Wedding Season (TV series)

Wedding Season is an action comedy romantic thriller streaming television series created by Oliver Lyttelton for the Star content hub of Disney+. It was released on the Disney+ Star platform internationally, Star+ in Latin America and Hulu 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.

Main

 * Rosa Salazar as Katie
 * Gavin Drea 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
 * Ivan Kaye as Mr Delaney
 * Tsion Habte

Production
In late July 2021, Disney EMEA ordered the series from Jax Media and Dancing Ledge Productions with Rosa Salazar attached as the female lead. In November 2021, the series on boarded Gavin Drea as the male lead while Jamie Michie and Jade Harrison were added in supporting roles.

Release
The series premiered internationally on Disney+ under the dedicated streaming hub Star on September 8, 2022, on Star+ in Latin America, and on Hulu in the United States.

Critical reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 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." Metacritic 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 Broadcast Awards.