Wednesday Season 2 begins production and new cast announced

Wednesday. (L to R) Georgie Farmer, Victor Dorobantu, Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nayo, Joy Sunday, Owen Painter, Emma Myers, Billie Piper, Jenna Ortega, Evie Templeton, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Alfred Gough, Noah Taylor, Miles Millar, Tim Burton, Steve Buscemi, Moosa Mostafa, Hunter Doohan on the set of Wednesday season 2. Cr. Helen Sloan/Netflix © 2024

Today Netflix announced the start of production on Wednesday Season 2 in Ireland with several new cast members joining the series. Fan-favourite Thing delivered new scripts to cast members on set. Thing also takes centre stage on Netflix’s newly launched Tik Tok channel, aka “Thing Tok,” dedicated to all things WEDNESDAY from Thing’s unique perspective.

Tim Burton returns to direct. Al Gough and Miles Millar (Creators/Writers/Showrunners) said “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.”

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo return and are upped to series regulars alongside Jenna Ortega.

New series regulars include Steve Buscemi (The Big Lebowski, Boardwalk Empire), Billie Piper (Scoop, I Hate Suzie), Evie Templeton (Return to Silent Hill, Lord of Misrule), Owen Painter (Tiny Beautiful Things, The Handmaid’s Tale) and Noah Taylor (Law & Order: Organized Crime, Park Avenue)

Guest stars include Christopher Lloyd (Addams Family, Back to the Future), Joanna Lumley (Fool Me Once, Absolutely Fabulous), Thandiwe Newton (Westworld, Crash), Frances O’Connor (The Missing, The Twelve), Haley Joel Osment (The Kominsky Method, Somebody I Used to Know), Heather Matarazzo (The Princess Diaries, Scream) and Joonas Suotamo.