‘Wednesday’ season 2: Everything we know so far, from new cast to its release date

• Season two of Netflix’s hit show “Wednesday” is in the works and set for release sometime in 2025.
• Star Jenna Ortega has said that season two will digress from the love triangle involving Wednesday. 
• Ortega also said that the horror element of the show will be increased. 

Netflix’s teen series “Wednesday” is returning for more episodes after a wildly successful, viral first season. 

The show, which stars Jenna Ortega as the iconic character Wednesday Addams, was renewed for season two in January 2023. 

Here’s what we know about the upcoming season so far. 

Season 2 will lean more into horror and focus less on Wednesday’s love life

Ortega famously (and controversially) changed script lines and vetoed a flash mob scene on season one of the series.

She’ll have even more of a saying in decision-making for season two.

“When I went into ‘Wednesday’ I really put my foot down and made it clear that everything that I had to say mattered and was heard,” Ortega said in a comedy actress roundtable interview for The Hollywood Reporter. “And as the show went on, we all got a better feel for one another and it’s become a really collaborative experience, and I feel really lucky to be able to be in the room early next season and be talking about scripts and giving notes.”

Ortega also told Fanning that adding a producer credit to her work on “Wednesday” was a “natural progression” because she’s a “hands-on” person.

“With a character like Wednesday, who is so beloved and such a legend, I just really didn’t want to get her wrong,” she explained. “So I try to have as many conversations as possible.”

Ortega continued: “In preparation for a second season, we wanted to get ahead of the curve and make sure that we could start the conversations earlier. And I’m just so curious. I want to see the outfits, new characters that are coming in, scripts, and they were gracious enough to let me put the producer hat on.”

Another Addams family member is expected to appear

Variety reported that the “Miracle Workers” star and “Westworld” actor will both appear in season two of “Wednesday.” Buscemi and Newton have since been added to the official cast lineup. Newton’s role is unclear, but Buscemi will reportedly play the new principal of Nevermore Academy after previous headmistress Larissa Weems (Gwendoline Christie) was killed off during season one. 

Season 2 will be released in 2025

Season two development was paused during the writers’ and actors’ strikes. After both strikes were resolved, Deadline reported that season two of  “Wednesday” will be filmed in Ireland. 

Production kicked off in early May and Netflix unveiled the cast in a video shared that month. Most recently, fans got a behind-the-scenes look at season two as part of Netflix’s Geeked Week. 

Season two will debut in 2025, but it’s unclear when exactly.