Wednesday season 2: key information
– Will be released in two parts on August 6 and September 3
– Official cast has been confirmed
– A teaser trailer has been released
– Plot teases a “darker and more complex” storyline
– Showrunners have plans for four seasons
Wednesday season 2 will return in two parts in August and September, the streaming service has confirmed.
When it comes to the return of one of the best Netflix shows, we have some information to divulge, as well as some snippets of official footage. Director Tim Burton returns to continue the darkly gothic and twisted tales of Wednesday and her suitably strange classmates.
So, for season 2, we’ve gathered every ounce of intel we can get our hands on, no matter how peculiar. Whilst we don’t have Thing to help us get to those harder-to-reach places, we do have a release date, a new cast list, a trailer, and speculation on Wednesday’s mysterious tale, plus much more to tell you about.
Full spoilers follow for Wednesday season 1. Potential spoilers are also discussed for season 2.
Wednesday season 2 release date
It was a long, somewhat uncomfortable wait for Netflix to *ahem* snap its fingers and renew Wednesday for another season. Indeed, we had to wait six weeks after season 1’s late November 2022 release for Netflix to confirm Wednesday season 2 after the show’s record-breaking debut.
But now, the wait for the second installment to premiere is on – and luckily, there’s not too much longer until its release date. Following the release of an official teaser trailer, Netflix confirmed that Wednesday season 2 will drop in two parts:
Part one is scheduled to be released on August 4, 2025, which means fans will be able to watch the first four episodes right away. However, they’ll have to wait for the remaining four episodes to drop in part two on September 3
With principal photography ending on December 4 2024, as revealed by Morticia herself, that means there’ll have been eight months between filming wrapping and the show dropping on Netflix, which is exactly the same length of time that season 1 had.
Wednesday season 2 trailer: is there one?
We were treated to an official teaser of the gothic comedy in late April.
In it, Wednesday is back at Nevermore Academy for a second year of school, which she likens to “returning to the scene of crime” in the creepy teaser trailer. There’s also flashes of killer bees, buried bodies and very creepy dolls – complete with real human hair – so it looks like we’ve got a lot of new mysteries on the way.
You’re not ready for Wednesday Season 2. #NextOnNetflix pic.twitter.com/ZDx2501wImJanuary 30, 2025
Before the teaser trailer was announced, the first five seconds of official footage debuted as part of 2025’s Next on Netflix trailer. In just a few shots, Wednesday is seen visiting Willow Hill Psychiatric Hospital.
Here she finds Tyler Galpin who is restrained in chains after his Hyde abilities are revealed. This first of all confirms Tyler’s return for season 2 and also teases a potential look at his own mother, Francoise, and her time at Willow Hill.
A behind-the-scenes video, released during Geeked Week Live 2024, also gave us the best look at the next season but didn’t contain the reveals what we actually wanted to see. We’ll update this guide once a full trailer is finally unveiled.
Wednesday season 2 cast: confirmed
Major spoilers follow for Wednesday season 1.
Wednesday season 2 will return with most of its original cast, barring a few faces, along with a few fresh ones. The most notable being Wednesday’s little brother Pugsley and his folks.
“Season 1 really focused on Wednesday, but you met the other characters but didn’t get to know them, and now we get to expand their storylines and expand the scope and breadth of the show,” creator Alfred Gough told Tudum.
Here’s who we expect to see in Wednesday season 2, including new additions to the cast for its sophomore outing:
- Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams
- Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams
- Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams
- Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair
- Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin
- Joy Sunday as Bianca Barclay
- Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams
- Victor Dorobantu as The Thing
- Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester
- George Burcea as Lurch
- Jamie McShane as Sheriff Donovan Galpin
- Moosa Mostafa as Eugene Otinger
- Georgie Farmer as Ajax Petropolus
- Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo as Deputy Ritchie Santiago
- Steve Buscemi as Principal Barry Dort
- Billie Piper as Capri
- Thandiwe Newton as Doctor Fairburn
- Joanna Lumley as Grandmama aka Hester Frump
- Christopher Lloyd as Professor Orloff
Showrunners and executive producers Al Gough and Miles Millar revealed to Netflix Tudum: “We look forward to exploring more Addams Family lore, and are excited to introduce an eclectic lineup of incredible new characters.” And we certainly look forward to finding who else from the Addams Family may show up.
Fans of Wednesday will be surprised to hear that two season 1 regulars reportedly won’t be back at all in season 2, and another only briefly. According to Deadline, Percy Hynes White, Jamie McShane, and Naomi J. Ogawa who played Xavier Thorpe, Sheriff Donovan Galpin, and Yoko Tanaka respectively are not returning. Though McShane will reportedly reprise his role briefly, but as a guest star, to “likely wrap the story of his character” after his son Tyler was revealed to be the Hyde.
Wednesday season 2 plot
Full story spoilers follow for Wednesday season 1.
According to Tudum: “Wednesday Addams (Ortega), returns to prowl the Gothic halls of Nevermore Academy, where fresh foes and woes await. This season, Wednesday must navigate family, friends and old adversaries, propelling her into another year of delightfully dark and kooky mayhem. Armed with her signature razor-sharp wit and deadpan charm, Wednesday is also plunged into a new bone-chilling supernatural mystery.”
Tim Burton and Jenna Ortega at the Wednesday Season 2 Table Read 🖤 pic.twitter.com/bmAYZyo9UVMay 7, 2024
Where to watch Wednesday season 1
Wednesday is among Netflix’s most impressive TV originals. That means all eight episodes of Wednesday season 1 are exclusive to the world’s best streaming service.
Despite rumors that the show could shockingly move to Prime Video after Amazon‘s acquisition of MGM (the latter being one of Wednesday‘s many production companies), IndieWire confirmed Netflix would remain the home of Wednesday for season 2 and beyond. Speaking of which…
Will Wednesday get a third season on Netflix?
It feels a little premature to say a third season is on the way, but we’d be surprised if Wednesday season 2 is the end of the line.
Season 3 sounds incredibly likely though, with showrunner Miles Millar telling Variety: “For us, it’s always looking at the future, and when we sit down to create a show, it’s looking at multiple seasons, ideally. That’s never expected, but that’s the anticipation that hopefully the show is successful. So you always lay out at least three or four seasons’ worth of potential storylines for the characters.”
Three or four seasons? Don’t mind if we do. And we’re sure Netflix will duly oblige with running with that plan, especially if Wednesday season 2 is as big (if not bigger) than its predecessor. And, with Bloomberg reporting that a Wednesday spin-off is tentatively in development at Netflix, we might have even more Addams Family shenanigans to enjoy further down the line.
For more Netflix TV show-based coverage, read our guides on Stranger Things season 5, One Piece season 2, Squid Game season 3, and Knives Out 3.
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