Wednesday

Say hello to Netflix's Addams Family Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jenna Ortega, Luis Guzmán, and Isaac Ordonez star in Wednesday, the new series from Tim Burton.

It's a Thing," hinting that the day will be big for Addam's Family news. I absolutely love the Addams Family and Jenny is PERFECT as Wednesday! And they just had to add the snapping at the end ( which I love )!!!" I love the vibes and aesthetic so much!!" Perhaps the most successful of the family franchise were the 1991 and 1993 films The Addams Family and Addams Family Values. The family has also taken to the stage in its time with a musical adaptation which also centres on Wednesday and her struggles.

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The trailer shows Catherine Zeta-Jones take on the iconic character Morticia and Luis Guzmán as Gomez.

Catherine Zeta-Jones (The Darling Buds of May, Red 2 and Ocean's Twelve) and Luis Guzman (Shameless, Narcos, Journey 2) are then seen in the back of a car, telling Wednesday she will "love" Nevermore as they head to the academy. There will be eight episodes to the series when it drops on the streaming platform. Netflix has teased the plot saying: "The series is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy.

Tim Burton's television debut is just around the corner, and from the looks of the trailer, it's going to be everything you'd expect from and eight-hour Tim ...

Jenna Ortega leads the stellar cast as the titular Wednesday. That was very important to us and very important to Tim [Burton].” “I saw some of the wardrobe photos before I went [to set] so I knew [what she looked like in character] and I was like, it’s such a great modern take on Wednesday,” Ricci continued. They said: “I loved working with Tim [Burton]. [Scream](https://thelatch.com.au/scream-6/) and A24’s X, [Jenna Ortega](https://thelatch.com.au/scream-6/)‘s star continues to rise as she takes on the titular role of Wednesday Addams.

She's creepy and she's kooky, she's altogether streaming on Netflix in a matter of months: she's Wednesday, the sullen daughter of Morticia and Gomez Addams ...

The place seems stacked with intrigue, better fashion (headmistress Gwendoline Christie looks divine), and perhaps some supernatural secrets. [Scream](/movie/scream-2022/) sequel, Ortega has stunned us in projects like [X](/movie/x-2022/) and the second season of [You](/tv/you-season-2/), where she makes a compelling victim/final girl every time. [Wednesday](/tv/wednesday-season-1/) is streaming on Netflix in “fall 2022″—keep your fingers ready for clicking in a few months time, then.

The Addams Family are back – with Wednesday centre stage in Tim Burton's Netflix series. Watch the trailer at Empire.

An excellent addition to Scream and a standout in [Ti West’s X](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/x-10/), this looks set to be another success in a very big year for her. We’d watch her Wednesday solving crimes for hours – and luckily, that seems to be exactly what’s in store in the show, due to arrive on [Netflix](https://www.empireonline.com/tv/features/best-netflix-tv-uk/) this autumn. (That, in a way, feels like a throwback to the pastel-meets-goth clash of [Edward Scissorhands](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/edward-scissorhands-review/).) Plus, there’s a brief but excellent glimpse of [Gwendoline Christie](https://www.empireonline.com/people/gwendoline-christie/) as the formidable headteacher of Wednesday’s new school. His series stars [Scream](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/scream-2022/)’s [Jenna Ortega](https://www.empireonline.com/people/jenna-ortega/) as a teenage version of the Addams’ death-loving daughter, causing carnage in school after school and stumbling across a murder plot. And while the freaky family unit have been brought to the screen plenty of times before (most recently [in animated](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/the-addams-family-2019/) [form](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/the-addams-family-2/)), Burton’s take is something new – a teen-drama-mystery series focused specifically on Wednesday Addams, titled Wednesday. [Tim Burton](https://www.empireonline.com/people/tim-burton/), auteur of all things creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky, [taking on an Addams Family project](https://www.empireonline.com/tv/news/first-look-at-tim-burtons-addams-family/).

Promising mayhem, murder, and mystery, the upcoming comedy-horror is, per Netflix, a “sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams' ( ...

When exactly does Wednesday arrive on Netflix? Decider will update this story when an official Wednesday premiere date is announced. No official release date has been announced, but our best guess is the Wednesday before Halloween (October 26).

Christina Ricci, who played Wednesday Addams in the film franchise, will star in an as yet undisclosed role. Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia, Jenna Ortega as ...

What else has Isaac Ordonez starred in? What else has Catherine Zeta-Jones starred in? For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the [Radio Times podcast](https://www.radiotimes.com/podcasts/) with Jane Garvey. Other film and TV credits include The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, [The Personal History of David Copperfield ](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/personal-history-of-david-copperfield-trailer-cast-armando-iannucci-dev-patel/)and [Top of the Lake: China Girl](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/meet-the-cast-of-top-of-the-lake-china-girl/). Who is Gomez Addams? [Game of Thrones](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/game-of-thrones-how-watch/), where she played noble warrior Brienne of Tarth. Most recently, he starred in the Netflix action-thriller Havoc. More recently she appeared as Lucifer in Netflix's live-action adaptation of [The Sandman](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/sandman-netflix-cast-characters/). Millar continued: "Every family is weird, and this one happens to be extremely weird, but they love each other. In Netflix's new series, she'll be older, and trying her hand at high school. She’s very protective of him in a Wednesday way." "Their overt displays of affection drive Wednesday crazy."

The new Wednesday Addams Netflix show, directed by Tim Burton and starring Jenna Ortega, is all the rage. Get a sneak peek!

(Of course, we'll fill you in with the updates in a snap.) Make sure to add this series to your lineup in between binges of the She's partial to writing pieces about the next big TV obsession—anyone else impatiently waiting for "Conversations with Friends"—and keeping you up to date on new trends like the latest must-have from Zara. drumroll snaps, please: Wednesday Addams of yesteryear, Christina Ricci, will also make an appearance in the new series, though her character is under wraps so that it's a surprise for fans. Wednesday won't arrive on our screens until the fall, and a release day has yet to be announced. [Jenna Ortega](https://www.myimperfectlife.com/features/who-is-jenna-ortega)—who's stepping into Wednesday's shoes and donning her iconic pigtails—is also a familiar face in the scary movie genre. From Lisa Loring's adorable portrayal of Wednesday to Christina Ricci's dark, anti-social and devious take on the character, fans have witnessed an evolution of sorts not only amongst Wednesday, but the whole Addams clan.