XO, Kittyseason 2 is off to a strong start on Netflix, besting bothSquid GameandAmerican Primeval. Renewed for its second installment back in June 2023,XO Kittyseason 2 recently made its premiere after a long wait. The story follows Anna Cathcart in the role of Kitty Song Covey, the younger sister of Lana Condor’s Lara Jean fromTo All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, as she juggles romantic and familial revelations. It consists of eight episodes, featuringTo All the Boysstar Noah Centineo in aguest appearance as Peter Kavinsky.
Netflix confirms thatXO Kittyseason 2 has taken the top spot in its debut weekend, beating outSquid Gameseason 2 and Peter Berg’s Western seriesAmerican Primeval. The third spot goes to the animeSakamoto Days, withThe Walking Dead: The Ones Who Liveand fellow licensed seriesYoungerfilling out the first six spots on the U.S. charts. The remaining four includeJerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action;Gabriel Iglesias: Legend of Fluffy;Castlevania: Nocturne; andThe Breakthrough.
What This Means For XO Kitty Season 3
Could A Renewal Be Far Behind?
The second installment only debuted on January 16, which means that there are only a few days' worth of data available at this point of writing. But with a lot of questions about whetherXO, Kittyseason 3will happen, a performance strong enough to take the No. 1 spot in the U.S. is certainly notable.If this level of viewership continues and picks up steam, a season 3 renewal seems inevitable.
XO Kitty Season 2 Soundtrack Guide: Every Song & When They Play
Throughout Netflix’s XO, Kitty season 2, a mix of K-pop and American pop music shapes the setting and ambiance of the romantic comedy TV show.
Theending ofXO, Kittyseason 2does provide a measure of closure. But in keeping with the teen drama of it all, there are threads that the spinoff could explore. The big headline that this initial success points to is that the long break doesn’t seem to have negatively impacted the series. More broadly,young adult romances continue to perform very well on streaming.
Our Take On XO, Kitty’s Early Viewership Success
The Romance Genre Is Alive & Well
Whether it’s Prime Video’sThe Summer I Turned Pretty,also from Jenny Han, or Hulu’sTell Me Lies, which is a bit darker in tone, the subgenre of young adult romance tends to do well for streaming. That solid performance is now reflected in the early rise ofXO, Kitty,which has built off the fandom forTo All the Boys.
XO, Kitty
Cast
XO, Kitty is a comedy-drama series from the creator ofTo All The Boys I Loved Before,Jenny Han. Teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey thinks she knows everything there is to know about love. But when she moves halfway across the world to reunite with her long-distance boyfriend, she’ll soon realize that relationships are much more complicated when it’s your heart on the line.
