Lady Gaga has joined the cast. Warning: Wednesday spoilers ahead!
Wednesday was the breakout show of 2022. And for excellent reason, with the ‘all together ooky’ levels of spookiness catered to all scare levels, while the sombre fashion choices had us seriously lusting – all with the fabulous Jenna Ortega expertly fitting into the popular cult titular role with her dead-pan mannerism while attending Nevermore Academy, a boarding school for supernaturally gifted students.
Netflix is starting to tease Wednesday’s return once more with a cute-but-creepy video of Addams family favourite (and disembodied hand) Thing creating a portrait of himself and Wednesday on her infamous type writer.
So when will we get to see season two? Well, not yet. Probably not until autumn 2025.
A year and a half after season one, season two is officially in production, though, with filming having began in Ireland, and the full cast list announced — including a very unexpected superstar. Yes, little monsters, Lady Gaga is officially going to be featured in season two of the show, per Entertainment Weekly. We don’t know who she’ll be playing yet, but her casting just makes sense. After all, thanks to TikTok and that “Bloody Mary” trend, Gaga and Wednesday are intrinsically linked in our minds.
Surely, surely, Gaga will be doing the famous “Bloody Mary” dance at some point in the show?? (We all remember this mash-up, right?)
Here’s everything we know about Wednesday season 2…
What is the plot for Wednesday season 2?
We don’t have any official plot right now as it’s far too early. But we sure can expect Wednesday to get to the bottom of the anonymous text she received in the car on her way home.
Meanwhile, showrunner Miles Millar is hoping for the rest of the Addams family to make more of an appearance, telling TVLine: “We felt like we just touched the surface with those characters, and the actors are so amazing in those roles. Catherine is, I think, an iconic Morticia. The relationship between Wednesday and Morticia is also essential to the show, and the idea that Wednesday is trying to forge her own path outside the family is important.”
He added: “[We] definitely want to feature the family as we did this season in a couple of episodes if we were to get a second season.”
According to Netflix’s Tudum, the show’s cast have also confirmed that a new Addams family member will join for season two, with Jenna Ortega’s favourite being Cousin Itt. But the identity of the incoming Addams hasn’t been officially revealed yet.
Meanwhile, lead actress Jenna also has her own plans on how she’d like her character to evolve, admitting that she would love Wednesday to be bisexual and have a relationship with her roommate Enid. Jenna told PRIDE: “In a perfect world, [Wednesday and Enid] would have been a thing.” She also explained to MTV News that she doesn’t see her character romantically involved with any men: “Now that Tyler’s off the table, I feel like she’s off of boys for a while. I feel like her and Xavier are just getting to a safe place. I think there’s an opportunity there for a really sweet platonic relationship.”
When is Wednesday season 2 coming out?
We don’t yet have an exact release date confirmed, but we do know that the second season of Wednesday will air at some point in 2025. We’ll keep you posted.
Who will be part of the cast?
Jenna will obviously return as Wednesday. We can also expect to see the return of Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair, Percy Hynes White as Xavier Thorpe, Joy Sunday as Bianca Barclay, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams, Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams and Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester. Now, Thandiwe Newton and Steve Buscemi are rumoured to have joined the ranks. Lady Gaga also joins the cast in an undisclosed role.
According to Deadline, Thora Birch, who was set to play Wednesday’s dorm mother, Tamara Novak, in season two had to leave mid-way through filming.
According to sources who spoke to the outlet, Birch has had to go home to attend to an illness in the family. It’s also understood that, while she didn’t complete her scenes, she had “finished filming the bulk” of the role. A representative for MGM, who produces the series, told Deadline: “Thora has returned to the States to attend to a personal matter and will not be returning to the production.”
It’s not been confirmed if Birch’s scenes will actually make it into the show or whether she will be recast.
What are the filming locations for Wednesday season 2?
Deadline reports that Wednesday season 2 will be mostly filmed on location in Ireland, rather than Romania, as we saw in season 1. According to the publication, filming is set to begin in Ireland in April 2024.
