After a hugely successful first season with its updated take on the classic The Addams Family, Netflix has announced that filming on the second season of Wednesday is now underway, with Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday Addams set to be joined by a host of new additions when she returns to Nevermore Academy.
As revealed in a season 2 cast video, the new cast members include Joanna Lumley as Grandmama, Steve Buscemi as Principal Barry Dort, Billie Piper as Capri and Thandiwe Newton as Dr. Fairburn. Evie Templeton, Owen Painter, Noah Taylor, Frances O’Connor, Hayley Joel Osment, Heather Matarazzo and Joonas Suotamo are also set to feature along with Christopher Lloyd, who of course portrayed Uncle Fester in 1991’s The Addams Family movie and its 1993 sequel Addams Family Values.
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Take a look at the cast video here…
Along with the new cast members, Catherine Zeta-Jones (Morticia), Luis Guzmán (Gomez), Isaac Ordonez (Pugsley) and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo (Ritchie Santiago) have been upped to series regulars alongside Jenna Ortega (Wednesday), Emma Myers (Enid Sinclair), Joy Sunday (Bianca Barclay), Hunter Doohan (Tyler Galpin), Victor Dorobantu (Thing), Moosa Mostafa (Eugene Ottinger) and Georgie Farmer (Ajax Petropolus). Jamie McShane (Donovan Galpin) and Fred Armisen (Uncle Fester) will also return for guest appearances.
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“We are thrilled that the entire Addams family will be enrolling in Nevermore Academy this season along with a dream cast of icons and new faces,” said showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar.
