‘Wednesday’ Season 2’s Opening Scenes Introduce Us to Her Wild Summer

During Netflix’s Tudum presentation, Tim Burton’s Wednesday star Jenna Ortega (Death of a Unicorn) presented the first six minutes of the second season of the Addams Family universe spin-off.

Watch the preview below of the strange and spooky series’ return as we catch up on the creepy, mysterious, and altogether ooky Addams Family. Of course, a new year at Nevermore Academy means more frightful dangers are in store, this time with brother Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez) joining Wednesday and her roomie Enid (Emma Myers) on a new macabre mystery. But before she returns to Nevermore, let Wednesday fill you in on what she got up to over her summer break… featuring a chance encounter with a very special guest star in the form of Haley Joel Osment.

Season two of the hit series, from the mind of director Tim Burton (Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice), will expand on the Addams Family history as we meet the extended members of the gothic glam clan. Joanna Lumley as Grandmama Hester Frump joins the ensemble cast that includes Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia, Luis Guzmán as Gomez, and Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester.

Lady Gaga will also be appearing on the show after her Born This Way track “Bloody Mary” set to Wednesday’s dance from the show became a viral hit, but her role has not been revealed.

Ortega returns this time as not just the show’s lead but also as an executive producer. The actress told Tudum, “I’ve learned so much this season. It’s been so cool being a part of conversations—talking about the color of blood or the color of prosthetics. To be able to learn from someone like Tim [Burton] firsthand has been a very special experience.”

Wednesday season two part one premieres on Netflix August 6 and part two on September 3.

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