Wednesday star gives season 2 update and promises 'it's worth the wait'

The star of Netflix's Wednesday series has updated fans on its next instalment.

The show stars Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams, who uses her psychic powers to attempt to solve a murder at her new school for monstrous outcasts. She shares a dorm room with Enid Sinclair, played by Emma Myers, a colourful werewolf eager to befriend her.

Executive producer Tim Burton directed half of the eight-episode series, which dropped in November 2022. The second season is currently in production, slated for release in 2025.

In the meantime, Enid star Emma has teased that the upcoming series will be 'worth the long wait.' Speaking to Digital Spy, she said of returning to set: "It's good, because people have high expectations of it. And honestly this season is gonna live up to it."

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She added: "I really enjoyed the scripts this season. I think there's a lot of fun things to look forward to, so yeah, I think it will be worth the long wait."

Wednesday's first season become Netflix's second-most-watched English language series within three weeks of its 2022 release. With critics praising Jenna's performance, it also scored four Emmys and received two Golden Globe nominations.

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzman are set to reprise their roles as Wednesday's parents Morticia and Gomez, while Isaac Ordonez returns as Wednesday's brother Pugsley. Some new faces will also be joining the cast, including Doctor Who's Billie Piper, Fool Me Once's Joanna Lumley and original Addams Family star Christopher Lloyd.

Emma is currently starring in BBC series A Good Girl's Guide To Murder, which released to iPlayer today (Monday July 1). An adaptation of Holly Jackson's best-selling trilogy, Emma stars as teenager Pip Fitz-Amobi, a teenager who is determined the solve a murder-suicide case that shook her quaint village five years earlier.

The six-episode series will also air on BBC Three later this month. It then drops on Netflix for the rest of the world to enjoy on August 1.

Season one of Wednesday on Netflix. A Good Girl's Guide To Murder is available to watch now on BBC iPlayer.