Netflix has confirmed that the adult-comic adaptation ‘Locke & Key’ is set to come back in 2022 for the third season. Netflix mainly declared the third season along with the announcement that Meredith Averill and also had been signed on such an entire deal having the streamer back in December 20920. It is roughly 11 months since season 2 was premiered in November 2021.
Locke and Key (Season 2): Netflix Performance
It is reported that in the first four weeks the series had picked up 143.04 million hours watched on Netflix globally. In comparison, it is literally a quarter of Stranger Things (Season 2) that got 427.44 million hours in a similar period. Cowboy Bebop as launched across the same time as Locke & Key S2, only saw 73.84 million hours viewed within the first three weeks before releasing out. In the third week, Locke & Key was got 124.27 million.
The Top 10 site of Netflix reported that the series has been stayed the top 10 English series for the five weeks just before dropping out. There are number 10 on what would actually be in the sixth week was 10.56 million that has been implied Locke & Key just like felling in below 10 million hours having watched for that week.
| Week Period | Season | Hours Viewed(M) | Weeks in Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 14th, 2021 to November 21st, 2021 | Locke & Key: Season 2 | 12,340,000 | 5 |
| November 7th, 2021 to November 14th, 2021 | Locke & Key: Season 2 | 18,770,000 | 4 |
| October 31st, 2021 to November 7th, 2021 | Locke & Key: Season 2 | 32,250,000 | 3 |
| October 24th, 2021 to October 31st, 2021 | Locke & Key: Season 2 | 56,490,000 | 2 |
| October 17th, 2021 to October 24th, 2021 | Locke & Key: Season 2 | 35,530,000 | 1 |
In terms of Netflix’s top 10s, it just only survived in the Netflix TV top 10s for just 14 days before releasing out. We have seen very successful series sticking across in the TV top 10s for around 30 days.
FlixPatrol confirms that the series is performing exceptionally well in India, Italy, Russia, and also Pakistan.
It is surprising that critics were also more impressed with the second season well as it has been jumped 66% for season 1 to 83% on RottenTomatoes with the consensus being:
“Locke & Key improves in a raucous second season that turns on the charm while leaping from one cliffhanger to the next.”
It has been reviewed on IMDb for such individual episodes staying mostly in line with season 1 with the first episodes dipping below the average but above the finale.
Locke and Key (Season 2): Production Status
It is reported that the shooting of the third season actually started before season 2 was also released on Netflix.
Carlton Cuse stated the planning that was always to have the third season with him by telling Collider “We had actually already written a good chunk of Season 3 before we even started filming Season 2.”
It was reported for the first time that the filming on Locke & Key season 3 starts in early May 2021. The shooting then had been continued the entire summer and also into the Autumn.
The Canadian director’s Guide shooting was set to finish on 3ed September 2021. Darby Stanchfield Posted on 15th September and it was on the last day of shooting implying and had all been wrapped by 16th September. Now Joe Hill also has been confirmed the ending of the shooting in late October.
It seems that most production of the series will run through to the end of November 2021 and also it has been sound post to take place until the end of February 2022.
Locke and Key (Season 2): Expectations
We have previously seen that season 2 was ended with episode 10 that had seen Locke’s go head to head with Doge in a ‘famous showdown” with Bode confronting such a shocking visitor.
It seems that Dodge may be defeated but now Frederick Gideon is also going to be the biggest baddy going into season 3. Fredrick is an echo of such a revolutionary battle soldier who has been possessed and notably The Black Door’s most formidable demon. It is quite interesting that the story of the series is now mostly different from the comic books.
Netflix reveals such a broad overview of the third season in their Geeked 2022 preview:
“The Locke family uncovers more magic within the key house, while a new threat- the most dangerous one yet – looms in Matheson with plans of his own for the keys. From Carlton Cuse and Meredith Averill, Locke & Key6 is a coming-of-age mystery about love, loss, and the unshakable bonds that define the family. Locke and Key on Netflix is the television adaptation of the best selling televisions adaptation of the best selling comic book series by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez for IDW Entertainment.”
It seems that Carlton Cuse and Meredith Averill telling Collider teased a few things about season 3 containing that Tyler not using the memory kill will have consequences sayi8ng “ decision does have consequences and will change his relationships to his family. You will see that play out.”
Meredith Averill said based on season 3:
“ The third season focuses much more heavily on the family. They are going to face the greatest threat they have had to face yet. That really bonds them in a way that we have never seen before. I cannot say more than that. Part of our challenge, that we happily take on, is that every season, we need to outdo the season before it. It is a challenge, but it is a fun one and I think we have been able to do that.”
Locke and Key (Season 3): Release Date
It is upsetting that we do not have any exact release fate confirmed for that season 3 that will be among the 2022 Netflix roster of shows.
It was confirmed back in November 2021 as part of Netflix’s “Get Geeked” campaign that was listed Locke & Key season 3amongst other “genre” shows scheduled for 2022 and containing Alice in Borderland, The Witcher: Blood Origin, the Midnight Club, and The Sandman.
Currently, Joe Hill has been revealed that there will be a ” much shorter wait” for the third season.
The current estimate indicates that the absolute earliest that we will see Locke & Key season 3 will be in March but with Netflix that is just like having for marketing prep. We are now currently predicting about to see season 3 of Locke & Key set to come on Netflix in Q2 2022.
Locke and Key (Season 3): The Sandman Crossover
At last, a collection of articles claiming that The Sandman is coming to Netflix and fur to the comic books crossed over and we will see such similar crossover on Netflix. Joe Hill will rule possibly back in October 2021.
Locke and Key (Season 3): Cast
This new season will feature Darby Stanchfield as Nina Locke, Connor Jessup as Tyler Locke, Emilia Jones as Kinsey Locke, Jackson Robert Scott as Bode Locke, Asha Bromfield as Zadie Wells, Sherri Saum as Ellie Whedon, Leishe Meyboom as Abby, and Kevin Durand as Frederick Gideon.
Locke and Key (Season 3): Facts
1. Kenna Trent who has been working on the first season was promoted as the assistant of the writer for season 2 and now has been upped again as a staff writer of season 3.
2. This season 3 contains 10 episodes
3. Edward Ornelas will direct an episode of this season who was previously worked on The Resident Evil, Taken, Bull, NCIS, and The Blacklist.
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