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Time of India
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
‘Wednesday' Season 2: Jenna Ortega returns with new cast, gripping Plot Details and CONFIRMED Season 3
The popular show 'Wednesday' is coming back with Season 2. returns as Wednesday Addams, and this time, there are more mysteries, new characters, and spooky adventures at Nevermore Academy. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now About ' Wednesday Season 2 ' The hit series 'Wednesday' is making a grand return with Season 2, releasing on August 6, 2025. After the massive success of the first season, fans can look forward to more mysteries, strange happenings, and darker adventures at Nevermore Academy. Jenna is back as the sharp and spooky Wednesday Addams, and this time she's joined by a group of new characters who bring fresh twists to the storyline. With eight new episodes, the season promises to be just as thrilling as the first. New Cast Members Along with Jenna Ortega's return as Wednesday, several new characters will be introduced in Season 2, Steve Buscemi plays Principal Dort, the new head of Nevermore Academy who supports strong outcast pride, Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo joins as Sheriff Ritchie Santiago, Jericho's new sheriff who works closely with Wednesday to solve a fresh series of deaths, then Christopher Lloyd takes on the role of Professor Orloff, a senior teacher who keeps a close watch on students like Pugsley, Joanna Lumley plays Grandmama Hester Frump, Morticia's mother who runs the family funeral business and is serious about the Addams legacy, Heather Matarazzo appears as Judi, who works at Willow Hill and quickly clashes with Wednesday, Thandiwe Newton joins as Dr. Rachael Fairburn, the head psychiatrist treating Tyler Galpin and focusing on outcast mental health, Owen Painter plays Slurp, a zombie brought to life by Pugsley, but things take a dark turn, Billie Piper is Isadora Capri, the new head of music at Nevermore and mentor to Enid Sinclair, Noah B. Taylor plays Bruno, a werewolf who connects with Enid during the summer break, and Evie Templeton joins as Agnes DeMille, a new student who admires Wednesday for saving Nevermore. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Season 3 confirmation The show's global popularity lead to the production house officially confirming that 'Wednesday' will return for a third season. The first season set a major record with over 252 million views in just 91 days, making it the most-watched English-language show on the platform. Season 2 is expected to continue that success and break even more records.
Daily Record
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Wednesday bosses tease one star will see 'new powers' in Season 2
Wednesday season 2 is just weeks away and bosses have given fans a glimpse at what they can expect Wednesday bosses have teased that one star will see evolving new powers ahead on the brand new season. Wednesday enthusiasts are eagerly awaiting the much-anticipated second series of the beloved programme. It's been an extensive three years for audiences since Wednesday first mesmerised viewers globally. With its innovative approach to the Addams Family world, the first series witnessed Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) adjusting to her fresh existence at Nevermore Academy, an institution for supernatural outcasts. From lycanthropes to blood-suckers, the academy encountered everything. Despite originally being a loner, Wednesday quickly became a vital part Nevermore and discovered herself caught up in her own huge investigation. And Wednesday, series 2 is merely weeks away, guaranteeing more intricate and sinister plotlines. Now, Wednesday executives have spoken candidly about Pugsley, whom supporters will witness more of this series. Pugsley Addams is Wednesday's younger sibling. Programme creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar have tantalized fans with what they can anticipate. Pugsley is destined to be accepted to Nevermore as a pupil himself, but only time will reveal how Wednesday will take the news. Alfred Gough hinted: "One of the things we learned in Season 1 is how much people love the Addams family, and there really isn't a lot of Addams family lore that exists. We love having the open playing field of creating the Addams family myth and delving deeper, so we wanted to bring them to Nevermore." He further commented: "Also, Pugsley's come as a student, so now Wednesday has to deal with her younger brother being here. And as Miles said, there's a lot of family secrets that start to get uncovered." Gough confessed that Wednesday is "not feeling great about the idea", adding: "I don't think anybody really wants their little brother with them at school. Pugsley is somebody who's always struggled to make and have friends. He didn't have any friends in Normie school and that's what he really wants." A "socially awkward" Pugsley finds himself "trying very hard" but ends up sharing a room with Eugene (Moosa Mostafa). However, things don't go as planned, as Pugley soon finds himself raising a zombie. Gough explained: "He's also rooming with Eugene (Moosa Mostafa), who's cool now because he helped save the school. Then, of course, in a typical Addams scenario, Pugsley finds a friend by ultimately raising a zombie." Tim Burton himself described Pugsley as an "outcast among outcasts", stating: ". He comes into Nevermore for the first time, so we get to see his beautiful experience at school. Everybody has their own specialty power, and he's new to his own. He's just exploring his newfound teenage powers."
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
WEDNESDAY Season 2 Trailer: a Campus Stalker, Spiraling Psychic Powers, and More Woe
Our favorite little stormcloud who is full of woe returns again soon. Wednesday season two is a little less than a month away, and we cannot wait to see what other secrets Nevermore Academy holds. We know that her brother Pugsley will join in on the fun in some way. But what we didn't quite anticipate was Wednesday being a full-fledged celebrity, which is what happens in the series' newest trailer. In the clip, the Addams family returns to Nevermore only for Wednesday to discover that things are different. She's like a local celebrity after basically saving the day at the end of season one, with other students forming a fan club around her. Yes, we're talking fan art and all of that, which makes Wednesday very uncomfortable. RELATED ARTICLE WEDNESDAY's Isaac Ordonez on Pugsley Being an the Ultimate Outcast and Finding Power But that's the least of her worries. She has black tears coming from her eyes during her visions, one of which includes Enid's death that's apparently her fault. There's something else brewing at this special school and we will have to wait and see what's going on. If the trailer is any indication, we are in for another mysterious and spooky ride with Wednesday. Wednesday season two will premiere Part 1 on August 6.
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
WEDNESDAY's Isaac Ordonez on Pugsley Being the Ultimate Outcast and Finding Power
Wednesday season two will be here in two snaps. Well, not that soon. But we are heading back to Nevermore on August 6 to catch up with our favorite little storm cloud. This season, we will get to know more about the other Addams family members, including Wednesday's little brother Pugsley. Sure, he's the butt of many of her deadpan jokes and the subject of her torturous experiments. But Pugsley Addams is coming to Nevermore Academy and he's trying to find his way among a crowd of outcasts. We caught up with Isaac Ordonez to chat about his expanded role in Wednesday season two, working with Tim Burton, and more. Nerdist: Before you joined 's cast, what was your relationship with the Addams family franchise? What made you want to join the series? Isaac Ordonez: I saw the first season of the black and white series. I didn't see the second season because it wasn't on Amazon at the time. Then I saw the movies. I did see the animated movie as well because that has quite a bit of Pugsley and Tim Burton, and I've seen majority of his big movies. I grew up with him. Something I saw that separated Pugsley from the rest of the family members is that he's an outcast among outcasts, but he also had this crazy mischievous mindset. Those are indeed consistent character traits for Pugsley in all his many appearances. Now, in season two, we will get to see Pugsley alongside his sister at Nevermore Academy. What do you think he wants out of that experience? Ordonez: Friends! I think he assumes that because Wednesday is well known and has all these stories that he was going to be so popular. But that's not quite the case. I can see that. The younger sibling who sort of lives in the shadow of their older sibling and wants to forge his own path. And hopefully he can find his way with his newfound powers. How are you hoping that he develops his powers and as a person in the future? Ordonez: We see him use them a lot… This season, I saw pretty big growth in Pugsley. I think he learns a lot of lessons and starts to take things more so for granted. RELATED ARTICLE WEDNESDAY Season 2 Confirms 2-Part Release with New Trailer We cannot wait to see what happens! I'd love for you to talk a little bit more about your filming experience this season. What was it like working with Jenna Ortega and Tim Burton and establishing your place within the set's dynamic? Ordonez: I think working with such big names and such talented people influences how I act. I feel like I get better at my job just by watching them through the monitor and picking up some of this stuff that they're doing. I love it. Jenna is amazing. It sounds like a great experience! You're a part of that talented circle, too. Don't forget that. Ordonez: I appreciate that!
Gizmodo
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
All the Kookiest Things to Remember About ‘Wednesday' Before Season 2
In honor of Friday the 13th, here's what you need to remember from season one before Wednesday returns to Netflix in August. Happy Friday the 13th, you Wednesday fandom kooks. The Jenna Ortega-starring Addams Family spin-off series from Tim Burton follows the Addams' eldest as she attends a boarding school filled with other supernaturally inclined youths in a sprawling mystery that has only begun. Wednesday returns to Netflix in less than two months, so we're taking this spooky occasion to pull out our Nevermore notes before school gets back in session. Here's what you need to remember—besides Wednesday having a Friday the 13th birthday, as Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) proudly boasted to Nevermore's headmistress at the start of season one. The Addams Family has powers Right before getting sent off to Nevermore Academy, Wednesday begins to have psychic visions. It's what shows her the swim team picked on Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez) at the normie school they attended before she unleashed punishment by piranhas during their practice. As the season progressed, it led her to discover her connection to Goody Addams, her ancestor from Jericho who was outcast during the pilgrim era by the town founder Joseph Crackstone—a proponent of killing all outcasts during the witch hunt era. Morticia killed a man While being the model student of Nevermore during her time at the academy, Morticia saved the school from by killing Garrett Gates, a descendant of Joseph Crackstone who was obsessed with her and wanted to continue his family legacy of exterminating the town outcast society. Gomez (Luiz Guzman) took the fall for his beloved—they've been soulmates since they met at Nevermore—while the town covered up Gates' attempt on the school. This bit of history comes up as one of Wednesday's first cases meant to drive a wedge between her and her family, but it ultimately brings them closer when she clears her father's name. Friends or foes Despite her reluctance to make any sort of connection with others, Wednesday makes a fair amount of friends and enemies. Her unlikely friendship with Enid Sinclair (Emma Myers), her colorful opposite and werewolf roommate, helps Wednesday identify with others her age as they assist her in solving the Crackstone mystery. Even her early competition, the powerful siren Bianca Barclay (Joy Sunday), eventually comes around to a mutual respect to protect their peers from the attacks their student body suffers at the hands of a mysterious creature in the woods who is connected to it all. The night of the Rave n' Dance, which gets sabotaged by the town bullies, early ally and fellow misfit among the outcasts Eugene (Moosa Mostafa) nearly dies at the hand of the monster. So all the bad blood among the Nevermore student body is put aside to stand together against the looming Jericho monster and Crackstone threats. Bianca's ex, Xavier, encourages Wednesday to join the school's secret society, the Nightshades, who were founded to protect the outcasts. Wednesday declines, due to not wanting to be overshadowed by her mom's legacy as a member. A crush with everything to Hyde Early on in the season, Wednesday meets a boy in town who happens to be sheriff's son. Tyler (Hunter Doohan) helps get her out of trouble with his dad but also harbors a crush on her. As she works to uncover the identity of the monster, she's blinded by her feelings for Tyler. After their first kiss, she sees the truth that he was the monster all along. Turns out, his family secret is that his mother was a Hyde, an outcast type that is so unpredictable and dangerous that Nevermore does not allow them to attend the school. All hands on deck While the show focuses on the strange and unusual youth in the Addams universe, other members of the family join in on the fun. There's a fun cameo from Uncle Fester (Fred Armisen) that reminds you this is still an Addams Family affair. Disembodied hand Thing rooms with Enid and Wednesday to watch over her for Gomez and becomes a pivotal ensemble member. Thing is who nudges Wednesday to come out of her padlocked emotional shell; it also befriends the students wanting to connect with Wednesday on its own. Before Wednesday can uncover the identity of the person controlling Tyler, Thing gets too close and is brutally attacked before seeing the face of Laurel Gates, Garrett's sister, who returns to carry out the Hyde attacks on behalf of the Crackstone legacy. This drives the whole student body to back up Wednesday against the town's narrative that she's the danger that's threatening the school. As things heat up and Joseph Crackstone is summoned alongside the Hyde for a final showdown, Enid finally wolfs out to square up against Hyde Tyler for her found family members. Wednesday vs. Wednesday Christina Ricci, the '90s era Wednesday Addams from the iconic Addams Family movies, is revealed to be Laurel Gates, who posed as a teacher at Nevermore Academy. She murders the school principal and kidnaps Wednesday to use her blood to resurrect Joseph Crackstone so they can unleash revenge on the outcasts once and for all. Laurel leaves Wednesday to bleed out, but Goody Addams is also summoned by the supernatural events and uses Wednesday as a conduit to fight back, while healing her in the process. As Crackstone tries to set Nevermore ablaze, Wednesday distracts him while Bianca helps deliver the deadly blow and destroy him. Laurel rushes Wednesday and they get into it, which is such a cool and satisfying meta moment. The baton is suitably passed as Ortega's Wednesday delivers a foot-stomping blow to Laurel. While we don't know if Laurel survived a Doc Marten to the head, Tyler is carted away in custody. The season leaves Wednesday beginning to get messages from regions beyond of an incoming mystery that set the stage for season two. Wednesday season two part one drops August 6, followed by part two September 3, on Netflix.
