‘Wednesday’ Teaser: Jenna Ortega Makes Addams Family Debut in Tim Burton Netflix Series

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Christina Ricci is praising Jenna Ortega’s portrayal of Wednesday Addams. 

Emily Longeretta Jenna Ortega has Christina Ricci’s stamp of approval. The “Scream” star is set to play Wednesday Addams — a role Ricci famously played in the 90s movies — in Netflix’s upcoming Addams Family series, “Wednesday.”On Saturday night, Ricci shared with Variety what it was like stepping back into the Addams Family world.“It’s super fun.

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Netflix have shared the first teaser for Tim Burton’s upcoming series Wednesday, in which Jenna Ortega is revealed in full costume as the titular character Wednesday Addams.The teaser, released today (June 7), was released as part of Netflix’s Geeked Week – in which the streaming service shared teasers and trailers for upcoming programming, including the third season of The Umbrella Academy and DC‘s new series The Sandman.The video sees Ortega filmed from various close-ups, before a wide shot sees her emerge from the shadows and reveal her entire new look. Thing, a disembodied hand, then lands on her shoulder while both she and it snap their fingers – a reference to the distinctive finger-clicks from the theme song of The Addams Family.Watch the teaser below:Wednesday was originally announced in February 2021 by Netflix, with Burton announced to be making his directorial debut for a television series.

Netflix is reintroducing Wednesday Addams. The streamer unveiled the first look at Jenna Ortega in action as the titular character for Tim Burton’s upcoming series, “Wednesday” – and it’s about as spine-tinglingly creepy as you’d expect.

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teaser for Netflix and Tim Burton’s upcoming Addams family TV series, “Wednesday,” featuring Jenna Ortega in the eponymous role, dropped Monday.“Netflix woefully presents a twisted new series from the mind of Tim Burton,” text in the trailer reads, noting that the show would be “coming soon” to the streamer.Ortega’s take on the only daughter of the iconic macabre fam appears as a stern, cold-faced teen. However, her outfit is more pop-punk than goth and her dark makeup and braids both have a modern flair.Thing — the ominous severed hand in the Addams family mansion — also makes an appearance in the trailer alongside the 19-year-old “Scream 5” star.The footage features Wednesday snapping her fingers and twirling her jet-black hair into braids as the hand rests on her shoulder.She also sports ink-colored lipstick and a black polka-dot dress.

young Wednesday in the 1990s films, is returning to the fold for the upcoming series. Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzmán play Morticia Addams and Gomez Addams, respectively.Watch the teaser below.Ortega spoke with ET's Lauren Zima at the MTV Movie & TV Awards red carpet on Sunday about stepping into the shoes of Wednesday for the anticipated series.«I feel very lucky to have been able to portray Wednesday Addams as a teenager and to watch her go off into boarding school and insert herself in a place full out outcasts where she still remains an outcast in a world of outcasts,» she told ET at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica. «It's kind of an interesting world and perspective to see her in and the thing about Wednesday is we’ve never seen her onscreen for such a long period of time. She’s always been the one-line joke.

the lazy girl's , and she'd probably be proud to carry that title, honestly.Now, with the help of Tim Burton and Netflix, Wednesday Addams is coming to the small screen later this year.Here's everything we know about Wednesday.The eight-episode series is a coming-of-age story, according to Netflix.“The series is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy," Netflix said in a release. We'll see “Wednesday's attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.”Can you think of a better fit for a director? Because I can't.The series is Burton's first live-action show, as well as his TV directing debut, per . If there's anyone to fill the shoes of , who played Wednesday Addams to perfection in the 1991 film adaptation of the comic, it's Jenna Ortega. The 19-year-old has had a series of star-making roles in the past few years: She appeared in the critically acclaimed film The Fallout and the A24 horror flick X, as well as more mainstream titles including 2022's Scream and Netflix's You. With Wednesday, Ortega is sure to become a household name.The OG Wednesday Addams, Christina Ricci, will be returning to familiar territory—but not as an older version of Wednesday, reports.

Wilson Chapman editor“The Sandman,” Netflix’s highly anticipated adaptation of the critically-acclaimed fantasy comic book series, will premiere Aug. 5.The news was announced out of a Netflix Geeked Week panel that featured the cast and producers of the series and was moderated by Felicia Day.