Netflix hit series Wednesday season 2 is a ‘cultural juggernaut’ that’s already breaking records
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Another difference that’s rocked this season is the filming location: whereas season one was shot in Romania, production was rumoured to have been relocated to County Wicklow, Ireland. To mark the filming record, Ireland’s prime minister, Taoiseach Simon Harris, visited the set, where he rubbed shoulders with the show’s creators, Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, as well as series director Tim Burton, who is preparing for the release of his Beetlejuice sequel later this year. Meanwhile, Netflix’s BP Production EMEA, Anna Mallett, who described Wednesday as a “cultural juggernaut”, added: “In recent years we have invested substantially in productions made in Ireland, such as The Siege of Jadotville, The Wonder, Bodkin and Vikings: Valhalla.” After just one week of release, Wednesday was streamed for a total of 341.2 million hours, beating a record held by Stranger Things. Jenna Ortega in Netflix series ‘Wednesday’ In an article about the show’s success, The Independent said that, despite Ortega’s strong lead performance, “it can’t escape certain trappings, namely the fact that it’s essentially Gen-Z Addams Family by way of Riverdale”.