Wednesday is an American horror comedy streaming television series, based around the character Wednesday Addams of The Addams Family. Produced by MGM Television, the series premiere on Netflix.
Synopsis[]
Wednesday is expelled from her high school after dumping live piranhas into the school's pool while the boys' water poloteam is practicing in retaliation for the team bullying her brother Pugsley. This leads her parents, Gomez and Morticia Addams, to enroll her in Nevermore Academy in Jericho, Vermont, a school for monstrous outcasts once attended by her parents. Wednesday's cold, emotionless personality and her defiant nature make it difficult for her to connect with her schoolmates and cause her to run afoul of the school's principal. However, she discovers she has psychic abilities that help her solve a local murder mystery with the help of Jericho's sheriff.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams
- Riki Lindhome as Dr. Valerie Kinbott
- Jamie McShane as Sheriff Donovan Galpin (Season 1; recurring Season 2)
- Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin
- Georgie Farmer as Ajax Petropolus
- Moosa Mostafa as Eugene Ottinger
- Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair
- Naomi J. Ogawa as Yoko Tanaka (Season 1)
- Joy Sunday as Bianca Barclay
- Percy Hynes White as Xavier Thorpe (Season 1)
- Gwendoline Christie as Larissa Weems
- Christina Ricci as Marylin Thornhil/Laurel Gates
- Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams
- Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams
- Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams
- Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo as Deputy Santiago
- Steve Buscemi as Barry Dort
- Billie Piper as Capri
Recurring[]
- Victor Dorobantu as Thing
- Tommie Earl Jenkins as Mayor Noble Walker
- Iman Marson as Lucas Walker
- Johnna Dias-Watson as Divina
Guest stars[]
- Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester
- George Burcea as Lurch
- William Houston as Joseph Crackstone
- Oliver Watson as Kent
- Calum Ross as Rowan Laslow
- Thandiwe Newton as Dr. Fairburn
- Christopher Lloyd as TBA
- Joanna Lumley as Grandmama
- Frances O’Connor as TBA
- Haley Joel Osment as TBA
- Evie Templeton as TBA
- Owen Painter as TBA
- Heather Matarazzo as TBA
- Joonas Suotamo as TBA
- Anthony Michael Hall as TBA
- Noah B. Taylor as TBA
- Lady Gaga as TBA[1]
Production[]
Development[]
During pre-production on The Addams Family (1991), Tim Burton was approached to direct, but ended up passing on it due to scheduling conflicts with Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), resulting in Barry Sonnenfeld taking the job.[2] In March 2010, it was announced that Illumination Entertainment had acquired the underlying rights to the Addams Family drawings.[3] The film was planned to be a stop-motion animated film based on Charles Addams's original drawings. Burton was set to co-write, co-produce, and possibly direct the film.[4] In July 2013, it was reported that the film was cancelled,[5] which, according to Burton, was due to the studio favoring a computer-animated approach over the stop-motion technique.
Casting[]
The creative team sought a Latina to play the role of Wednesday Addams to align with character Gomez Addams's heritage, an aspect of the character that was already worked into the series' script. In May 2021, Jenna Ortega, who is of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent, was cast in the role. Millar stated that, upon their first Zoom call together, the creative team knew that "nobody else on this planet" was better suited to portray the character.[6]
Filming[]
Principal photography for the first season took place between September 2021 and March 2022 in the Southern Carpathian town of Bușteni, Romania. Filming locations included Cantacuzino Castle, serving as the setting for the fictional Nevermore Academy, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Sinaia railway station, the Bucharest Botanical Garden, Monteoru House, and the historic Olga Greceanu Mansion in Dâmbovița County, standing in for the Gates mansion. Exterior shots of Cantacuzino Castle were supplemented with computer-generated imagery. Other settings, including the entire town of Jericho, were constructed at Buftea Studios. Production designer Mark Scruton based his set design primarily on Charles Addams's original cartoons and drew inspiration from Burton-directed films such as Beetlejuice (1988) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).[7]
The second season began filming in May 2024 in Ireland. Ortega's schedule for the show was discussed with the filmmakers of the Scream franchise prior to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, leading to Ortega's departure from the upcoming Scream 7 due to the scheduling conflict. By August 2024, they had completed four episodes. Filming for the second series wrapped in November 2024.[8]
Music[]
Release[]
Gallery[]
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- This was Tim Burton’s first tv show ever produced.
- Wednesday's dance from Woe What a Night went viral one month after premiering.
- Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez, and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo are being upped to series regulars for Season 2.
- Percy Hynes White and Naomi J Ogawa will not be returning for Season 2, but Jamie McShane has reduced into recurring for Season 2.[9]
References[]
- ↑ Otterson, Joe. "Variety." Variety, 13 Nov. 2024, variety.com/2024/tv/news/lady-gaga-wednesday-season-2-cameo-1236209433.
- ↑ Tim Burton Turned Down The Chance To Direct 1991's The Addams Family
- ↑ Tim Burton's Next 3D Animated Film? Da Da Da Da, Snap Snap
- ↑ Tim Burton Reunites With Ed Wood Scribes ForAddams Family And Big Eyes
- ↑ Illumination Chief Chris Meledandri Lines Up Originals for Universal
- ↑ Jenna Ortega To Play Lead Wednesday Addams In Netflix's Live-Action Series From Tim Burton
- ↑ Show Set Design Inspirations
- ↑ Wednesday Season 2 Update: Potential release date, cast details, and more
- ↑ ‘Wednesday’: Three Actors Exit As Series Regulars Ahead Of Season 2 Of Netflix Series