Winona Ryder Will Star In Wednesday Season 3
It's a Beetlejuice Beetlejuice reunion!
The doors of Nevermore Academy won’t be closing anytime soon. Netflix has given its comedic horror series Wednesday the green light for a third season, and the renewal came a lot earlier than expected. The quick pick-up is a reassuring sign for the pitch-black mystery show, and it came with a tease that the Wednesday universe could be expanding.
Wednesday star Jenna Ortega and its EP and director Tim Burton revealed the Season 3 news in a July 23 interview with The Hollywood Reporter. Although the duo skirted around the question of how many seasons the show could have, Wednesday showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar have previously stated they envisioned “at least three or four seasons.”
The renewal came two weeks before Wednesday Season 2’s long-awaited premiere. The second iteration switched up its release schedule from Season 1 (which dropped all at once) to putting out the first four episodes on Aug. 6 and the remaining four on Sept. 3. It hasn’t yet been revealed if this method will continue for Season 3 or not.
Along with the confirmation of another season, the Wednesday team has also confirmed that a spinoff is in talks, and there’s already a clue about who might take center stage in a new show.
Is An Addams Family Spinoff Coming?
At the same time as Season 3’s renewal, Wednesday’s crew also teased a spinoff that’s still in very early stages. “It’s something we’re definitely noodling; there are other characters we can look at,” Gough told The Hollywood Reporter.
Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria got a bit more specific with who this spinoff might be about: “There’s a lot to explore in the Addams family.”
Though Wednesday’s famous family Morticia, Gomez, Pugsley, and Fester only made brief appearances in the first season, their roles were expanded in Season 2, which could potentially set up a spinoff for the creepy and kooky bunch.
The Season 3 Cast Is Adding Some Big Names
Season 2 of Wednesday ended with a cliffhanger teasing that Wednesday’s aunt Ophelia will play a big part in the upcoming story. It’s since been revealed that Ophelia is going to be played by Eva Green.
And there’s another major new addition to the cast. Variety confirmed that Winona Ryder will guest star on Season 3. This marks a reunion between Ryder and Jenna Ortega, who played mother and daughter in 2024’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
Season 3 is also promoting Joanna Lumley to a series regular, meaning Granmama Hester Frump will be around a lot more. And Noah B. Taylor, who played Enid’s not-so-faithful boyfriend Bruno, is confirmed to not be back for Season 3.
Don’t Expect Season 3 Anytime Soon
Wednesday has become infamous for the extended hiatus between Seasons 1 and 2, which premiered three years apart. Given how much Ortega’s star has risen and the show’s extravagant production and filming needs, it doesn’t seem likely that a new season will take any less time. So fans may have sit tight for a few years for a follow-up to the second season.
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