I think it's because I tend to be very dry and monotone. I’ve been compared to Wednesday my entire life. 'I watched the movies when I was nine years old, but didn’t watch the 1960s TV show until later. There's an opportunity to give her a bit more dimension, and she becomes a bit more of a real person, which I don't think we've ever seen before. But in this show, every scene is Wednesday.

Any other time you've seen Wednesday, she's been the one-liner, the end of a joke, she always hits it, and I think that's what people really love about her. 'And we've never seen her on screen this much. We didn’t want to make her sound like every other teenage girl, but we also didn’t want to make her too ignorant. Her snarky, snide remarks might not necessarily sound as charming when they're coming from somebody who should probably know better than a 10-year-old girl. Jenna says she's is excited to take the lead role: 'Wednesday is currently a teenager, and we've never seen her as a teenager before. Take a look at Jenna Ortega as iconic teen Wednesday Addams with the rest of her Addams Family, including Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzmán above. (Image credit: Netflix) Wednesday on Netflix cast - Jenna Ortega on playing Wednesday Addams Jericho’s long-serving cop holds a grudge against Gomez Addams, which swiftly puts Wednesday on his radar when she transfers to Nevermore.Īll the new Addams family members assembled for Wednesday on Netflix.

Why does she have her beady eye on Wednesday?Īn expert in botany and Wednesday’s ‘dorm mom’, Miss Thornhill is Nevermore’s first and only teacher without any supernatural powers. The charismatic headteacher also happens to be Morticia’s old roommate at Nevermore. How will he cope with his partner in crime at boarding school? Wednesday’s brother is obsessed with violence but has a big heart and idolises his sister. But what is his connection to Nevermore’s murky past? Wildly passionate about his one true love, Morticia, he’ll stop at nothing to protect his family. But is Morticia hiding a long-buried secret? Wickedly cynical and allergic to colour, Wednesday attempts to master her psychic visions at Nevermore Academy but is side-tracked by a terrifying threat.Ī former high-achieving student of Nevermore, she hopes her daughter will follow in her fabulous footsteps. Wednesday causing trouble at her new school Nevermore Academy! (Image credit: Netflix) Who's who - our guide to the main cast of Wednesday

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