Wednesday Addams’ adventures are removed from over. The Netflix sequence Wednesday grew to become one of many streamer’s hottest reveals of all time, and now there’s extra on the best way. Season 2 has already been confirmed and can start filming in 2024.
Followers have been ready with bated breath for information about Wednesday season 2. Hollywood Life has rounded up all the things we all know to this point in regards to the subsequent spherical of chaos for Wednesday Addams.
‘Wednesday’ Season 2 Confirmed: What We Know So Far
Netflix made the official renewal announcement on January 6, 2023. Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday Addams says within the season 2 announcement video, “Over the previous few weeks, I’ve been hunted, haunted, and mimicked tens of millions of instances throughout the web. It’s been pure torture. Thanks.”
The streaming service stated “extra distress is coming” and the “international phenomenon will return for season 2.” The video has been considered greater than 18 million instances because it dropped.
“It’s been unimaginable to create a present that has related with folks the world over. Thrilled to proceed Wednesday’s tortuous journey into season two. We are able to’t wait to dive head first into one other season and discover the kooky spooky world of Nevermore. Simply want to verify Wednesday hasn’t emptied the pool first,” creators/showrunners/govt producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar informed Tudum.com.
Wednesday grew to become an immediate hit for Netflix when it debuted on November 23, 2022. In simply its first week, Wednesday had 341.23M hours considered and have become the record-holder for essentially the most hours considered in every week for any English-language TV sequence on Netflix. Wednesday beat Stranger Issues 4, which beforehand held the title with 335M hours considered within the first week. Wednesday broke one other Netflix document in its second week with 411.29M hours considered.
The sequence now ranks #2 on the Most Common (English) TV checklist with 1.237 billion hours considered in its first 28 days. Greater than 182 million households have seen the present because it debuted. On the time season 2 was introduced, Wednesday had spent 6 consecutive weeks with over 100 million hours considered on the English TV checklist.
Woman Gaga on the SAG Awards. (ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA)
Wednesday additionally grew to become a TikTok sensation. As of January 2023, #WednesdayAddams had over 22 billion views. The iconic dance scene from Wednesday has additionally gone viral throughout social media. Fan-created content material utilizing “Bloody Mary” by Woman Gaga led to a streaming enhance of greater than 1,800% of the music on Spotify in comparison with the month previous to the present’s launch.
The love for Wednesday Addams started when the fictional household was created by cartoonist Charles Addams. The primary Addams Household tv sequence premiered in 1964. Function movies starring Christina Ricci as Wednesday Addams debuted within the Nineties.
With the primary season of Wednesday being such a large hit for Netflix, the streaming service is sure to go even larger for season 2. Netflix will seemingly wish to capitalize shortly on the present’s recognition and get to work on a second season sooner moderately than later. The present’s most important attraction is to the younger grownup viewers, but it surely’s evident that Wednesday has been loved by followers of all ages.
Manufacturing & Launch Date For Wednesday Season 2
Wednesday season 2 is anticipated to begin manufacturing in April 2024, in response to Selection. Manufacturing was placed on maintain because the WGA and SAG-AFTRA fought for brand new offers with the studios. Filming shall be shifting to Eire for season 2. The primary season of Wednesday was filmed from September 2021 to March 2022 in Romania.
Netflix hasn’t revealed any hints a few launch date for season 2. Provided that manufacturing gained’t begin till spring 2024, it’s wanting like Wednesday season 2 gained’t premiere till early 2025.
Wednesday doing her iconic dance. (Netflix)
Jenna can have a busy schedule in 2024. Along with Wednesday season 2, she’ll even be squeezing in filming Scream 7. The actress opened up about her intense filming schedule within the first season.“It was present as much as set two hours early, do this 12-14 hour day, then go dwelling after which get on a Zoom and have no matter lesson that I had. Or present as much as my condo, my cello trainer was already ready for me,” the actress admitted at a Netflix-hosted Q&A panel, in response to Selection. “It was simply consistently going, and should you may on a weekend, if we weren’t capturing the sixth day that week, it was ‘All proper, nicely then, we’ll get your classes in on that day.’”
Jenna additionally had fencing and cello classes on high of filming. “I didn’t get any sleep. I pulled my hair out,” she stated. “There’s so many FaceTime calls that my dad answered of me hysterically crying.”
There have been rumors that Wednesday would depart Netflix for Prime Video since Amazon just lately purchased MGM, the studio behind Wednesday. What’s On Netflix denied the rumors and defined that Netflix has “final management over the way forward for the sequence for the foreseeable future.”
‘Wednesday’ Season 2 Solid & Crew
Wednesday wouldn’t be Wednesday with out Jenna. The Golden Globe nominee shall be again for season 2, along with actor Steve Buscemi, whose casting was introduced in April 2024. He’ll play the brand new principal of Nevermore Academy, per Selection.
Victor Dorobantu’s Factor is sure to tag alongside. Jenna revealed in her Elle cowl story that she may also be an govt producer of Wednesday season 2.
Jenna just lately opened up about how “protecting” she is of Wednesday. “I don’t suppose I’ve ever needed to put my foot down on a set in a means that I needed to on Wednesday as a result of it’s really easy to fall into that class, particularly with this sort of present. Every part that she does, all the things that I needed to play, didn’t make sense for her character in any respect. Her being in a love triangle made no sense,” the actress stated on Armchair Professional with Dax Shepard.
She continued, “There was a line about this gown that she has to put on for a faculty dance and she or he stated, ‘Oh my god, I like it. Ugh, I can’t consider I stated that. I actually hate myself.’ And I needed to go, ‘No.’ There was instances on that set the place I even grew to become virtually unprofessional within the sense the place I simply began altering traces.” Jenna admitted that she grew “very, very protecting of her, however you’ll be able to’t lead a narrative and don’t have any emotional arc as a result of then it’s boring and no person likes you.”
Jenna’s feedback brought about some controversy on the web, however Alfred Gough and Miles Millar had nothing however reward for her. “You’re coping with an iconic character and also you’re placing it in a means that’s by no means been carried out earlier than,” Alfred informed The Wrap. “We had 1,000,000 discussions with Tim earlier than the casting as a result of we had been like, ‘If we don’t get the best Wednesday, we’re all screwed.’ As soon as we acquired Jenna on board, it was 1,000,000 discussions along with her. All of us wished to do the character justice and make it nice. And look, I feel the response has been unbelievable. She’s now the enduring Wednesday.”
In a brand new interview, the Scream 6 star additionally revealed that she truly turned down the position of Wednesday a number of instances. “I acquired the e-mail, handed on it. I had carried out a lot TV in my life, all I’ve ever wished to do is movie,” Jenna informed The Sunday Instances. “After I first began appearing, I don’t wish to say no person believed in me, however on the similar time no person believed in me. It’s a must to show your self. It’s solely within the final three or 4 years that I’ve been capable of begin going up for movie.”
She added that she initially thought that signing onto the present would forestall her from “doing different jobs I actually wished and cared about. The one purpose I went again is as a result of Tim [Burton] is such a legend, and we simply occurred to get alongside very nicely. However even then I stated, ‘Ah, no, I feel I’m OK,’ a pair [more] instances.”
Since Wednesday will seemingly be returning for one more semester at Nevermore Academy, her new buddies are more likely to return: Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair, Percy Hynes White as Xavier Thorpe, Pleasure Sunday as Bianca Barclay, Georgie Farmer as Ajax Petropolus, Moosa Mostafa as Eugene Otinger.
Regardless that it appeared like Tyler Galpin was being locked away after being revealed because the Hyde, Hunter Doohan thinks Tyler’s story is way from over.
“I simply wish to discover what’s subsequent for Tyler, and if he’s going to come back again after Wednesday,” he informed Hollywood Life EXCLUSIVELY. “I assume the thought left on the finish is that he’s actually pissed off sufficient to rework in that armed automobile and I assume escape.”
Tyler was below the management of Christina Ricci’s Marilyn Thornhill, a.okay.a. Laurel Gates, all through the primary season. Hunter famous that he would like to see “what Tyler and the Hyde are like with out having a grasp in Thornhill.” Thornhill’s destiny is left open on the finish of the season, so it’s doable that Christina may return sooner or later.
“I feel contemplating the actual fact we don’t see Laurel useless and we do see Tyler’s eyes open, I really feel like issues in all probability aren’t completely wrapped up there,” Jenna informed TV Information.
Christina appeared as a visitor on The View on March 15 and opened up about being part of Wednesday. “It was actually enjoyable, and I used to be actually flattered and touched that they included me,” she stated. “That character is such an enormous a part of my profession. I get requested about it each time I do press. Virtually everyone who comes as much as me on the road talks about Wednesday. So to be a part of the brand new iteration of it was actually significant to me, and I used to be so excited to work with Tim Burton once more, and Jenna is so good. It was actually enjoyable to see what she’s doing with the character and the way superb she is.”
Gomez, Morticia, and Pugsley Addams in season 1. (Netflix)
The remainder of the Addams household is anticipated to pop up in season 2 sooner or later. Followers beloved seeing Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams and Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams. Wherever Morticia and Gomez are, George Burcea’s Lurch isn’t far behind. Hopefully, we’ll see extra of Isaac Ordonez’s Pugsley in season 2. Perhaps he’ll be a part of Wednesday at Nevermore. Since he loves mischief, Fred Armisen’s Uncle Fester ought to pay a go to to Wednesday sooner or later.
“We felt like we simply touched the floor with these characters and the actors are so superb in these roles,” Miles informed TVLine. “Catherine is, I feel, an iconic Morticia. The connection between Wednesday and Morticia can also be important to the present, and the concept that Wednesday is making an attempt to forge her personal path exterior the household is vital.”
Netflix hasn’t launched any casting bulletins for season 2 as of but. Nonetheless, followers have already got some ideas as to who they’d prefer to see in season 2. The one on the high of the checklist is Woman Gaga for the reason that pop star/actress and the present are so linked now. “If Woman Gaga had been to be part of it, they’d need to be two monsters who perceive one another,” Jenna informed Selection on the Golden Globes.
One other in style selection for season 2 is Anjelica Huston, who performed Morticia Addams within the ’90s Addams Household films. Since there’s a gap for a brand new Headmaster at Nevermore, she may undoubtedly fill that place.
There’s been no phrase if Tim Burton will return as a director and govt producer in season 2. He directed the primary 4 episodes of the primary season.
Plot & Storyline Theories For ‘Wednesday’ Season 2
The writers and govt producers haven’t confirmed any set plans for season 2, however they’ve deliberate forward. “For us, it’s all the time wanting on the future, and once we sit all the way down to create a present, it’s taking a look at a number of seasons, ideally,” co-showrunner Miles Millar informed Selection. “That’s by no means anticipated, however that’s the anticipation that hopefully the present is profitable. So that you all the time lay out no less than three or 4 seasons’ value of potential storylines for the characters. It will possibly evolve and alter. Usually, you wish to see which characters or solid pop and who you want to put in writing for. So that you wish to maintain it open and natural sufficient to alter it and evolve, however we actually have a reasonably clear runway of what we wish to do in future seasons.”
Alfred Gough additionally teased to The Wrap that the supporting characters shall be explored in season 2. “We set the desk,” Alfred. “You’ve seen the world. You’ve seen Wednesday. And now all of these different characters that you just noticed will be capable of be fleshed out extra and also you’ll be capable of be taught extra about them. That’s actually thrilling to us.”
Whereas on The Tonight Present with Jimmy Fallon in March 2023, Jenna gave somewhat trace as to what to anticipate in season 2. “We simply began getting a writers’ room collectively and speaking about it,” she stated. Everyone’s being actually cool. I feel we wish to up the form of the horror side somewhat bit and get Wednesday out of the romantic state of affairs and simply let her be her personal particular person and struggle her personal crime.
Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin. (Netflix)
Jenna gave extra hints about season 2 in her sit-down interview with Elle Fanning for Selection. “I simply acquired a few the outlines for the primary couple episodes. So it’s nonetheless very a lot coming collectively,” she stated. “We’ve had lots of conversations and we’ve determined issues that we wish to improve and dive somewhat bit deeper in. I feel we wish to lean into the horror side of the present extra as a result of it’s so light-hearted. I feel that we’re form of ditching any romantic love curiosity for Wednesday, which is nice. After which additionally, we’ve got such unimaginable feminine leads within the present.” She added, “I feel we’re gonna get much more bolder. Much more darkish.”
Jenna Ortega teases #Wednesday Season 2: “I feel we wish to lean into the horror side of the present somewhat bit extra…I feel that we’re form of ditching any romantic love curiosity for Wednesday, which is absolutely nice.” https://t.co/MqDrkNvX1Epic.twitter.com/Mv7SinRUdJ
On the finish of the primary season, Nevermore Academy was shut down for the rest of the semester. Co-showrunner Alfred Gough informed THR that the varsity being closed “gave us essentially the most prospects for season 2, and I feel that’s one thing that we’re excited to discover.”
He famous that the present is in the end in regards to the “feminine friendship” between Wednesday and Enid. Nonetheless, many followers consider Wednesday and Enid have romantic emotions for one another. Right here’s what Miles needed to say:
“As Al stated, this concept of sisterhood is essential to the present. We’re not gonna low cost something, and, clearly, generally characters reveal themselves, which is the enjoyable factor we love about tv, that it’s an natural journey. We’ve got a roadmap, and we’d prefer to have routes alongside that map that take you in sudden instructions. So, we’re open to all the things. We wanna discover that friendship in each means, however we’re not gonna be, that is the place you generally get misdirected by followers and issues like that, so it’s simply being actually open to see how these characters develop and that friendship. As Al stated, that friendship is essential to our type of imaginative and prescient of the present.”
Wednesday did open her coronary heart somewhat in season 1 and developed emotions for Tyler. When he turned out to be the Hyde, that was clearly a shock to the system. Within the remaining moments of the finale, Xavier gave Wednesday her first cellphone and hinted that she ought to textual content him someday. Xavier and Wednesday undoubtedly had a will-they-or-won’t-they factor in season 1, so season 2 may go down the romantic route for them.
Gwendoline Christie as Principal Weems. (Netflix)
One idea is that Principal Weems, performed by Gwendoline Christie, may return. The character died within the season 1 finale, however she may have faked her dying along with her shapeshifting skills. One of many showrunners weighed in on the speculation of Weems returning. “We like the concept that folks die on this world, that there are actual sacrifices and there’s loss — and that Wednesday has to react to that,” Miles informed TV Information. “For us, the truth that we may kill such a major character, it was vital that we did that.”
He added, “That stated, it’s a supernatural present, there are all the time methods folks can return. By no means say by no means, however at this level, she’s undoubtedly useless.”
Jenna Ortega adamantly informed TV Information that she refuses to “settle for that as the reality.” Gwendoline added gas to the hearth that Weems may probably return sooner or later. “I really feel Larissa Weems would by no means be dominated by one thing as commonplace as dying,” she stated.
Jenna once more addressed Gwendoline’s doable return to the present in her dialog with Elle Fanning. “I’d die to work with Gwendoline Christine for the remainder of my life,” Jenna stated. “I’m doing all the things in my energy to throw out essentially the most insane plots that may doable carry this girl again from the useless. I’m making an attempt. It could be a disgrace to go on with out her.”
Throughout Netflix’s TUDUM occasion on June 17, the Wednesday solid filmed a video and mentioned in style fan theories. “Wednesday season 2 is being labored on proper now, and the storyline is so high secret, even we don’t know what’s going to occur,” Emma Myers stated within the video.
So, Wednesday will return for season 2, however there shall be a wait. However all good issues come to those that wait, proper? The hype round Wednesday isn’t slowing down one bit, so you recognize Netflix isn’t going to wish to lose any momentum. Hollywood Life will maintain you up to date on all the most recent Wednesday season 2 information because it’s launched.
