WATCH: Netflix drops ‘Wednesday’ Season 2 teaser trailer at perfect time

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Season 2 of the gothic horror-comedy 'Wednesday' will release in two parts on August 6 and September 3

MANILA, Philippines – Netflix dropped the official teaser trailer for the widely anticipated new season of Wednesday on Wednesday, April 23.

In the hit Netflix series, Jenna Ortega reprises her titular role as the sharp and gloomy Wednesday Addams. Ortega is joined by series regulars including Emma Myers as the bright and cheerful Enid, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzman as Morticia and Gomez Addams, Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams, and Victor Dorobantu as Thing.

Also returning are Steve Buscemi, Joy Sunday, Billie Piper, Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo, Moosa Mostafa, Georgie Farmer, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter, Noah B. Taylor, and Hunter Doohan.

Wednesday Season 2, Part 1 premieres on August 6, while Part 2 premieres on September 3.

Joining the cast as well are guest stars Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester, Christopher Lloyd, Jamie McShane, Joanna Lumley, Joonas Suatamo, Thandiwe Newton, Heather Matarazzo, and Frances O’Connor.

The two-minute trailer opens with Wednesday being held back at the airport security checkpoint and having to remove a variety of dangerous prohibited items from her person. 

By the 40-second mark, Wednesday is shown returning for her second year at Nevermore High, a private school for outcasts. “It’s like returning to the scene of a crime,” Wednesday deadpans, “I already know where the bodies are buried.”

As chaos ensues, Wednesday is seen sitting among a fray of creepy dolls, and reuniting with her roommate Enid and even gifting her with a doll made with real human hair. Towards the trailer’s end, Wednesday declares, “I do my best work in the dark.”

Season 1 of Wednesday — released on Netflix on November 23, 2022 — concluded with Wednesday revealing the Hyde’s secret identity as Tyler (Hunter Doohan), and subsequently confronting and defeating the remaining threat in Nevermore faculty member Ms. Thornhill.

But as she leaves Nevermore, the season ends with a cliffhanger as Wednesday receives threatening text messages from an unknown number.

Christina Ricci — who previously starred as Wednesday in the 1991 Addams Family film as well as its 1993 sequel — played Ms. Thornhill. 

Christopher Lloyd, who is joining the Season 2 cast as a guest star, also played Uncle Fester in The Addams Family. Lloyd’s new role is yet to be revealed, but some speculate this could establish a series trend where an original Addams Family cast member joins as a new, mysterious Nevermore teacher.

Tim Burton returns as director and executive producer. Wednesday is also written and executive produced by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar.

The show’s executive producers include Steve Stark, Andrew Mittman, Meredith Averill, Karen Richards, Gail Berman, Jonathan Glickman, Tommy Harper, Kayla Alpert, and Kevin Miserocchi. Burton is joined in directing by Paco Cabezas and Angela Robinson. – with reports from Bea Gatmaytan/Rappler.com

Bea Gatmaytan is a Rappler intern studying Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature at the University of the Philippines Diliman.