Everything to Know About Netflix's Upcoming 'Addams Family' Series, 'Wednesday'

Mar. 15, 2025

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The creepy and the kooky are coming to Netflix!

A mysterious and spookyAddams Familyseries, titledWednesday, is currently in the works and it’s sure to leave you snapping.

“Tim has had a history of telling empowering stories about social outsiders likeEdward Scissorhands, Lydia Deitz and Batman,” said Teddy Biaselli, Netflix’s head of original series said in astatement. “And now, he brings his unique vision to Wednesday and her spooky classmates at Nevermore Academy.”

The original Addams Family cast in 1965.Silver Screen Collection/Getty

Addams' characters were first introduced in aNew Yorkercomic strip in the late 1930s, consisting of parents Gomez and Morticia Addams, children Wednesday and Pugsley, Uncle Fester, Grandmama, butler Lurch, and Cousin Itt.

Due to its popularity, several onscreen adaptations have been created since, including an ABC sitcom running from 1964 to 1966, two animated series in 1973 and 1992, another live-action show titledThe New Addams Familyin 1998,The Addams Familymovie in 1991, its 1993 sequelAddams Family Values, andtwo animated filmsin 2019 and 2021.

From the actress cast as the titular role to theAddams Familyalumni slated to make their return, here’s everything to know about the series.

What is Netflix’sWednesdayabout?

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Burton’s coming-of-age comedy, described as a “sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery,” chronicles high school student Wednesday as she strives to perfect her emerging psychic ability while she juggles the complexities of relationships within Nevermore Academy.

Simultaneously, Wednesday tries to prevent a monstrous killing spree that’s taking over the local town, while attempting to uncover the supernatural mystery involving her parents that took place 25 years ago.

Who’s starring as Wednesday in the Netflix series?

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Ortega has big shoes to fill (and long pigtails to braid) as she joins the list of actresses who’ve played the iconic character over the years, including Lisa Loring, Christina Ricci, and Chloë Grace Moretz.

Who else is in Netflix’sWednesdaycast?

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In addition to Ortega as Wednesday,Catherine Zeta-Joneswill play matriarch Morticia Addams, Luis Guzmán will play patriarch Gomez Addams andFred Armisenwill play Uncle Fester.

Rounding out therather large castinclude the following: Hunter Doohan (Your Honor,Truth Be Told), Georgie Farmer(Treadstone, The Evermoor Chronicles), Moosa Mostafa (Nativity Rocks!, The Last Bus), Emma Myers (Girl in the Basement, Taste of Christmas), Naomi J. Ogawa (Skylin3s), Joy Sunday(Dear White People, The Beta Test), Percy Hynes White (The Gifted, Pretty Hard Cases), Thora Birch (Ghost World,The Walking Dead), Riki Lindhome (Knives Out, Another Period) and Jamie McShane (Mank, Bloodline).

Are any originalAddams Familycast members appearing in Netflix’sWednesday?

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Christina Ricci, who starred asWednesday Addams in the Barry Sonnenfeld-directed 1990sAddams Familyfeature franchise, will bejoining the castofWednesday. Due to her beloved performance as the ghoulish girl, fans launched a petition calling for her to be cast in the show when the Netflix series was first announced.

Kevin Miserocchi, Gail Berman, and Andrew Mittman — all of whom worked on the 2019Addams Family— are set to executive produce alongside Jonathan Glickman, who was an executive producer ofThe Addams Family 2.

Is there aWednesdaytrailer?

Netflix releasedthe first official teaserfor Burton’sWednesdayon Aug. 17 — but it wasn’t until Oct. 8 that the streamerdebuted the full trailerat New York Comic Con giving viewers a better glimpse at the creepy and spooky cast.

When willWednesdaybe released on Netflix?

Netflix recently announcedthat the eight-episode series will be available to stream on Nov. 23 (and yes, it’s a Wednesday).

source: people.com