Just when we thought we couldn't be more excited for a second season of Netflix's Wednesday, star Jenna Ortega is keeping us fed with a long-awaited update.
It's little wonder the show is so hotly anticipated, considering the first season of Tim Burton's creation hit dizzying viral heights on the internet (I don't think any of us have forgotten just yet about that prom scene dance that saw The Cramps' Goo Goo Muck soar up to the number one spot on the Billboard charts, or the subsequent resurgence of 'goth girl' aesthetics in the fashion world).
And according to Ortega, season two is shaping up to be just as iconic, with the actress sharing it's brimming with “a lot of horror references.”
“Visually, I can say we have some of the most fun we’ve ever had. It’s crazy to talk about one frame like this, but there is a frame of Pugsley rolling his eyes back with this contraption around his head—that’s all I can say— and it reminds me so much of Full Metal Jacket,” she told Collider. “It’s insane. So bizarre.”
Who is cast in Wednesday Season 2?
The latest A-lister to join the cast is Grammy and Oscar winner, Lady Gaga. Exact details on her involvement are still under wraps, but we'll just say, we'd love to see a dance scene in the mix (and perhaps an original song to go with it?).
Of course, it wouldn't be Wednesday without Jenna Ortega reprising her titular role. And Netflix have also confirmed the return of Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez, and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Hunter Doohan, Victor Dorobantu, Moosa Mostafa, and Georgie Farmer, as well as Fred Armisen and Jamie McShane in guest roles.
There's also been confirmation of a few extra special names that are joining the cast list for the second season.
Thandie Newton is on the call sheet – although her exact character details are being kept under wraps. And Newton's casting announcement came just days after Fargo, Reservoir Dogs, and The Big Lebowski star Steve Buscemi was announced to be attached to the show's second season.
Again, while exact character details are being kept tightly under wraps, it's rumoured that Buscemi could portray Nevermore Academy's new principal (despite Gwendoline Christie, it seems, teasing her character's return from *spoiler* beyond the grave. Having said in an interview, "We haven’t seen her put in the ground, have we?").
Noticeably absent from Netflix's confirmed casting announcement is Percy Hynes White, who starred in Season 1 as Xavier Thorpe.
Netflix unveiled the seasons' guest star lineup that includes Back to the Future's Christopher Lloyd, Absolutely Fabulous's Joanna Lumley, Sixth Sense's Haley Joel Osment and Scream's Heather Matarazzo.
What can we expect from Season 2?
In the teaser released, cast members confirmed a fan theory that a new Addams family member would be joining the storyline for the next season – exactly who that might be is still up for debate.
Jenna Ortega also revealed she would be co-producing this next season, saying in a Variety 'Actors On Actors' interview with Elle Fanning, “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.”
When is Wednesday Season 2 being released?
Wednesday's second season has officially wrapped filming and post-production is underway. We think we're likely to catch the second season on Netflix in mid-to-late 2025.
