The co-creator of Wednesday reveals that the show could explore much more of the Addams Family in a potential season 2. Season 1 of the series, which follows Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) to the Nevermore Academy where she attempts to use her burgeoning psychic powers to help stop a series of murders, launched on Netflix on November 23. She is the central character, though several episodes feature other members of her iconic family, including her mother Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones), her father Gomez (Luis Guzmán), and her Uncle Fester (Fred Armisen).
TVLine recently sat down with Wednesday co-creator Al Gough to discuss the future of the Addams Family spinoff series. He revealed that their plan, if they were to get to season 2, would be to include the family just as much as they did this season. While it is essential that the series follows Wednesday becoming her own person away from her family, “the relationship between Wednesday and Morticia is also essential to the show,” as is the way that the rest of her family informs her lifestyle. Read Gough’s full quote below:
We felt like we just touched the surface with those characters and the actors are so amazing in those roles. Catherine is, I think, an iconic Morticia. The relationship between Wednesday and Morticia is also essential to the show, and the idea that Wednesday is trying to forge her own path outside the family is important. [We] definitely want to feature the family as we did this season in a couple of episodes if we were to get a second season.
Will Wednesday Season 2 Happen?
So far, it is too soon to tell if the potential Wednesday season 2 is in the cards. Netflix series can take anywhere from several days or several months to be renewed, depending on their budget level and how many viewers check out the series within the first week. However, even extremely buzzy series like The Sandman can take some time to be officially renewed, as that August series wasn’t confirmed to be getting a season 2 until November.
So far, the first-week streaming numbers have not been released for Wednesday, though it is expected to take the #1 slot for English language TV series. Regardless, the series (which also stars Gwendoline Christie, Riki Lindhome, and former The Addams Family star Christina Ricci) is performing decently on review aggregator sites like Rotten Tomatoes, where it has 71%, and Metacritic, where it has a 7.3 user score. Considering this, all signs are pointing toward yes on the possibility of a Wednesday renewal.
What Wednesday Season 1’s Ending Means For Season 2
Should Wednesday season 2 get the green light, it has a lot of ground to cover. She may have defeated her first major villain, but there are still plenty of loose ends to tie up, especially now that somebody is sending her stalker messages. However, the fact that this new problem is arising at the same time that she’s going home for holiday break means that she has the opportunity to consult with the rest of the Addams family before going back to Nevermore, giving them the perfect organic opportunity to reappear.
