Summary

• Season 2 of Wednesday will delve deeper into the Addams Family Mansion, offering more insight into Morticia's role and wardrobe.
• Jenna Ortega will have a bigger role in the production of season 2, serving as a producer to bring more voices and ideas to the show.
• Wednesday season 2 is now slated to begin shooting in 2024, but no release date has been revealed.

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.

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The Latest Wednesday Season 2 News

Thandiwe Newton Joins The Cast

Not long after the sophomore season added its first new actor by casting Steve Buscemi, the latest update sees Wednesday season 2 add a Westworld star to its cast list. A veteran of both the large and small screen, Thandiwe Newton will appear in Wednesday season 2, though the exact nature of her role is still unknown. Newton is not only known for playing Maeve Millay in Westworld, but she has also had high-profile roles in movies like Mission: Impossible 2 and 2012.

Wednesday Season 2 is Confirmed

More Creepy & Kooky Antics Are On The Way

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 is expected to go into production in April 2024, though no release date has been revealed.

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

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.

The first new addition to the cast is Steve Buscemi, but no details about his role have been revealed. 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 in an undisclosed role.

A full list of cast and characters that are due to return includes:

Wednesday Season 2 Story Details

More Revelations About The Addams Family In Season 2

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 Season 2 Trailer

A Teaser For Season 2

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.

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  Wednesday

  Summary:

  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.

  Cast:

  Jenna Ortega, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzman, Gwendoline Christie, Riki Lindhome, Jamie McShane, Christina Ricci, Hunter Doohan, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday

  Genres:

  Comedy, Fantasy, Supernatural

  Seasons:

  1

  Rating:

  TV-14

  Release Date:

  2022-11-16

  Story By:

  Charles Addams

  Writers:

  Miles Millar, Alfred Gough

  Streaming Service(s):

  Netflix

  Franchise(s):

  The Addams Family

  Directors:

  Tim Burton, James Marshall, Gandja Monteiro

  Showrunner:

  Miles Millar, Alfred Gough