CONFIRMED: NEIGHBOURS AXED BY AMAZON TWO YEARS AFTER REBOOT

Amazon have pulled the plug on Australian soap Neighbours, two years after the streamer rebooted the series after it was dropped by previous UK broadcaster Channel 5.

The Sun newspaper broke the story suggesting Amazon had 'pulled funding' from Neighbours and failed to agree a new deal with production company Fremantle. The tabloid reports that Amazon told Fremantle their 'venture into soaps hasn't work' and are 'pulling funding' for the show.

Jason Herbison, Neighbours Executive Producer said: "Audiences all around the world have loved and embraced Neighbours for four decades and we are very proud of the huge success over the last two years including often appearing as one of the Top 10 titles in the UK and the show’s first ever Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Daytime Series in 2024...

"As this chapter closes, we appreciate and thank Amazon MGM Studios for all that they have done for Neighbours – bringing this iconic and much-loved series to new audiences globally. We value how much the fans love Neighbours and we believe there are more stories of the residents of Ramsay Street to tell in the future."

A source told The Sun: "Amazon gave Fremantle two years to see if it worked but sadly they just didn’t get the viewers. It’s a really sad day especially for the cast and crew who work on the show in Melbourne. This really is the end of Neighbours just as it’s celebrated it’s 40th birthday."

Neighbours is available now on Prime Video.