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17.12.2022 - 02:01 / deadline.com
Who had Amazon supplyingone of Netflix’s biggest original series on their 2022 bingo card?
The Jeff Bezos-run company, after closing its $8.5B deal to buy MGM, is now responsible for Wednesday, which has quickly become its rival’s second biggest English-language series.
The Jenna Ortega-fronted show crossed the 1B hours viewed mark – only the third show to do that – in less than a month and overtook Dahmer to become the second most-watched U.S. show behind season four of Stranger Things.
A renewal is thought to be inevitable, although sources expect that will come in the new year rather than before the end of the year. Producers are starting to talk to writers about joining the second season’s writers’ room and mulling season two locations, and even though MGM has been restructured into Amazon Studios, under Jen Salke, no one expects that to derail future seasons. While there are things the two new partners will have to work out, insiders expect renewal talks to go pretty smoothly.
The unusual Wednesday situation is also a stark reminder that Amazon, through MGM, is now in business with many of its rivals.
MGM Television produces The Handmaid’s Tale for Hulu, Last Light for NBCU’s Peacock, Fargo for FX as well as Vikings: Valhalla, which is also for Netflix, and development projects for networks and streamers including Starz and Paramount+. On the unscripted side, it makes The Voice for NBC, Shark Tank for ABC and Survivor for CBS as well as a swathe of reality series for cable networks.
“It’s a great signal to the community that [Amazon Studios] is serious about selling outside and contributing elsewhere,” said one source.
This will likely become even more prevalent as MGM moves into its next phase. It already has a
Need a holiday movie to watch with your fam this year? Sick of the same old stuff like Miracle On 34th Street and Die Hard?? Well, streaming services have you covered!
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