Wednesday (TV series)

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Wednesday
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Teaser poster
Genre Comedy horror
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Based on Characters created
by Charles Addams
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Theme music composer Danny Elfman[1]
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Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
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  • Millar Gough Ink
  • 1.21 Films
  • Glickmania Media
  • Tee and Charles Addams Foundation
  • MGM Television
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Release
Original network Netflix
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Wednesday (also known as Wednesday Addams in promotion for the series) 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 in the title role, with Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez, and Gwendoline Christie in supporting roles.

Wednesday is set to premiere on Netflix on November 23, 2022.[2]

Premise

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

Recurring co-stars

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by [4] Original release date [2]
1 TBA TBA Alfred Gough & Miles Millar November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23)
2 TBA TBA Alfred Gough & Miles Millar November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23)
3 TBA TBA Kayla Alpert November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23)
4 TBA TBA Kayla Alpert November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23)
5 TBA TBA April Blair November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23)
6 TBA TBA April Blair November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23)
7 TBA TBA Alfred Gough & Miles Millar and Matt Lambert November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23)
8 TBA TBA Alfred Gough & Miles Millar November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23)

Burton directed four episodes of the season.[5] Gandja Monteiro and James Marshall also directed episodes.[6]

Production

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]

Filming

Filming on the series began on September 13, 2021, in Bucharest, Romania and concluded on March 30, 2022.[20][21]

Release

Wednesday is scheduled to premiere on Netflix on Wednesday, November 23, 2022, and will consist of eight episodes.[2]

References

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External links

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