Netflix unveils first look at Jenna Ortega in Wednesday season two

Jenna Ortega's Wednesday Addams is back and more unhappy than ever. The new season of the Tim Burton-produced series will be released in 2025. Netflix has unveiled a never-before-seen photo of Ortega as the titular character in season two of Wednesday to celebrate the completion of production on the second season. Showrunners and executive producers Al Gough and Miles Millar shared with Netflix Tudum that season two will “explore more Addams Family traditions” and they are excited to introduce an eclectic lineup of incredible new characters.”

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In September, Netflix unveiled new footage from season two at a fan event in Atlanta. The video featured original cast members Ortega, Hunter Doohan, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Luis Guzmán and Catherine Zeta-Jones, and of course Thing (Victor Dorobantu), who returned to the set of Nevermore Academy.

The series also has some familiar names returning for season two: Lady Gaga, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Lumley, Thandiwe Newton, Frances O'Connor, Haley Joel Osment, Heather Matarazzo and Joonas Suotamo. Lloyd played Uncle Fester in the 1991 Addams Family film.

Filming began in Ireland in May – a change from the first season, which was shot mainly in Romania. The debut season of Wednesday was Netflix's most popular English-language series when it released in 2023, with 252 million views, and spent 20 weeks in the streamer's global Top 10. In the first season, Wednesday went in search of the mysterious monster that destroyed Nevermore.