If the rumors are true, it appears Wednesday may be leaving Netflix for season two!
Director Tim Burton's hit comedy-horror series took social media by storm following its November release on streaming giant Netflix.
Focused on all things macabre and supernatural, the show was a fresh take on the fictional Addams Family - which initially began as a comic strip in the New Yorker during the 1930s, before hitting tv screens during the 1960s and eventually culminated in two 90s movies.
Burton's series, however, centers on the family's eldest child Wednesday Addams (played by Jenna Ortega) and her time boarding at the Nevermore Academy for misfits. Throughout the show, Wednesday learns to adjust to a new school, struggles with her newfound psychic abilities, and attempts to solve a decades-long unsolved murder mystery involving her parents Morticia and Gomez Addams.
Wednesday has performed particularly well across the board, receiving favorable reviews from both critics and audience members. The Wall Street Journal wrote: "Ms. Ortega is a charismatic performer playing a character who is decidedly anti-charisma, so that's an accomplishment; she has a face that triumphs over deadpan."
The Detroit News also commended Ortega's acting skills, stating: "This is a Tim Burton production, so it looks great. But looks wouldn't matter if Jenna Ortega's deadpan wasn't just as elastic as it needed to be - she consistently pushes outside the caricature enough to keep things lively. Or deadly."
Many viewers also praised Burton for adhering to his gothic aesthetic - seen via his penchant for macabre and dark subject matter in numerous projects like A Nightmare Before Christmas and Edward Scissorhands.
As of December 2022, Netflix revealed that the show became the third series to hit one billion hours viewed within 28 days of release, joining Squid Game and Stranger Things, according to Collider. However, it seems that the show might not be making a return to the streaming giant. That is if the gossip is to be believed.
Apparently, Netflix is yet to officially confirm whether the show will return for season two, which seems to be a little odd given Wednesday's roaring success for the platform.
As well as this, the show's producer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) was acquired by Amazon in an $8.5 billion deal in early 2022, meaning Netflix may lose the rights to the show for a potential second season, NME detailed.
Though according to Deadline, the deal does not necessarily mean that all MGM content is shown exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, so it's possible Netflix may still retain the rights to season two of Wednesday.
Well, regardless of which platform it appears on, season two of Wednesday is sure to be just as popular as its record-breaking first season!