Wednesday

Wednesday Addams, the famously morbid teen from the Addams Family, takes center stage in this Netflix series from creators Miles Millar and Alfred Gough. Jenna Ortega plays the title role, bringing a sharp, deadpan energy to a character who is shipped off to Nevermore Academy, a school for outcasts. The show blends dark fantasy, mystery, and comedy, with Ortega joined by Steve Buscemi as Principal Barry Dort, Emma Myers as the sunny werewolf roommate Enid Sinclair, and Hunter Doohan as love interest Tyler Galpin. Running since November 2022, the series has aired 16 episodes across three seasons, with a fourth confirmed. Critics praised Ortega's performance and the show's gothic aesthetic, earning it high ratings and a loyal fanbase. It is rated TV-14 for macabre themes and violence.[edit]

Wednesday Addams, a 16-year-old with a gift for psychic visions and a talent for getting expelled, is sent by her parents Gomez and Morticia to Nevermore Academy, a boarding school in the Vermont town of Jericho that serves supernatural outcasts. Wednesday, who despises sentimentality and conformity, immediately clashes with the school's cheerful werewolf roommate Enid Sinclair and the regimented headmistress Larissa Weems. But when a series of murders rocks Jericho, Wednesday's visions draw her into a mystery that connects to her parents' past at Nevermore.

The first season follows Wednesday as she reluctantly participates in school life, joining the fencing team, the Poe Cup competition, and the Rave'N dance, while investigating the murders. She uncovers a secret society called the Nightshades, a hidden library, and a monster known as the Hyde. Her relationships with Tyler Galpin, the sheriff's son, and Xavier Thorpe, a brooding artist, complicate her investigation. Meanwhile, her friendship with Enid deepens, and she gains allies like the beekeeper Eugene Ottinger and the disembodied hand Thing.

Season 2 picks up with Wednesday facing the fallout from the Hyde revelation. A stalker begins targeting her, and a mysterious new teacher, Isadora Capri, arrives at Nevermore with her own agenda. Wednesday's psychic abilities evolve, and she must navigate a new mystery involving a secret society that threatens both outcasts and normies. New characters include Principal Barry Dort, who replaces Weems, and Sheriff Ritchie Santiago, who brings a fresh perspective to the town's law enforcement. The season explores Wednesday's family history and her mother's past, setting up a larger mythology about the Addams family's supernatural heritage.[edit]