The much-anticipated second season of Netflix’s Wednesday is officially in production in Ireland. Thing delivered scripts to the cast in the streamer’s start of production teaser video, which revealed episode one is titled “Here We Woe Again.” Netflix’s announcement also confirmed new season two regulars and guest stars.
Jenna Ortega returns to lead the cast in the titular role. Emma Myers plays Enid Sinclair, Joy Sunday is Bianca Barclay, Hunter Doohan is Tyler Galpin, Moosa Mostafa is Eugene Ottinger, and Georgie Farmer plays Ajax Petropolus. Season one’s Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams, Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley, and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo as Deputy Santiago have been upped to series regulars for season two.
Newcomers to the weird world of Wednesday include series regulars Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire), Billie Piper (Scoop), Evie Templeton (Return to Silent Hill), Owen Painter (Tiny Beautiful Things), and Noah Taylor (Law & Order: Organized Crime). Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), Joanna Lumley (Fool Me Once), Thandiwe Newton (Westworld), Frances O’Connor (The Missing), Haley Joel Osment (The Kominsky Method), Heather Matarazzo (Scream), and Joonas Suotamo guest star.
“We are thrilled that the entire Addams family will be enrolling in Nevermore Academy this season along with a dream cast of icons and new faces,” stated Wednesday series creators/writers/showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar.
Executive producer Tim Burton, Paco Cabezas, and Angela Robinson are attached as season two directors. Steve Stark, Andrew Mittman, Tommy Harper, Karen Richards, Kayla Alpert, Jonathan Glickman, Gail Berman, and Meredith Averill executive produce. Series star Jenna Ortega is a producer on the show’s second season.
The eight-episode first season premiered on November 23, 2022. Netflix hasn’t announced the season two premiere date.
