The cast of Tim Burton’s upcoming series “Wednesday” is shaping up, with 10 actors announced for the ensemble cast of the new Netflix series inspired by “The Addams Family”.
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Joe Otterson TV ReporterCatherine Zeta-Jones will play Morticia in the upcoming Wednesday Addams series at Netflix.Zeta-Jones will appear in a guest starring role as the iconic Addams family matriarch in the series, titled “Wednesday.” She joins previously announced cast members Jenna Ortega and Luis Guzmán.
Ortega will star as Wednesday while Guzmán will play Gomez Addams, Morticia’s husband.“Wednesday,” which received an eight-episode order at Netflix in February, is described as a
.The cast of Tim Burton’s upcoming series “Wednesday” is shaping up, with 10 actors announced for the ensemble cast of the new Netflix series inspired by “The Addams Family”.
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EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is rounding out its cast for Wednesday, Tim Burton’s live-action Addams Family series, adding 10 series regulars.
Selome Hailu editorNetflix announced that 10 more actors have been added to the cast of “Wednesday,” the upcoming reboot of “The Addams Family” starring Jenna Ortega in the titular role.Thora Birch joins the cast as Wednesday’s dorm mother Tamara Novak, while Riki Lindhome will play Wednesday’s therapist Dr.
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Netflix series Wednesday.The actor will be joining Jenna Ortega, who plays the titular Wednesday Addams, in the series, while Luis Guzmán will be playing Wednesday’s father and Morticia’s husband, Gomez.Wednesday will be told from the young Addams’ daughter’s perspective, and will be set in the present day.The titular character is described as “a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy,” in a Netflix description obtained by
Catherine Zeta-Jones has found her next big role. The 51-year-old Oscar winner is set to play Morticia Addams, the matriarch of the famously spooky Addams family in a Netflix series, a rep for the Streamer confirmed to Fox News.
Catherine Zeta-Jones has joined Netflix's live-action series as Morticia Addams, the streamer announced Monday.Zeta-Jones will guest star in the upcoming series, joining series lead Jenna Ortega, who will play Wednesday Addams, and Luis Guzman, who guest stars as Gomez Addams.is a live-action, comedic coming-of-age tale that is described as a «sleuthing, supernaturally-infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams' years as a student at Nevermore Academy.»In the eight-episode series,
alongside cast members Jenna Ortega and Luis Guzmán. Ortega will star as Wednesday and Guzmán will play Gomez Addams, Morticia’s husband.The mystery-comedy will have a supernatural element, as viewers will follow Wednesday Addams’ school years as a student at Nevermore Academy.
Catherine Zeta-Jones has joined Netflix’s upcoming Addams Family series, Wednesday!
Catherine Zeta-Jones will take on the matriarch of the Addams Family, Morticia Addams herself, for Netflix’s Wednesday series. For the Tim Burton series, she will join Luis Guzmán who will appear as Gomez Addams and Jenna Ortega, who takes on the titular character.
Catherine Zeta-Jones has joined the cast of Netflix and Tim Burton’s Wednesday Addams series, TheWrap has confirmed.“You” and “Jane the Virgin” alum Jenna Ortega will star in the eight-episode series as beloved “Addams Family” character, with Zeta-Jones set to guest star as her mother, Morticia. Luis Guzman was previously cast as Gomez Addams, Wednesday’s father.The eight-episode young adult series comes from “Into the Badlands” creators Al Gough and Miles Millar and director Tim Burton.