‘Wednesday’s Fred Armisen Shares Uncle Fester Spin-Off Update

Although school is out for the summer at Nevermore, one member of the Addams family is getting ready for some independent study.

Following Season 2 of Netflix‘s Wednesday, Fred Armisen recently confirmed that the spin-off featuring his quirky portrayal of Uncle Fester is still in the works after Deadline announced the project back in December 2023.

“Yeah, we’re working on it,” said Armisen on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “It’s fantastic… It’s amazing.”

After the Addams Family offshoot’s first season in 2022, Deadline reported that Netflix was working on a spin-off of Wednesday, which was in early development at the streamer from MGM Television.

Armisen guest starred in Wednesday‘s first two seasons as Uncle Fester, brother of Wednesday’s (Jenna Ortega) father Gomez Addams (Luis Guzman), who has the ability to generate electricity.

The 15x Emmy nominee previously told Deadline he feels “no pressure” to keep the comedic moments coming on Wednesday, amid the show’s more horror elements, but stopped short of revealing anything about his spin-off.

“It’s so fun to do. It feels very organic,” said Armisen. “That’s all I can really say about it as far as the anticipation of it all. I love getting to do it and to embody this character who’s existed for a long time. That’s the fun of it.”