WEDNESDAY
If you’ve opened Netflix (or certain corners of the internet) this week, you’re likely heard about the Tim Burton-helmed ADDAMS FAMILY spinoff, WEDNESDAY (trailer here). The series has already set a new record for the most hours viewed in a week in its category. Starring the incredible Jenna Ortega, who delivers a stunning performance, WEDNESDAY is a more youthful, soapy spin on the original IP, focusing on deadpan daughter Wednesday as she starts at the infamous Nevermore Academy, her parents’ alma mater and a place for outcasts, freaks, and monsters. It’s never an easy task to breathe new life into iconic IP, but WEDNESDAY knows exactly what it is trying to accomplish here—it brings its gothic characters into a modern setting and puts them in a serious situation; all the while maintaining a campy, kooky and darkly comedic tone. And importantly, it doesn’t shy away from what makes a good, addictive and poppy show, leaning into teenage angst, romantic tensions, and setting up a mysterious high school with secret societies and dances. In all, it’s so much fun, with incredible performances from Ortega, Christina Ricci (who was the OG Wednesday Addams!), Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, and many more. Consider this your ideal weekend binge!
—Mimi Li, Development Coordinator
