The 7 shows Amazon has canceled, including 'The Last Tycoon' and 'Z' that both got cut after 1 season

Amazon is battling Netflix to see who can make the best streaming TV shows, but unlike its rival, Amazon often uses the 'pilot' system to determine which shows to make.

That doesn't mean Amazon always gets it right, however. Even beyond pilots Amazon doesn't pick up, the company seems to have a much quicker trigger finger than Netflix, and has killed a bunch of shows after just one season.

All told, Amazon has canceled seven shows, excluding Woody Allen's "Crisis in Six Scenes," which Allen seems to have axed himself (though it did also get panned by critics). Amazon recently canceled two shows related to F. Scott Fitzgerald: one based on an unfinished novel, and one about his wife, Zelda. Amazon is overhauling its strategy for original content, as CEO Jeff Bezos wants to make a hit like HBO's "Game of Thrones."

critic and audience ratings from Metacritic (arranged by top critic rating)

'Betas': Canceled after 1 season (2013-2014)

Amazon description:

Critic rating: 69/100

Audience rating: 7.6/10

'Alpha House': Canceled after 2 seasons (2013-2014)

Amazon description:

Critic rating: 68/100

Audience rating: 6.8/10

'Hand of God': Canceled after 2 seasons (2014-2017)

Amazon description: "A psychological drama about a morally-corrupt judge who suffers a breakdown and believes God is compelling him onto a path of vigilante justice."

Critic rating: 44/100

Audience rating: 7.2/10

'Good Girls Revolt': Canceled after 1 season (2015)

Amazon description: "

Critic rating: 65/100

Audience rating: 6.4/10

'Mad Dogs': Canceled after 1 season (2015-2016)

Amazon description:

Critic rating: 64/100

Audience rating: 7.4/10

'Z: The Beginning of Everything': Canceled after 1 season (2017)

Amazon description: "The life of Zelda Fitzgerald (Christina Ricci) is chronicled from her first meeting with F. Scott (Gavin Stenhouse in the pilot and David Hoflin in the rest of the season) in 1918 in the drama series based on the novel by Therese Anne Fowler."

Critic rating: 61/100

Audience rating: 6.3/10

'The Last Tycoon': Canceled after 1 season (2017)

Amazon description: "Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's final unfinished novel, studio exec Monroe Stahr (Matt Bomer) clashes with studio head Pat Brady (Kelsey Grammer) as Brady's daughter Celia (Lily Collins) seeks a way into the industry and Monroe's heart in 1930s Hollywood."

Critic rating: 57/100

Audience rating: 5.9/10

BONUS: 'Crisis in Six Scenes' ended after 1 season

Amazon description:

Critic rating: 44/100

Audience rating: 6.7/10

The 7 shows Amazon has canceled, including 'The Last Tycoon' and 'Z' that both got cut after 1 season

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