Netflix’s new hit series ‘Wednesday’ is set in New England

Wednesday on Netflix

It has only been streaming on Netflix for two weeks and it has already become one of the most popular and watched series on the platform.

In fact, at the rate it’s going right now, Season 1 of Wednesday is ready to fight Stranger Things: Season 4 as the most-watched English series in Netflix history.

And the best part? With the exception of the first 10 minutes or so, the entire series takes place here in New England.

Jericho, Vermont

Considering that the show’s entire plot is based on mythical creatures in human form who attend a fictional school named Nevermore Academy (although, to Netflix’s credit, they went beyond that and created a real website for the school), one would think that the city would also be fictional.

But according to the city’s official website, Jericho, Vermont is an actual Vermont city that’s just east of Burlington on Route 15.

Where Wednesday Was actually filmed

In the series (and this is not a spoiler at all) there are two real main settings for the show, Nevermore Academy and downtown Jericho. And while Nevermore Academy obviously doesn’t exist, you would think that since the town of Jericho actually exists, they would have taken an area for filming.

But according to Architectural Digestthe show was filmed in Romania, primarily because of a castle that provided a perfect location to film the scenes at and inside Nevermore Academy.

Also, while this is a very IYKYK moment (if you know, you know), there’s actually a line in the series that mentions Romania.

Will there be a season 2 of Wednesday?

Solid question, but all signs point to yes. The season 1 finale (which lasts 8 episodes) opens the door wide for a second season, so the plot is there.

But obviously, everything also depends on the public interest. And considering this, according to Variety, Wednesday is already sitting at No. 3 on the list of the most-watched English Netflix series, it would be hard to find a reason for season 2 not happening.

In fact, with 752.5 million hours of streaming right now after just two weeks, Variety Pays this Wednesday is on track to move from #3 to #1, passing Monster – Dahmer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (856.2 million hours broadcast in 28 days) and the current #1, Stranger Things: Season 4 (1.35 billion hours broadcast in 28 days).