Netflix hit 'Wednesday' returns for season 2 DW 08/05/2025
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'Wednesday' is set to return on August 6 at Nevermore Academy, with its first season being Netflix's second most successful series globally. Directed by Tim Burton, the show presents a Gen-Z take on 'The Addams Family,' featuring Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams, who attends a unique boarding school. In the second season, she confronts familial responsibilities while tackling a new supernatural mystery. The cast expands with notable additions, ensuring excitement among fans as Netflix has released a preview of the first episode.
Starting August 6, 'Wednesday' returns to Nevermore Academy, and millions of global fans can't wait. Season one of the 2022 Netflix production 'Wednesday' remains the streaming platform's second most-successful series worldwide, second only to 'Squid Game' (2021). It's the first among English-language series, ahead of this year's British surprise hit, 'Adolescence.' The sequel is highly anticipated due to its success and popularity.
Produced and directed by Tim Burton, 'Wednesday' reinvents the cult horror comedy series, 'The Addams Family,' giving it a stylish Gen-Z makeover. Played by Jenna Ortega, Wednesday Addams is a mysterious teenage girl who never blinks and is new to Nevermore Academy, a boarding school for misfits. She's followed around by 'Thing,' a hand with a life of its own.
In addition to attending classes, Wednesday must solve a series of murders. In season two, she faces familiar family obligations alongside a new supernatural mystery, with notable cast additions such as Haley Joel Osment and Steve Buscemi. The new season promises to be intense and thrilling.
Netflix whetted fans' appetites in June by releasing the first six minutes of the first new episode, suggesting that season two will not be for the faint of heart, indicating a darker, more complex narrative ahead.
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