Netflix deed Wednesday has officially been renewed for a 2nd play - aft becoming 1 of the astir palmy shows ever connected the streaming platform.
The spin-off astir the Addams Family focuses connected the gothic teen Wednesday, played by Jenna Ortega, arsenic she moves into boarding schoolhouse Nevermore Academy.
In an interrogation with Tudum.com on Friday, Creators/Showrunners/Executive Producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar said: 'It's been unthinkable to make a amusement that has connected with radical crossed the world.
'Thrilled to proceed Wednesday's tortuous travel into play two.'
A hit! Netflix deed Wednesday has officially been renewed for a 2nd play - aft becoming 1 of the astir palmy shows ever connected the streaming platform
'We can't hold to dive caput archetypal into different play and research the kooky spooky satellite of Nevermore. Just request to marque definite Wednesday hasn't emptied the excavation first.'
On Thursday, pb prima Jenna Ortega, 20 was seen sharing an evident celebratory hug with co-star Percy Hynes-White, 21, who plays Xavier Thorpe successful the show.
The histrion dropped disconnected Jenna astatine the airdrome successful Toronto amid dating rumors betwixt the pair.
We did it! On Thursday, pb prima Jenna Ortega, 20 was seen sharing an evident celebratory hug with co-star Percy Hynes-White, 21, who plays Xavier Thorpe successful the show
Romance? The brace are rumored to beryllium dating aft their clip connected the show
Casual cool: Jenna emulated Wednesday's gothic benignant arsenic she arrived successful a achromatic ensemble
Iconic character: The caller spin-off astir the Addams Family focuses connected the gothic teen Wednesday arsenic she moves into boarding schoolhouse Nevermore Academy
New series: The spooky play sees Catherine Zeta-Jones playing the unsocial Morticia, and her hubby Gomez played by Luis Guzmán, on with Uncle Fester (Fred Armisen) and Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez)
Upon its debut week streaming successful November, the show racked up a record-making 341.2million viewing hours, beating Stranger Things, according to Netflix.
On December 13, the Tim Burton-helmed amusement crossed the 1B hours viewed mark.
It's besides the no.1 amusement successful 83 countries - tying with Stranger Things.
Netflix said successful a tweet: 'Wednesday present holds the grounds for astir hours viewed successful a week for an English-language bid connected Netflix, with 341.2 MILLION HOURS!'
'The bid — starring Jenna Ortega from EPs Tim Burton, Al Gough & Miles Millar — is #1 successful 83 countries, tying the grounds acceptable by Stranger Things 4.'
Viral: Wednesday's creation country went viral - but Ortega attracted disapproval erstwhile she revealed she'd been battling COVID portion filming
In the show: Jenna and Percy are pictured unneurotic successful the show
It landed connected Netflix successful November and propelled consecutive to the apical of the astir watched list, beating the likes of The Crown, 1899 and Dead to Me.
The spooky play sees Catherine Zeta-Jones playing the unsocial Morticia, and her hubby Gomez played by Luis Guzmán, on with Uncle Fester (Fred Armisen) and Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez).
Christina Ricci, who starred arsenic Wednesday successful The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993) besides plays a cameo successful the Netflix amusement arsenic teacher Miss Thornhill.
Alfred Gough antecedently hinted astatine a imaginable follow-up by saying determination is 'definitely much that you tin research successful the satellite of the Addamses'.
Speaking to Empire, Gough said: '[Screenwriter] Miles Millar and I are talking amongst ourselves astir it. There's decidedly much that you tin research successful the satellite of the Addamses.'
In an interrogation with TV Line, Millar besides confirmed discussions are underway - with producers keen to absorption connected different members of the family, alternatively than conscionable Wednesday.
It comes aft viewers were near shocked astatine however Things' scenes for the amusement were filmed.
Netflix gave audiences astatine location a sneak peek down the scenes of the latest smash deed programme connected Sunday.
Photographs posted to the streaming giant's Twitter relationship showed histrion Victor Dorobantu wearing a blue-screen suit with his bare manus exposed.
Wednesday and Ortega some scored nominations - champion TV bid (musical/comedy) and champion histrion (musical/comedy) - astatine the 80th Golden Globe Awards, which aerial January 10 connected NBC/Peacock.
Jenna faces dense contention against Hacks' Jean Smart, Abbott Elementary's Quinta Brunson, Only Murders successful the Building's Selena Gomez, and The Flight Attendant's Kaley Cuoco.
Breaking records: Wednesday became the no.1 amusement successful 83 countries - tying with the grounds acceptable by Stranger Things (pictured)