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The first four episodes of Wednesday season 2 are now streaming on Netflix, and as expected, it's what everyone's currently watching and talking about. In the latest episodes, Wednesday heads back to Nevermore Academy and quickly becomes caught up in a new supernatural mystery.

Also joining her at the school for outcasts this season is her younger brother, Pugsley, who's just come into his abilities. Of course, it wouldn't be right if the entire Addams family didn't come to drop both Wednesday and Pugsley off for their first day of a new semester. This includes Morticia, Gomez, Thing, and Lurch. But there's something different about Lurch this season that you probably didn't notice while watching.

The beloved Addams family butler has been quietly recast, with a new actor stepping into the towering, silent role. In the first season, Lurch was played by George Burcea, a Romanian actor who is 6 feet 3 inches tall.

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It feels bizarre that Wednesday returns at a time when Halloween is still months away. The show that became a runaway Netflix hit — while creatively reinvigorating director Tim Burton and turning Jenna Ortega into a generational star — radiates creepy, kooky and altogether ooky vibes, spinning the Addams Family character into her own Harry Potter-for-goth-kids YA detective series with hugely fun results. But Wednesday’s return at the height of summer speaks to Netflix’s blockbuster approach for the show’s second season — much bigger and starrier, a Stranger Things-like glow-up in scope, with somewhat mixed results.

The not-so-secret weapon in Season 1 was Ortega herself — knockout casting, elevating the material with deliciously deadpan delivery. She remains excellent here, relishing every cutting line. “It’s Addams with two Ds,” she declares early on. “Like ‘padded room’.” We’re reunited with Wednesday during her idea of...

This post contains spoilers from Wednesday season 2 episode 1 from this point forward.

Long time no see, Wednesday Addams! It's been nearly three years since the Emmy Award-nominated Netflix original series premiered, but Wednesday season 2 has finally arrived. The first episode, aptly titled "Here We Woe Again," kicks off with Wednesday harnessing her psychic abilities with help from Goody's book and taking on a new mystery to solve. She takes it upon herself to solve the Kansas City Scalper cold case.

Somehow still making it through airport security even though she had an arsenal of weapons on her person, Wednesday makes it to Kansas City and confronts the Scalper (Haley Joel Osment). Her psychic vision gives her black tears, and Thing helps her out when the Scalper ties her up in his basement. She returns home after catching the serial killer, but it's time to head back to school at Nevermore Academy.

Did you watch the first season of Netflix’s Wednesday and come away wishing for more mystery and less humor, more of the secondary members of the Addams family and less of Jenna Ortega’s Emmy-nominated performance, more of the supernatural world of outcasts and less of the real world for contrast?

It’s Ok not to remember exactly. Wednesday premiered nearly three years ago, a duration also known as “adolescence” for most of the underaged supporting cast.

Fortunately, and conveniently, few of the specific plot details from that well-received season are all that relevant. There are enough expositional reminders here for a general catch-up, but the truth is that the new season of Wednesday is so generic that my biggest challenge was separating my memory of the first season from nearly identical dynamics that played out in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Percy Jackson and the Olympians and...

What's to be done about those who are themselves strange and unusual? The typical answer is for culture to either assimilate or reject the outcasts; if their quirks cannot be embraced and worked into more digestible form for the masses, then they must be renounced, laughed at, and diminished. This is the artistic struggle that filmmaker Tim Burton has dealt with for the entirety of his career, and he's been around long enough to have experienced all the facets of issues with trendiness and conformity. For the first half of his career, Burton's oddball traits were resoundingly praised. Then, like his Edward Scissorhands or Oswald Cobblepot, the luster faded, either in his own work or the public's liking of it (or perhaps a mixture of both), and he endured a period of great financial success mixed with ill reception. In the last several years, Burton has appeared to reach...

Wednesday, the fan-favorite, mystery-oriented spin-off/reboot of the long-running Addams Family franchise, has finally returned for a second season on Netflix after three long years of waiting. Indeed, fans have been chomping at the bit for more of Jenna Ortega and Tim Burton’s fresh new take on the beloved Addams daughter, and you can count me amongst them as someone who’s had a soft spot for Charles Addams’ kooky creations since high school.

But with the pedigree of the first season and the long hype cycle for Season 2, can the final product actually live up to those expectations? Right now, I am happy to report that the answer is mostly yes. Season 2 is at least as good as the first season, and by the end I could easily see it being better. Though please bear in mind that this only applies to the first four episodes, as that...

For half a century, Star Wars fans have accepted a simple yet enduring truth: Han Solo is the rugged smuggler with a fast ship, and Chewbacca is his loyal sidekick. But what if we’ve had it backward this whole time? What if Han Solo is actually Chewbacca’s pet?

Yes, it sounds ridiculous. But stop for a moment and really think about it. Look past the blaster and the bravado, and the dynamic between Han and Chewie starts to look a lot less like “pilot and co-pilot,” and a lot more like “dog and human”—except Chewbacca is the one holding the leash.

Let’s break it down.

Chewie is clearly the adult in the room

Han Solo is the plucky, rude, yapping scoundrel. He runs his mouth. Constantly. He’s impulsive, arrogant, and more often than not, just making things worse. And who’s always there to clean up the mess?...

Originally published July 9; updated Aug. 4 at 12:25 p.m.

Here we go (or should we say woe) again! Netflix's smash hit Wednesday is back for Season 2, promising the return of familiar faces, fresh threats, and thrilling new mysteries at Nevermore Academy. And now we're learning even more about Lady Gaga's aptly titled song, "Dance Dead," that will premiere during the sophomore season.

It's been nearly three years since Wednesday debuted in Nov. of 2022, quickly becoming Netflix's most-watched English-language series of all time. Based on the iconic character Wednesday Addams created by Charles Addams, the show was brought to life by creator/showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, with Emmy nominee Jenna Ortega starring as the unforgettable title character.

Here's everything you need to know about the second season of Wednesday.

Season 2 synopsis

Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega), returns to prowl the gothic halls of Nevermore Academy, where fresh foes and woes await.

If you're still binge-watching some of the most popular shows from the past few weeks, you might want to put the pedal to the metal. Hurry your way through The Hunting Wives and Leanne on Netflix and catch up with the shows you haven't had time for lately. Why? Because this is the week everyone has been waiting for. Wednesday Addams finally returns to Netflix!

Wednesday season 2 part 1 might be the main event of the week, but there are so many more new shows premiering throughout the week. There are also lots of new episodes to look forward to, like the latest episode of The Summer I Turned Pretty season 3 on Prime Video, another new episode of South Park's latest season, and the season 3 finale of The Gilded Age on HBO.

But which days do you need to mark on your calendar to start watching that latest new releases...

Season 2 of Netflix’s hit Addams Family series Wednesday started filming in Ireland last May, wrapping production at the end of November. The streaming service recently announced that season 2 of the show will be split into two batches. The first part will start streaming on August 6th. The second half will come along on September 3rd, another Wednesday. With the premiere of the first batch of episodes just a few days away, the Netflix site Tudum has revealed the titles of those episodes!

Here they are:

Episode 1: “Here We Woe Again”

Written by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar

Directed by Tim Burton

Episode 2: “The Devil You Woe”

Written by Matt Lambert

Directed by Paco Cabezas

Episode 3: “Call of the Woe”

Written by Valentina Garza

Directed by Paco Cabezas

Episode 4: “If These Woes Could Talk”

Written by Lauren Otero

Directed by Tim Burton

Wednesday comes to us from Millar Gough Ink,...

Wednesday Season 2 on Netflix is nearing its premiere on August 6, 2025. The upcoming season is going to be split into two parts. The upcoming season has a brand new roster of fresh faces, but fans are going particularly gaga over one addition: Lady Gaga. Popular for her genre-bending creativity, Gaga seems like the most fitting addition to the franchise, set to appear in a guest role in Season 2 Part 2 (via Netflix).

Speaking about working with her to Variety, Tim Burton expressed:

She’s such an artist, and so for me, working with an artist is inspirational.

He also recently teased the possibility of collaborating with the actress/singer at the Giffoni Film Festival in Italy. When asked if he can confirm whether he’ll ever work with Gaga again, he replied, “No, I can’t. But I dope so”. And that gives us hope. While we wait to witness Gaga in...

Jenna Ortega wears a daring look while attending the Wednesday season two premiere held at Central Hall, Westminster on Wednesday (July 30) in London.

The 22-year-old star and executive producer of the series wore an Ashi Studio look, featuring a “beige semi-sheer snakeskin-textured latex waist corset with back lacing, paired with a tight high-neck top and a long mermaid-cut skirt finished with asymmetrical ruffled trim.”

She was also joined at the premiere by her parents Natalie and Edward.

Also hitting the purple carpet were Jenna‘s co-stars Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Georgie Farmer, Luis Guzman, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Isaac Ordonez, Victor Dorobantu, Moosa Mostafa, Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo, Oliver Watson, Gracy Goldman, Joonas Suotamo and Fred Armisen, plus season two newcomers Steve Buscemi, Billie Piper, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter, Noah B Taylor, Kyle Hixon, Joanna Lumley and Frances O’Connor. Showrunners and creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and director/executive producer Tim Burton were also in attendance.

Jenna Ortega and the “Wednesday” team are heading to Sydney as part of the show’s global Doom Tour, and fans are already buzzing.

Netflix just released a brand-new photo showing Ortega in a stunning new look that’s got everyone talking. She’ll be appearing at a special event on August 16 along with director Tim Burton, co-star Emma Myers, and showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar.

Jenna Ortega is not playing when it comes to her Doom Tour fashion. pic.twitter.com/iu3rzXq2cN

— Netflix (@netflix) July 28, 2025

This Australian stop follows big fan events in Europe, the U.S., Canada, and South Korea. The event will be held on Cockatoo Island, and fans will be able to register for tickets starting July 23.

The visit is part of the buildup to the release of Wednesday Season 2, with Part 1 arriving on August 6 and Part 2 coming out on September 3.

In a chat with Tudum,...

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Get ready for some more delicious dark humor with a side of sorrow in the much-anticipated second season of Wednesday. Yes, you heard it right, after a long wait of nearly three years, Wednesday is returning for a second season, and that’s not all, as Netflix has already renewed Tim Burton-backed series for a third season.

Based on Charles Addams‘ characters of the same name, the coming-of-age gothic supernatural dark comedy-drama series was created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. In Season 2, Wednesday will return to Nevermore Academy, where a supernatural mystery awaits her.

Wednesday Season 2 – Episode Guide (When Will the New Episodes Come Out?) Credit – Netflix

Wednesday Season 2 is finally coming out in Netflix but there is some bad news for the fans who wanted to binge the whole Season 2 in one sitting as the...

We still have to wait another two weeks for season 2 to premiere, but there’s exciting news for Wednesday season 3. Yes, it is officially happening.

TVLine reports that not only is Wednesday season 3 happening, but there are also ideas for spinoffs in the works. The biggest idea is one around Uncle Fester, who is played by Fred Armisen in the Netflix series.

Wednesday. (L to R) Steve Buscemi as Barry Dort, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams, Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams, Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams, Joonas Suotamo as Lurch, Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams in episode 201 of Wednesday. Cr. Jonathan Hession/Netflix © 2025 Wednesday season 3’s early renewal is excellent for the show

Of course, a renewal is always great news. It means that the cast and crew are still in jobs, and it means that we have something more to look forward to. At the same time, an...

Another Wednesday has come around, and the Netflix streaming service has just dropped some big news about their hit Addams Family series Wednesday! Wednesday season 2 started filming in Ireland last May, wrapping production at the end of November. The streaming service recently announced that season 2 of the show will be split into two batches. The first part will start streaming on August 6th. The second half will come along on September 3rd, yet another Wednesday. Now, two weeks ahead of the premiere of season 2, it has been confirmed (via The Hollywood Reporter) that Netflix has officially ordered Wednesday season 3! It’s also said that “a spinoff series is in early discussions.”

Details on the potential spinoff are being kept top secret for now. The only quotes related to that project are “It’s something we’re definitely noodling; there are other characters we can look at” and “There’s a...

Good news would make Wednesday Addams feel like harming someone to relish the emotional whiplash, but this bit would surely be exciting. Ahead of the premiere of the much-anticipated second season of Netflix's hit series Wednesday, The Hollywood Reporter reveals that the show has been renewed for Season 3. Series director Tim Burton and star Jenna Ortega shared the news. The news of the early renewal, while surprising, doesn't come as a total shock, given the show's immense popularity on the streaming platform. Wednesday Season 1 stands proud as the most-watched season of a Netflix show, making it the most popular Netflix original series of all time. The show has amassed 252.1 million views so far, and this number is expected to increase when Season 2 debuts its first part on August 6.

The Hollywood Reporter also posed the question of the show's longevity, but the executive producer and actor did not have a definite answer.

Summer can be torture, but Swimways‘ “Wednesday” pool floats allow you to drift into the dark abyss while waiting for the Netflix series to return for Season 2 — with Part 1 on August 6 and Part 2 on September 3.

The suntanner measures 70″ high and 23″ long with head and foot rests, the oversized float is 48.5″ high and 32″ long, and the swim tube measures 31.5″ long.

All three floaties are made from wear and tear-resistant Pvc. The retail between $9.99 and $16.99 but are currently on sale for less.

Jenna Ortega stars as the titular Addams daughter in “Wednesday” alongside Emma Myers, Steve Buscemi, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzman, Isaac Ordonez, Joy Sunday, Billie Piper, Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo, Moosa Mostafa, Georgie Farmer, Victor Dorobantu, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter, Noah B. Taylor, and Hunter Doohan.

Season 2 guest stars include Jamie McShane, Joanna Lumley, Joonas Suotamo, Fred Armisen, Christopher Lloyd, Thandiwe Newton, Heather Matarazzo, Haley Joel Osment, Anthony Michael Hall, Frances O’Connor,...

For many years, the majority of "Star Wars" actors were identified by one signature role, save some of the shorter, alien-costumed actors like Jack Purvis, who played both the chief Jawa and Teebo the Ewok. That was when the entirety of the franchise was a mere trilogy of movies. Now, it's a never-ending spout of content featuring three trilogies, two theatrical spin-off movies, multiple streaming shows, and a cargo load of animation. With the expansion of the property across multiple media, reliable thespians have been called back by Lucasfilm, not only to reprise their old characters, but to double, triple, or more as multiple characters. We're not just talking about animation, in which versatile voice actors have been a tradition since the heyday of Mel Blanc. Many "Star Wars" actors in live-action projects have played more than one role, and this list is for them.

That's right -- this does...

As Netflix prepares to roll out Wednesday Season 2 this fall, the Addams family is stepping even more into the spotlight. Season 2 will premiere Part 1 on August 6, followed by Part 2 on September 3. This season promises a closer look into the Addams family, from Wednesday’s mystical Grandmama to her mother, Morticia.

Jenna Ortega returns as Wednesday, but this season her role goes beyond the screen. She also joins the creative team as a producer. With the story growing darker and deeper, it’s the perfect time to delve deep into the Addams family tree. As the dates creep closer, fans are eager to dive deep into the eerie world of Nevermore Academy. And, of course, the eerie family at its center.

Wednesday Season 2: The Addams Family Tree The Addams family in Wednesday Season 2 | image: Netflix

At the top of the Addams family hierarchy in Wednesday Season 2 stands Grandmama Hester Frump,...

Como pasó con ‘Cobra Kai’, ‘El Juego del Calamar’ o ‘Stranger Things’, se dividirá en dos partes. © Netflix

Netflix ha desvelado el nuevo tráiler y póster de la esperadísima segunda temporada de Miércoles,. Y lo ha hecho, como no podía ser de otra manera, un miércoles.

En esta temporada, nuestra querida Miércoles tendrá que enfrentarse a familiares, amigos y viejos adversarios en la Academia Nevermore, lo que la llevará a vivir otro año de caos deliciosamente oscuro y espeluznante. Armada con su característico ingenio afilado y su encanto inexpresivo, también se verá inmersa en un nuevo y escalofriante misterio sobrenatural.

Jenna Ortega volverá como Miércoles Addams, mientras que Catherine Zeta-Jones como Morticia, Luis Guzmán como Gómez y Isaac Ordóñez como Pugsley pasarán a ser regulares del reparto de la segunda temporada. Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Hunter Doohan, Victor Dorobantu, Moosa Mostafa y Georgie Farmer también regresarán, al igual que Fred Armisen...

Morticia swears she won’t let history repeat itself in the official trailer for Netflix’s Wednesday season two. Apparently the titular character has a vision of Enid dying and believes it’s all her fault. Morticia’s determined that won’t happen on her watch, and Wednesday promises she’ll save her roomie or die trying.

Jenna Ortega stars as Wednesday, Steve Buscemi is Principal Dort, Emma Myers is Enid

Sinclair, Hunter Doohan plays Tyler Galpin, Joy Sunday is Bianca Barclay, and Moosa Mostafa is Eugene Ottinger. Georgie Farmer plays Ajax Petropolus, Isaac Ordonez is Pugsley Addams, Owen Painter is Slurp, Billie Piper plays Isadora Capri, and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo is Sheriff Ritchie Santiago. The ensemble also include Victor Dorobantu as Thing, Noah B. Taylor as Bruno, Evie Templeton as Agnes DeMille, Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, and Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams.

Season two guest stars include Jamie McShane,...

Netflix — fittingly on a Wednesday — dropped the first look at the highly anticipated second season of Wednesday, and our favorite Addams is in full mystery-solving mode.

The footage confirms Wednesday’s return to Nevermore Academy, where she’s hailed as “the savior of Nevermore” — a far cry from where she started back in 2022.

But don’t expect her to rest on her gothic laurels. A new mystery awaits, and it hits close to home: the possible death of her Bff, Enid.

(Cr. Jonathan Hession/Netflix © 2025)

Haunted by disturbing visions, Wednesday is once again thrust into the role of the reluctant hero, tasked with cheating death and cracking fresh secrets buried within Nevermore’s walls.

“Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) returns to prowl the Gothic halls of Nevermore Academy, where fresh foes and woes await,” Netflix teases in a press release.

(Matthias Clamer/Netflix)

“This season, Wednesday must navigate family, friends, and old adversaries,...

A new year brings new woes, especially for Jenna Ortega's Wednesday Addams, who finds herself labeled a "hero" at Nevermore Academy. She has far greater concerns than sneering at fan art and signing autographs in blood (not her own), as Netflix's first full trailer for WednesdaySeason 2 spells grave danger for one fan-favorite character. The show's titular teen will have to race against the clock to solve the mystery and save the day, but she will be confronted by haunting psychic visions, black tears, and undead drama along the way.

The trailer sees Wednesday struggle with her newfound fame as she returns to the scene of the crime, aka Nevermore Academy, to reunite with her roomie-turned-bestie Enid Sinclair, reprised by Emma Myers. However, it looks like their reunion might be cut short as a dark turn of events leads the spooky and kooky star of The Addams Family Netflix...

Mystery and mayhem abound in Netflix’s official trailer for Wednesday Season Two. The trailer starts with a clip similar to that of the teaser released in April, with Wednesday’s mother Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) commenting that her daughter Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) returning to Nevermore Academy marks the first time she elected to go back to a school of her own accord. Wednesday likens it to “Returning to the scene of the crime. I already know where all the bodies are buried.”

Once there, she’s greeted like a celebrity,...

What better way to start a Wednesday than with Wednesday Addams?

Jenna Ortega is back as the title character for Season 2 of the viral “Addams Family”-inspired Netflix series, “Wednesday.” Ortega reunites with auteur Tim Burton for the latest installment, which promises a new slew of spooky mysteries…including how to save Wednesday’s roommate Enid (Emma Myers). And Season 2 also welcomes A-list guest stars including Lady Gaga, Thandiwe Newton, Haley Joel Osment, Heather Matarazzo, Joanna Lumley, Frances O’Connor, and Joonas Suotamo. Steve Buscemi has joined the cast as a series regular, with Hunter Doohan, Joy Sunday, Georgie Farmer, Victor Dorobantu, Gwendoline Christie, Christina Ricci, and Catherine Zeta-Jones back as well.

“Wednesday” is created by showrunners and EPs Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. Ortega recently told Harper’s Bazaar that she is still in shock about how much of an instant hit the series was after debuting in 2022. “I was...

Another Wednesday has come around, and the Netflix streaming service has chosen this as the day to unveil a full trailer for season 2 of their hit Addams Family series Wednesday! You can check it out in the embed above. Wednesday season 2 started filming in Ireland last May, wrapping production at the end of November. The streaming service recently announced that season 2 of the show will be split into two batches. The first part will start streaming on August 6th. The second half will come along on September 3rd, yet another Wednesday.

Wednesday comes to us from Millar Gough Ink, Tim Burton Productions, Toluca Pictures, and MGM Television, and is described as a comedic, supernaturally-infused coming-of-age series that follows the teenage girl’s years as a student at Nevermore Academy, where she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the town, and solve...

Wednesday Addams returns to the scene of the crime in the official trailer for “Wednesday” Season 2.

Prowl the Gothic halls of Nevermore Academy with Part 1 of the new season debuting on Netflix August 6 followed by Part 2 on September 3.

Jenna Ortega stars as Wednesday, who must navigate family, friends and old adversaries, propelling her into another year of delightfully dark and kooky mayhem. Armed with her signature razor-sharp wit and deadpan charm, Wednesday is also plunged into a new bone-chilling supernatural mystery.

Emma Myers, Steve Buscemi, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzman, Isaac Ordonez, Joy Sunday, Billie Piper, Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo, Moosa Mostafa, Georgie Farmer, Victor Dorobantu, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter, Noah B. Taylor, and Hunter Doohan also star.

Season 2 guest stars include Jamie McShane, Joanna Lumley, Joonas Suotamo, Fred Armisen, Christopher Lloyd, Thandiwe Newton, Heather Matarazzo, Haley Joel Osment, Anthony Michael Hall, Frances O’Connor, and Lady Gaga as Rosaline Rotwood, an enigmatic...

Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) returns to Nevermore Academy in the trailer for Season 2 of Netflix’s Wednesday, revealing some “mysterious and kooky” plot details.

“How does it feel?” Morticia Addams (Catherine Zeta-Jones) asks her titular daughter in the trailer, as the family arrives with her at Nevermore to drop her off.

She responds dryly, “Like returning to the scene of the crime. I already know where the bodies are buried.”

Watch the trailer above.

Wednesday is focused on getting where she needs to be when she is approached by a bubbly man dressed in head-to-toe purple. This is her new principal, Barry Dort (Steve Buscemi), who refers to Wednesday as the savior of Nevermore, a comment connected to her heroic deeds in Season 1. Much to the famous pupil’s chagrin, she also has a bevy of fangirls hoping to get their queen’s autograph.

Once the fandom dies down, Wednesday...

Netflix has released the official trailer for Wednesday Season 2! Part 1 of the second season will premiere on August 6, and Part 2 is coming on September 3.

Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) returns to prowl the Gothic halls of Nevermore Academy, where fresh foes and woes await. This season, Wednesday must navigate family, friends, and old adversaries, propelling her into another year of delightfully dark and kooky mayhem.

Armed with her signature razor-sharp wit and deadpan charm, Wednesday is also plunged into a new bone-chilling supernatural mystery. The series is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery that charts Wednesday Addams’s years as a student at Nevermore Academy.

Creator/showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar return for the spine-tingling second season of Wednesday, alongside executive producer and director Tim Burton.

Wednesday is the Most Popular English TV series on Netflix, with 252.1 million Season 1 views. The series spent 20 weeks on the Global Top 10 and reached the Top 10 in 93 countries.

Summer has finally arrived, and with it comes the perfect excuse to hit pause on the hustle and hit play on the shows that made you laugh, cry, gasp, and binge your heart out. There’s no better time to revisit the Netflix favorites that once took over your evenings and reminded you how powerful a great story can be.

In this article, we shared five must-watch Netflix shows that are perfect for revisiting this summer. Each is guaranteed to bring back all the emotions and keep you hooked from the very first episode to the last. In fact, the majority are set to return with new seasons later this year.

(L to R) Joonas Suotamo as Lurch, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams, Jenna Ortega as Wednesday, Isaac Ordonez aș Pugsley Addams, Thing, and Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams in episode 201 of Wednesday | Helen Sloan/Netflix Wednesday

Wednesday season...

There’s a scene in Solo: A Star Wars Story—mid-train heist, snow flying, chaos erupting—where Han quite literally fumbles his way into being the hero. It’s clumsy and unexpectedly heartfelt, much like the movie itself.

Released in 2018 under the shadow of a very public director swap, Disney’s franchise fatigue, and the internet’s inability to let go of Harrison Ford, Solo never really had a fair shot. It grossed $393 million globally, making it the lowest-earning live-action Star Wars film, thus earning it the dreaded “flop” label.

However, box office numbers rarely tell the whole story. Solo isn’t actually a bad movie. In fact, it’s a lot more fun than most people give it credit for.

Solo hit theaters a mere five months after The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson’s film that split the fandom more violently than a lightsaber through a Praetorian Guard.

The Millennium Falcon, even extending beyond the "Star Wars" galaxy, is one of the most recognizable vehicles in the history of pop culture, right up there with the DeLorean from "Back to the Future" or James Bond's Aston Martin DB5. Naturally, it was a big crowd-pleasing moment when the ship was revealed in "Star Wars: Episode VII -- The Force Awakens," surprisingly not in the possession of Han Solo. So, what happened to the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy? How did Han lose his beloved ship? We're finally going to get an official answer to that question.

Per GamesRadar, Marvel Comics is set to publish a brand new five-issue miniseries this fall titled "Star Wars: Han Solo -- Hunt for the Falcon." Set between the events of "Star Wars: Episode VI -- Return of the Jedi" and "The Force Awakens," it's finally going to reveal exactly what happened...

Today, Netflix re-launched the official Nevermore Academy recruitment website, accompanied by a new video from Nevermore’s own Principal Dort (Steve Buscemi). Normies & Outcasts alike can apply to “attend” Nevermore Academy and join the antics of Wednesday Addams and her classmates.

The highly anticipated second season of Wednesday promises more misery, more mystery, and even more Addams Family. Season two will launch in two parts on August 6, 2025, and September 3, 2025.

Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) returns to prowl the Gothic halls of Nevermore Academy, where fresh foes and woes await. This season, Wednesday must navigate family, friends, and old adversaries, propelling her into another year of delightfully dark and kooky mayhem.

Armed with her signature razor-sharp wit and deadpan charm, Wednesday is also plunged into a new bone-chilling supernatural mystery. Creator/showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar return for the spine-tingling second season of Wednesday, alongside executive producer and director Tim Burton.

Nevermore Academy is never better than with Steve Buscemi as its new principal.

Meet Barry Dort in the “Wednesday” Season 2 promo below, then visit NevermoreAcademy.com to apply to be a Nevermore outcast.

Jenna Ortega returns as Wednesday Addams to explore a new bone-chilling mystery at Nevermore Academy in the Netflix series, with Part 1 on August 6 and Part 2 on September 3.

The altogether ooky Addams family features Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams, Victor Dorobantu as Thing, Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams, Joanna Lumley as Grandmama Hester Frump, Joonas Suotamo as Lurch, and Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester.

The cast also includes Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair, Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin, Joy Sunday as Bianca Barclay, Moosa Mostafa as Eugene Ottinger, Georgie Farmer as Ajax Petropolus, Billie Piper as Isadora Capri, Christopher Lloyd as Professor Orloff, Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo as Sheriff Ritchie Santiago, Jamie McShane as Sheriff Donovan Galpin,...

Another Wednesday has come around, and the Netflix streaming service has chosen this as the day to re-launch the official Nevermore Academy recruitment website to help promote season 2 of their hit Addams Family series Wednesday, which started filming in Ireland last May, wrapping production at the end of November. The relaunch is accompanied by a custom video from Nevermore’s own Principal Dort (Steve Buscemi), which can be seen in the embed above. Netflix encourages “Normies & Outcasts alike” to apply to “‘attend’ Nevermore Academy and join the antics of Wednesday Addams and her classmates.” Netflix recently announced that season 2 of the show will be split into two batches. The first part will start streaming on August 6th. The second half will come along on September 3rd, yet another Wednesday.

Wednesday comes to us from Millar Gough Ink, Tim Burton Productions, Toluca Pictures, and MGM Television, and is described as a comedic,...

Wednesday premiered in 2022, and after a long wait, the painful wait is almost over. Netflix is now doing everything it can to hype up Season 2, which has so far included several teasers about what's to come.

Wednesday will return this summer, and Season 2 will follow Netflix's new release pattern, which splits seasons in half. The first part arrives on Aug. 6, followed by Part 2 on Sept. 3, 2025. With less than two months to go until Part 1, Netflix just unveiled a clever look at Steve Buscemi's character as the new Nevermore Academy principal.

The new teaser for the upcoming Wednesday Season 2 looks like an ad for Nevermore Academy. Buschemi introduces himself as Principal Barry Dort, the new head of Nevermore Academy. He is taking over from the late Larissa Weems (Gwendoline Christie), and the teaser shows he is magically gifted, as well as incredibly proud of his "outcasts."

"Greetings, fellow outcasts, and welcome back to Nevermore Academy,...

Few franchises are larger than life like "Star Wars." The iconic property has more legendary characters than pretty much every other blockbuster movie series combined, with dozens of smaller characters all capable of leading their own projects. Be that as it may, there are few bigger shoes to fill than the fuzzy feet of Han Solo's first mate, Chewbacca.

Inspired by George Lucas' childhood dog, an Alaskan Malamute named Indiana (I wonder where I've heard that name before?), the seven foot tall walking carpet wasn't originally going to play a large part in "Star Wars: Episode IV -- A New Hope." However, thanks to the casting of the lovable Peter Mayhew and his giant feet (along with his famous and distinctly canine head tilt), Chewbacca became an essential part of the "Star Wars" canon.

When it came time to film the sequel trilogy and the young Han Solo spin-off film,...

Como pasó con ‘Cobra Kai’, ‘El Juego del Calamar’ o ‘Stranger Things’, se dividirá en dos partes. © Netflix

Netflix ha desvelado el arranque (seis primeros minutos) de la esperadísima segunda temporada de Miércoles.

En esta temporada, nuestra querida Miércoles tendrá que enfrentarse a familiares, amigos y viejos adversarios en la Academia Nevermore, lo que la llevará a vivir otro año de caos deliciosamente oscuro y espeluznante. Armada con su característico ingenio afilado y su encanto inexpresivo, también se verá inmersa en un nuevo y escalofriante misterio sobrenatural.

Jenna Ortega volverá como Miércoles Addams, mientras que Catherine Zeta-Jones como Morticia, Luis Guzmán como Gómez y Isaac Ordóñez como Pugsley pasarán a ser regulares del reparto de la segunda temporada. Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Hunter Doohan, Victor Dorobantu, Moosa Mostafa y Georgie Farmer también regresarán, al igual que Fred Armisen y Jamie McShane en papeles de invitados. Se incorporan al reparto Billie Piper...

Wednesday and Thing thwart a serial killer played by Haley Joel Osment in the first six minutes of “Wednesday” Season 2, playing below.

Jenna Ortega returns as Wednesday Addams to explore a new bone-chilling mystery at Nevermore Academy with Part 1 on August 6 and Part 2 on September 3.

Lady Gaga will guest star in Part 2 as the mysterious and enigmatic Rosaline Rotwood, a legendary Nevermore teacher who crosses paths with Wednesday.

The altogether ooky Addams family features Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams, Victor Dorobantu as Thing, Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams, Joanna Lumley as Grandmama Hester Frump, Joonas Suotamo as Lurch, and Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester.

The cast also includes Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair, Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin, Joy Sunday as Bianca Barclay, Moosa Mostafa as Eugene Ottinger, Georgie Farmer as Ajax Petropolus, Steve Buscemi as Principal Dort, Billie Piper as Isadora Capri, Christopher Lloyd as Professor Orloff,...

Lady Gaga brought the magic and dazzle to Netflix’s Tudum event Saturday night. The singer and “Wednesday” guest star emerged from a coffin to perform her songs “Abracadabra,” “Zombieboy” and “Bloody Mary” along some creepy dancers. Gaga also shimmied to “Goo Goo Muck” and did the viral dance number from “Wednesday” Season 1 alongside performers dressed like Wednesday Addams, her butler Lurch and the disembodied hand Thing.

Later this year, Gaga is set to make a cameo appearance on Season 2 of Netflix’s “Wednesday.” According to Netflix, Gaga plays Rosaline Rotwood — a legendary Nevermore teacher who crosses paths with Wednesday. Other guest stars this season include Christopher Lloyd (“The Addams Family”), Joanna Lumley (“Absolutely Fabulous”), Thandiwe Newton (“Westworld”), Frances O’Connor (“The Twelve”), Haley Joel Osment (“Somebody I Used to Know”), Heather Matarazzo (“The Princess Diaries”) and Joonas Suotamo (“The Acolyte”).

“Wednesday” follows Jenna Ortega in the titular role of the...

Today may be Saturday, but the Netflix streaming service has just unveiled the first 6 minutes of season 2 of their hit Addams Family series Wednesday, which started filming in Ireland last May, wrapping production at the end of November. Those 6 minutes can be seen in the embed above – and that’s not the only Wednesday news we have to share!

Netflix recently announced that season 2 of the show will be split into two batches. The first part will start streaming on August 6th. The second half will come along on September 3rd, yet another Wednesday. As part of the special Tudum presentation, Netflix revealed that Lady Gaga will have a guest role in the upcoming season.

Wednesday comes to us from Millar Gough Ink, Tim Burton Productions, Toluca Pictures, and MGM Television, and is described as a comedic, supernaturally-infused coming-of-age series that follows the teenage girl’s years as a student at Nevermore Academy,...

Netflix’s hit Wednesday released the opening scene of its highly anticipated second season — and officially announced Lady Gaga as joining the cast.

The streamer for the first time confirmed the singer-actress is joining the little monsters at Nevermore Academy, playing a still undisclosed guest role on the upcoming season of the hit series, which stars Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams as she attends a school for outcasts with unusual abilities.

The news was announced at Netflix’s Tudum fan event at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles Saturday, where Lady Gaga took the stage for a climactic — and Wednesday-themed — performance. Emerging from a coffin with the words “Here lies the monster queen” on the lid and backed by a cadre of Addams Family-esque dancers, Gaga performed “Zombieboy” from her recently released album Mayhem.

Following another dance performance — to the Cramps’ “Goo Goo Muck,” which soundtracked Wednesday’s viral dance...

Get ready for the internet to break.

Netflix closed out its Tudum 2025 live event on Saturday by releasing the first six minutes of Season 2, Episode 1 from its biggest show ever, Wednesday.

In the long-awaited clip (watch above), goth teenager Wednesday Addams, played by Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Jenna Ortega, recounts her "eventful summer" as she is tied up in a doll-obsessed serial killer's (Haley Joel Osment) basement. We then see the series of unfortunate events that led her there.

The Wednesday presentation at Tudum included two performances by Lady Gaga, including her version of the Wednesday Dance. Gaga is joining the ensemble for the new season.

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The show's main cast is rounded out by Catherine Zeta-Jones (Morticia Addams), Luis Guzmán (Gomez Addams), Isaac Ordonez (Pugsley Addams...

Fresh foes and woes await Wednesday Addams this August. Netflix released a clip of the first six minutes of “Wednesday” Season 2 at fan event Tudum on Saturday — which revealed that Haley Joel Osment will be playing a serial killer called the Kansas City Scalper.

“I’m tied up in a serial killer’s basement. Who said nightmares don’t come true?” Wednesday (Jenna Oretga) says at the beginning of the clip, surrounded by creepy dolls. In voice-over, she goes on to explain that she spent her summer vacation hunting down the Kansas City Scalper. After she confronts him, he restrains her, then shows her a doll he’s made to look like her. “Let me show you some of my own handiwork,” she says before using her psychic abilities to free herself and attack him.

Along with Ortega, cast members returning to “Wednesday” are Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Moosa Mostafa,...

Netflix has shared the first six minutes from Wednesday season two, which promises more misery, more mystery, and even more Addams Family. The second season will launch in two parts on August 6, 2025, and September 3, 2025.

Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) returns to prowl the Gothic halls of Nevermore Academy, where fresh foes and woes await. This season, Wednesday must navigate family, friends, and old adversaries, propelling her into another year of delightfully dark and kooky mayhem.

Armed with her signature razor-sharp wit and deadpan charm, Wednesday is also plunged into a new bone-chilling supernatural mystery.

Creator/showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar return for the spine-tingling second season of Wednesday, alongside executive producer and director Tim Burton.

Wednesday is the Most Popular English TV series on Netflix, with 252.10 million Season 1 views. The series spent 20 weeks on the Global Top 10 and reached the Top 10 in 93 countries.

The series is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused...

The wait for Wednesday season 2 is underway, but Netflix has served up some exciting new information about the second season of Tim Burton’s Emmy-winning series!

During the 2025 Tudum live event, Netflix revealed Lady Gaga will be joining the cast of the second season of Netflix’s breakout horror comedy. As confirmed via Twitter after the Tudum event, Gaga will guest star as Rosaline Rotwood, a legendary Nevermore teacher who crosses paths with Wednesday in season 2.

As exciting as it was to get final confirmation on her involvement, we've known for some time that Gaga was going to be appearing in the second season. Now we just know for certain it is happening with the official confirmation from Netflix.

Gaga joins a growing cast list for the second season of Netflix’s hit series! The season 2 cast will be a mix of both new and returning faces, with Netflix assembling...

They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky. They’re altogether ooky, the Addams Family. Netflix’s “Wednesday“ definitely emphasizes the macabre family’s mysteriousness as it expands for Season 2.

The series is returning for Part 1 on August 6, followed by Part 2 on September 3.

Ahead of the new season, “Wednesday“ recently revealed the extended family members appearing in the second season, including Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams, Victor Dorobantu as Thing, Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams, Joanna Lumley as Grandmama Hester Frump, Joonas Suotamo as Lurch, and Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester.

Outside of titular character Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega), that leaves one extended family noticeably unmentioned among the lineup. The unnamed character is seen in the above family portrait, between Lurch and Fester, but we have no information about who this character is or who the mysterious character is played by.

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Season 2 of Netflix's Wednesday is getting closer, and it will feature a new member of the beloved Addams Family. Joanna Lumley will play Grandmama, and Wednesday's creators teased the character's arrival.

Lumley was confirmed to be playing Wednesday's grandmother in Season 2, with other new additions to the cast including Steve Buscemi as Barry Dort, Billie Piper as Capri and Thandiwe Netwon as Dr. Fairburn. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Wednesday creator Miles Millar talked about how Lumley's Grandmama will bring a fun new dynamic to the Addams Family in the series. "She's a whole different flavor of Addams that brings such delicious fun to the show and into the family," Millar teased.

Wednesday Season 1 introduced viewers to select members of the Addams Family, including Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia, Luis Guzman as Gomez and Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley. The rest of the family mostly took a backseat to Wednesday's adventures at Nevermore Academy,...

Netflix has dropped a new sneak peek of the upcomingWednesday season 2. The clips featured in this new featurette showcases the more family-heavy plot, which doesn’t just focus on the titular Wednesday.

It looks like season will focus more on Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams, Victor Dorobantu as Thing, Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams, Joonas Suotamo as Lurch, and Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester.

Joining the family on screen is Wednesday’s grandmother, played by the iconic Joanna Lumley. The family played a background role in the first season of the hit Netflix show, but it looks like the will come into the light for the upcoming episodes.

The Addams Family appears more in Wednesday season 2

According to the showrunners, Miles Millar and Alfred Gough, the second series of the "global phenomenon" will shift its focus and concentrate on the spooky family. "There really isn't...