Wednesday: The Addams Family reimagined by Tim Burton

Wednesday Addams will be joining the Nevermore Academy and its quirky students in…a Wednesday TV series.

Directed by Tim Burton and written by Al Gough and Miles Millar for the streaming platform Netflix, Wednesday bills itself as a dark coming-of-age comedy. The Addams Family’s famous daughter struggles to master her growing psychic powers, stop a monstrous murder spree terrorizing the local town, and unravel the supernatural mystery her parents were involved in 25 years ago – all while trying to deal with her new ones. relationships, entangled in the Nevermore Academy.

Say hello to the Addams Family from Netflix.

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jenna Ortega, Luis Guzman and Isaac Ordonez starred in Tim Burton’s new TV series Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/OJIKVxJlbg

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Teaser for Wednesday

The main character is played by American comedian Jenna Ortega (Fallout, American Massacre, Jurassic World – Cretaceous Camp), who, with her stern face and characteristic braids, is at the center of the family. Catherine Zeta-Jones interprets the role of Morticia, Luis Guzman – Gomez, and Isaac Ordoñez – Pugsley, Wednesday’s brother. The cast also includes Victor Dorobantu, with George Burcha playing Larch’s servant. Gwendolyn Christie, Jamie McShane, Percy Hynes White, Hunter Doohan, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Naomi J. Ogawa, Musa Mostafa, Georgie Farmer and Riki Lindhome. Christina Ricci, who played Wednesday Addams in the 1990s TV series, has been cast as a new character in the new version of The Addams Family.

Wednesday in 2022 on Netflix

The Wednesday TV series doesn’t have a release date yet, but is expected to premiere later this year exclusively on Netflix.