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“Wednesday” Just Broke a Massive Streaming Record for Netflix in Mere Days
Jenna Ortega brings the deadpan charm as Wednesday Addams in Netflix‘s new Tim Burton-directed series “Wednesday,” a fresh young adult take on “The Addams Family” that just premiered last Wednesday, November 23. The good news? The series is already a massive hit for Netflix, with the streamer...
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50M+ households have streamed Wednesday in its first week, with 341.23 million hours viewed, breaking the record set by Stranger Things Season 4 for an English-speaking show. It managed to be the #1 show in 83 countries, including every nation of Europe.
Wednesday Addams is not a guaranteed big-money IP like Star Wars, Harry Potter, Spiderman, etc. It's on level with Gilligans Island, The Brady Bunch, Beverly Hillbillies, famous 1960s tv shows. Even then, people want the whole cast, they don't want to see a modern Marcia Brady or Thurston Howell III spinoff. But all over the goddamn world, people give the Wednesday show a try and keep watching. Nobody stops watching Jenna.
Man this shit could have failed. Dismissed as a shitty teen drama, no season 2, Jenna goes back to "love interest of the protagonist" roles. I'm sure some of you were hoping Wednesday would bomb for the lulz. Nope, I always win because Jenna always wins.
Biggest global box office draw in acting right now, picking her nose.