Netflix has confirmed that Wednesday has been officially renewed for a second season. The show follows the character of Wednesday Addams - of The Addams Family - as she moves to a new school and encounters a murder-mystery.
The first season, produced by Edward Scissorhands filmmaker Tim Burton, was released in November. Actress Jenna Ortega, 20, plays Wednesday, who also tries to master her emerging psychic ability while being a student at Nevermore Academy, thwart a killing spree terrorising the town and solve a 25-year mystery involving her parents.
Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta-Jones also stars as Morticia Addams, while Luis Guzman plays Gomez. Isaac Ordonez takes on the role of Pugsley in the series.
In a clip released by Netflix on Friday, Ortega can be heard saying in a voiceover: “Over the past few weeks, I’ve been hunted, haunted and mimicked millions of times across the internet. It’s been pure torture, thank you.”
Netflix said its “global phenomenon” promises “more misery” when the second season returns. When Wednesday was released in November, Netflix said the series held the record for the most hours viewed in a week for an English-language TV series on the streaming giant.
A total of 341.23 million hours of the series were watched by more than 50 million households, Netflix added. Wednesday also starred Christina Ricci, who played Ortega’s character in the films The Addams Family in 1991 and Addams Family Values in 1993.
