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- ↑ "Untold Volume 2 release schedule: When do new episodes arrive on Netflix?". radiotimes.com. August 16, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ↑ "'UNTOLD' Is Back, and the Stories Are Wilder than Ever". netflix.com. July 18, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.