So...is ‘Wednesday’ getting a season 2? We’ve got all the deets for ya

f you, too, have been personally victimized by the new Wednesday series—namely because you need a season 2 confirmation date from Netflix, like, yesterday—then you’ve come to the right place. In just under a month, the show has managed to surpass Stranger Things by garnering 341.23 million hours viewed in its first week, becoming the most watched English-language series in that amount of time for the streamer. TL;DR: to say that the Addams Family spin-off has catapulted to top-tier levels of popularity is a serious understatement. Enter: talks of Wednesday season 2!

Given the season 1 ending, it seems as though the streamer could have future storylines planned, but that doesn’t necessarily guarantee much since it’s not official official just yet. Even so, there are some things we *can* tell you about the potential continuation of the series c/o some good old-fashioned snooping. Ahead, find every single thing we know about Wednesday season 2.

Okay, seriously, will there be a Wednesday season 2 or not??

Sadly, nothing has been confirmed by Netflix just yet, but we do know that Deadline reported that the streamer intends to renew Wednesday for season 2 in the new year. Plus, according to the statement, it seems as though the head honchos at Netflix are “actively searching for writers to join the writers’ room” *and* “scouting locations for the next chapter of the series.” No-ted!

Plus, FWIW, it’s also true that the show’s creators and stars are super interested in a second installment of the project. Co-showrunner Miles Millar recently spoke with TVLine about continuing the series, saying: “We felt like we just touched the surface with those characters and the actors are so amazing in those roles...Catherine [Zeta-Jones] 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.”

 

Additionally, Alfred Gough (cocreator and executive producer of the Netflix dark drama) hinted at a possible follow-up, revealing, “Miles [Millar] and I are talking amongst ourselves about it. There’s definitely more that you can explore in the world of the Addamses.” Alfred also went on to say that just like with season 1, the plan is to feature the rest of Wednesday’s family in some of the episodes with the primary focus remaining firmly on Wednesday herself.

Actor Gwendoline Christie has also teased her return for a potential second season as well in a spoiler-filled quote (so scroll past if you haven’t finished season 1 yet!): “We haven’t seen her put in the ground, have we?” the  Game of Thronesalum said in an interview with Digital Spy. “I feel like Larissa Weems would not really be prepared to entertain or be dominated by anything as commonplace as death.”

 

Jenna herself has even shared her own ideas and hopes for season 2. Speaking with Entertainment Tonight, the actor straight-up dished, “I kind of want [Wednesday] to be darker” before adding that she hoped the character wouldn’t “play things so safe” in future episodes. “There are a lot of lines about her saving the school and doing whatever, but for me, her main drive with the monster is of a competitiveness,” Jenna added. “Kind of, ‘Man, how’s this guy doing this?’ I think I want it to continue down an antihero stream rather than a typical hero.”

Who has been cast in Wednesday season 2?

Sadly, there’s no official word on who will return (or make their debut, for that matter) in a Wednesday season 2. But because we know you’re curious, here’s everyone from season 1 who could be back should the show get more seasons:

• Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams
• Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams
• Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams
• Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams
• Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester
• Gwendoline Christie as Principal Larissa Weems
• Jamie McShane as Sheriff Galpin
• Percy Hynes White as Xavier Thorpe
• Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin
• Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair
• Joy Sunday as Bianca Barclay

What is Wednesday season 2’s expected release date?

Once again, it’s hard to guesstimate! How-ev-er, if we look at the timeline of season 1—which began filming in September 2021 and wrapped around March 2022 (adding in the ~8 months it took for the show to hit our screens)—we know the total turnover time from beginning to end was around a year and a month.

If Netflix wants another season and followed the same blueprint, Wednesday would need six months to film and eight months of post-production, which would leave us looking at an early- to mid-2024 release date! BRB, manifesting this timeline.