As production continues on Netflix’s hit series, Wednesday, near Dublin, Ireland, the guest star cast is increasing by three: Lena Headey (Game of Thrones), Andrew McCarthy (St. Elmo’s Fire), and James Lance (Ted Lasso).
The trio joins the previously announced new additions to the cast, including Eva Green as Aunt Ophelia, Winona Ryder as Tabitha, Chris Sarandon as Balthazar, Noah Taylor as Cyrus, Oscar Morgan as Atticus, and Kennedy Moyer as Daisy.
The returning cast includes Jenna Ortega (Wednesday Addams), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Morticia Addams), Luis Guzmán (Gomez Addams), Isaac Ordonez (Pugsley Addams), Emma Myers (Enid Sinclair), Hunter Doohan (Tyler Galpin), Joy Sunday (Bianca Barclay), Moosa Mostafa (Eugene Ottinger), Georgie Farmer (Ajax Petropolus), Billie Piper (Isadora Capri), Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo (Sheriff Ritchie Santiago), Victor Dorobantu (Thing), Evie Templeton (Agnes DeMille), with Joanna Lumley (Grandmama Hester Frump) and Fred Armisen (Uncle Fester).
Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, Wednesday follows the titular Addams to Nevermore Academy, where she learns to master her emerging psychic abilities. In Season 1, she uncovers a killing spree that was connected to her parents, Morticia and Gomez, who met at the school 15 years earlier.
Season 2 shines a brighter light on Wednesday and Morticia’s mother-and-daughter relationship and new family members will be introduced. The season ended with several cliffhangers, such as the reveal that Aunt Ophelia was in Grandmama Hester’s basement, Enid’s Alpha wolf-out during the full moon — which may be impossible to reverse — and Isadora Capri’s offer to Tyler to join a group of Hydes.
Wednesday Season 2 debuted in 2025, split into two batches. It rose to the #5 most-watched English-language series of all time, following the record-breaking success of Season 1 of the global hit series, which still remains the most-watched English-language series of all time on Netflix.
Gough and Millar serve as creators, writers, showrunners and executive producers; Tim Burton directs and executive produces; MGM Television is the studio.