XO, Kitty – ACE Entertainment / Netflix
After a romantic rollercoaster in South Korea, Kitty is returning to America, or is she? That’s what XO, Kitty followers, or hoping to study from a second season that Netflix formally confirmed over the summer time of 2023. What’s the newest on XO, Kitty season 2 and when will or not it’s on Netflix?
Let’s rapidly recap – XO, Kitty is a Netflix Orignal romantic comedy collection created, written, and produced by Jenny Han and the spin-off collection of the favored To All the Boys movie franchise.
The collection relies on teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey who thinks she is aware of all the pieces there’s to learn about love. But when she strikes midway the world over to reunite along with her long-distance boyfriend, she’ll quickly understand that relationships are rather more sophisticated when it’s your coronary heart on the road.
XO, Kitty Season 2 Netflix Renewal Status
Official Renewal Status: Renewed
Just underneath a month after the collection premiered on May 18th, Netflix formally confirmed that the present could be returning, and it got here as no shock given its viewing stats (extra on this in a second).
The announcement got here with a brief video that includes Anna Cathcart (and some different members of the solid) holding up an indication that the present had been renewed:
XO Kitty renewal signal
Jenny Han is confirmed to return as showrunner for the brand new season alongside Sascha G. Rothchild with each additionally serving as govt producers.
As the primary spin-off present of one in all its well-liked movie franchises, it will all the time be attention-grabbing to see how XO, Kitty performs over the primary few weeks, particularly given the hole from To All The Boys – Always and Forever launched in February 2021.
Netflix measures all the analytics associated to the collection, resembling weekly hourly viewing information, the share of subscribers beginning and ending the present, and extra. We’ve lined how Netflix decides whether or not to resume or cancel a present right here.
How properly did XO, Kitty carry out on Netflix?
Judging the efficiency of the present’s first 4 days and XO, Kitty has gotten off to a powerful begin on Netflix with 72,080,000 hours considered. If it wasn’t for the success of Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Series, then XO, Kitty could be prime.
Let’s start with the Netflix hourly numbers for XO, Kitty. Every week on Tuesday, Netflix unveils its prime 40 exhibits and films damaged down into English and non-English language classes. In whole, the present featured within the prime 10s for 4 weeks choosing up 180.15 million hours watched globally.
Here’s how that breaks down week-to-week:
| Week Period | Hours Viewed(M) | Rank | Week in Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14th, 2023 to May twenty first, 2023 | 72,080,000 | 2 | 1 |
| May twenty first, 2023 to May twenty eighth, 2023 | 63,780,000 (-12%) | 2 | 2 |
| May twenty eighth, 2023 to June 4th, 2023 | 29,830,000 (-53%) | 3 | 3 |
| June 4th, 2023 to June eleventh, 2023 | 14,460,000 (-52%) | 8 | 4 |
As you may see, the present put in a powerful first week and even second weekend however notably dropped over 50% between weeks 2 and three.
If we have a look at that quantity with the CVE metric (Completed Viewing Equivalent = taking the runtime of the present and divide by the variety of reported hours) we will do an apples-to-apples(ish) comparability of how properly the present has carried out towards different massive Netflix exhibits in 2023:
As you may see, XO, Kitty is presently one of many higher performing exhibits in 2023 to this point, pulling in a greater CVE than That ’90s Show and The Diplomat, which have been each renewed.
When we stack all of it up, we will see that XO, Kitty, in comparison with different renewed exhibits, was a chief candidate for extra, particularly because it sports activities a smaller finances.
Looking at uncooked prime 10s (captured by FlixPatrol), we will see the present is performing properly across the globe, performing finest in non-US nations resembling India, Latin America, and the Nordics.
FlixPatrol factors graph vs international warmth map of recognition
How about on-line engagement?
Thanks to TelevisionStats.com, they measure a number of demand metrics like Google Trends, Twitter, IMDb, Reddit, and Torrents. They rank the present as having “Good” engagement, and when in comparison with different renewed Netflix exhibits in 2023 the present places in related performances to The Night Agent and Ginny & Georgia within the first week, though it has dropped off a lot sooner.
The present, as of June seventh, additionally ranks because the thirty first greatest present by way of on-line engagement since January 1st, 2022.
Online engagement for XO, Kitty vs different renewed Netflix exhibits in 2023
What to count on from XO, Kitty season 2?
Kitty has quite a bit on her plate heading right into a second season.
Kitty x Yuri
After going to Korea so as to be nearer to her long-distance boyfriend Dae, by the tip of the season, Kitty discovered herself with emotions for someone else, Yuri.
However, earlier than Kitty had the chance to disclose her emotions for Yuri, she was interrupted by the looks of Juliana, the lady Yuri is in love with. Rather than confessing her emotions, Kitty boarded her aircraft again to the US.
With her expulsion from KISS, Kitty is underneath the impression she is going to by no means see Yuri once more, however, little does she know that Yuri is attempting to persuade her mom, Jina, to reinstate her. If Kitty is allowed to reattend KISS then she’ll be reunited with Yuri.
Picture: Gia Kim (left) and Anna Cathcart (proper) – ACE Entertainment / Netflix
Min Ho x Kitty
When Kitty boarded her aircraft, she was shocked to seek out she was on the identical aircraft as Min Ho. Learning from Kitty that she and Dae have been now not collectively, and that Kitty was returning to America, the younger man had nothing to lose and confessed his personal emotions for her.
Kitty has emotions for Yuri, and she or he simply broke up with Dae, so even when she returns to KISS it’s unlikely she’ll reciprocate Min Ho’s emotions.
Picture: Sang Heon Lee (left) and Anna Cathcart (proper) – ACE Entertainment / Netflix
Who is Simon?
Jina gave the letter that Kitty’s mother, Eve, had written for her to Kitty. After studying the letter, Kitty found the identify of the mysterious Simon, her mom’s potential past love.
Expect Kitty to return to Jina and query her all about “Simon” and Jina’s friendship along with her mom.
Will Dae lose his place at KISS?
Dae’s scholarship depends closely on his efficiency in school, and he’s anticipated to be the top-performing scholar. However, because of Florian dishonest on his exams, Dae loses the highest rank. Unless Florian is caught, or Dae can enhance his grades to good ranges, Dae’s scholarship at KISS is underneath severe menace.
Picture: Anna Cathcart (left) and Minyeing Choi (proper) – ACE Entertainment / Netflix
When might we count on to see a second season of XO, Kitty on Netflix?
Filming for the primary season occurred between March twenty eighth, 2022, and June seventh, 2022. That means between the beginning of filming and the present being launched was a interval of fourteen months.
Now, sadly, regardless of an early renewal. No work is presently happening on the present, given it’s lined by each the WGA and SAG-AFTRA. As chances are you’ll know, the previous has been placing since May 2023 and the latter since July 2023.
XO, Kitty is among the many dozens of initiatives presently on maintain at Netflix because of the ongoing strikes.
As a end result, we’re not anticipating any manufacturing to get underway at this level till 2024. That means at an absolute push we might see the present return by the shut of that 12 months or extra possible at this level, 2025.
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