''Wedding Season'' is an

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streaming television series created by Oliver Lyttelton for the

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content hub of

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. It was released on the

platform internationally,

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in Latin America and

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in the United States, September 8, 2022.

Premise

A young man named Stefan objects at the wedding of Katie McConnell, with whom he has been having an affair at various weddings over the summer, only to be rejected. Hours later, Stefan is arrested and learns that Katie's new in-laws were poisoned at the reception and she has gone missing. Despite his suspicions of Katie, Stefan goes on the run with her to find out the truth.

Cast

Main

Rosa Salazar Rosa Bianca Salazar (; born July 16, 1985) is a Canadian-American actress. She had roles in the NBC series '' Parenthood'' (2011–2012) and the FX anthology series '' American Horror Story: Murder House'' (2011). She made her breakthrough as t ...

as Katie *

Gavin Drea Gavin Drea (born February 1990) is an Irish actor and comedian. On television, he is known for his roles in the RTÉ series '' Love/Hate'' (2011) and '' Resistance'' (2019), the BBC drama ''My Mother and Other Strangers'' (2017), the Star series ...

as Stefan * Jade Harrison as DCI Metts * Jamie Michie as DI Donahue * Omar Baroud as Jackson * Callie Cooke as Leila * Bhav Joshi as Anil * Ioanna Kimbook as Suji

Recurring

* George Webster as Hugo Delaney * Liz Kingsman as Mary Delaney *

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as Mr Delaney * Tsion Habte

Episodes

Production

In late July 2021, Disney EMEA ordered the series from

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and Dancing Ledge Productions with

attached as the female lead. In November 2021, the series on boarded

as the male lead while Jamie Michie and Jade Harrison were added in supporting roles.

Release

The series premiered internationally on

under the dedicated streaming hub

on September 8, 2022, on

in Latin America, and on

in the United States.

Reception

Critical reception

On the

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, the series holds a 75% approval rating, with an average rating of 6.60/10 based on 20 reviews. The critics consensus on the website states, "''Wedding Season''s mashing of discordant genres can make for a less than perfect union, but nobody will object to the compelling chemistry between Gavin Drea and Rosa Salazar."

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assigned the series a weighted average score of 71 out of 100, based on reviews from 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."

Accolades

''Wedding Season'' was nominated for Best Comedy at the 2023

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References

External links

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