No, Netflix Won't Be Getting Their Hands On Prime Video That Easily On Wednesday

Jenna Ortega on Wednesday

We may need to take inspiration from Jenna Ortega as Wednesday and stop blinking. It feels like every time we do, some new information about the Netflix megahit emerges.

On Monday, The Independent reported that Wednesday could sever ties with Netflix (get it? Like Thing?) and would switch to Prime Video for its second season. While fans took this rumor and ran with itIndieWire reported today that there is simply no way this will actually happen.

Come on folks, do we really think Netflix would give up a fresh, interesting, and popular new series that easily? It’s not like it’s happened (over and over again) before! Here’s to a long and fruitful life for 1899, which premiered just six weeks ago. Oh wait a minute…

Despite Netflix’s obsession with the axe, Wednesday seems safe for now. IndieWire explains that much of the confusion centered on the fact that MGM, which produces Wednesday, completed an $8.5 billion merger with Amazon last year. Since the Addams Family spinoff is an MGM property and hasn’t been officially renewed on Netflix yet (although showrunners are reportedly already scouting Season 2 filming locations), fans have speculated that the show will go Prime along with the rest of the MGM library would jump.

However, a source closer to the situation reports that the deal between Netflix and MGM for Wednesday was finalized “well before” the merger and is believed to remain untouched. What’s more, The Independent’s original story reporting the rumor even went so far as to note that the deal between Prime and MGM did not grant Amazon exclusive rights to MGM content (as of deadline), so the show absolutely still can live on Netflix.

Also, Wednesday reportedly marked Netflix’s biggest English-language debut ever. Sure, the show might be a sweet tale with a good story and some great performances, but we all know Netflix’s true priority: You’d never give up the opportunity for that sweet, sweet viral Tik Tok dance fee.

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