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Author Shirley Jackson was a unique trailblazer in American fiction, crafting horror stories that weave supernatural elements with stories about grief, trauma, and mental illness. Over her lifetime she published six novels and more than 200 short stories, along with two memoirs, but surprisingly there have been only five film and television adaptations of her work. Plenty of others have been inspired by Jackson, of course, but only four films and one TV series actually seek to adapt her work in some way, to varying degrees of success.

There's something to appreciate in each of these works because the source material is so rich, but some Shirley Jackson adaptations are far better than others. So, let's take a look at them from worst to best, starting with the earliest adaptation: the 1957 Hugo Haas noir film "Lizzie."

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Michael Douglas has the history of marriage and divorce that you might expect from an A-list actor with a lengthy career.

Whether fans know him for his classic work decades ago or for his role as the cantankerous Hank Pym in the MCU, Michael Douglas is a Hollywood legend.

But the topic of his marital status has come into question more than once — and with good reason.

Hollywood marriages are complex subjects. But here’s his history, and where things stand today.

Michael Douglas visits SiriusXM at SiriusXM Studios on April 16, 2024. (Photo Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) Who was Michael Douglas’ first marriage and divorce?

As we mentioned, Michael Douglas has been a prominent actor since before many of his fans were alive. As such, his relationship history goes back nearly as far.

In 1971, Michael Douglas began dating fellow actor Brenda Vaccaro, following the filming of Summertree.

Wednesday Season 2 Update (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Wednesday is officially crawling back to your screens — and this time, it’s splitting the chaos. Netflix has confirmed that Wednesday Season 2 will premiere in two parts, with Part 1 landing on August 6 and Part 2 following on September 3. That means fans will only get half the mystery first and then wait nearly a month for the rest. Sound familiar? Yup, this split-drop strategy is becoming a Netflix trend post-Stranger Things 4 and The Witcher.

Wednesday Season 2 Plot: What’s Brewing At Nevermore?

Jenna Ortega will return as the sharp-tongued, deadpan queen of the outcasts. This season, Wednesday will take on an even darker supernatural puzzle while juggling frayed friendships, new foes, and, of course, that wonderfully bizarre family.

The creators are teasing a more layered journey this time. As co-showrunner Alfred Gough put it (via Tudum): “Wednesday Season 1 was a table setter, but there...

Family isn’t a word. It’s a life sentence without parole.

The Addams Family gets bigger — and creepier — with the second season of Netflix’s “Wednesday,” returning for Part 1 on August 6 followed by Part 2 on September 3.

Jenna Ortega returns as Wednesday Addams to explore a new bone-chilling mystery at Nevermore Academy, as well as characters both familiar and strange.

Her altogether ooky family features Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams, Victor Dorobantu as Thing, Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams, Joanna Lumley as Grandmama Hester Frump, Joonas Suotamo as Lurch, Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester.

The cast also includes Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair, Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin, Joy Sunday as Bianca Barclay, Moosa Mostafa as Eugene Ottinger, Georgie Farmer as Ajax Petropolus, Steve Buscemi as Principal Dort, Billie Piper as Isadora Capri, Christopher Lloyd as Professor Orloff, Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo as Sheriff Ritchie Santiago,...

It’s a family affair in Season 2 of Netflix’s hit series Wednesday.

At the streamer’s upfront presentation in New York City today, a portrait of the Addams Family was revealed, teasing a season focusing more on Wednesday’s (Jenna Ortega) loved ones. They include Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia, Jenna Ortega as Wednesday, Luis Guzmán as Gomez, Joanna Lumley as Grandmama, Joonas Suotamo as Lurch, Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester, and Isaac Ordonez aș Pugsley.

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L to R: Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia, Jenna Ortega as Wednesday, Luis Guzmán as Gomez, Joanna Lumley as Grandmama, Joonas Suotamo as Lurch, Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester and Isaac Ordonez aș Pugsley

Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, Wednesday follows the titular Addams to Nevermore Academy, where she learns to master her emerging psychic abilities. In Season 1, she uncovers a killing spree that was connected to her parents,...

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Nonnas is a comedy drama film directed by Stephen Chbosky from a screenplay by Liz Maccie. Based on the life of Joe Scaravella, the owner of Staten Island restaurant Enoteca Maria. It follows Joe after he loses his mother and realizes how much he loved the food his mother and grandmother made, leading him to impulsively buy a restaurant and team up with real-life Italian nonnas to make food. Nonnas stars Vince Vaughn, Lorraine Bracco, Talia Shire, Brenda Vaccaro, Joe Manganiello, Linda Cardellini, and Susan Sarandon. So, if you loved the feel-good story, hilarious comedy, and lovable characters in Nonnas, here are some similar movies you should check out next.

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Chef is a road trip comedy-drama film written and directed by Jon Favreau. The 2014 film follows Carl Casper,...

Nevermore Academy is back in session with the return of “Wednesday” season two on Netflix this August. Also arriving in August is the brand new Black Dahlia Flower building set from Lego.

The official 358-piece Lego set will be released on August 1, 2025.

Lego’s Black Dahlia Flower set includes “a black dahlia plant with leaves and light purple buds, and a vase that resembles a mini conservatory. Once built, kids remove the dahlia flower to unlock the vase and reveal the classroom inside, which features removable desks, a stool and other storytelling accessories. The set also comes with Wednesday Addams and Professor Marilyn Thornhill minidolls for role-play possibilities.”

In season one, Christina Ricci‘s Professor Marilyn Thornhill gifts Jenna Ortega‘s Wednesday Addams a black dahlia flower upon learning that it shares the name of her students favorite unsolved murder. The gift also doubled as foreshadowing, as the flower also represents betrayal.

Kaley Cuoco's new thriller television series, Vanished, has received a new release update. A new photo of Cuoco from the set was also revealed.

Per Deadline, Vanished will air on Prime Video next year in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Filming is currently underway on the series in Paris and Marseille, with Barnaby Thompson directing. Cuoco plays Alice, a character who finds herself plunged into a world of mystery and danger after a romantic getaway to Paris results in the sudden disappearance of her boyfriend Tom on a train to France. Deadline's description of Vanished teases that Cuoco's character will uncover "secrets about the man she thought she knew."

Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games franchise) stars as Cuoco's boyfriend. The two will be joined by three-time Cesar winner Karin Viard, German actor Matthias Schweighöfer, Simon Abkarian and Dar Zuzovsky for the series. Vanished is created by...

Exclusive: Amazon has picked up AGC Studios’ Kaley Cuoco-starring thriller series Vanished for several territories.

Vanished, which stars Sam Claflin (Peaky Blinders), three-time Cesar winner Karin Viard (The Bélier Family), German actor Matthias Schweighöfer (Army of the Dead), Simon Abkarian (Casino Royale) and Dar Zuzovsky (Corduroy), will air on Prime Video next year in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Stuart Ford’s AGC is selling worldwide rights and cameras are rolling in Paris and Marseille. Barnaby Thompson directs.

Deadline first told you about the project at Series Mania in March, at which point AGC launched sales. In Vanished, Big Bang Theory star Cuoco plays Alice. When a romantic getaway to Paris takes a dark turn with the sudden disappearance of her boyfriend Tom (Claflin) aboard a train to France, she is plunged into a web of intrigue and danger, uncovering secrets about the man she thought she knew.

In the wake of Batman and its hit sequels, interestingly, movie studios wouldn’t necessarily snatch up more DC properties to adapt, but they did attempt to bring more classic pulp heroes to the screen with The Rocketeer, The Shadow and 1996’s The Phantom. While there was an animated series just two years prior with the purple-clad character trying to save our dying planet in the future with The Phantom 2040, the feature film with Billy Zane takes its cue more from Indiana Jones-esque action with its 1930s setting and globe-trotting adventure.

Blu-ray.com has reported that the Paramount adaptation of the Lee Falk comic strip is now set to grace your TV screens in crisp ultra-high def 4K with a new Blu-ray from Kino Lorber. The new physical release of the Simon Wincer film, which stars Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson, Treat Williams, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and James Remar, is scheduled to...

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This May, Prime Video is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the much-anticipated sequel of A Simple Favor to the release of the raunchy comedy-drama series Overcompensating. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Prime Video this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 7 best films that are coming to Prime Video in May 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

All Quiet on the Western Front (May 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 98% Credit – Universal Pictures

All Quiet on the Western Front is a pre-Code anti-war film directed by Lewis Milestone. Based on the 1929 novel of the same name by German author Erich Maria Remarque, the 1930 film follows a naive soldier who enlists to fight in World War I and soon comes face-to-face with the horror of war,...

Prime Video has confirmed that Daniel Ings has joined the cast of its highly anticipated eight-part revenge thriller Kill Jackie, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones. Slated for release in 2026, the UK Original series will launch across multiple territories including the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, and Canada. With production underway, the addition of Ings adds another layer of intrigue to a project already generating considerable buzz.

Ings, known for standout roles in The Gentlemen and I Hate Suzie, will portray Sam, a buttoned-up lawyer who also happens to be a long-standing romantic interest of Zeta-Jones’s character, Jackie Price. Zeta-Jones leads as a woman who has carefully curated a luxurious life over two decades, travelling the world, trading fine art, and expertly staying under the radar. Beneath the polished surface, however, lurks a murky past: Jackie once operated as an international cocaine dealer, and her dangerous history is about to resurface.

When Jackie...

Daniel Ings has joined the cast of Kill Jackie (working title), a new eight-part thriller series currently in production for Prime Video. The show is adapted from Nick Harkaway’s novel The Price You Pay and stars Catherine Zeta-Jones in the lead role of Jackie Price.

Ings will portray Sam, Jackie’s longtime attorney and someone she has quietly admired for years. Described as composed and meticulous, Sam is part of Jackie’s carefully constructed post-criminal life—one that begins to unravel when a threat from her past resurfaces.

Zeta-Jones plays Jackie Price, a former international cocaine dealer who has spent two decades operating under the radar. She now lives in comfort, traveling the world while selling fine art through complex tax structures. Her quiet existence is interrupted when she discovers that a contract has been put out on her life. A group known as The Seven Demons—an elite...

Daniel Ings (The Gentlemen, Lovesick) has joined Catherine Zeta-Jones in Amazon Prime Video series Kill Jackie (w/t).

Ings will star as Sam in the revenge thriller, Jackie’s (Zeta-Jones) buttoned-up lawyer and long-held crush. Based on the acclaimed novel The Price You Pay by best-selling author Nick Harkaway, Kill Jackie is adapted by Tom Butterworth (Gangs of London), who also serves as showrunner, and Conor Keane.

“Jackie Price has been living a wealthy, luxurious existence for the last 20 years, travelling the world, selling fine art using sophisticated tax loopholes and, above all, trying to stay anonymous after escaping a dangerous past as an international cocaine dealer,” a plot synopsis reads.

“But just as life starts to feel a little boring, it takes a sudden lethal turn when she discovers The Seven Demons, a squad of the world’s most terrifying hitmen, have been hired to kill her. Assuming someone...

The Gentlemen star Daniel Ings has joined Catherine Zeta-Jones in Prime Video, Fremantle and Steel Springs Pictures’ Kill Jackie, which has rounded out cast.

Ings will play buttoned-up lawyer Sam in the thriller series, which is an adaptation of Aidan Truhen‘s “gonzo thriller” The Price You Pay.

Ings is joined by Sidse Babett Knudsen (Prime Target, Borgen), Óscar Jaenada (Rambo V, Cantinflas), Hattie Hook (Of An Age, Ten Pound Poms), Darci Shaw (A Thousand Blows, This City is Ours), Raff Law (Masters of The Air, Triton), Enzo Cilenti (Black Mirror, The Crown), Christine Adams (Hijack, Malice), Julian Rhind-Tutt (Britannia, Napoleon), Karlis Arnolds Avots (Soviet Jeans, Lovable), Set Sjöstrand (The Wheel of Time, Valhalla), Tadashi Ito (Society of the Snow, The Platform 2),Sebastian Armesto (Gangs of London, A Small Light), Julian Barratt (The Mighty Boosh, The Great), Gavin Spokes (House of The Dragon, Slow Horses), Jonathan Cake (And Just Like That,...

Season 2 of Netflix and Tim Burton's hit supernatural series, Wednesday, continues to build out its impressive cast. Jenna Ortega leads the series as the titular Wednesday Addams, with a supporting cast that includes Emma Myers, Fred Armisen, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Luis Guzman. Some beloved actors, like Steve Buscemi, have already been added to Season 2's cast. But the latest addition, Reacher star Anthony Michael Hall, marks a long-awaited Edward Scissorhands reunion.

The casting report comes via Variety, who confirmed that Anthony Michael Hall will appear in Season 2 of Wednesday. His character remains a mystery. It hasn't been revealed if Hall will play a long-running part, or if he will guest star in the second season. Younger audiences likely know Anthony Michael Hall best for starring in Prime Video's hit action series, Reacher, starring Alan Ritchson. Hall played Zachary Beck in the recent third season.

But, Anthony Michael Hall's filmography is very impressive.

Anthony Michael Hall was one of the most sought-after young actors of the 80s, appearing in numerous hit coming-of-age films, and one of the members of the group of young actors dubbed as the "Brat Pack." It's recently been announced that the actor will be joining the cast of the Netflix series Wednesday.

Per Variety, the actor will appear in the series based on American cartoonist Charles Addams' The Addams Familyin a yet-undisclosed role. His addition to the cast marks a reunion between Hall and Wednesday executive producer – and director of four Season 1 episodes – Tim Burton.

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The two previously worked together on Burton's Edward Scissorhands, starring Johnny Depp as the eponymous blade-fingered protagonist, in which Hall played Jim, Kim's jealous, arrogant boyfriend – and the film's primary antagonist. Both Edward Scissorhands and Wednesday fall under an aesthetic umbrella that has characterized Burton's career, blending dark, gothic elements with more whimsical fantasy.

Just one week after the trailer debuted, the folks behind Wednesday have announced another addition to the cast. The latest performer to join ranks with Jenna Ortega in what will be the second season of the hit Netflix series is Anthony Michael Hall, who returns to the spooky scary genre following his 2021 appearance in David Gordon Green’s Halloween Kills. Those in the know will spot a reunion brewing between the newly added actor and the show’s executive producer and director, Tim Burton, as the pair previously worked alongside one another on the filmmaker’s iconic 1990 film, Edward Scissorhands. Hall’s role on Wednesday remains undisclosed at this time.

Since 2022, audiences have been waiting for the continuation story that follows the Addams Family's daughter as she strikes out on her own to Nevermore Academy. This time around, she won’t be completely by herself, as her younger brother and her favorite torturee,...

Variety reports that Anthony Michael Hall has joined the cast of Wednesday season 2, though details about his role remain under wraps. This marks a reunion between Hall and director/executive producer Tim Burton, who previously collaborated on Edward Scissorhands. In that film, Hall portrayed Jim, the aggressive boyfriend of Winona Ryder’s character and one of Edward’s most hostile adversaries.

The first season of Wednesday followed the titular character, played by Jenna Ortega, as she navigated life at Nevermore Academy while unravelling a chilling murder mystery.

Alongside Ortega, the new season will see the return of Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair, Joy Sunday as Bianca Barclay, Moosa Mostafa as Eugene, Georgie Farmer as Ajax, Victor Dorobantu as Thing, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams, Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams, Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo as Deputy Ritchie Santiago, Jamie McShane as Sheriff Donovan Galpin, and Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester.

Anthony Michael Hall has joined the second season of “Wednesday” in an undisclosed role, Variety has learned.

The casting marks a reunion between Hall and director/executive producer Tim Burton, who worked together 35 years ago on Edward Scissorhands.

“Wednesday” Season 2 will premiere on Netflix in two parts, with four episodes each on August 6 and September 3.

Wednesday Addams returns to prowl the Gothic halls of Nevermore Academy, where fresh foes and woes await. She 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.

Jenna Ortega, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Moosa Mostafa, Georgie Farmer, Victor Dorobantu, Hunter Doohan, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez, Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo, Jamie McShane, and Fred Armisen will return.

They’re joined by Steve Buscemi, Billie Piper, Evie Templeton,...

Anthony Michael Hall has joined Netflix’s “Wednesday” for Season 2 in an undisclosed role, Variety has learned.

The casting marks a reunion between Hall and “Wednesday” executive producer and director Tim Burton, who Hall previously worked with on the 1990 classic “Edward Scissorhands.”

“Wednesday” follows Jenna Ortega in the titular role of the psychic “Addams Family” daughter in her time as a student at Nevermore Academy. The second season of the series, which debuted its hit first season in November 2022, will launch on the streamer in two parts set to drop August 6 and September 3.

Along with Hall, the previously announced new actors joining the cast for “Wednesday” Season 2 include Steve Buscemi (“The Big Lebowski”), Billie Piper (“Scoop”), Evie Templeton (“Return to Silent Hill”), Owen Painter (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) and Noah Taylor (“Park Avenue”).

Notable guest stars will include Lady Gaga, Christopher Lloyd (“The Addams Family”), Joanna Lumley (“Absolutely Fabulous”), Thandiwe Newton...

Welcome to the Summer of Woe: Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) is officially returning to your screens, with Part 1 of Season 2 debuting on Aug. 6, followed by Part 2 on Sept. 3.

“This season, Wednesday’s journey is darker and more complex as she navigates family, friends, new mysteries, and old adversaries, propelling her headlong into another year at Nevermore,” creators and executive producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar tell Tudum.

A new teaser for Wednesday Season 2 — available below — promises as much. Nevermore Academy’s No. 1 teen detective is joined by familiar faces and thrilling new additions. “We look forward to exploring more Addams Family lore, and are excited to introduce an eclectic lineup of incredible new characters,” Gough and Millar say.

Cast members Emma Myers (Enid Sinclair), Joy Sunday (Bianca Barclay), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Morticia Addams), and Luis Guzmán (Gomez Addams) previously appeared in a Geeked Week...

Since its debut in November 2022, Netflix’s supernatural mystery comedy series Wednesday has captivated audiences worldwide. With its gothic aesthetics, witty storyline, and comedic flair, the series did not take long to become one of the best and most-watched English-language series on the streaming platform.

Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar with the brilliant Jenna Ortega in the lead, four of the eight episodes of the first season were directed by none other than the phenomenal Tim Burton. His visionary genius, coupled with the magnetic presence of Ortega as the titular Wednesday Addams, allowed the show to reign over streaming charts worldwide.

Over the course of season one, the show reimagined the iconic Addams Family franchise with a darkly comedic, mystery-driven narrative set at Nevermore Academy—a boarding school for supernatural outcasts. Soon after, the show earned critical acclaim as well as several accolades that now include two Golden Globe nominations,...

A new member of the Addams Family will be introduced during Wednesday's anticipated second season, and series creators can't wait for fans to meet her. Alfred Gough and Miles Millar recently spoke with Netflix's Tudum about the upcoming season of the hit dark comedy series and what audiences can expect. They also discussed Joanna Lumley's addition to the Tim Burton-directed series. Lumley will portray Morticia's mother, Hester Frump; you can catch a glimpse of her in the trailer below.

Speaking about Lumley, whose iconic portrayal of Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous is beloved and acclaimed, Millar told Tudum:

"The idea of bringing Hester, Morticia's mother, into the fold this season was something we were so excited about. The first day on set when Joanna walked on, she just was Hester, and she nailed every single line, and it's just so delicious. She's perfect and hilarious. That...

We are heading in the right direction after it's been confirmed that Wednesday Season 2 will finally arrive this summer. The first season of the show, which starred Jenna Ortega as the titular character, Wednesday Addams, was a brilliant success for Netflix, and the hopes are that momentum will spread into the sophomore season. While solving a mystery in Season 1, Wednesday was also ingrained in a love triangle as well. So what does Season 2 hold? "Wednesday’s journey is darker and more complex as she navigates family, friends, new mysteries, and old adversaries, propelling her headlong into another year at Nevermore," the show’s creators, Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, revealed to Good Housekeeping.

The show's latest trailer points in the direction of a "darker" season to come, but it also previews the arrival of Joanna Lumley, who plays Hester Frump, mother of Catherine Zeta-Jones's Morticia Addams and Wednesday's grandmother.

Wednesday fans have been waiting patiently – or impatiently in many cases – for the second season of Tim Burton’s reworking of The Addams Family to bring Jenna Ortega’s take on the daughter of Morticia and Gomez Addams back to Netflix. Now, the new season is only several months away – a lifetime, we know – but the hype around the new season has already started, and one person happy to buzz up Season 2 is star Luis Guzmán.

Guzmán follows Raul Julia and Tim Curry in taking on the role of The Addams Family patriarch Gomez, and in many ways his take on the character is much more in line with Charles Addams’ original comic strip character than any of his previous appearances. While speaking to MovieWeb’s George Edelman about his new movie, the Tom Hardy actioner Havoc, Guzmán shared a tease of Wednesday Season 2, noting that everyone is going to...

‘Wednesday’ Season 2 dances back onto Netflix this year, and we’ll give you all the details about the show here.

Are you ready to enroll in a new semester at Nevermore Academy? “Wednesday” Season 2 comes to Netflix at the end of summer 2025, bringing the Addams family back to screens around the world. Season 2 promises to be bigger, spookier, and more fun than anything Season 1 brought to the table, and we’ll fill you in on all the details you’ll need to know before new episodes hit Netflix.

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Wednesday Addams’ creepiest mystery yet might be lurking in her own twisted family tree. Netflix just dropped the trailer for Wednesday Season 2, and things are getting darker, deadlier, and a lot more personal. The teaser hints at secrets that go beyond Nevermore Academy and into the cryptic corners of her bloodline.

With the second season set to drop in two parts, one can’t help but wonder: Is the real monster not something she has to fight but someone she’s related to? For all its worth, stuff is about to get freakishly juicy.

Back in black: Netflix drops Wednesday Season 2 teaser, confirms summer premiere Jenna Ortega in and as Wednesday | Credits: Netflix.

Nevermore Academy is back in session, and it’s bringing more secrets, screams, and slay-worthy sarcasm. Netflix dropped the teaser for Wednesday Season 2, with the tagline: “Back in black,” and yup, our gothic queen Jenna Ortega is...

Updated with the latest: Wednesday’s sophomore season has become the latest to get the two-part release treatment from Netflix.

After the runaway success of Netflix and Tim Burton’s Addams Family stand-alone series Wednesday starring Jenna Ortega, the streamer renewed it for a second season in January 2023. That decision came less than three months after the eight-episode Season 1 premiered. It eventually became the most-watched original series ever on the streamer, with more than 252 million views to date, far surpassing Stranger Things Season 4, Dahmer, and Season 1 of Bridgerton on the all-time list.

Season 1 received 12 Emmy nominations, including for Ortega in Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She became just the third Latina ever to be nominated in a leading actress category. The series won four Emmys, though Ortega lost out to Abbott Elementary‘s Quinta Brunson on Emmy night.

When will Season 2 be released?

Netflix has deemed Season 2 of Tim...

A fresh trailer for a Netflix show dropping is nothing new — in fact, for most of us, it's just another Wednesday. But a creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky, and all together ooky fresh trailer for a Netflix show dropping? Well, that's a very specific, very hotly anticipated Wednesday. Yes, after two and a half years away, Tim Burton, Alfred Gough, and Miles Millar's supernatural horror-comedy-mystery series is nearly back — and Jenna Ortega's unblinking anti-hero Wednesday Addams is back too, ready to return to Nevermore Academy to solve a series of all-new morbid mysteries. Check out the trailer for the star-studded second season of Netflix's YA hit show below;

With her sophomore year at Nevermore Academy looming, parents Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Gomez (Luis Guzmán) following close behind, and brother Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez) about to start school too, there's a lot on Wednesday Addams' morbidly inclined mind in our first...

As we first reported on FearHQ.com, Netflix has announced that Wednesday season 2 will return with its first batch of episodes on August 6, with the rest following on September 3.

The news comes with a trailer picking up with Wednesday Addams during her second year at Nevermore Academy. The title character compares her return to "returning to the scene of a crime," pointing out to her mother that she "already [knows] where the bodies are buried."

Wednesday later reunites with Emma, and we see plenty of familiar faces and some new ones, including Steve Buscemi as the school's new principal, Barry Dort.

The series promises to have something of a different vibe when it returns to the streamer, as production moved from Romania to Ireland.

The series is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams' years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday's attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart...

She's back and gloomier than ever! One day after Netflix teased that the Wednesday season 2 teaser would be dropping, the streaming service made good on their promise, but they didn't simply release a teaser and hint at a release window. They gave fans everything, including new first-look images and the official release date in August and September for the highly anticipated follow-up season.

That's right, Wednesday season 2 will have a two-part release, which some fans will definitely not love. The eight-episode season will be split in half, with the first part releasing on Wednesday, Aug. 6 and the second part releasing on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Each part contains four episodes, and while that doesn't seem like enough to tide us over, we have been waiting almost three years!

I can already sense the fan spiral about having to wait a month in between part 1 and only getting four episodes at a time,...

Netflix has finally released new details on season two of Wednesday, including the first teaser, new photos, and the premiere date. Make that “dates.” All eight episodes of the first season debuted on November 23, 2022. The second season also consists of eight episodes; however, the streamer has broken them up into two parts. Part one premieres on August 6, 2025, followed by part two on September 3rd.

Jenna Ortega leads the cast in the titular role. Season two also stars Emma Myers, Steve Buscemi, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzman, Isaac Ordonez, and Joy Sunday. Billie Piper, Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo, Moosa Mostafa, Georgie Farmer, Victor Dorobantu, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter, Noah B. Taylor, and Hunter Doohan also star.

Jamie McShane, Joanna Lumley, Joonas Suatamo, Fred Armisen, Christopher Lloyd, Thandiwe Newton, Heather Matarazzo, and Frances O’Connor guest star in the new season.

Joonas Suotamo, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jenna Ortega, Isaac Ordonez, and Luis Guzmán in ‘Wednesday’ season 2 (Photo.

Netflix has debuted a teaser trailer for the highly anticipated season 2 of the Addams family spin-off ‘Wednesday.’

Wednesday Addams (Jenna 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.

Jenna Ortega as Wednesday. Cr. Jonathan Hession/Netflix © 2025 Thing . Cr. Helen Sloan/Netflix © 2025

Creator/showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar return for the spine-tingling second season alongside executive producer and director Tim Burton.

Series regulars include Jenna Ortega, Emma Myers, Steve Buscemi, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzman, Isaac Ordonez, Joy Sunday, Billie Piper, Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo, Moosa Mostafa, Georgie Farmer, Victor Dorobantu, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter, Noah B. Taylor, Hunter Doohan.

(L to R) Joonas Suotamo as Lurch,...

Como pasó con ‘Cobra Kai’, ‘El Juego del Calamar’ o ‘Stranger Things’, se dividirá en dos partes. © Netflix

Netflix ha desvelado el primer tráiler y póster de la esperadísima segunda temporada de Miércoles, además de su fecha de estreno. Y lo ha hecho, como no podía ser de otra manera, un miércoles.

En esta temporada, nuestra querida Miércoles tendrá que enfrentarse a familiares, amigos y viejos adversarios en la Academia Nevermore, lo que la llevará a vivir otro año de caos deliciosamente oscuro y espeluznante. Armada con su característico ingenio afilado y su encanto inexpresivo, también se verá inmersa en un nuevo y escalofriante misterio sobrenatural.

Jenna Ortega volverá como Miércoles Addams, mientras que Catherine Zeta-Jones como Morticia, Luis Guzmán como Gómez y Isaac Ordóñez como Pugsley pasarán a ser regulares del reparto de la segunda temporada. Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Hunter Doohan, Victor Dorobantu, Moosa Mostafa y Georgie Farmer también regresarán,...

"Every family has dark secrets, Wednesday..." She's back! Netflix has revealed a teaser trailer for Season 2 of the hit series Wednesday, they're streaming series about the Addams Family focusing on their daughter Wednesday and her time at Nevermore Academy. The original season first debuted back in 2022 and earned mostly positive reviews - especially for Jenna Ortega. "Murder and mayhem abound." In this second season, Wednesday Addams returns to Nevermore Academy. She "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." Creator / showrunners Alfred Gough & Miles Millar return for the spine-tingling second season, alongside exec producer & director Tim Burton. Jenna Ortega stars again, joined by Steve Buscemi, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Luis Guzmán, Hunter Doohan, Billie Piper, & Moosa Mostafa. Plus guest stars: Jamie McShane,...

She’s back — and on her day, too.

On Wednesday, Netflix released the first trailer for Season 2 of Wednesday, the streaming service's blockbuster take on The Addams Family with Jenna Ortega in the title role. The first season was a hit with Emmy voters, landing 12 total nominations, including Best Comedy Series and Best Comedy Actress for Ortega.

Season 2, however, won’t compete for Television Academy attention until next year. As revealed on Wednesday, Season 2 will debut in two parts this summer: Episodes 1 through 4 will premiere on Aug. 6, while Episodes 5 through 8 will air on Sept. 3. That puts Wednesday in competition for the winter awards cycle at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards, and Screen Actors Guild Awards before it hits the Emmys circuit in 2026.

Season 2 of Wednesday picks up after the events of Season 1, with Wednesday returning to Nevermore Academy for the new school year, this time with her brother, Pugsley...

Hump day is looking pretty horrifying (but in a good way) thanks to the arrival of the brand new trailer for "Wednesday" season 2, which sees Jenna Ortega return as the dark-minded daughter of the Addams Family. Following the surprise and absolutely massive success of the first season on Netflix, it came as no surprise when "Wednesday" season 2 was ordered by the streaming service. Fans of the first season should be happy to see the creepy, kooky, mysterious, and spooky elements that we got so much of in season 1 are back for this new installment, all wrapped up in an all-new mystery with Ortega's dead-eyed alter-ego at the center (where she's joined by an impressive supporting ensemble). The thing that should have people most excited, however, is that season 2 looks to focus a little more on the Addams Family itself and not just its teen daughter.

Season 1 saw Wednesday spending...

Murder and mayhem abound. Netflix has released the official teaser trailer, art, and photos for Wednesday Season 2, which will launch in two parts on August 6, 2025, and September 3, 2025.

Wednesday Addams (Jenna 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. Creator/showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar return for the spine-tingling second season of Wednesday, alongside executive producer and director Tim Burton.

Wednesday is the Most Popular English TV series on Netflix, with 252.10 million Season 1 views. The series spent 20 weeks on the Global Top 10 and reached the Top 10 in 93 countries.

The series is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery that charts Wednesday Addams’s years...

Netflix has released the first teaser for Wednesday Season 2, starring Jenna Ortega, and announced that the new season will have a two-part debut. According to the teaser, Wednesday Season 2 will be launching on the streamer on August 6, with a second half dropping on September 3.

It is two years since audiences were introduced to a new iteration of the Addams Family, and in particular, their dour and enigmatic daughter, Wednesday. Premiering in November 2022, the series, under the direction of Tim Burton, very quickly made all the right moves to be a runaway hit. From viral dances, to an intriguing and surprising story, Wednesday’s future was always guaranteed – even if Netflix waited a long time before confirming Season 2.

Season 2 picks up following a time jump from the mysterious ending of Season1, and will see many returnees as well as some notable new additions to the cast. Ortega, Emma Myers, Hunter Doohan,...

The teaser trailer for Wednesday season 2 is finally here, and Netflix confirmed the show’s two release dates.

If you don’t know, Netflix often splits release dates into two parts for their biggest hit TV shows. This is what is planned for Wednesday’s second season.

Keep reading to find out more…

The second season stars Jenna Ortega as Wednesday, with Emma Myers, Steve Buscemi, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzman, Isaac Ordonez, Joy Sunday, Billie Piper, Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo, Moosa Mostafa, Georgie Farmer, Victor Dorobantu, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter, Noah B. Taylor, and Hunter Doohan. Tim Burton returns to direct.

Here’s the synopsis: 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,...

We’ve reached another Wednesday – and the Netflix streaming service has chosen this particular Wednesday as the day to unveil a teaser trailer for season 2 of their hit Addams Family series Wednesday, which started filming in Ireland last May, wrapping production at the end of November. The teaser trailer can be seen in the embed above. Netflix has also announced that season 2 of the show will be split into two batches, with the first part set to start streaming on August 6th. The second half of the season will come along on September 3rd. Yet another Wednesday.

Wednesday comes to us from Millar Gough Ink, Tim Burton Productions, Toluca Pictures, and MGM Television, and is described as a comedic, supernaturally-infused coming-of-age series that follows the teenage girl’s years as a student at Nevermore Academy, where she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the town,...

Netflix has announced this morning that “Wednesday” Season 2 will premiere with Part 1 on August 6, 2025, followed by the new season’s Part II on September 3, 2025.

The wait has been torture. Watch the “Wednesday” Season 2 teaser trailer below!

Part 1 will feature the first four episodes, while Part II features the season’s final four.

Jenna Ortega will be back as iconic character Wednesday Addams in “Wednesday” Season 2, with the actress repeatedly teasing in interviews that the new season will be bolder, darker, and more horror-heavy than the show’s first season. Here’s the new synopsis:

“Wednesday Addams 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.”

Netflix also previews with a new press release, “Armed with her signature razor-sharp wit and deadpan charm, Wednesday...

Netflix has unveiled a new teaser trailer for the second season of Wednesday. The release dates for the season's two parts have also been released.

The first part of Wednesday Season 2 will be released on Aug. 6. The second part will follow on Sept. 3. The new trailer, which showcases the returns of many fan favorites from the first season along with new characters, can be watched below.

“This season, Wednesday’s journey is darker and more complex as she navigates family, friends, new mysteries, and old adversaries, propelling her headlong into another year at Nevermore," series creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar said about the new season. "We look forward to exploring more Addams Family lore, and are excited to introduce an eclectic lineup of incredible new characters."

Jenna Ortega Returns as Wednesday Addams

The official synopsis for Season 2 reads, "Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega), returns to prowl the Gothic halls of Nevermore Academy,...

She's baacccccckkkkkk! Everyone's favorite storm cloud, Wednesday Addams, returns to Nevermore Academy in a brand-new teaser and new images for Wednesday Season 2. Netflix has announced that the Tim Burton series will return in two parts beginning late this summer. The first part will premiere August 6 with the second part on September 3. The teaser features a haunting rendition of "My Favorite Things," yes the Sound of Music song as Jenna Ortega's Wednesday travels back to Nevermore Academy. Joining her this year is her brother Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez), who seems to be okay with donning the Nevermore bluish purple uniform where Wednesday is still in all black. We are also getting our first look at Pugsley's own abilities with him striking a sign along the way with lightning. Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzman also return for the Netflix series' sophomore season. Everyone and everything, including (Thing!) seem to be back for Season 2.

As the teaser progresses,...

It’s both a Wednesday and a huge Wednesday news day.

Netflix has released the first trailer (below) for its highly anticipated second season of the goth-horror-comedy hit, which stars Jenna Ortega as the morbidly inclined Wednesday Addams.

The streamer has also announced the second season premiere dates, as the show will be released in two batches. The first part will be released Aug. 6 and the second will be released Sept. 3.

In the trailer, Wednesday returns for a second year at Nevermore Academy, a private school for outcasts. Morticia Addams (Catherine Zeta-Jones) notes her daughter has never wanted to return to school before, and Wednesday deadpans back, “It’s like returning to the scene of a crime — I already know where the bodies are buried.” Later in the trailer, she notes, “I do my best work in the dark.”

The trailer also shows Wednesday reuniting with her spirited roommate Enid...

Season 2 of Netflix’s Wednesday is coming soon, in two parts. Part 1 of the hit series led by Jenna Ortega will drop on August 6, with Part 2 to follow on September 3. A teaser trailer with a first look at what’s ahead can be watched above.

Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, Wednesday follows the titular Addams to Nevermore Academy, where she learns to master her emerging psychic abilities. In Season 1, she uncovers a killing spree that was connected to her parents, Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Gomez (Luis Guzmán), who met at the school 15 years earlier.

In the teaser trailer above, Wednesday (Ortega) is at an airport walking through security when she sets off the alarm, prompting a Tsa agent to alert the teen that she must empty her pockets. She puts her brass knuckles on the conveyor belt, naturally, her pepper spray, knives, nunchucks, taser gun, and a twin-spiked ball flail,...

“Wednesday” Season 1 established Jenna Ortega and Tim Burton as a fresh creative duo, but the overwhelming box office success of “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” has proven that their success was far from a fluke. The film has only raised expectations for Season 2 of the “Addams Family”-inspired Netflix series, and a new teaser for the season has given fans their first look at the latest batch of episodes.

Netflix has now revealed that Season 2 of “Wednesday” will be broken into two parts. Part 1 returns on August 6, 2025, and Part 2 returns on September 3.

The first teaser opens with a sequence of Wednesday going through airport security and getting stopped and frisked by a Tsa agent. She unveils an embarrassing number of deadly weapons and torture devices on her person, but her real cardinal sin is Thing bringing along a small tube of sunscreen. It also shows Wednesday returning to Nevermore — the first school she...

After a very long wait, Netflix teases that the press tour for Wednesday Season 2 is about to begin. The series premiered in November 2022, and it's been a long wait until Season 2.

The show's success is undeniable. Based on the beloved Addams Family character, created by Charles Addams, the spin-off series follows Wednesday Addams and her time at Nevermore Academy, a boarding school for children with different supernatural inclinations. Since its Nov. 2022 release, Wednesday has been glued to the No. 1 spot on Netflix's Most Popular Show of all time, with 252.1 million views and 1.7 billion hours viewed. Now, Netflix is starting to ease the fans' suffering with a brand-new poster, and a release date for the first teaser.

The poster shows Jenna Ortega as the titular character with Thing (Victor Dorobantu) on her shoulder, as she is tied to a chair and mascara lines are falling down her cheeks. She has her...

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