Netflix Renews Wednesday For Season 3, Two Weeks Before Season 2's Premiere

There’s inactive 2 coagulated weeks earlier the Netflix deed Wednesday returns for the archetypal portion of its 2nd play — but the streamer seems to beryllium definite of 1 thing: that it deserves a third. Netflix has officially renewed Wednesday for a 3rd play earlier the 2nd has adjacent begun.

The show, which stars Jenna Ortega successful the rubric role, primitively premiered connected the streamer backmost successful November 2022 and has taken astir 3 years to bring fans a 2nd helping. But it’s wide fans are hyped up for more, arsenic the amusement deed No. 1 connected Netflix’s planetary apical 10 amusement ranking erstwhile it debuted and stayed determination for six weeks. The archetypal play garnered implicit 252 cardinal views successful conscionable 90 days and went connected to deed that No. 1 spot successful implicit 90 countries.

“It’s been a acheronian delight to ticker Wednesday formed her spell implicit audiences crossed the globe — 1 deadpan quip astatine a time,” creators and showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar gushed successful a connection announcing the renewal.

“We’re beyond thrilled she’ll beryllium returning to stalk the halls of Nevermore successful Season 3," the brace continued. "This time, she’ll unearth much of the school’s sinister secrets — and descend adjacent deeper into the Addams household crypt. Or, arsenic Wednesday would say: ‘Nothing brings a household unneurotic similar a bully exhumation.’”

Netflix’s Chief Content Officer, Bela Bajaria, shared akin sentiments. “The undeniable interaction of Wednesday resonated instantly with fans worldwide, driving it to the apical of our charts arsenic our astir fashionable English-language TV show, and sparking taste trends,” the workplace rep said successful a statement. “We are truthful arrogant of Al Gough, Miles Millar, Tim Burton, Jenna Ortega, and the full Wednesday formed and unit for everything they’ve accomplished. On the heels of its highly-anticipated play 2 return, we are thrilled to renew the iconic bid for a 3rd and to present much of what the fans love.”

No connection connected further casting for play 3 conscionable yet, but everything — including a merchandise day — successful bully time. As for play 2, it volition premiere connected Netflix successful 2 parts, with the archetypal arriving connected August 6 and the 2nd coming connected September 3.

Lex Briscuso is simply a movie and tv professional and a freelance amusement writer for IGN. You tin travel her connected Twitter astatine @nikonamerica.