Netflix is staying in the Wednesday game.
The streamer has ordered a third season of the supernatural comedy series, which stars Jenna Ortega in the Addams Family reimagining. Plans are also in the works for a spin-off series of the Tim Burton-exec produced show, which was created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, according to THR.
This comes ahead of the Season 2 launch on Netflix on August 6 and after Season 1 became the most-watched original series ever on the streamer, with more than 250 million views. It also received 12 Emmy nominations, including for Ortega in Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. The show is therefore undoubtedly one of the streamer’s biggest hits.
Wednesday stars Ortega as the titular Wednesday, who is expelled from her school and sent to a private academy for outcasts. Gwendoline Christie, Emma Myers and Riki Lindhome also star. The show has made stars of the likes of Myers, who also leads the BBC and Netflix’s A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder.
Season 2 made Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzman, Isaac Ordonez and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo series regulars, and added Billie Piper, Steve Buscemi, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter and Noah Taylor to the cast.
Burton and Ortega told THR a Wednesday spinoff is in the works, although they said details remain top secret.
Creators-writers-showrunners Gough and Millar said in a statement: “It’s been a dark delight to watch Wednesday cast her spell over audiences across the globe — one deadpan quip at a time. We’re beyond thrilled she’ll be returning to stalk the halls of Nevermore in Season 3. This time, she’ll unearth more of the school’s sinister secrets — and descend even deeper into the Addams family crypt. Or, as Wednesday would say: ‘Nothing brings a family together like a good exhumation.’”
Said Gough: “Television has — and always will be — a team sport. Miles and I have been doing this long enough to know that shows like this don’t come along every day. It’s such an alchemy of writing, directing, acting, crew, streamer, studio, and fans. We remain grateful and excited to continue this journey and tell these stories with all of our partners.”
He also said the “goal for Season 3 is the same as it is for every season: to make it the best season of Wednesday we possibly can.”
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