seasons. In 2023, Amazon’s FreeVee platform suddenly resurrected the series that once starred Margot Robbie, Guy Pearce, Kylie Minogue, Russell Crowe, and Liam Hemsworth.
Neighbours immediately made a splash with Pearce and The O.C. alum Mischa Baron making appearances. In fact, in 2024, it received a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Daytime Drama. It also received an Outstanding Guest Performer nod for Pearce, who briefly carried his Mike Young role over to the new production.
In late 2024, the show tried another guest starring stunt when producers cast Selling Sunset and American soap vet Chrishell Stause (All My Children, Days of Our Lives). She played the slightly unstable Yaz Shields. Her lighting director targeted one of the show’s fan favorites, Holly Hoyland, for thinking she killed Yaz’s brother.
Neighbours‘ X account posted about the disappointing news. “We are sad to announce that Neighbours will be resting from December 2025. New episodes from the 40th anniversary season will continue to air on Prime Video and Ten four times a week until the end of the year, with all the big soapie twists and turns that our viewers love.”
The show’s executive producer, Jason Herbison, spoke out about this second cancellation. According to his statement, “Audiences all around the world have loved and embraced Neighbours for four decades. We believe there are more stories of the residents of Ramsay Street to tell in the future.”
It sounds like producers will shop the show around to find a new home for the legendary Aussie soap opera. Until then, Neighbours streams on Prime Video here in the U.S. through the end of 2025.
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