It's been a long time since we learned anything new about Wednesday season 2, but Netflix finally snapped its fingers and delivered a big update for the show's voracious fan base.
In a press release, Netflix confirmed today (Tuesday, May 7 – a strange day for a Wednesday-based reveal) that principal photography is already underway WednesdayThe second season of Like its predecessor, season 2 will be filmed in Ireland, although it is unclear how long it will last. Anyway, considering it's been 16 months since Netflix renewed Wednesday For a second season after its record-breaking debut, we're glad filming is underway.
That's not the only big announcement that was made about one of the best Netflix shows ever created. As the YouTube video above shows, there are plenty of new faces among the season 2 cast, including doctor who billie piper alumni, Star Wars'Joonas Suotamo, Western worldThandiwe Newton, and The Big LebowskiIt's Steve Buscemi. It was confirmed that this last duo will appear in Wednesday season 2, of course; In fact, we reported on Newton and Buscemi's inclusions after Netflix added them to the season two roster in late April.
A familiar face from the Addams Family returns
Wednesday's Season 2 NOW IN PRODUCTION 🖤 Please give a round of double snaps to our cast, which now includes Christopher Lloyd, Steve Buscemi, Thandiwe Newton, Joanna Lumley, Haley Joel Osment, Heather Matarazzo and Billie Piper. pic.twitter.com/v6nX6eLPP8May 7, 2024
Curiously, Wednesday Season 2 also featured legendary actor Christopher Lloyd as a guest star. Lloyd played Uncle Fester in both Addams Family movies that were released in theaters in the 1990s, but the beloved character was played by Fred Armisen in Wednesday season 1. Netflix has confirmed that Armisen will return as Uncle Fester for the next season installment, so Lloyd will not be replacing Armisen to reprise one of his many iconic roles.
Well, who are the other newcomers? Netflix hasn't revealed the identities of each new character, but the aforementioned YouTube video did drop some news that pleased audiences on some fronts. First, Joanna Lumley will take on the role of another member of the Addams Family on Grandmama. Piper will play someone known as Capri, while Newton and Buscemi's characters are Doctor Fairburn and Barry Dort. Buscemi's Dort is rumored to be the new headmaster of Nevermore Academy, following in the footsteps of Gwendoline Christie's Larissa Weems.
Here's a full list of the new series regulars (listed first) and guest stars we'll see in Season 2:
- Steve Buscemi (The Big Lebowski, the boardwalk empire)
- Billie PiperScoop, Doctor Who season 1)
- Evie TempletonReturn to Silent Hill, The Lord of Misrule)
- Painter Owen (Beautiful little things, The Handmaid's Tale)
- Noah Taylor (Law & Order: Organized Crime, Park Avenue)
- Christopher LloydAddams Family, Back to the Future)
- Joanna Lumley (Fool me once, Paddington 2)
- Thandiwe Newton (Western worldCrash)
- Frances O'Connor (The missing, the twelve)
- Haley Joel OsmentThe Kominsky method, someone I knew)
- Heather Matarazzo (The Princess Diaries, Scream)
- Joonas Suotamo (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Acolyte)
As expected, lead star Jenna Ortega returns as the titular teenager with supernatural abilities. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordóñez and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo, who appeared in the show's hit first season, also reprise their roles as Morticia Addams, Gomez Addams, Pugsley Addams and Deputy Sheriff Ritchie Sanitago. All four cast members have been promoted to series regulars. Lastly, Tim Burton returns to direct and executive produce the show alongside co-showrunners/writers/executive producers Al Gough and Miles Millar.
Wednesday Season 2 has no release date, but I'd be surprised if it doesn't debut on the world's best streaming service sometime in 2025.
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