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How the Hell Is ‘Wednesday’ So Freaking Popular?

MYSTERIOUS AND SPOOKY

This week, news broke that the “Addams Family” spinoff is Netflix’s second most-popular English language series, after “Stranger Things”—and that’s only due to a technicality.

Laura Bradley
Laura Bradley 

Senior Entertainment Reporter

Jenna Ortega in 'Wednesday'
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Netflix
Laura Bradley

Laura Bradley

Senior Entertainment Reporter

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