Jenna Ortega plans to step away from TV work when \u201cWednesday\u201d comes to an end.<\/p>\n
\u201cI actually haven\u2019t had a lot of franchise conversations. I haven\u2019t,\u201d Ortega shared during an appearance on Josh Horowitz\u2019s \u201cHappy Sad Confused\u201d<\/a> podcast, released on Thursday.<\/p>\n \u201cBut what I\u2019m meant to do will come and find me,\u201d she continued. \u201cI think after \u2018Wednesday,\u2019 I\u2019ll probably be off the TV for a while.\u201d <\/p>\n Ortega noted that she\u2019d had \u201cmany years doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI was bouncing from show to show as a kid, this to this, and I want to leave time for new things,\u201d Ortega, now 24, explained. <\/p>\n Jenna Ortega said on Josh Horowitz\u2019s \u201cHappy Sad Confused\u201d podcast (as pictured above) that she plans to \u201cbe off the TV for a while\u201d when \u201cWednesday\u201d comes to an end. Happy Sad Confused<\/p>\n Ortega, pictured here on \u201cWednesday,\u201d noted that she\u2019d had \u201cmany years doing that\u201d show and she \u201cwant[s] to leave time for new things.\u201d \u00a9Netflix\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n The news season \u2014 which is set to drop in 2027 \u2014 sees Ortega return to her role as the Addams family\u2019s famously macabre-obsessed gothic daughter.<\/p>\n She appears opposite returning co-stars Luis Guzm\u00e1n as Gomez Addams, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams and Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams on the Tim Burton-directed series.<\/p>\n Netflix announced production on Season 3 began production in February, revealing that Ortega\u2019s \u201cBeetlejuice Beetlejuice\u201d co-star Winona Ryder was joining the show alongside Eva Green.<\/p>\n The streamer then announced in September that production on the third season had \u201cmet its grave\u201d and concluded.<\/p>\n \u201cWednesday\u201d has been a huge hit for Netflix since its 2022 premiere, winning four Emmys to date \u2014 plus a nod for Ortega among other nominations. The second season aired in 2025.<\/p>\n Ortega, seen above in character on the Tim Burton-directed show, has earned an Emmy nomination for her role as Wednesday Addams in the hit Netflix series. \u00a9Netflix\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n Season 3 of \u201cWednesday\u201d is set for release at some point in 2027, having just completed production. \u00a9Netflix\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Ortega has been acting in films and television since the early 2010s, appearing in shows like \u201cJane the Virgin,\u201d \u201cStuck in the Middle\u201d and \u201cYou.\u201d<\/p>\n The actress has been open about the stresses of being a young person in the entertainment industry, confessing earlier this year that she went \u201call day\u201d without eating or drinking<\/a> on set as a child star.<\/p>\n Her movie projects have included \u201cIron Man 3\u201d (2013), \u201cThe Fallout\u201d (2021), \u201cX\u201d (2022) and \u201cDeath of a Unicorn\u201d (2025).<\/p>\n Ortega\u2019s willingness to step away from the spotlight isn\u2019t new; the actress famously bowed out of the \u201cScream\u201d franchise after starring in 2022\u2019s \u201cScream\u201d (the fifth film in the series) and 2023\u2019s \u201cScream VI.\u201d<\/p>\n In a 2025 interview with the Cut, Ortega revealed she exited the horror film series<\/a> because her on-screen sister, Mellissa Barrera, was fired for expressing support for Palestine<\/a> amid the Israeli-Hamas war in Gaza.<\/p>\n Ortega, pictured here in October 2026, famously bowed out of the \u201cScream\u201d franchise following the firing of her on-screen sister, Melissa Barrera, with whom she starred in 2022\u2019s \u201cScream\u201d and 2023\u2019s \u201cScream VI.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n Ortega, seen here in November 2025, also revealed earlier this year that she almost quit acting altogether before landing her role on \u201cYou.\u201d Getty Images for Netflix<\/p>\n She also noted it was because co-directors Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin weren\u2019t returning for 2026\u2019s \u201cScream VII.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe Melissa stuff was happening, and it was all kind of falling apart,\u201d Ortega told the publication. \u201cIf\u00a0\u2018Scream VII\u2019\u00a0wasn\u2019t going to be with that team of directors and those people I fell in love with, then it didn\u2019t seem like the right move for me in my career at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n