It’s an incredibly exciting time to be aWednesdayfan with the first four episodes of the long-awaited sophomore season set to drop in mere days on August 6. Then, we’ll just need to wait a few more weeks to find out what happens in the back half when the follow-up four episodes celebrate their Netflix debut on September 3. But after that, what? We know that a third season has been given the green light by the title’s home studio, but when can fans expect the scowling face ofJenna Ortega’s titular character to brighten their television screens? After all, it has been three grueling years since the first chapter in the story danced onto the streamer, so will the wait time be similar?
Recently, Collider’sSteve Weintraubspoke withWednesdayco-creators and showrunnersAlfred GoughandMiles Millar, who were both eager to give some promising and intriguing updates about the third season. The best news of all? The creative team is already working hard, with Gough sharing:
“We’re actually in the writers’ room for Season 3.So we’re down the road a bit in the writers’ room, but now we, of course, stop to launch Season 2.”
The pair also confirmed that, like Season 2, the next batch of episodes will be a set of eight, although it isn’t clear how they’ll be released just yet. Another piece of the puzzle that’s up in the air is how muchTim Burtonwill be involved with the upcoming chapter. TheBeetlejuicehelmer directed four episodes during the debut season and returned for the same number in Season 2, but when it comes to how he might step in during Season 3, Gough admitted, “No idea. I couldn’t tell you,” while Millar added:
“It’s always great to have Tim here. And the fact that he did four episodes in the first season and four this season was amazing. You know, so, it just depends on his schedule. I think that’s always the thing. He loves to do it.He has such a rapport with the cast. We’ve had a five-year collaboration with him, which has been one of the highlights of our career. So it’s just great. We hope he’s free to come back.”
‘Wednesday’s Season 2 Hold Up, Explained
Falling just behindSquid GameandStranger Things,Wednesdayclocks in at third place forNetflix’s most-viewed showsof all time. Sadly, it also has something else in common with the aforementioned titles — a lengthy waiting period between seasons. With an almost three-year wait between the Season 1 finale and the Season 2 premiere, fans have attempted to stay optimistic and patient for their fix. In the same boat, Gough and Millar say they were suffering right alongside their base during that lengthy pause, with the latter explaining:
“Well, no one was more frustrated than us in terms of the three-year delay. I mean, it was like we had the writers' strike, and we moved countries, moved from Romania to Ireland. We had a lot of logistical issues to deal with. We’re used to doing network TV, it’s what we grew up on,Smallvillewas like every season it was 22. So it’s frustrating for us too, as storytellers and creators, to have to wait to share what we’re doing with an audience that long.”
Digging into what separatesWednesdayfrom other projects the pair have tackled in the past, he continued:
“That said, the production is much bigger. We are going to be dropping visual effects shots into this last episode the day before it drops on Netflix, so it’s like up to the wire in terms of we always push visual effects to the max in terms of what we can do. So these aren’t just episodes, they really are movie-scale productions. We have over 3500 visual effects shot this season — they’re massive shots. It’s all about quality and making sure that the show is as good as it can be, but it’s, you know, big episodes…Smallville, we shot 22 episodes in nine months. Here, we’re shooting eight episodes in nine months and the level of visual effects and production is much higher. So, I mean,18 months would be the bare minimum we can get the show back up just from production to air.”
While we’ll have to be patient for Season 3, the series is certainly a priority for those at the helm. The first part ofWednesdaySeason 2 debuts on Netflix on August 6. Stay tuned at Collider for more.
