Watch Netflix Original "Wednesday (2022) Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror

Wednesday (2022)
Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Wednesday is an upcoming American comedy horror television series based upon the character Wednesday Addams from The Addams Family. Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, it stars Jenna Ortega as the titular character, with Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez, and Gwendoline Christie appearing in supporting roles. The series is set to premiere on Netflix on November 23, 2022.[2]

A coming-of-age supernatural mystery comedy focusing on Wednesday Addams and her years as a high school student at Nevermore Academy, where she attempts to master her psychic powers, stop a monstrous killing spree of the town citizens, and solve the supernatural mystery that affected her family 25 years ago—all while navigating her new relationships.[3]

Cast and characters
Starring
Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams, a gothic teenage girl and the only-daughter of Gomez and Morticia.
Recurring co-stars
Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams
Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams
Riki Lindhome as Dr. Valerie Kinbott
Jamie McShane as Sheriff Donovan Galpin
Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin
Georgie Farmer as Ajax Petropolus
Moosa Mostafa as Eugene Otinger
Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair
Naomi J. Ogawa as Yoko Tanaka
Joy Sunday as Bianca Barclay
Percy Hynes White as Xavier Thorpe
Gwendoline Christie as Larissa Weems
Victor Dorobantu as Thing
Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams
George Burcea as Lurch
Tommie Earl Jenkins as Mayor Walker
Iman Marson as Lucas Walker
William Houston as Joseph Crackstone
Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo as Deputy Santiago
Oliver Watson as Kent
Calum Ross as Rowan
Johnna Dias Watson as Divina
Murray McArthur as Fabian
Christina Ricci

Development
During pre-production on the 1991 film, Tim Burton was assigned to direct, but ended up passing on it due to scheduling conflicts with Batman Returns, resulting in Barry Sonnenfeld taking the job.[7] In March 2010, it was announced that Illumination Entertainment, in partnership with Universal Pictures, had acquired the underlying rights to the Addams Family drawings.[8] The film was planned to be a stop-motion animated film based on Charles Addams' original drawings. Burton was set to co-write and co-produce the film, with a possibility to direct.[9] In July 2013, it was reported that the film was cancelled.[10]

In October 2020, Wednesday was initially announced as an unnamed Addams Family project being helmed by Burton. The series' production would be handled by MGM Television, with Burton as director. Alfred Gough and Miles Millar would serve as showrunners; while Gough, Millar, and Burton would also be executive producers alongside Gail Berman, Jon Glickman, and Andrew Mittman.[11] In February 2021, Netflix gave the production a series order, consisting of eight episodes.[12] In August 2021, Kayla Alpert was added as an executive producer and 1.21, Tee and Charles Addams Foundation, and Glickmania were also producing the series.[13] In December 2021, it was reported that Danny Elfman joined the series to compose the original theme and score.[1]

Casting
On May 19, 2021, Jenna Ortega was cast in the titular role.[14] On August 6, 2021, Luis Guzmán was cast to guest star as Gomez Addams.[13] On August 9, 2021, Catherine Zeta-Jones was cast as Morticia Addams in an undisclosed capacity.[15] On August 27, 2021, it was announced Thora Birch, Riki Lindhome, Jamie McShane, Hunter Doohan, Georgie Farmer, Moosa Mostafa, Emma Myers, Naomi J. Ogawa, Joy Sunday, and Percy Hynes White had been added to the cast as series regulars.[16] On September 15, 2021, Gwendoline Christie and Victor Dorobantu were cast in starring roles while Isaac Ordonez, George Burcea, Tommie Earl Jenkins, Iman Marson, William Houston, Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo, Oliver Watson, Calum Ross, and Johnna Dias Watson were cast in recurring roles.[17] In December 2021, Birch exited the series, leaving the status of her character, dorm mother Tamara Novak, unclear.[18] On March 21, 2022, it was announced Christina Ricci, who played Wednesday Addams in the 1991 film and its 1993 sequel, was cast as a series regular.[19]