Join Jenna Ortega and Tim Burton for an inside look at the character of Wednesday Addams.
Get an inside look at iconic character Wednesday Addams from Netflix’s upcoming new show premiering this fall, WEDNESDAY. This featurette gives fans deeper insight into this series’ take on the beloved Addams Family daughter and the pitch perfect casting of Jenna Ortega. Featured talent includes executive producer and director Tim Burton, showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, Jenna Ortega, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and more!
ABOUT THE SERIES
Logline: The series is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy, where she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the murder mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago – all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.
Premiere Date: Fall 2022
Showrunners / Executive Producers / Writers: Alfred Gough & Miles Millar
Director / Executive Producer: Tim Burton (101-104)
Directors: Gandja Monteiro (105-106), James Marshall (107-108)
Executive Producers: Steve Stark, Andrew Mittman (1.21 Entertainment), Kevin Miserocchi (Tee and Charles Addams Foundation), Kayla Alpert, Jonathan Glickman (Glickmania), Gail Berman, Tommy Harper, Kevin Lafferty
Cast: Jenna Ortega (Wednesday Addams), Gwendoline Christie (Principal Larissa Weems), Jamie McShane (Sheriff Galpin), Percy Hynes White (Xavier Thorpe), Hunter Doohan (Tyler Galpin), Emma Myers (Enid Sinclair), Joy Sunday (Bianca Barclay), Naomi J Ogawa (Yoko Tanaka), Moosa Mostafa (Eugene Ottinger), Georgie Farmer (Ajax Petropolus), Riki Lindhome (Dr. Valerie Kinbott), with Christina Ricci (Marilyn Thornhill)
Additional Cast: Catherine Zeta-Jones (Morticia Addams), Luis Guzmán (Gomez Addams) and Isaac Ordonez (Pugsley Addams)
Twitter: www.twitter.com/WednesdayAddams Instagram: www.instagram.com/WednesdayNetflix
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Network: NetflixGenre: Sci-Fi & FantasySeasons: 2Episodes: 16 | |
OverviewWednesday Addams is sent to Nevermore Academy, a bizarre boarding school 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. |