All about love! Christina Ricci, Hunter Doohan and more Wednesday stars have found their happily ever afters off screen.
23.11.2022 - 17:07 / usmagazine.com
Warning: This story contains spoilers from season 1 of Wednesday.
It is all between the lines. Netflix’s Wednesday spinoff series may not be a direct follow-up to the Addams Family films — but the show seems to pay tribute to the movies in its own way.
The series, which premiered in November 2022, explores a coming-of-age mystery that focuses on Wednesday Addams as she attempts to master her psychic powers, solve a killing spree in town and adjust to life at a new school.
Fans of The Addams Family and its subsequent sequel, Addams Family Values, were pleasantly surprised by Christina Ricci‘s addition to the cast. The actress previously brought Wednesday Addams to life in the ’90s.
According to creators Miles Millar and Alfred Gough, it was important to involve the Yellowjackets star in their version of the story. “We all wanted her in the show,” Gough said in an interview with Gold Derby in November 2022. “[Director] Tim [Burton] had worked with her in Sleepy Hollow. Miles and I wanted to honor those ’90s movies and thought if we could get her in the show that would be real cool.”
The screenwriter continued: “She really loved that this was a chapter that hadn’t been told before. It wasn’t watching a version of what she had done again. When she jumped in it kind of gave the show the stamp of approval that you’re always hoping for.”
The collaborators also praised Jenna Ortega‘s original approach to the lead character.
“It’s all about her. When we sat with Tim the three of us agreed, unless we find the right Wednesday there’s no show. The search for Wednesday was our primary focus for months and we saw hundreds of actresses. Even though Jenna was on our radar almost immediately, we really wanted to do a deep dive,” Millar detailed
All about love! Christina Ricci, Hunter Doohan and more Wednesday stars have found their happily ever afters off screen.
Taking a twisted turn. Netflix’s Wednesday introduced viewers to a new version of Wednesday Addams — and her story is only getting started.
Wednesday has summoned a new record for Netflix. The supernatural series drew a whopping 341.23M hours viewed in its first week on the streamer, soaring to the top of the TV charts.
ahead.Wednesday, Tim Burton's latest twisted creation, finally arrived on November 23 after months of torturous teasers. The horror slash fantasy slash coming-of-age series all about Wednesday Addams of the Addams Family became an instant hit, holding the number 1 spot on the streamer's Top 10 Shows in the U.S.
Today’s guest is Jenna Ortega.
Wednesday is a new take on The Addams Family, the classic cartoon strip created by Charles Addams. The Netflix series focuses on the titular character played by Jenna Ortega with her family only appearing sprinkled throughout the season.
Jenna Ortega plays the titular character Wednesday in the Netflix series based on the Charles Addams cartoons. Ortega follows in the footsteps of Christina Ricci who portrayed the character in 1991’s The Addams Family and the 1993 sequel Addams Family Values.
Warning: This story contains spoilers from season 1 of Wednesday.
Bringing a role to life. Netflix’s Wednesday put a lot of work into creating Nevermore Academy — which includes transforming the show’s actors into completely different people.