The supernatural series, starring Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams, debuted on Netflix on November. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, on the other hand, owns the rights to the show. (MGM).
Horror-comedy series on Netflix The series became a huge hit for the streaming giant on Wednesday. However, given the success of the first season, the inevitable second season may be moved to Prime Video following Amazon’s acquisition of MGM studios last year in a massive $8.5 billion deal.
Amazon and MGM completed a $8.5 billion merger last year, and its streaming platform Prime Video may take on the new season of the show. Netflix has not yet renewed Wednesday for a second season, but the show’s global success ensures it will return.
According to The Independent, Netflix may need to strike a deal with Amazon in order to air season two. However, the series’ exit from Netflix is not yet confirmed. According to the trade website Deadline, Amazon does not intend to make all MGM content exclusive to Prime Video.
According to reports, the series’ producers have already begun looking for filming locations and plotting storylines for the upcoming season.
Jenna, the show’s lead actress, expressed her hopes for the new season and Wednesday. “I kind of want her to be darker,” she told Entertainment Tonight in an interview. I want her to get more involved in the details and stop being so cautious. Because there are many lines about her saving the school and doing whatever she wants, but her main motivation with the monster is competitiveness. ‘Man, how is this guy doing this?'”
The eight-part series follows the titular character as she attempts to master her newly discovered psychic ability. The show is a spinoff of the 1991 television show The Addams Family, and fans and critics have praised Ortega’s performance in Wednesday.
Wednesday is Netflix’s second most popular English-language series. With over 400 million hours watched in a single week, it surpassed Stranger Things as the most watched English-language series in a single week.
In just three weeks since its debut, the spin-off series has surpassed 1.02 billion total hours viewed, with over 150 million households streaming the show. Stranger Things Season 4 and Squid Game have also reached the billion-hour mark.
Wednesday has also been nominated for two Golden Globes, which would include Best Television Series (Comedy) and Best Actress for Jenna.