Read more: Visit websiteLOS ANGELES – A smash hit when it debuted in 2022, quickly becoming Netflix's most popular English-language series of all time, the gothic fantasy comedy Wednesday is returning for a second season, to be released in two parts on Aug 6 and Sept 3.
In this continuation of The Addams Family franchise, Jenna Ortega reprises the title role of Wednesday Addams, an antisocial teenager struggling to fit in at Nevermore Academy, a boarding school for werewolves, vampires, psychics and other supernatural outcasts.
The 22-year-old American actress, who became a breakout star, holds her own against veteran performers such as Catherine Zeta-Jones as Wednesday's mother Morticia; Luis Guzman as her father Gomez; and Fred Armisen as her Uncle Fester.
And this season, two more acclaimed actors join the cast: British actress Joanna Lumley as Wednesday's beloved grandmother and American actor Steve Buscemi as Nevermore's zealous new principal.
For Ortega, it is a joy to play Wednesday, who is unapologetic about her wit, wilfulness and fondness for the macabre.
"Really, it's her strength and her confidence," the actress says at a recent Zoom press conference.
"It's very obvious when something isn't Wednesday or it doesn't suit her, or I'm falling out of character.
So, it's almost like she comes with a list of rules, which is helpful."
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