At the end of a season, a television series is cancelled if its network does not order any future seasons to follow, and would thus be unfinished if it does not resolve all of its planned story arcs and central premise by that time. In such situation, the series' creators may make a passionate bid to keep the series going by intentionally ending the current season finale on a cliffhanger to give fans the impression that the series' overarching story hasn't been resolved and/or there are much more stories to tell, as well as emphasize that it would not make sense to discontinue it. Unfortunately, this tactic does not always succeed, and can potentially produce an exacerbating bout of disappointment if the series is nevertheless cancelled and left truly unfinished - a fate that befell "Marvel's Iron Fist". Alternatively, the creators of a series put in a similar predicament may choose to design the season finale to function like a series finale so as to bring a sense of closure to the audience if the series is indeed cancelled and prevented from fully accomplishing its goals.