For those who still, and always will, prefer owning physical media, the streaming era is not exactly a golden era. Some of the best, most popular TV shows and movies only exist on myriad online services. And if that wasn’t bad enough, the dream we’d at least always be able to watch them from the comfort of our couch for a fee has been absolutely shattered by studios removing major parts of their libraries. But things might finally be improving for those who like owning hard copies of their pop culture favorites. Digital releases like The Mandalorian and Weird: The Al Yankovic Story have started getting home releases. Now one of Netflix’s biggest hits is joining them on store shelves. Wednesday‘s first season will soon be available on DVD and Blu-ray.
Director Tim Burton’s Wednesday: Season One starring Jenna Ortega is coming to DVD and Blu-ray this spring via Warner Bros. Discovery. (MGM Television, a division of Amazon MGM Studios, produces the show, which streams on Netflix. Modern Hollywood is weird and complicated.) The home release officially goes on sale March 26, 2024, but it’s available for pre-order now. If you decide to wait for its actual release date you can pick up yours online or in-stores from all major retailers. Fitting for a streaming show getting a home release.
The DVD will sell for a suggested price of $24.98 US (Right now it’s as low as $19.99 at some places.) The Blu-ray edition will retail for $29.98 US. Each copy of the eight-episode season will include 480 minutes of content. Both will also come in English, Spanish, and French audio and subtitles.
Meanwhile, work continues at Netflix on Wednesday‘s second season. The streaming site is also reportedly developing an Uncle Fester spinoff with Fred Armisen. Will both of those eventually get home releases, too? That will probably depend on if enough people buy a copy of Wednesday: Season One.
Something tells us there are enough fans of physical media to guarantee there will be. Especially when there are also people afraid of their favorite shows disappearing from streaming sites entirely.