“Coming 2025.”04 December 2024
Wednesday season 2 behind the scenes first look (Netflix)
Wednesday season two has officially wrapped filming.
The news was confirmed by Netflix via X today (December 4), with a new look at Jenna Ortega back in action as the spooky teen also shared with fans.
“Jenna Ortega closes the coffin on Wednesday season 2. Coming 2025,” the post was captioned.v
A behind-the-scenes clip from the upcoming season was released in September, which saw Ortega’s co-star Catherine Zeta-Jones (Morticia Addams) tease: “This season is going to be bigger and more twisted than you can ever imagine.”
Wednesday showrunners and executive producers Al Gough and Miles Millar told Netflix’s Tudum that the second season will explore “more Addams Family lore”, with the duo adding they are “excited to introduce an eclectic lineup of incredible new characters”.
As well as returning stars such as Ortega and Zeta-Jones, Wednesday‘s second season will welcome several new faces to the cast including Scoop‘s Billie Piper as a new character named Capri, Fool Me Once‘s Joanna Lumley as Grandmama, Boardwalk Empire‘s Steve Buscemi as Barry Dort, plus Westworld star Thandiwe Newton as Dr Fairburn.
Further Wednesday newcomers for season 2 include Frances O’Connor, Haley Joel Osment, Heather Matarazzo and Star Wars sequels actor Joonas Suotamo.
It was recently confirmed that Lady Gaga has also joined the cast for season two, though details of her role are being kept under wraps for the time being.
Ortega has previously hinted that Wednesday‘s second season will have a darker tone to the first run of episodes, saying viewers can expect something “a little bit more horror-inspired” while remaining mindful of the show’s all-ages audience.
“Not to say that suddenly we’re the goriest show of all time,” she added.
Wednesday season 1 is streaming on Netflix. Season 2 will be released in 2025.
