{"id":70139,"date":"2023-01-06T20:39:53","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T20:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=70139"},"modified":"2023-01-06T20:40:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T20:40:59","slug":"wednesday-picked-up-for-season-2","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/wednesday-picked-up-for-season-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Wednesday\u2019 Has Officially Been Picked Up for Season 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_70142\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70142\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-70142 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/Wednesday_S1_E4_00_07_01_16RC.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in <em>Wednesday<\/em>. (Cr. Courtesy of Netflix \u00a9 2022)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Snap, snap.<\/em> After an ultra-successful first season, Netflix has renewed <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/catherine-zeta-jones-morticia-addams-wednesday\/\"><em>Wednesday<\/em><\/a> for a second season. Since its November 23 release, the Netflix original series\u2019 debut season set viewing records for the streamer, with over 341 million hours viewed for an English language series in its first week. It&#8217;s also become the second biggest English language season of television on Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>The official Twitter account of the series announced the news with a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wednesdayaddams\/status\/1611407377227456513?cxt=HHwWgoCxwZqe79wsAAAA\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a> and caption promising that, &#8220;More torture is coming. Lucky you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More torture is coming. Lucky you. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t11LptFk7e\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/t11LptFk7e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wednesday Addams (@wednesdayaddams) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wednesdayaddams\/status\/1611407377227456513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">January 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Actress Jenna Ortega (who received a <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/2023-golden-globe-nominations\/\">Golden Globe nomination<\/a> for her portrayal) stars as the eponymous Wednesday Addams in the horror comedy by Tim Burton, alongside her on-screen parents, <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/morticia-addams-style-icon\/\">Catherine Zeta-Jones as the iconic gothic matriarch Morticia Addams<\/a> and Luis Guzma\u0301n as her doting and devoted husband, Gomez. <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/isaac-ordonez-dishes-playing-pugsley-netflix-wednesday\/\">Issac Ordonez<\/a> stars as their son, Pugsley. Rounding out the cast is <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/emma-myers-gushes-cast-netflix-wednesday\/\">Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair<\/a>, Gwendoline Christie as Larissa Weems, Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester, George Burcea as the eerie servant Lurch, Victor Dorobantu as the hand Thing, and more.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_62693\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62693\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-62693 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/08\/The-Addams-Family.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-62693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wednesday. (L to R) Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Adams, Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams, Luis Guzma\u0301n as Gomez Addams, Issac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams in Wednesday. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix \u00a9 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We even get a nostalgic treat with appearances from <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/everything-we-know-about-yellowjackets-season-2\/\"><em>Yellowjackets<\/em><\/a>\u2019 Christina Ricci (as Marilyn Thornhill) who played Wednesday Addams in the 1990 film.<\/p>\n<p>Co-showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar also served as writers and executive producers on the MGM-backed show while Burton executive produced and directed four out of the total eight episodes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t wait to dive headfirst into another season and explore the kooky, spooky world of Nevermore,\u201d Gough and Millar exclusively told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\/articles\/wednesday-season-2-renewed\" target=\"_blank\">Netflix&#8217;s outlet <em>Tudum<\/em><\/a>. \u201cWe just need to make sure Wednesday hasn\u2019t emptied the pool first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Addams Family<\/em>\u00a0has had a myriad of renditions over the years. Created by cartoonist Charles Addams, it first appeared as a comic strip in 1938, originally published in\u00a0<em>The New Yorker<\/em>. Tales of the dysfunctional family would eventually become a 1960s television series, a Tony Award-winning musical and a successful \u201990s film franchise.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_62696\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62696\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-62696 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/08\/Wednesday_S1_E1_00_08_38_23R.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-62696\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wednesday. (L to R) Luis Guzma\u0301n as Gomez Addams, Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Adams in episode 101 of Wednesday. Cr. Courtesy Of Netflix \u00a9 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first season of the smash hit followed the titular cynical Wednesday (Ortega) while navigating life as a student at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday must contend with a supernatural killing spree that has invaded the local town and attempt to gain control over her psychic powers, all while solving a 25-year-old mystery that once entangled her parents.<\/p>\n<p><em>Wednesday<\/em> became a fan-favorite overnight, saturating Instagram and TikTok feeds with <em>Wednesday<\/em>-inspired fashion and beauty trends, as well as viewers replicating Ortega&#8217;s iconic dance. Even Lady Gaga gave it a whirl, as well as figure skater Kamila Valieva at the 2023 Russian Figure Skating Championships last week.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70143\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70143\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-70143 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/Wednesday_S1_E4_00_34_26_18R.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wednesday. Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in episode 104 of Wednesday. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix \u00a9 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been incredible to create a show that\u2019s connected with people across the world,\u201d the co-show runners added. \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to continue Wednesday\u2019s torturous journey into season 2.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A release date has yet to be announced. 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