There are 8 episodes in the first season of Wednesday.
The Netflix comedy-drama series, Wednesday has been the talk of the town for a while. The series premiered on November 16, 2022, and it was released on Netflix on November 23. The series is a reboot of the classic 'The Addams Family' and specifically revolves around the character Wednesday Addams created by cartoonist Charles Addams.
Wednesday was created by Alfred Gough and Miles Miller. Just days after its premiere the series opened up to plenty of positive reviews from viewers and critics. Jenna Ortega and the entire cast's performance was critically acclaimed. Just within three weeks, the series went on to be the second most-watched Netflix series.
Who is in Wednesday's cast?
Coming to the cast, the cast list for Wednesday is as follows:
Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams
Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams
Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams
Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams
Gwendoline Christie as Larissa Weems
Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin
Percy Hynes White as Xavier Thorpe
Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair
Riki Lindhome as Dr. Valerie Kinbott
Jamie McShane as Donovan Galpin
Naomi J. Ogawa as Yoko Tanaka
Christina Ricci as Marilyn Thornhill / Laurel Gates
Joy Sunday as Bianca Barclay
Victor Dorobantu as Thing
William Houston as Joseph Crackstone
Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester
Georgie Farmer as Ajax Petropolus
Moosa Mostafa as Eugene Ottinger.
What is the plot of Wednesday?
Talking about the plot, the series revolves around the tumultuous life of Morticia and Gomez Addams' eldest daughter Wednesday Addams. The series starts by showing Wednesday being expelled from her 'normal' school for almost killing the entire water polo team by dumping live piranhas into the school's pool as a lesson for bullying her younger brother Pugsley Addams.
Her parents then decided to send her to their alma mater, Nevermore Academy with the hope that she would adjust well with the other outcast and freak students. Wednesday was completely against the idea of attending the same school that her parents attended and planned ways to escape by getting herself expelled again.
However, while at it, she slowly discovers that she has inherited her mother's psychic ability that she puts to use to solve the local murder mystery.
Who plays the role of Wednesday?
American actress Jenna Ortega plays the titular role of Wednesday Addams in the comedy-drama series Wednesday. Ortega is well known for her roles in shows and films like, Jane the Virgin, Scream, The Fallout, You, Iron Man 3, and many more to count.
She was born on September 27, 2002, and is 20 years old as of the current year.
FAQs
Q. Will there be a second season of Wednesday?
A. Yes, Netflix recently confirmed that the production of the second season of Wednesday was underway and the second season will be released in 2023.
Q. Will Jenna Ortega return as Wednesday Addams on Wednesday?
A. Yes, Jenna Ortega will reprise her role as Wednesday Addams in Netflix's comedy-drama series Wednesday.
Q. Who created Wednesday?
A. Alfred Gough and Miles Miller created Netflix's comedy-drama series Wednesday.
