The Tim Burton-produced, deliciously droll Netflix thriller starring Jenna Ortega because the titular snarky, pigtailed, cello-playing budding sociopath can be heading again to the streamer with a second season. Right here’s all the things we all know thus far.
Will the forged of Wednesday return for season 2?
Sure, the forged members who survived Season 1—Hunter Doohan (Tyler Galpin), Percy Hynes White (Xavier Thorpe), Emma Myers (Enid Sinclair), Pleasure Sunday (Bianca Barclay), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Morticia Addams), Luis Guzmán (Gomez Addams), and Fred Armisen (Uncle Fester), alongside Ortega’s Wednesday Addams—ought to all be returning.
In the meantime, the fates of those that perished the final time round is much less sure. These embody—spoiler alert—Riki Lindhome’s Dr. Valerie Kinbott, Wednesday’s court-ordered therapist, who was mauled by the Hyde. It’s unlikely that she’ll return for Season 2, although, in fact, nothing is unimaginable at Nevermore.
Then there’s Gwendoline Christie’s college principal Larissa Weems, who was killed by Christina Ricci’s Laurel Gates. Talking to Digital Spy again in 2022, Christie stated of her character: “We haven’t seen her put within the floor, have we? I really feel like Larissa Weems would not likely be ready to entertain or be dominated by something as commonplace as dying.” Nevertheless, it’s additionally attainable that she received’t be again for the subsequent installment.
And as for Gates herself? Her return appears to be the most definitely. Sure, she was defeated by a swarm of bees after which acquired a kicking from Wednesday on the finish of the final season, however her dying was by no means confirmed. Because of this, it’s attainable that she was hospitalized after which imprisoned for homicide. When requested by Leisure Tonight about her future on Wednesday final spring, Ricci replied: “I don’t suppose I’m allowed to say. On my finish, the door is open. She was so enjoyable to play! It’s all the time so enjoyable to play a villain.” Watch this area.
Who’s becoming a member of the forged of Wednesday for Season 2?
Thrillingly, there can be some new blood, too: each Thandiwe Newton and Steve Buscemi have joined the forged for the second installment, per Selection. Whereas character particulars are scarce, sources have reportedly instructed the publication that the latter will take the a part of Nevermore’s new principal. At Netflix’s Tudum: A International Fan Occasion in 2023, the forged additionally confirmed that Wednesday Season 2 would function a brand new member of the Addams household—although who it will likely be is anybody’s guess. Ortega stated that she had her fingers crossed for Cousin Itt, whereas Doohan and Sunday talked about they’d love to satisfy Wednesday’s grandmother.
What would be the plot of Wednesday Season 2?
The plot of Season 2 is underneath wraps, although Ortega has revealed that the subsequent season can be “extra episodic,” with every installment functioning nearly like a standalone movie, in addition to leaning into horror a bit of bit extra. “We’re positively increasing on the supernatural world,” she instructed Vainness Honest in February 2024. “Our present had all types of werewolves and vampires… and I feel we broaden on that a bit of bit. Within the first season, we had episodes that basically stood out visually—just like the dance episode was a extremely massive one for individuals, and that setting was very explicit and it felt like promenade night time, a bit of bit, or Carrie. Each episode [of Season 2] that I’ve learn thus far is like that. It simply stands out by itself as a really memorable scene or bit or setting, which I feel is what I’m most excited for, as a result of to drag that off for eight episodes is, I feel, actually unbelievable and actually fortunate.”
