Patience is required for Netflix subscribers. Following the actors’ and writers’ strikes that shook Hollywood in 2023, many series had to be put on pause and filming postponed. So, if certain flagship fictions return in 2024, this is not the case for some of the biggest hits of the platform. Stranger Things, Virgin River…many series will not return to our screens before 2025. This is also the case of Wednesday, whose season 2 is already eagerly awaited by fans. It must be said that the series with Jenna Ortega broke records when its season 1 was released in November 2022. It remains today the most viewed English-speaking series in the history of Netflix. Recently, Jenna Ortega gave positive news from filming and revealed what awaits her character Wednesday Addams in this sequel.
The filming of season 2 of Wednesday has started and the casting has been announced
This Tuesday, May 7, 2024, Netflix announced excellent news to fans of the series:e filming of season 2 of Wednesday has started ! Unlike the first season, it will no longer take place in Romania but in Ireland. In addition to revealing the start of shooting, the platform took the opportunity to announce the casting of this sequel. Obviously, Jenna Ortega will take over the title role and several actors present sporadically in season 1 will rise to prominence. This is the case of Catherine Zeta-Jones (Morticia), Luis Guzmán (Gomez), Isaac Ordonez (Pugsley) and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo (Ritchie Santiago, the sheriff’s deputy) who will now play regular roles. Netflix has also confirmed the returns of Emma Myers (Enid), Joy Sunday (Bianca), Hunter Doohan (Tyler), Victor Dorobantu (The Thing), Moosa Mostafa (Eugene) and Georgie Farmer (Ajax).
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An actor of Wednesday fired for season 2?
If you have the impression that a name is missing, that’s normal because that is the case. It can be noted that Percy Hynes-White, who played Xavier Thorpe, is not included in this list. It therefore seems that he was excluded from the cast of season 2 of Wednesday. In early 2023, the actor was accused of sexual assault dating back several years on social networks. Six months after these accusations, the actor reacted in a story on Instagram. “The rumors are false. I cannot accept being portrayed as fanatical or criminally negligent when it comes to people’s safety.“, he declared. For the moment, the production of the series has not commented on this matter but it seems that it has chosen to do without the services of the actor. It remains to be seen how the Xavier’s absence will be explained in the plot of this season 2.
Who are the new players in Wednesday for season 2?
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Following Wednesday will also see the arrival of several actors who will play new characters. This is the case of Steve Buscemi, Evie Templeton, Billie Piper, Owen Painter and Noah Taylor. Season 2 will also allow us to discover a new member of the Addams family: Grandmama, who will be played by Joanna Lumley, recently seen in Double trap. Several guest stars have also been announced, including Thandiwe Newton (Westworld), Frances O’Connor, Haley Joel Osment (aka the little boy from Sixth Sense), Heather Matarazzo (Princess against her) or Joonas Suotamo (Chewbacca in the recent trilogy Star Wars). Christopher Lloydwho played Uncle Fester in the film franchise, will also play a secret role in the rest of the series. In short, can’t wait for 2025 to see season 2 of Wednesday, which could also be entitled to a surprising spin-off on Netflix.
