Netflix has today announced the start of production on the second season of Tim Burton’s hit series Wednesday. The second season is set to shoot in Ireland with a slew of new names confirmed to join the cast in future episodes.
The news was announced as fan-favourite character Thing delivered new scripts to cast members on set. You can watch the full video below:
Join in the second season as new series regulars are Steve Buscemi (The Big Lebowski, Boardwalk Empire), Billie Piper (Scoop, I Hate Suzie), Evie Templeton (Return to Silent Hill, Lord of Misrule), Owen Painter (Tiny Beautiful Things, The Handmaid’s Tale) and Noah Taylor (Law & Order: Organized Crime, Park Avenue).
Additionally Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo have all been upped to series regular status. New guest stars for the second season include Christopher Lloyd (Addams Family, Back to the Future), Joanna Lumley (Fool Me Once, Absolutely Fabulous), Thandiwe Newton (Westworld, Crash), Frances O’Connor (The Missing, The Twelve), Haley Joel Osment (The Kominsky Method, Somebody I Used to Know), Heather Matarazzo (The Princess Diaries, Scream) and Joonas Suotamo.
We are thrilled that the entire Addams family will be enrolling in Nevermore Academy this season along with a dream cast of icons and new faces.” say Creator/Showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar in a statement.
During its first season Wednesday was the Most Popular English TV series on Netflix with 252.10 Million S1 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 mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy.
