The show focuses on the legendary clan\u2019s titular teenage daughter as she settles into a new school for outcasts and is soon tasked with harnessing her emerging psychic ability, solving a decades-long supernatural mystery and halting a local killing spree, all whilst making new friends.<\/span><\/p>\n Wednesday amassed <\/span>341.2 million hours of viewing worldwide in its opening week,\u00a0<\/span>surpassing Stranger Things to s<\/span>core the most viewing time in a single week for an English-language series on Netflix.<\/span><\/p>\n The show broke its own record the week after, racking up 400 million hours within a single week and so, naturally,\u00a0<\/span>fans were certain a second season<\/a> would soon be following.<\/span><\/p> However, earlier this week it was reported that Netflix, which is yet to renew the series, could in fact be losing the rights to the series due to\u00a0the\u00a0fact that Wednesday is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) product.<\/span><\/p>\n Amazon and MGM closed a \u00a37.06b merger in March 2022,\u00a0Deadline <\/a>reported in 2022,\u00a0<\/span>meaning that the rights to Wednesday could be acquired by Amazon in the wake of the merger.<\/p>\n The publication also\u00a0<\/span>reported at the time that Amazon\u2019s MGM deal doesn\u2019t automatically mean titles from the producer will become exclusive to Amazon Prime Video.<\/a><\/p>\n This basically\u00a0means that if Netflix fails to strike a deal with Amazon to keep the series on its service, a potential second season could land instead on Prime Video.<\/span><\/p>\n So, with speculation rife that Wednesday could be set to leave Netflix, what does the future hold for the series? RadioTimes.com<\/a> has compiled everything you need to know.<\/p>\n Indiewire<\/a> has sought to debunk rumours that Wednesday\u00a0<\/span>might be moving to another platform, with a source telling the publication that <\/span>a deal between Netflix and MGM had already been locked in long before Amazon purchased MGM.<\/span><\/p>\n So no, it doesn\u2019t look like the show is leaving Netflix anytime soon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The publication also reported that although Netflix is yet to officially confirm another season, showrunners are already planning for the next batch of episodes and scouting locations.<\/span><\/p>\n Although we will have to wait to see whether we return to Nevermore,\u00a0<\/span>Netflix\u2019s head of US and Canada scripted series Peter Friedlander previously told\u00a0<\/span>Variety<\/span><\/a> that he was \u201coptimistic\u201d about the show\u2019s future.<\/span><\/p>\n He said: \u201cYou may know what I\u2019m going to say \u2013 but I have nothing to confirm at this time. I am optimistic about Wednesday. We\u2019ll leave it at that.\u201d<\/span>Is Wednesday leaving Netflix for season 2?<\/b><\/h2>\n
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