Sophia Michaels
The finale of Wednesday, the hit Netflix streaming series, concludes on a note that provides a sense of closure for the events of the season but remains open-ended enough to offer hope that a second set of episodes might be on its way. In a new clip shared by Netflix, Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday Addams is seen sitting at the desk in her blackened Nevermore Academy dorm as she reaches the final page of the book she’s been writing and brings it to a close with a question: “The End?”
Netflix shared the 15-second clip on Twitter Thursday night, captioned “???????” and hinting towards an official renewal announcement for one of their most viewed releases of all time. Within its first week on the platform, Wednesday amassed over 341 million viewing hours worldwide, according to the streaming platform. In doing so, the series grabbed the crown from Stranger Things for the biggest debut streaming week for an English language series. The following week, it beat its own record with more than 411 million views.
The renewal teaser arrives amid speculative rumors that Wednesday was at risk of being canceled by the streaming giant that has become somewhat infamous for pulling the plug on popular shows — though not usually the ones that break the kind of records Wednesday has. Speculation formed and quickly spread on TikTok, where users spent much of the holiday season learning the viral dance scene from the series, based on reports that Amazon closed a deal to buy MGM, which produced Wednesday, meaning it could potentially be on the move to Prime Video.
But Amazon Studios’ new link to Netflix, one of its many streaming competitors, isn’t expected to impact releases on either platform negatively. According to Deadline, producers have already begun scouting locations and planning to expand the writer’s room for Wednesday‘s second season. Meanwhile, fans of the series are just hoping that someone who ends up in that room might share their vision of Wednesday and her cheerful werewolf roommate Enid Sinclair being endgame.
Ortega might be pushing for that too, or really anything to avoid Wednesday being one of the three points in a love triangle. “Now that Tyler’s off the table, I feel like she’s off of boys for a while,” the actress told MTV News. “I feel like her and Xavier are just getting to a safe place. I think there’s an opportunity there for a really sweet platonic relationship.”
