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This is probably not the article anyone associated with Netflix's Wednesday wants to see. I know that. But while I binge-watched the series in a much shorter time than I expected (more on why I thought I'd let it languish later), I came to a startling realization.
Wednesday is scratching an itch that only a young Mr. Potter used to. I'm not in any position to say it's the first show or movie to come out since the eight Harry Potter movies that bears a resemblance to them (The School for Good and Evil is the most recent to bear a resemblance plot-wise). But this is the first that I've actually tuned in for a Harry Potter successor that truly hooked me.
Yes, I'm one of those people who was heavily into Harry Potter. I went to midnight release parties for those books. I stayed up even later reading those books, and I went to see all the movies in theaters. Despite it all being a little too childish for me, I didn't care.
I started to realize things around the time of The Poe Cup in Wednesday episode 2., though, when the Nevermore school's factions compete in a situation very similar to the Triwizard Tournament from the Goblet of Fire.
This is where I need to be honest about how easily swayed I am: if you put groups of rival kids from the same school in a tournament for a trophy? I am more likely than not to be extremely interested. And then the actual events were delightfully-deviously played. There are no rules, so everybody gets to "cheat" and it's all a delight.
Wednesday's roommate Enid Sinclair (Emma Myers) is one of those characters who's probably supposed to annoy you until you can't imagine the show without them. Or at least, that's the process I had in the first episode alone.
The hyper-colorful Ms. Sinclair doesn't get along with her new roomie, and is so obsessed with her own blog and the social strata of Nevermore that you too may wonder "who did Wednesday roast-alive in a past life to get Enid for a roommate?"
This is a far cry from how Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) first reacted to early friends Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson), but this friendship still reminded me of the Potter-verse.
Eugene is somewhere between Neville Longbottom (Matthew Lewis) and Harry himself, picked on wrongly, and utterly likable. Then, you have the brooding romantic interest Xavier (Percy Hynes White) and the smiley coffee shop romantic interest Tyler (Hunter Doohan). Both feel more Twilight than Harry Potter, but they're passable.
Most of the adults in Wednesday, are either good, great or smashing successes. Gwendoline Christie is excellent as Nevermore principal Larissa Weems. Catherine Zeta-Jones is a capable Morticia Adams. Luis Guzmn, as was predicted, is a perfect Gomez Addams. Whomever cast him deserves a raise.
But then there's Uncle Fester. Or, should I say, Fred Armisen playing Fred Armisen dressed as Uncle Fester. Not since the majority of Will Smith's career has an actor done so little to hide their normal shtick while playing an iconic figure.
If they can make eight movies out of the Harry Potter books, I feel like we can get eight seasons of Wednesday. And it certainly seems possible. Wednesday doesn't seem like a Freshman (heck, each season could be its own semester, and then summer breaks as their own seasons).
That said, based on the above ratings, I imagine Netflix will want it to be Wednesday forever. Only time will tell, though. But for anyone who's been looking for something like Harry Potter, only swapping in a goth teen for the bespectacled boy who lived? I can assure you that you'll be happy to swap your wand-waving for finger-snapping.
Next: These are the 7 best shows and movies to watch while you wait for Wednesday season 2. Need more recommendations? These are the 7 best new Netflix movies that are 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes, and we've also got the best new movies on HBO Max, Netflix and more this week, which finds George Clooney and Julia Roberts reunited.
This is a question all potterheads want the answer to! Well, you can watch these movies on multiple free streaming sites and use torrents to download them too. But none of these are safe options and can also risk your online privacy.
However, there are popular streaming platforms such as Peacock TV, HBO Max also have Harry Potter movies available in their content libraries. If you have a subscription, you can access these channels through PureVPN browser extension hassle-free in just a click by using the Popular Websites feature that redirects you to the channel directly.
Netflix is known to be one of those streaming services that have the biggest content libraries available with millions of users. Strangely, a series as popular as Harry Potter is not seen to be available on Netflix.
Harry Potter is available on Netflix but it is not as prominent as it should be. It is because Netflix has not bought the licensing rights for that particular country. Moreover, it uses a software that actually keeps you from viewing content that is restricted in your country.
Also, Harry Potter movies itself are available in very limited countries. With a premium VPN like PureVPN, you can unblock all geo-restrictions and get access to these countries as it will help you in changing your IP address and spoof your GPS location to help you bypass advanced software like Netflix, HBO Max etc. and get you access safely and securely.
Harry Potter movies are available in a handful of countries only like Germany. You can connect to Germany from the list of countries in the PureVPN browser extension and access Harry Potter movies easily.
No, free VPNs are not safe enough to safely bypass any advanced software. For example, if you use a free VPN to watch Harry Potter movies on Netflix and get caught, you can get your Netflix account blocked and compromise your online privacy at the same time.
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