Celeste Barber recently launched a scathing tirade against streaming giant Netflix after it was announced they had axed her comedy series Wellmania.

And on Tuesday, she posted a snarky picture to Instagram in which she brought into question Netflix’s explanation that they cancelled the series due to poor ratings after just one season.

Alongside a picture of the Wellmania poster, Celeste include statistics from a global streaming chart, which showed the series debuted in the top ten most streamed Netflix shows.

‘Netflix Top Ten: Number Seven – Wellmania. Watched for 14,460,000 hours the week of March 27 – April 2, 2023,’ the chart said.

Celeste posted a ‘confused face’ emoji next to the chart to express her disbelief at the claim the show was axed because of its ‘numbers’.

Celeste Barber (pictured) recently launched a scathing tirade against streaming giant Netflix after it was announced they had axed her comedy series Wellmania after one season

Upon premiering on March 29, Wellmania spent its first two weeks in the global top ten, debuting at number seven and remaining at that spot the following week.

Wellmania fell out after that and did not re-enter the global top ten after that, although continued to do well in localised markets.

It remained in the top ten streaming charts in Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Iceland and Norway for three weeks, and was heavily streamed in many other countries as well. 

And on Tuesday, she posted a snarky picture to Instagram in which she brought into question Netflix’s explanation that they cancelled the series over its ratings. Alongside a picture of the Wellmania poster, Celeste include some statistics from a global streaming chart

Upon premiering on March 29, Wellmania spent its first two weeks in the global top ten, debuting at number seven and remaining at that spot the following week. Wellmania fell out after that and did not re-enter after that, although continued to do well in localised markets

It comes after Celeste posted a video to Instagram on Tuesday in which she addressed the shock cancellation and did not mince words when assigning blame.

‘Hi friends, Wellmania will not be renewed for another season. Netflix said it’s something about numbers. Sure,’ she began.

‘I thought it smashed it but I don’t understand how it works. Thank you for the love and support around the show. The way it was received was so overwhelming.

It comes after Celeste posted a video to Instagram on Tuesday in which she addressed the shock cancellation and did not mince words when assigning blame 

‘A lot of you said to me you saw yourself in my character and wanted to see more of her but this industry is kind of bulls**t. So go and watch Friends, but maybe not on Netflix though,’ she sniped. 

Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Netflix for comment. 

In January, it was announced Barber would be expanding her career by starring in the Netflix comedy series Wellmania.

The series followed Barber’s character Liv as she embarks on a strict ‘wellness journey’ after a trip to the doctor has her being diagnosed with a ‘catastrophic’ bill of health.

The show was well received by critics and boasts a staggering 89% fresh rating on the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes