"Wednesday" Season 3 Not Returning until 2027

With early renewals, Netflix has been able to bring a number of its drama series, including "The Diplomat," "The Night Agent," "Virgin River," "Monster", and "The Lincoln Lawyer" — along with all comedies — close to an early release pattern. 

However, there are still a few dramas that take longer to make, delivering a new season every other year. Some of them will even skip 2026.

Netflix has unveiled its 2026 TV slate that includes dozens of shows, including the final seasons of "Outer Banks" and 'The Witcher" and the returns of "Bridgerton," "One Piece" and "Beef". Missing from the list are a handful of popular series, including "Wednesday," "Ginny & Georgia" and freshmen "Ransom Canyon," "Untamed", and "Forever".

Also not mentioned were several international series that had been renewed for second seasons after a solid freshman showing, including UK’s "Supacell" and" Dept. Q" as we as Canada’s "Bet" and "Geek Girl," along with Australia’s departing "Heartbreak High".

Additionally, missing is talk show "Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney", which is one season into a two-season order.

Wednesday‘s delay is understandable. The supernatural mystery comedy starring Jenna Ortega is among Netflix’s most elaborate productions, along with series like "One Piece," "Bridgerton," and the recently departed "Stranger Things," which all take roughly two years between seasons for production and post-production.

The supernatural sophomore season came almost three years after Season 1, in part impacted by the 2023 Hollywood strikes. 

The series will be able to shave off some of that time after an early Season 3 renewal that came in July, ahead of the Season 2 release in August. 

The new season is already casting, including the high-profile addition of Eva Green, for a rumored February 2026 production start and a 2027 release.

The mother-daughter comedy-drama "Ginny & Georgia" has been on a two-year cycle, releasing Season 1 in 2021, Season 2 in 2023 and Season 3 in 2025. 

Principal photography on Season 4, which was part of a two-season Seasons 3-4 pickup announced in 2023, started last fall and is projected to continue through February.

 The Texas-set romantic drama "Ransom Canyon" also is expected to wrap production soon — likely later this month — on its second season.

The series, which stars Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly, premiered in April and was renewed two months later. It is on track for an early 2027 release.

Also in production on Season 2 and expected to wrap soon is freshman "Forever," Netflix’s adaptation of Judy Blume’s coming-of-age classic, which was renewed in May.

Crime drama "Untamed" starring Eric Bana needed some time to reinvent itself as an ongoing series after launching in July as a limited series whose success prompted a Season 2 renewal. The second installment will shoot this year and is expected to be ready to drop in early 2027.

Superhero drama "Supacell" is looking at a minimum of two and a half years between seasons after filming on Season 2, originally targeting an early 2025 start, was pushed to October. 

The delay decision followed the December 2024 exit of cast member Ghetts who left the show after admitting to killing a man in a hit-and-run car crash. Season 1 was released in June 2024, with a Season 2 pickup coming two months later.

Meanwhile, the Matthew Goode-starring thriller "Dept. Q," renewed this past August after a May release, is already in production on Season 2, which could be eying a premiere in early 2027 — if not sooner.

Another series that started shooting its second season in late 2025 after a June renewal is the Canadian "Bet," an adaptation of the Japanese manga Kakegurui.

The British-Canadian teen series Geek Girl’s absence from the 2026 slate is especially surprising because it is believed to have wrapped production on its second season. 

The drama, renewed for Season 2 in April, had shooting set to begin in the UK in July for a what was announced at the time as a 2026 debut. 

If the new installment is delayed until 2027, it would make for almost a three-year gap between seasons after the Season 2 renewal was delayed by close to a year over issues related to Season 1 producer and distributor, Canada’s troubled Corus Entertainment.

Even more puzzling is the delay for the third and final season of "Heartbreak High," which has been in the can for a year, with production wrapping up in early 2025.