Netflix loves its YA-focused spinoffs of popular properties (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina got four seasons), so it’s not a huge surprise that Netflix has a show starring one of the most iconic goth kids in Wednesday Addams (now played by Jenna Ortega). Now a teen, Ms. Addams has been kicked out of a high school far too normal for her, and is headed to the school where her parents met. Speaking of her parents, the idea of an Addams Family show on Netflix was music to our ears when we learned that Luis Guzmán was cast as Gomez Addams (while Catherine Zeta-Jones is Morticia, his cara mia). And in other solid casting news, The Sandman co-star Gwendoline Christie is playing the principal at the new school that Wednesday enrolls at. The series will see Ms. Addams work on her burgeoning psychic abilities, demand that Thing pledge its loyalty and solve a 25-year-old mystery at her new school. The series, one of the best Netflix shows, has been a smash-hit for Netflix. So much so that Wednesday is the No. 3 all-time most-watched Netflix show, surpassing Dahmer. Here’s how you can watch Wednesday (and we’ve already got all the things to know about Wednesday season 2):
When does Wednesday come out on Netflix?
Wednesday premieres on … you guessed it … Wednesday (Nov. 23) at 3 a.m. ET, on Netflix (opens in new tab). All eight episodes will drop at the same time.
Wednesday trailer
The below trailer shows us how Wednesday Addams gets kicked out of Nancy Reagan High School, in a devious incident involving the swim team. It also shows us Luis Guzman and Catherine Zeta-Jones as Gomez and Morticia.
Tim Burton’s Wednesday Addams cast
Jenna Ortega (You, The Fallout) will portray Wednesday Addams, per a Netflix announcement. Christina Ricci will have a minor role as a character named Marilyn Thornhill. Catherine Zeta-Jones is Morticia, and our favorite piece of casting is Luis Guzmán as Gomez.
Jenna Ortega as Wednesday AddamsGwendoline Christie as Principal Larissa WeemsJamie McShane as Sheriff GalpinPercy Hynes White as Xavier ThorpeHunter Doohan as Tyler GalpinEmma Myers as Enid SinclairJoy Sunday as Bianca BarclayNaomi J Ogawa as Yoko TanakaMoosa Mostafa as Eugene OttingerGeorgie Farmer as Ajax PetropolusRiki Lindhome as Dr. Valerie Kinbott Christina Ricci as Marilyn ThornhillGuest Stars: Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia AddamsLuis Guzmán as Gomez Addams Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley AddamsIman Marson as Lucas WalkerLucius Hoyos as Young Gomez
Tim Burton’s Wednesday Addams story
We know a surprising lot about what Wednesday is going to face. In the announcement, we learned that the eight-episode run ordered by Netflix will see her going to school while dealing with “her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago.”
Tim Burton’s Wednesday Addams crew
According to Netflix’s announcement (opens in new tab), Al Gough (Smallville, Spider-Man 2) and Miles Millar (also Smallville) pitched the streaming service on the series. Then, Netflix found out that Tim Burton (Nightmare Before Christmas, Batman) wanted in on it. In fact, Burton was so interested that Wednesday will mark his debut as a TV series director.
