Will there be a ‘Wentworth’ Season 8? Considering how issues left off in Season 7, fanatics are demise to understand how their favourite inmates are doing.
No, we are not Australian, but we would possibly as smartly get an honorary move bearing in mind how much we love presentations from Down Under, together with however no longer limited to Instant Hotel, The Chef's Line, and of course, Wentworth.
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Since Season 7 of the collection, which follows female prisoners within the fictional Wentworth Correctional Centre, simply hit Netflix, voracious fanatics are already wondering when they are able to binge Season 8.
Here's what we know.
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Yes, the Wentworth girls will be coming back for Season 8.
Since authentic community Foxtel has a tendency to take its time in terms of releasing seasons of the show, rumors started swirling between Seasons 6 and 7 that the show would not be making its very anticipated return.
This precipitated fanatics to release a full-on Save Wentworth campaign, with petitions up on change.org amongst different websites. "Foxtel has made the decision not to renew the show after Season 7," the petition learn. "This is devastating news for the legion of dedicated fans across the world who have supported the show from the very beginning."
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The fanbase proved so efficient that Foxtel had no selection but to acquiesce. "Wentworth has captivated audiences in Australia and all over the world with its gritty nail-biting storylines, remarkable performances by an extensive ensemble cast, and high production values," the press unencumber read.
What's more, whilst Season 7 used to be most effective 10 episodes lengthy — against this to the 12-episode seasons we have been being used to — Wentworth's Season 8 will function an expanded structure with 20 episodes. "The commissioning of these additional episodes will see it reach an extraordinary 100 episodes," the press unlock persisted.
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The Freak is alive and returning!
We would sound like we had no thought what we had been speaking about if we did not deal with the insane cliffhanger that we witnessed in the last few seconds of Season 7. Of direction, we're talking about Joan "The Freak" Ferguson, who appeared to be very much alive and to have escaped that picket coffin-esque box she used to be buried in.
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Back ahead of the previous few seconds of the season, fans were on the edge in their seats about whether Joan, and truthfully, the display typically, would make a much-awaited go back. Even Pamela Rabe, who performs The Freak herself, stated in an interview with TV Week that she had "no idea" whether her persona was once alive, lifeless, or disappeared.
"She was buried alive in the box, and who knows what will become of her? Who knows if she's really gone?" the actress teased. As for the display itself, Pamela is grateful to be cast within the series and calls it the "opportunity of a lifetime."
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"The reality of seeing the response internationally, fans coming up to you all over the world, the letters you get, blows my mind," Pamela continued. "I never thought people would miss The Freak!" "Sometimes fans tremble a little when they meet me," she stated in an interview with Now to Love. "They get a bit scared."
(*8*) she persevered. As for why you end up so addicted to Wentworth (seriously, you are no longer on my own), Pamela says "it's got catnip in it, that show."
We're so glad our addiction will be indulged when Season 8 returns someday between the end of 2020 and 2021. Keep an eye in this area to see when the show will be launched on Netflix.
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