Steve Buscemi, Billie Piper, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter, and Noah Taylor join as new series regulars, while Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Lumley, Thandiwe Newton, Frances O’Connor, Haley Joel Osment, Heather Matarazzo, and Joonas Suotamo guest star.
Production on Wednesday Season 2 has begun in Ireland, with several new cast members joining the series. Fan-favorite character Thing even delivered new scripts to cast members on set in an adorable new Cast Reveal video:
Jenna Ortega, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez, and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo return to the spooky series, while Steve Buscemi, Billie Piper, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter, and Noah Taylor join as new series regulars. Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Lumley, Thandiwe Newton, Frances O’Connor, Haley Joel Osment, Heather Matarazzo, and Joonas Suotamo guest star.
“We are thrilled that the entire Addams family will be enrolling in Nevermore Academy this season along with a dream cast of icons and new faces, said creators, writers, and showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar in a joint statement.
Wednesday is the Most Popular English TV series on Netflix with 252.10 million Season 1 view; it spent 20 weeks on the Global Top 10. The series, a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery, charts Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy.
Tim Burton acts as director and executive producer, while creators and showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar also executive produce.
Steve Stark, Andrew Mittman, Tommy Harper, Karen Richards, Kayla Alpert, Jonathan Glickman, Gail Berman, and Meredith Averill also executive produce. Jenna Ortega is set to produce for Season 2.
Season 1 VFX were handled by FOLKS; FX Legion; Ghost VFX; MARZ; MELS; Mr.X (now MPC); NetFX; Rocket Science VFX; Stereo D; and Take 5. Painting Practice handled previs and design. The production VFX supervisor was Tom Turnbull; Kent Johnson served as VFX producer.
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