Netflix will reportedly renew Wednesday for a second season early in the new year, according to Screen Rant. The show’s renewal decision follows its global success since its release, turning the series into Netflix staple. Season one reached 341.23 million hours viewed in its first week, surpassing Stranger Things 4 as the most viewed English language series in week on Netflix, via Screen Rant.
Created by Alfred Gough (Smallville, Shanghai Noon) and Miles Millar (Smallville, Spider-Man 2) and directed by Tim Burton (Beetlejuice, The Corpse Bride), Wednesday follows the oldest child of the Addams Family, Wednesday Addams, as she attends Nevermore Academy and attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, and thwart and solve the mystery that embroiled her parents.
The series stars Jenna Ortega (The Fallout, You) as Wednesday Addams, as well as Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay), Jamie McShane (Bloodline, Gone Girl), Percy Hynes White (The Gifted, Cast No Shadow), Hunter Doohan (Your Honor, Truth Be Told), Emma Myers (Girl in the Basement, Dead of Night), Joy Sunday (The Beta Test, Dear White People), Naomi J. Ogawa (Skylines, Assassin), Moosa Mostafa (The Last Bus, Nativity Rocks!), Georgie Farmer (Evermoor, Treadstone), Riki Lindhome (Knives Out, The Last House on the Left), Christina Ricci (Addams Family Values, Black Snake Moan), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago, The Mask of Zorro), Luis Guzman (Boogie Nights, Traffic), Fred Arimisen (Big Mouth, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy), and Isaac Ordonez (A Wrinkle in Time, Husky).
In the midst of the season two renewal, Wednesday is searching for new writers to join the writers’ room, as well as scouting locations for the next season, via Screen Rant. Season one ended on cliffhanger, with Wednesday receiving text messages of photos of her from her new stalker, followed by a cryptic death threat. Season two is rumored to include the new stalker as Wednesday’s conflict, as well as more Addams family members including Grandmama and Cousin Itt, according to Screen Rant.
Season one of Wednesday is available to stream on Netflix.