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UPI
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- UPI
'Wednesday' renewed for Season 3
1 of 6 | "Wednesday" has been renewed for Season 3. Photo courtesy of Netflix July 23 (UPI) -- Netflix has announced Wednesday will return to the streamer for Season 3. The news arrived Tuesday, just weeks ahead of Season 2, Part 1's arrival Aug. 6. Season 2, Part 2 will follow Sept. 3. "(Co-creator and co-showrunner) Miles (Millar) and I have been doing this long enough to know that shows like this don't come along every day," co-creator and co-showrunner Alfred Gough told Netflix's Tudum. "It's such an alchemy of writing, directing, acting, crew, streamer, studio and fans. We remain grateful and excited to continue this journey and tell these stories with all of our partners." He said the third chapter of the series will continue to excavate the characters and Nevermore Academy. "We will be seeing more Addams Family members and learning more family secrets in Season 3," Millar told Tudum. Season 2 will see Catherine Zeta-Jones' Morticia, Luis Guzman's Gomez and Issac Ordonez's Pugsley getting more time onscreen, Netflix said. Netflix also released a poster Tuesday that shows Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) holding a crystal ball with the number 3 in the center. "Season 2 awakens in two weeks. Season 3 is the next omen -- already in motion, already inevitable," a caption reads. Season 2 Part 1 arrives Aug. 6. Part 2 premieres Sept. 3. Jenna Ortega's career: 15 images of the Hollywood star Jenna Ortega attends the premiere of "Pete's Dragon" in Los Angeles on August 8, 2016. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Forbes
2 hours ago
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- Forbes
Netflix Renews Jenna Ortega's Hit Series ‘Wednesday' For Third Season
Jenna Ortega will return for a third season of "Wednesday." Jenna Ortega will be back for a third run as the leading character in Netflix's hit Addams Family-inspired series. The streaming giant announced it has renewed Wednesday for a third season - just ahead of the show's return in August. Wednesday, which first debuted on Netflix in November 2022, quickly became a global phenomenon. The series - which also stars stars prolific Puerto Rican film and TV actor Luis Guzmán and Oscar-winning actress Catherine Zeta-Jones as Gomez and Morticia Addams - shattered records, becoming Netflix's most popular English language show of all time with over 252 million views in its first 91 days. It reached the number one spot in 90 countries and crossed the one billion hours viewed mark just three weeks after its release. "The undeniable impact of Wednesday resonated immediately with fans worldwide, driving it to the top of our charts as our most popular English language TV show, and sparking cultural trends," said Bela Bajaria, Netflix's Chief Content Officer. "We are so proud of Al Gough, Miles Millar, Tim Burton, Jenna Ortega, and the entire Wednesday cast and crew for everything they've accomplished." Season 1 stayed at the #1 spot of the Netflix Global Top 10 for six consecutive weeks after its release, still a record for an English TV show on the platform. Additionally, the show's first season broke the record for the most-viewed in a week for an English language TV series on Netflix twice in back-to-back weeks. (L to R) Steve Buscemi as Barry Dort, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams, Jenna Ortega as ... More Wednesday Addams, Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams, Joonas Suotamo as Lurch, Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams in a season 2 episode of "Wednesday." The appeal of the supernatural dramedy series continues to grow, with Season 2 becoming one of the most anticipated new Netflix titles of 2025 with more than 2.8 billion social impressions to date. Creators, writers, and showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar expressed their excitement about the renewal in Wednesday fashion: "It's been a dark delight to watch Wednesday cast her spell over audiences across the globe - one deadpan quip at a time. We're beyond thrilled she'll be returning to stalk the halls of Nevermore in Season 3. This time, she'll unearth more of the school's sinister secrets - and descend even deeper into the Addams family crypt. Or, as Wednesday would say: 'Nothing brings a family together like a good exhumation.'" Season 2 will arrive in two parts, with the first four episodes dropping on August 6, 2025, and the remaining four on September 3, 2025. Ortega's razor-sharp wit and deadpan charm as Wednesday Addams promises to continue building upon the upcoming season's darkly comedic, supernatural mayhem that made the show a hit as she sees the line between her school and family life not just blur - it gets "hacked to pieces," teased director and executive producer Tim Burton, hinting at even more Addams family drama on campus. The new season is packed with star power, including a guest appearance by Lady Gaga in Part 2. The music superstar will play Rosaline Rotwood, a legendary and enigmatic Nevermore teacher who crosses paths with Wednesday. The season will also introduce viewers to new characters as Wednesday navigates family, friends and old adversaries while tackling a new bone-chilling supernatural mystery. Details about Season 3's plot, casting and production timeline remain under wraps. But the early renewal signals Netflix's confidence in the franchise's continued success and cultural relevance.
Yahoo
3 hours ago
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‘Wednesday' Season 2, Part 1 First Look Gallery: Jenna Ortega Returns in The Netflix Original Series
Tim Burton's hit series Wednesday, featuring Jenna Ortega as the titular character, is set to return to Netflix for its second season on August 6, 2025. Netflix has just dropped the first-look images from Part 1, giving us a sneak peek at what's in store. This season, Wednesday Addams is back at Nevermore Academy, where she'll face new challenges and familiar faces. Expect more of her signature razor-sharp wit and deadpan charm as she navigates family dynamics, friendships, and old rivalries. Beyond the social complexities, Wednesday will also find herself embroiled in a brand-new, bone-chilling supernatural mystery, promising another year of delightfully dark and kooky mayhem. More from Deadline 'Wednesday' Season 2: Everything We Know About The Cast, Premiere Date & More 'Wednesday' Season 2 Trailer: Enid's Demise Teased As Death Lingers Over Nevermore Academy Lady Gaga Closes Out Netflix's Tudum With Mesmerizing On-Theme 'Wednesday' Performance Featuring Viral Dance RELATED: 'Wednesday' Season 2 Trailer: Enid's Demise Teased As Death Lingers Over Nevermore Academy The creative team behind the series, including creators/showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, along with executive producer and director Tim Burton. Wednesday season 2 will launch in two parts on August 6, 2025 (part 1) and September 3, 2025 (part 2) Scroll down to look at the latest photos from season 2. Best of Deadline 'The Buccaneers' Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? 'The Buccaneers' Season 2 Soundtrack: From Griff To Sabrina Carpenter 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery Solve the daily Crossword
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3 hours ago
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‘Wednesday' Season 2 Trailer: Enid's Demise Teased As Death Lingers Over Nevermore Academy
Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) returns to Nevermore Academy in the trailer for Season 2 of Netflix's Wednesday, revealing some 'mysterious and kooky' plot details. 'How does it feel?' Morticia Addams (Catherine Zeta-Jones) asks her titular daughter in the trailer, as the family arrives with her at Nevermore to drop her off. More from Deadline 'Wednesday' Season 2, Part 1 First Look Gallery: Jenna Ortega Returns in The Netflix Original Series 'Wednesday' Season 2: Everything We Know About The Cast, Premiere Date & More Netflix's 'Queer Eye' To End With Season 10 She responds dryly, 'Like returning to the scene of the crime. I already know where the bodies are buried.' Watch the trailer above. Wednesday is focused on getting where she needs to be when she is approached by a bubbly man dressed in head-to-toe purple. This is her new principal, Barry Dort (Steve Buscemi), who refers to Wednesday as the savior of Nevermore, a comment connected to her heroic deeds in Season 1. Much to the famous pupil's chagrin, she also has a bevy of fangirls hoping to get their queen's autograph. Once the fandom dies down, Wednesday reunites with Enid (Emma Myers), who is looking excitedly to a new year full of fun with her roomie. However, Wednesday becomes entranced, leading to a horrible vision: Enid is dead, and Wednesday is somehow at fault. Wednesday confesses what she saw to her mother, who vows not to let history repeat itself. This season, the show's protagonist will also count on the support of Grandmama (Joanna Lumley), whose powers have yet to be revealed. This trailer sadly does not reveal Lady Gaga in her guest role — which is rumored to be a teacher — but the rest of the gang was all in tow: Luis Guzmán as Gomez, Isaac Ordonez aș Pugsley, Joonas Suotamo as Lurch, Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin, Joy Sunday as Bianca Barclay, Victor Dorobantu as Thing, and Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester. The season will be released in two parts, with Part 1 premiering August 6 and Part 2 following September 3. Additionally, the cast and creators of Wednesday will take the show on the road this month as part of the promotional Doom Tour. They will be making stops across the globe including in Europe (England, Poland, Italy, France, Romania), North America (U.S., Canada), Asia (South Korea) and Australia. [youtube Best of Deadline 'Stick' Release Guide: When Do New Episodes Come Out? 'Stick' Soundtrack: All The Songs You'll Hear In The Apple TV+ Golf Series 'Wednesday' Season 2: Everything We Know About The Cast, Premiere Date & More
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3 hours ago
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‘Wednesday' Season 2: Everything We Know About The Cast, Premiere Date & More
Updated with the latest: Wednesday's sophomore season has become the latest to get the two-part release treatment from Netflix. After the runaway success of Netflix and Tim Burton's Addams Family stand-alone series Wednesday starring Jenna Ortega, the streamer renewed it for a second season in January 2023. That decision came less than three months after the eight-episode Season 1 premiered. It eventually became the most-watched original series ever on the streamer, with more than 252 million views to date, far surpassing Stranger Things Season 4, Dahmer, and Season 1 of Bridgerton on the all-time list. More from Deadline 'Wednesday' Season 2, Part 1 First Look Gallery: Jenna Ortega Returns in The Netflix Original Series 'Wednesday' Season 2 Trailer: Enid's Demise Teased As Death Lingers Over Nevermore Academy 'Squid Game's Kim Si-eun & Roh Jae-won Join 'All Of Us Are Dead' As Korean Zombie Drama Season 2 Enters Production Season 1 received 12 Emmy nominations, including for Ortega in Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She became just the third Latina ever to be nominated in a leading actress category. The series won four Emmys, though Ortega lost out to Abbott Elementary's Quinta Brunson on Emmy night. When will Season 2 be released? Netflix has deemed Season 2 of Tim Burton's Wednesday as the next season that will have a split release in two parts. Part 1 will arrive on the streamer August 6, and Part II will follow starting Sept. 3, just in time for fall and the Halloween season. RELATED: Is Season 2 in production? Netflix revealed Dec. 4 that production on Season 2 of Wednesday had officially wrapped. The Hollywood strikes in 2023 delayed a return to production for the MGM Television-produced series. In November 2023, it was confirmed that shooting for Season 2 would begin in late April 2024 in Ireland. That's a change from Season 1, which was shot in Romania (the series' success made the location a tourist hot spot, but logistical challenges made a move inevitable). RELATED: During press for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024), Jenna Ortega revealed to Extra TV that four episodes of Wednesday had been shot. What is Season 2 of Wednesday about? How will Season 2 expand on Season 1? As of July 9's full trailer, the plot of Season 2 has become more clear as Wednesday has a vision of her roommate Enid's (Emma Myers) death. Even more gruesome, Wednesday says it is all her fault. Wednesday's mother, who knows what the ink-black tears streaming down her daughters face mean, asks about this vision and vows not to let history repeat itself. Joanna Lumley's Grandmama will also guide Wednesday this season. Creators Al Gough and Miles Millar hinted that there might be more Addams family members — confirmed by the cast during a Tudum appearance, though they wouldn't say who — and the idea of an expanded universe is already in the works with a spinoff series revolving around Uncle Fester already in the works from Netflix and series producer MGM Television. Fred Armisen played Fester, the bald but soft-hearted brother of Gomez Addams, in a guest appearance in Season 1 when he showed up Nevermore Academy to help Wednesday and Thing out of a jam. RELATED: Gough and Millar also said that Wednesday's relationship with her mother (played by Catherine Zeta-Jones in Season 1) might also get some more screen time in Season 2, a hint further confirmed with Zeta-Jones, along with Luis Guzman and Isaac Ordonez, now elevated to series regulars. Ortega, who is now also an executive producer, also suggested that the new season would have a stronger emphasis on horror over teen romance, which Season 1, er, flirted with a bit. 'I think everything is bigger,' Ortega said of Season 2 on the red carpet at the Emmys. 'It's a lot more action-packed. I think each episode will probably feel a little bit more like a movie, which is nice.' Are the original cast members returning? As production on Season 2 began, Netflix confirmed that Zeta-Jones (Morticia), Guzman (Gomez), Ordonez (Wednesday's younger brother Pugsley) and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo (Sheriff Deputy Ritchie Santiago) are now series regulars. They are joined by new series regulars Billie Piper, Steve Buscemi, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter and Noah Taylor. Netflix also confirmed that Percy Hynes White (Xavier), Jamie McShane (Sheriff Donovan Galpin and Tyler's father) and Naomi J Ogawa (Yoko Tanaka) will not be returning in that capacity. McShane has been listed as a guest star. RELATED: That first-year cast was led by Ortega and included Gwendoline Christie, Riki Lindhome, McShane, Hunter Doohan, White, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Georgie Farmer, Ogawa, Christina Ricci and Moosa Mostafa, with Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzman recurring. Christie's Principal Weems, Lindhome's Dr. Kinbott and even Ricci's Marilyn Thornhill aka Laurel Gates certainly seemed to be in dire straits by the end of Season 1, but can anyone really be ruled out future episodes given the series' fantasy elements? Are there any new actors joining the cast of ? In addition to the new series regulars, Netflix confirmed that Season 2 guest stars will include Joanna Lumley as Grandmama, Thandiwe Newton as Dr. Fairburn, Frances O'Connor, Haley Joel Osment, Heather Matarazzo and Joonas Suotamo. Armisen is reprising as Uncle Fester, with Christopher Lloyd, who played Fester in the movies, also guest starring. Steve Buschemi will also join the series in an undisclosed role. Lady Gaga is the latest star set to appear in Season 2 of Burton's macabre series. Her role is under wraps. RELATED: How to watch the series: Like the first season, Wednesday streams on Netflix, which offers three tiered plans: Standard with ads ($6.99/month), Standard ($15.49/month and Premium ($22.99/month). Is there a trailer for Wednesday Season 2? A full trailer arrived July 9, teasing what's in store for Season 2 as Wednesday returns to Nevermore Academy. RELATED: Netflix released a 2-minute teaser trailer that watches Ortega's titular Wednesday Addams return to Nevermore Academy in Jericho, Vermont, where a new murder mystery awaits her and her friends. Her Addams Family parents Gomez and Morticia feature prominently in the clip, and there is a shot of Uncle Fester (Fred Armisen) in a bath tub. New faces such as Steve Buschemi and Joanna Lumley also appear in the clip that kicks off with Wednesday pulling a seemingly never-ending supply of weapons and torture devices from her pockets and bag in the airport security line. Dolls also seem to be a theme in the trailer as Wednesday's roommate Enid is gifted one that looks like her with soft curls 'made of real human hair.' Wednesday tells her mother not to fret because she does her best work in the dark. Will there be any more seasons of Wednesday on Netflix? Yes, the streamer has renewed the show for a Season 3. 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