Get ready, Wednesday fans – season 2 of your favourite show is getting closer, as work on the set is already done. Some time ago, Netflix released a video announcing the new stars who would appear in the series, but as it turned out, that wasn’t the end of the casting surprises. The second season of the series will feature a true icon.
The iconic spin-off of The Addams Family was one of the biggest shows on Netflix when it debuted, triumphantly joining the likes of Stranger Things and Squid Game. Considering this, fans were puzzled by the prolonged silence regarding season 2. There was even speculation that another streaming platform could acquire the series.
Netflix finally broke its silence and renewed the series for a second season. However, there are still a lot of questions surrounding the production – here’s what we do know.
When could Wednesday season 2 be released?
According to rumours, the second season of Wednesday was supposed to arrive in 2024. However, production was halted after the beginning of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike in 2023.
Work on Wednesday’s set resumed on 30 April 2024 and finished in December 2024. Netflix confirmed that season 2 will debut on the service in 2025.
What is the plot of Wednesday season 2?
The season 1 finale explained the mystery of Goody Addams, Joseph Crackstone, and the lurking forest creature. However, not all threads were neatly tied up. In the last scene, Wednesday receives an anonymous message and a series of ominous photos. Evidently, someone else is lurking around the school, not pleased with Wednesday’s presence. Does this connect to Marilyn Thornhill’s case? And who is the stalker?
Speaking of Marilyn, her fate is undecided, much like Tyler, who escapes from the prison convoy. Will he seek revenge on Wednesday, or have a change of heart?
The first season also introduced a mysterious cult to which Bianca’s mother belongs. This dangerous organisation will undoubtedly be involved in one of the critical plot lines in the upcoming episodes.
Netflix
There are many more questions to be answered. Who will lead the Nevermore Academy after Larissa Weems’ death? What about Wednesday and Xavier’s romance? How will the relationship between Wednesday and Morticia unfold?
As showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar said in an interview for Hollywood Reporter:
We wanna sort of explore and sort of complicate all of those relationships going forward. The school was closed when they left, which gave us the most possibilities for season two, and I think that’s something that we’re excited to explore. For us, the show also is really about this female friendship, with Wednesday and Enid really being at the center of that. The fact that they really connected with audiences, it has been really gratifying. So, we’re excited to explore now that Wednesday’s dipped her toe into the friendship pool, what’s that gonna look like? It’s like, she hugged. That was her big arc for the season, right? So it’s like now, we do that. Then, the other thing that’s really interesting is to continue to explore the Wednesday-Morticia mother-daughter relationship as well, which now that Morticia knows about the power, it has given her sort of an idea of how that’s going to go. How is their relationship going to evolve?
Interestingly, during a conversation on Variety’s Actors on Actors series, Jenna Ortega said that Wednesday season 2 might abandon teen drama themes and focus on horror instead:
We’ve decided we want to lean into the horror aspect of the show a little bit more because it is so lighthearted, and a show like this with vampires and werewolves and superpowers, you don’t want to take yourself too seriously. We’re ditching any romantic love interest for Wednesday, which is really great.
Who is starring in Wednesday season 2?
According to Entertainment Weekly, the cast of Wednesday season 2 will feature Lady Gaga herself. The pop star, who recently released a new album accompanying Joker: Folie à Deux, in which she played Harley Quinn, has been developing her acting career for quite some time.
Besides starring in the mentioned DC film, Gaga also appeared in Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci, A Star is Born by Bradley Cooper, two Machete movies by Robert Rodriguez and two seasons of American Horror Story. For her acting achievements, she was nominated for several awards, and in 2019, she won an Oscar for her song Shallow for A Star is Born movie.
In 2023 Jenna Ortega mentioned that she would love Lady Gaga to join the cast of Wednesday season 2:
I’m sure Netflix would love that. I think Mrs. Thornhill and Wednesday had this weird mentor relationship or kind of understood each other in a certain way, so, if Lady Gaga were to be a part, I think it would have to be two monsters that understand each other. (via Entertainment Weekly)
For now, it’s not unknown who Lady Gaga will play, but her appearance in the series will certainly make Wednesday’s viewership shoot up even more.
Thanks to the cast revealment clip, we know the names of the other stars who will appear in the second season of the show:
The following cast members will reprise their roles:
- Jenna Ortega – Wednesday Addams
- Emma Myers – Enid Sinclair
- Moosa Mostafa – Eugene
- Georgie Farmer – Ajax Petropolus
- Joy Sunday – Bianca Barclay
- Naomi J. Ogawa – Yoko Tanaka
- Catherine Zeta-Jones – Morticia Addams
- Luis Guzmán – Gomez Addams
- Isaac Ordonez – Pugsley Addams
- Fred Armisen – Uncle Fester
- Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo – Deputy Ritchie Santiago
- Jamie McShane – Sheriff Donovan Galpin
Season 2 will also feature Steve Buscemi, known for such hits as Reservoir Dogs, Fargo, Boardwalk Empire and The Sopranos. The actor will play the mysterious character called Barry Dort, who, according to rumours, might be the new headmaster of the Nevermore Academy.
Billie Piper, known from shows such as Doctor Who, Penny Dreadful, and I Hate Suzie, will appear as a mysterious person called Capri.
Joanna Lumley, who starred in Fool Me Once and Absolutely Fabulous, will play Grandmama.
Thandiwe Newton, the star of Westworld and Crash, will play Dr. Fairburn.
The season will also feature Christopher Lloyd, who appeared as Uncle Fester in Addams Family. It’s unknown who he will be playing in the Netflix series.
Other additions to the cast include:
- Evie Templeton
- Owen Painter
- Noah Taylor
- Frances O’Connor
- Haley Joel Osment
- Heather Matarazzo
- Joonas Suotamowill
As co-showrunners Miles Millar and Al Gough told Tudum:
Our goal this season was to discover some fresh faces as well as invite some acting legends we’ve always admired to join Jenna and the gang at Nevermore. When we survey the talent we’ve assembled we could not be more thrilled. Mission accomplished.
In season 2, we won’t see Percy Hynes White as Xavier Thorpe. The actor left the show after allegations of sexual assault appeared on social media in 2023.
Is there a trailer for Wednesday season 2?
There is no full trailer for the second season yet, but a few months ago, Netflix published an announcement of the upcoming episodes:
Looking for information about other dark fantasy series? Take a look at our articles on Dead Boy Detectives and The Sandman.
Author: Weronika de Oliveira, Entertainment Writer, Tech Advisor
Weronika is an Entertainment Writer at Tech Advisor, where she covers topics related to TV shows, streaming, and movies. With an MA degree in Film Studies, her areas of expertise range from classical and postmodern cinema to contemporary films, series, and pop culture.