Netflix's "Wednesday" (Season 2)

[TheSweetieMan]

Honestly surprised this hadn't been posted yet.

"It’s official: Netflix has landed Tim Burton’s live-action Addams Family series with an eight-episode order for a spinoff focused on the iconic character of Wednesday Addams.

Titled Wednesday, the coming-of-age comedy, written by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar and to be directed by Burton, is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy. That’s where she 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.

The YA series, Wednesday Addams’ first solo vehicle, marks Burton’s first live-action show and his TV directing debut. He and Gough and Millar, who will serve as showrunners on the series, executive produce. Wednesday is produced by MGM/UA Television, which controls the underlying rights to the IP.

As Deadline first reported in October, MGM/UA TV took the project out last fall with Gough & Millar attached and Burton in negotiations, getting multiple bids with Netflix considered the likely winner. Wednesday marks a familiar territory for Millar and Gough, who successfully explored the coming-of-age story of another iconic character, Superman, with the hit series Smallville.

“When we first heard Al Gough and Miles Millar’s pitch for Wednesday we were struck, like an arrow from a crossbow, right in our hearts. They nailed the tone, the spirit and the characters, but gave us a fresh way into this story,” said Teddy Biaselli, Netflix’s Director Original Series, calling Wednesday “the ultimate lone wolf” character. “We then got the call that visionary director and lifelong Addams Family fan Tim Burton wanted to make his television directorial debut with this series. Tim has had a history of telling empowering stories about social outsiders like Edward Scissorhands, Lydia Deitz and Batman. And now he brings his unique vision to Wednesday and her spooky classmates at Nevermore Academy.”

Also executive producing the series are TV writer-producer Kayla Alpert (Code Black, Up All Night) as well as several producers associated with the Addams Family IP: Andrew Mittman for 1.21 (The Addams Family, Alphas), Kevin Miserocchi (Tee and Charles Addams Foundation), Jonathan Glickman for Glickmania (Respect, Addams Family 2) and Gail Berman (The Addams Family, Alphas).

The tale of The Addams Family, a fictional household created by American cartoonist Charles Addams in 1938, has had a number of screen iterations over the years including two live-action TV series; a live-action film franchise, and most recently an animated movie from MGM with the sequel dropping in 2021.

Christina Ricci, the actress most closely associated the character, played Wednesday in both feature films, The Addams Family in 1991 and sequel Addams Family Values in 1993.

Wednesday Addams was played by Lisa Loring in the original series. In the first animated series she was voiced by Cindy Henderson, and by Debi Derryberry in the second animated series, both from Hanna-Barbera. Wednesday is portrayed by Nicole Fugere in the straight-to-video movie Addams Family Reunion and then-Fox Family Channel’s television series The New Addams Family, which were both produced in 1998.

The Addams Family: A New Musical debuted on Broadway in April 2010 with Krysta Rodriguez as Wednesday. Most recently, Chloë Grace Moretz voiced Wednesday in MGM’s 2019 animated movie The Addams Family.

Burton previously developed and executive produced the animated series Beetlejuice, loosely based on his 1988 movie, which ran for four seasons from 1989-91. He is repped by WME. Gough and Millar are repped by WME and Gendler & Kelly.

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[TheSweetieMan]

As for who I'd like to see play Wednesday (not that anyone is asking) but it would 100% be Olivia Cooke if it were up to me:

[Show spoiler]

[buck135]

Originally Posted by TheSweetieMan

As for who I'd like to see play Wednesday (not that anyone is asking) but it would 100% be Olivia Cooke if it were up to me:

[Show spoiler]

I'd watch that.

[Pondosinatra]

I like the pr0n parody version...

[JeffTheMovieGuy]

Originally Posted by TheSweetieMan

As for who I'd like to see play Wednesday (not that anyone is asking) but it would 100% be Olivia Cooke if it were up to me:

[Show spoiler]

[doctorD]

Presenting Wednesday Addams...

Tim Burton Casts His Wednesday Addams for Netflix Live-Action Series



Tim Burton has cast his new Wednesday Addams for Netflix’s forthcoming live-action Addams Family offshoot drama Wednesday.

Yes Day and You grad Jenna Ortega will star in the series from director Burton and showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar (Smallville, Into the Badlands).

Wednesday is described as 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 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.

Burton will direct and exec produce the series. Gough and Millar will exec produce alongside Andrew Mittman (The Addams Family, Alphas), Kevin Miserocchi (Tee and Charles Addams Foundation), Kayla Alpert (Code Black, Up All Night), Jonathan Glickman for Glickmania (Addams Family 2) and Gail Berman (The Addams Family, Alphas). The series hails from MGM/UA Television.

Ortega steps into the role of Wednesday that has previously been played by Lisa Loring, Christina Ricci and, more recently, Chloe Grace Moretz as the Addams Family has been adapted from its original TV series into other animated and live-action TV series, Broadway shows and animated feature films.

Repped by CAA, Gilbertson Entertainment and Jackoway Austen, Ortega’s credits also include Elena of Avalor, Jane the Virgin, Stuck in the Middle and the upcoming Scream revival that is due next year.

Wednesday was taken out to market late last year and became the source of a bidding war between streamers, with Netflix edging multiple other bidders for the property that marks Burton’s first live-action TV foray. Burton (Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, Sweeney Todd, Batman) was previously attached to direct a 3D stop-motion animated take on The Addams Family nearly a decade ago, but the feature never came to fruition.

Created by cartoonist Charles Addams in 1938, the comic has been adapted for film and TV multiple times over the years. John Astin and Carolyn Jones starred in a live-action TV series for ABC in the ’60s. An animated series followed in the ’70s before the famed family was revived in the ’90s with a pair of features starring Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia and Christina Ricci (as Wednesday). That feature inspired an animated TV series with Astin reprising his role. In the late ’90s, Tim Curry and Daryl Hannah starred in a direct-to-video feature and short-lived live-action series. More recently, Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth brought The Addams Family to Broadway.

[Chedwiggen]

Props to Christina Ricci for making the character so popular.

[Monterey Jack]

Great, a Burton project that will never be on Blu-Ray.

Is he directing every ep, or is it the usual "Brand Name director for the first ep only" bait & switch?

[mwynn]

Wednesday Addams Live-Action Series Set at Netflix With Tim Burton Directing

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/wed...on-1234909610/

[eiknarf]

Didn’t expect to be typing this, but, it’s a great show!

And if Tim Burton needs a new muse, I think he found her in actress Jenna Ortega! I believe she’ll be his next “Johnny Depp or Helena Bonham Carter”.

As a matter of fact, Jenna playing the character Wednesday is very reminiscent of Johnny Depp playing Edward Scissorhands!!

[HomerThompson]

More so Wynona Ryder in Beetlejuice.

[eiknarf]

Originally Posted by HomerThompson

More so Wynona Ryder in Beetlejuice.

Nooo, no, no
Jenna’s performance is nothing like Wynona Ryder in Beetlejuice. It’s more like Johnny Depp’s in Edward Scissorhands and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory than Wynona’s by a mile

[HomerThompson]

Originally Posted by eiknarf

Nooo, no, no
Jenna’s performance is nothing like Wynona Ryder in Beetlejuice. It’s more like Johnny Depp’s in Edward Scissorhands and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory than Wynona’s by a mile

I have a feeling you've never seen Edward Scissorhands or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? lol

[eiknarf]

Originally Posted by HomerThompson

I have a feeling you've never seen Edward Scissorhands or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? lol

???

Multiple times

Maybe your copy of Edward Scissorhands has a different actress portraying Kim?

…because Jenna in Wednesday is totally and purposely channeling Johnny Depp. Not Winona Ryder.

[BudBaxter]

Big ole thread here folks:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=337095

[eiknarf]

Originally Posted by BudBaxter

Big ole thread here folks:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=337095

Doesn’t show up in a search though, that’s why I came here

[HomerThompson]

In what way is she channeling Edward? Edward is completely different in personality. He’s not sarcastic, he’s not confident, he’s innocent and *tries* to fit in like a new puppy. That sound like Wednesday to you? They are both outsiders with pale faces - that’s their only connection.

And it’s Lydia Deetz from Beetlejuice. NOT Ryder’s character Kim from Edward. Think about it.

[Batmon77]

I dont recall Depp being snarky in ES?

[CyberpunkCentral]

Funny how this was announced on Wednesday.

[SilverFox84]

Pity they didn't go for someone like Olivia Cooke who would have looked like a grown-up Wednesday from the original two movies. But Jenna Ortega would work ok if they get everything else right.

This could be either a joy to watch or a massive misfire. Fascinated to see which way it will go.