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Well, I'll just ask the question that's on everyone's minds: will there be a Wednesday season 2? ICYMI: Everyone's favorite sadistic big sis finally got her own TV series. Netflix's Wednesday, the streamer's newest live-action show all about Wednesday Addams of the Addams Family came straight from the deliciously twisted mind of Tim Burton and the show's first season premiered in late November 2022.

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20-year-old Jenna Ortega is the latest actress to step into the black-and-white attire of Wednesday Addams, and her modern version of the character can arguably brush shoulders with Yellowjackets star Christina Ricci's beloved, iconic portrayal of Wednesday from the early ‘90s. The gothic, death-obsessed teen and her macabre-loving family are back in the spotlight, and we truly can’t get enough. Which brings us back to the main question at hand: will there be a Wednesday season 2?!

By the finale in episode 8, we receive many satisfying — and TBH, shocking — answers to the mysteries Wednesday is wrapped up in for the season's entire arc, but we're left with a lot of questions, too. No spoilers, but… will [redacted] return after escaping custody? Is Wednesday still in danger? Who sent her that [redacted]? What will happen to [redacted] now that [redacted] is dead? Below, we've gathered a complete guide to everything we do know so far about Wednesday season 2, including the next installment release date, plot details, cast info, trailer, and more!

Will there be a Wednesday season 2 on Netflix?

Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams, Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin

Wednesday season 1 debuted on Netflix on November 23, 2022 to popular and critical acclaim. As of right now, the streaming service has not announced whether the hit show will be renewed for a second season. However, the showrunners of the new coming-of-age series opened up about a potential season 2, and teased their storytelling plans if the Wednesday universe were to continue. While speaking to TV Line, co-showrunners Miles Millar and Al Gough revealed that they planned Wednesday storylines as far out as “four seasons." 

“We felt like we just touched the surface with those characters and the actors are so amazing in those roles," Millar said. He also acknowledged that the show's focus on Wednesday Addams and her journey “to forge her own path outside the family is important," but that the writers room would be “definitely” be interested in featuring more of the Addams family dynamic in future seasons.

“For us, it’s always looking at the future, and when we sit down to create a show, it’s looking at multiple seasons, ideally," Millar also shared to Variety. "That’s never expected, but that’s the anticipation that hopefully the show is successful. So you always lay out at least three or four seasons’ worth of potential storylines for the characters. It can evolve and change. Often, you want to see which characters or cast pop and who you like to write for. So you want to keep it open and organic enough to change it and evolve, but we certainly have a pretty clear runway of what we want to do in future seasons.”

Series star Jenna Ortega also has some ideas about what she'd like to see from her character Wednesday in potential future seasons. “I kind of want her to be darker,” Jenna told Entertainment Tonight on November 30. “I want her to get more in the nitty-gritty of things and not play things so safe, because there are a lot of lines about her saving the school and doing whatever, but for me, her main drive with the monster is of a competitiveness. Kind of, ‘Man, how’s this guy doing this?’”

“I think I want it to continue down an antihero stream rather than a typical hero," added Jenna. We definitely want that, too. Cross your fingers for a season 2 renewal Outcasts — and Thing's fingers!

Is there a trailer for Wednesday season 2?

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At the moment, there is no trailer for Wednesday season 2. Let's keep manifesting, shall we?

What is Wednesday about?

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Wednesday has been called a unique mix of fantasy-horror-mystery-comedy – but has been described first and foremost as a coming-of-age series. The 8-episode first season followed Wednesday Addams' first year as a student at Nevermore Academy. The first chapter of Wednesday's story depicted her attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.

The Wednesday season 1 finale ended with multiple cliffhangers and a massive twist, so there's definitely more to explore — and many questions that need answering — if the show were to get a second season.

Who plays Wednesday Addams in Wednesday?

Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams

Jenna Ortega was cast in the show's titular role back in May 2021. She posted a photo of herself on Instagram holding the pilot's script, with the caption: “New chapter. Hope I can do Wednesday Addams justice. *snaps twice*."

A little over a year later, Netflix finally released a first look at Jenna's transformation into the character — and she's terrifyingly unrecognizable as Wednesday Addams. In photos released by Netflix, Jenna can be seen wearing Wednesday's signature white-collared, long-sleeve black dress, her long braided pigtails, her strikingly pale complexion, and her apathetically gaunt expression. Jenna's metamorphosis into the character is so perfect, it's almost scary. Well, I guess that's the point, right?

In November 2022, Jenna Ortega sat down with Teen Vogue for her very own episode of “Character Study." Jenna opened up about what it took to become Wednesday Addams and shared behind-the-scenes tidbits about her transformation. 

“I kind of felt like I was being pranked or something,” Jenna told Teen Vogue of the moment she got an email from Tim Burton saying he was interested in meeting her for the part. The role was a match made in heaven for Jenna, who says she was “compared to Wednesday” her entire life. 

“Because I’m very dry and I don’t think people can tell when I’m being serious or when I’m being sarcastic. And I didn’t think it was that bad until we were on set,  sometimes and Tim might say ‘Ugh… that was dark,'” Jenna said in the video with a smile.

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Jenna was seriously dedicating to becoming Wednesday, previously sharing with Netflix that she took fencing lessons and cello lessons twice a week to prepare for the role and changed her walking style. Jenna revealed even more of her physical and mannerism changes to Teen Vogue.

“I think my posture has improved immensely since working on that job. Because I always made sure I had a straight back. I didn’t move my hands or arms much if I didn’t have to," said Jenna. “At some point during the first couple weeks of shooting, I did a take where I did not blink at all. And Tim [Burton] said, I don’t want you to blink anymore. Weird mannerisms, we try to incorporate things like that.”

When collaborating with series creator Tim Burton to create a new version of Wednesday Addams. Jenna was game to try anything. ("We've never seen Wednesday as a teenage girl.") She shared that when it came to Wednesday's appearance, Tim was “peculiar and specific” about the look, striving for hair distinction from previous versions of Wednesday.

Wednesday Addams and Thing in Wednesday

“We tried silver streaks in my hair, short, tiny braids, really long, thick braids. We just tried all different variations and at some point the hairdresser… he brought out a clip of fringe," said Jenna. The fringed bangs were on the right track for Wednesday's look, but it wasn’t perfect — until Jenna made a suggestion. “‘Hey, maybe just cut my actual hair.’” 

Jenna's take on the iconic character is all-encompassing. She cut her hair, changed her posture, learned new skills, and even slowly started becoming Wednesday. “I think a big part of Wednesday’s color, some of it does play in filter. There was a little bit of makeup. But I spent so much time in Romania and it was winter, that it got to a point where they used to put makeup on my hands and things like that and they just… stopped," Jenna said with a laugh. "I lost all melanin!” Check out Jenna's full episode of Teen Vogue Character Study above.

Who else is in the cast of Wednesday?

Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams

The cast of Wednesday season 1 included Chicago star Catherine Zeta-Jones as Addams Family matriarch Morticia Addams, Narcos actor Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, and Isaac Ordonez as Wednesday's little brother Pugsley. The rest of the cast is rounded out by main and supporting actors Fred Armisen, Riki Lindhome, Jamie McShane, Hunter Doohan, Georgie Farmer, Moosa Mostafa, Emma Myers, Naomi J. Ogawa, Joy Sunday, Percy Hynes White, Gwendoline Christie, and Christina Ricci in a mysterious role. Learn more about the full Wednesday cast here!

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