Wednesday Season 2: Cast, Story & Everything We Know

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Christina Ricci, Jenna Ortega, Luis Guzman, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Wednesday season 1 Custom Image By SR Image Editor

The first season of Jenna Ortega and Tim Burton's reimagining of Wednesday Addams was a runaway success for Netflix, and Wednesday season 2 news has been coming in steadily ever since. Directed by Tim Burton, Wednesday’s first season follows Wednesday Addams as she’s sent to Nevermore Academy, a boarding school for supernatural “outcasts.” Season 1 primarily consists of the title character learning to adjust to her new school while solving a murder mystery that impacted her parents 30 years ago.

Wednesday Addams may have already solved season 1’s main mystery by exposing Tyler as the Hyde monster and Ms. Thornhill, A.K.A. Laurel Gates, as the vengeful outcast killer, but there’s still more story to tell. As such, it’s more than likely that Wednesday will discover more Addams Family secrets and investigate her new stalker in another season. Here is all the news regarding Wednesday season 2.

The Latest Wednesday Season 2 News

A Halloween Themed Teaser Arrives

Jenna Ortega as Wednesday snaps her fingers with Thing on her shoulder in Wednesday

Though unconfirmed, the details in the report could also tie back to the plot of season 2, which involves a decades-old mystery involving the Addams family.

As the ongoing wait continues for the sophomore season, the latest news comes in the form of a new teaser for Wednesday season 2. In honor of 2024's Halloween season, the official Netflix account on X (formerly Twitter) shared the short clip which features Ortega's Wednesday reading from a file that is marked Willow Hill Psychiatric Hospital. She recounts the gruesome details of a crime against an unnamed male, including stab wounds. The teaser concludes when Wednesday notices that Thing has fallen asleep, and she wishes him sweet nightmares.

Besides being a cheeky parody of the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (aka "The Night Before Christmas), the teaser also does just that, and hints at the return of the aforementioned psychiatric facility. Willow Hill was where Tyler was taken at the end of season 1, and it's possible that the show will return to that location. Though unconfirmed, the details in the report could also tie back to the plot of season 2, which involves a decades-old mystery involving the Addams family.

Wednesday Season 2 is Confirmed

More Creepy & Kooky Antics Are On The Way

Jenny Ortega as Wednesday Addams sitting in a circle of lit candles

Naturally, because Wednesday was such a smashing success for Netflix in its first season, the streamer wasted no time in announcing a second. However, the January 2023 reveal of Wednesday season 2 came before the eventual Hollywood strikes, putting many productions on hold for the better part of the year. With the strikes out of the way, the show went into production in early May 2024 and is expected to make its release window of 2025. In September 2024, action unit director Vic Armstrong revealed that principal photography was two-thirds complete.

Wednesday season 1 dropped all 8 of its episodes on November 23, 2022.

Wednesday Season 2 Cast

Jenna Ortega Returns To Lead The Cast Once Again

Since they are expected to play a much larger role in season 2, the rest of the Addams Family is also likely to reprise their roles

Wednesday season 1’s main cast will likely return for season 2, including the familiar faces that helped make it so popular in the first place. Naturally, Jenna Ortega will return as Wednesday and Netflix has all but confirmed that fact by renewing the show for more episodes. Since they are expected to play a much larger role in season 2, the rest of the Addams Family is also likely to reprise their roles, including an undisclosed addition to the clan which fans haven't met yet. With Netflix's recent casting video, that new addition is confirmed to be Grandma Addams played by Joanna Lumley.

The first new addition to the cast is Steve Buscemi, who will play the role of Barry Dort. Speculation abounds that he might be brought in as the replacement for the late Principle Weems, but nothing has been confirmed. Additionally, Thandiwe Newton has joined Wednesday season 2 as Dr. Fairburn. Billie Piper has been cast as Capri, and she'll be joined by fellow newcomers Christopher Lloyd, Haley Joel Osment, and Heather Matarazzo who have been cast in undisclosed roles. Newcomers Evie Templeton, Owen Painter, Noah Taylor, Frances O’Connor, and Joonas Suotamo are also cast in season 2.

The presumptive cast of season 2 includes:

Actor

Wednesday Role

Jenna Ortega

Wednesday Addams

Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams Looking Shocked in Wednesday Season 1

Emma Myers

Enid

Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair smiling brightly while holding her hands to her chest in delight in Netflix's Wednesday

Joy Sunday

Bianca

Bianca Barclay in a fencing uniform in Wednesday Season 1

Moosa Mostafa

Eugene

Moosa Mostafa as Eugene in a hospital bed in Wednesday

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Morticia Addams

Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams in Netflix's Wednesday

Luis Guzmán

Gomez Addams

Luis Guzman as Gomez Addams in Wednesday season 1

Isaac Ordonez

Pugsley Addams

Pugsley Addams looks on while tied up in a locker with an apple in his mouth in Wednesday

Fred Armisen

Uncle Fester

Uncle Fester wears a motorcycle helmet in Wednesday

Joanna Lumley

Grandma

Joanna Lumley as Judith Burkett in Fool Me Once episode 8

George Burcea

Lurch

George Burcea as Lurch opening car door in Wednesday on Netflix

Steve Buscemi

Barry Dort

Steve Buscemi as Donny wearing a yellow shirt in the Big Lebowski

Thandiwe Newton

Dr. Fairburn

Thandiwe Newton in Pursuit of Happyness

Billie Piper

Capri

Billie Piper as Sam McAlister in the Newsnight newsroom in Scoop

Christopher Lloyd

Unknown

Christopher Lloyd as Walter in Malcolm in the Middle.

Haley Joel Osment

Unknown

Haley Joel Osment role in Silicon Valley copy

Heather Matarazzo

Unknown

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Evie Templeton

Unknown

Evie Templeton in her Harvest Angel costume in Lord of Misrule

Owen Painter

Unknown

Owen Painter As Young Lucas & Sarah Pidgeon As Young Clare In Tiny Beautiful Things.jpg

Noah Taylor

Unknown

Mr. Robertson (Noah Taylor) leaning against a wall and smiling in Predestination.

Frances O’Connor

Unknown

The Conjuring 2 Frances OConnor

Joonas Suotamo

Unknown

joonas suotamo at TFA premiere

Wednesday Season 2 Story Details

More Revelations About The Addams Family In Season 2

Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams and Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in Wednesday season 1 Custom Image by Simone Ashmoore

In Wednesday’s season 1 ending, Wednesday returned home for summer break only to receive threatening texts. The texts include images of Wednesday speaking to Tyler in the coffee shop and Xavier giving her a new phone, with Wednesday surmising that she now has her own nefarious stalker. Wednesday’s season 1 finale thus sets up a mysterious foe for the title character in season 2, suggesting Joseph Crackstone's plan to eradicate outcasts isn’t entirely over.

The final sequence of season 1 reveals Tyler can still turn into a Hyde, which hints he’ll come back for revenge in Wednesday season 2. The first season teased a potential romance between Wednesday Addams and Xavier Thorpe, which could finally come to fruition in Wednesday season 2. According to Jenna Ortega, Wednesday season 2 will be more supernatural, which suggests that she will go up against even more monsters when she returns.

Wednesday, Tyler, and Bianca from Wednesday

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Wednesday Season 2 Trailer

A Teaser For Season 2

Gomez and Wednesday Addams stand side by side in Wednesday

While Netflix won't have a trailer for season 2 any time soon, the streamer did release a short video clip to hold viewers over. The video had a voiceover of Wednesday Addams saying, "I’ve been hunted, haunted, and mimicked millions of times across the internet. It’s been pure torture. Thank you," then confirmed her return for Wednesday season 2.

Jenna Ortega in Wednesday-1

Netflix’s Addams Family series takes place at Nevermore Academy, a school that nurtures outcasts, freaks, and monsters. The Tim Burton-directed series follows Wednesday Addams as she tries to master her emerging psychic powers and solve the supernatural mystery surrounding her family history. Jenna Ortega stars in the popular series, which originally aired on Netflix on November 23, 2022.

Release Date November 16, 2022

Seasons 1

Franchise(s) The Addams Family

Writers Miles Millar , Alfred Gough

Directors Tim Burton , James Marshall , Gandja Monteiro

Showrunner Miles Millar , Alfred Gough

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