Netflix launched the first teaser video for the upcoming series Wednesday, with Thing (the disembodied hand) as the star. Thing wiggles around as subtitles declare we should heed his warning. “A grave terror approaches and her name is…Wednesday.”
Jenna Ortega (Scream, The Fallout) leads the cast in the title role. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Gwendoline Christie, Christina Ricci (Wednesday in 1991’s The Addams Family and 1993’s Addams Family Values), Hunter Doohan, and Percy Hynes White also star. In addition, season one’s ensemble includes Joy Sunday, Emma Myers, Riki Lindhome, Jamie McShane, Georgie Farmer, Naomi Ogawa, and Moosa Mostafa.
Al Gough and Miles Millar guide the series as showrunners and executive producers. Tim Burton is directing some of season one’s episodes and is also involved as an executive producer. Steve Stark, Andrew Mittman, Kevin Miserocchi, Kayla Alpert, Jonathan Glickman, and Gail Berman also executive produce.
Gandja Monteiro directs episodes five and six. James Marshall is at the helm of episodes seven and eight.
Netflix confirmed a first-look will arrive during Geeked Week on June 6th. A premiere date hasn’t been announced.
Netflix released the following description of the Addams Family spinoff:
“The series is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday attempts to master 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 — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.”
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— Wednesday Addams (@wednesdayaddams) June 1, 2022
