Wednesday star Jenna Ortega said crew in Ireland felt ‘like family' as season two trailer drops

Irish Independent

6 days ago

The eight-episode season of Wednesday, filmed in Ireland, will return to Netflix next month.
The first part of the run, consisting of four episodes, will be released on August 6, with the second part landing on Netflix on September 3.
One of the highest-grossing Netflix series began its production in Ireland in May 2024, wrapping up at the end of last year.
The new season is filmed in and around Co Dublin and Co Wicklow, with Charleville Castle in Tullamore, Co Offaly, serving as the corridors of Nevermore Academy.
The production also headed to Kilternan in south Dublin and Roundwood in Co Wicklow.
Ortega not only reprised her leading role in the series but also sat in the producer's seat this season.
The American actor said she had never been to Ireland before and 'it was wonderful'.
'The crew was so hardworking, so sweet. Everybody here really felt like a family, and it's wonderful that they've all shot together so much,' she said.
"My favourite thing was just how kind the people are, but also the countryside was really nice. I did my best to see as much of the island as I could while I was there.
"I went north, south, east, west, I went all over. I'm pretty proud of myself. This season has some of our best visuals. There's just so much that's going on in so many incredible setups,' she added.
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One of the world's most famous directors Tim Burton, known for Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice, returned to direct the second season of the series, written and produced by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar.
Burton said Ireland was an 'easy place to work': 'It was good. It was just an easy place to work — the people, the technicians, everybody was really good.'
"Last season, we filmed in Romania. This year, we shot in Ireland. Through a combination of sets and locations, we've given it that kind of off-kilter, Addams vibe,' he said.
"The look and the feel of this is, like in all the things I do, an important element in telling the story and what it's about,' he added.
Puerto Rican actor Luis Guzmán, who plays Wednesday's father, Gomez Addams, said he 'loved shooting in Ireland'.
'The people are wonderful. I enjoyed our drivers, because you really had the opportunity to listen to that beautiful Irish accent. There are great places to eat and the landscape is sensational,' he said.
"You see some of the castles — on your drives, you pass these places, and it's like everybody has a stone wall, and it's just so beautiful, so nostalgic.
"There's a real history there, and I love that. The one thing I didn't do is jump into the ocean,' he said.
Showrunner Millar said: 'We built this enormous courtyard called the Link in the middle of the coldest field in Ireland.
'We found this great castle two hours outside Dublin, where we do some of our interiors. That also gave it a tactile feel, that you could connect our exterior set to a real place.'
Set decorator Neville Gaynor created wallpaper based on the illustrations of Irish stained-glass artist Harry Clarke.
Several series regulars will return in the second season, including Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams, Guzmán as Gomez Addams, Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams, and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo as Richie Santiago.
American pop star Lady Gaga will be guest-starring in the second part of the season, while Steve Buscemi of The Big Lebowski also joined the show as a series regular to play Principal Dort.
Other guest stars include Frances O'Connor, Christoper Lloyd, known for playing Uncle Fester in the classic The Addams Family, Joanna Lumley, Thandiwe Newton, Fred Armisen, Jamie McShane, Joonas Suotamo, Fred Armisen, Heather Matarazzo, and Haley Joel Osment.