Series synopsis
Wednesday is an American sci-fi & fantasy mystery comedy television series that premiered on Netflix on November 23, 2022. It was created by Miles Millar, Alfred Gough. It stars Jenna Ortega, Steve Buscemi, Emma Myers and Hunter Doohan.
Smart, sarcastic and a little dead inside, Wednesday Addams investigates twisted mysteries while making new friends — and foes — at Nevermore Academy.
Premise
Smart, sarcastic and a little dead inside, Wednesday Addams investigates twisted mysteries while making new friends — and foes — at Nevermore Academy.
Premise: The wait has been torture.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams
- Steve Buscemi as Barry Dort
- Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair
- Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin
- Riki Lindhome as Valerie Kinbott
- Joy Sunday as Bianca Barclay
- Moosa Mostafa as Eugene Ottinger
- Georgie Farmer as Ajax Petropolus
Supporting cast
- Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams
- Owen Painter as Slurp / Isaac Night
- Percy Hynes White as Xavier Thorpe
- Billie Piper as Isadora Capri
- Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo as Sheriff Ritchie Santiago
- Victor Dorobantu as Thing
- Noah B. Taylor as Bruno Yuson
- Evie Templeton as Agnes DeMille
- Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams
- Naomi J. Ogawa as Yoko Tanaka
- Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams
- Christina Ricci as Marilyn Thornhill
Guest cast
- Jamie McShane as Donovan Galpin
- Gwendoline Christie as Larissa Weems
- Joanna Lumley as Grandmama Hester Frump
- Iman Marson as Lucas Walker
- Max Pemberton as Dalton
- George Valentin Burcea as Lurch
- James Clay as Ethan Hanson
- Caroline Lawrie as Martha
- Johnna Dias-Watson as Divina
- Cezar Grumăzescu as Coach Vlad
- Simon Furness as Grumpy Farmer
- Islam Bouakkaz as Carter
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 16 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | November 23, 2022 | November 23, 2022 |
| Season 2 | 8 | August 6, 2025 | September 3, 2025 |
| Season 3 | 0 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wednesday's Child Is Full of Woe When a deliciously wicked prank gets Wednesday expelled, her parents ship her off to Nevermore Academy, the boarding school where they fell in love. |
November 23, 2022 |
| 2 |
Woe Is the Loneliest Number The sheriff questions Wednesday about the night's strange happenings. Later, Wednesday faces off against a fierce rival in the cutthroat Poe Cup race. |
November 23, 2022 |
| 3 |
Friend or Woe Wednesday stumbles on a secret society. During Outreach Day, Nevermore's outcasts mingle with Jericho's normies in Pilgrim World. Fudge, anyone? |
November 23, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Here We Woe Again After a productive summer break, Wednesday returns to Nevermore as a grudging campus celebrity — and the target of a dangerous stalker. |
August 6, 2025 |
| 2 |
The Devil You Woe Chaos reigns on campus as Nevermore celebrates its annual Prank Day. Wednesday confronts an old enemy and gains an unwanted ally. |
August 6, 2025 |
| 3 |
Call of the Woe Stripped of both her ability and Goody's book, Wednesday is forced to do some old-fashioned detective work on a school camping trip. |
August 6, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Netflix |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 23, 2022 |
| Last aired | September 3, 2025 |
| Status | continue |