Lady Gaga’s Unexpected ‘Wednesday’ Role Comes With a Dark New Song originally appeared on Parade.
Season 2 of Wednesday promises a fresh wave of misadventures and spooky surprises for the beloved lead character. As Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) dives into another year of dark and kooky chaos, she will reportedly cross paths with a mysterious new teacher played by none other than Lady Gaga, whose appearance will be accompanied by a haunting new song.
According to Variety, Gaga’s involvement in Wednesday‘s new season also includes a tune specifically written for the series. Gaga is expected to release “Dead Dance” in September 2025, timed to coincide with her guest-starring role.
Gaga will reportedly play the role of Rosaline Rotwood. The character is a Nevermore teacher who crosses paths with Wednesday.
Gaga’s team has neither confirmed nor denied her appearance during Season 2 of the Netflix series. But she did appear at Netflix’s Tudum 2025, dancing to “Goo Goo Muck,” recreating the viral choreography from Wednesday Season 1.
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At the Wednesday premiere in London, the show’s Executive Producer Tim Burton appeared to confirm Gaga’s appearance. “She’s such an artist. For me, working with an artist is inspirational.”
Burton added that Season 2 will focus more on the Addams family dynamics rather than Wednesday’s life at Nevermore. This plot addition will help fully flesh out the characters.
“You have Wednesday and her mother and then Morticia and her mother,” Burton revealed. “So I feel that delves a bit deeper into this weird family.”
He added, “Everybody says they have a family that’s weird but I’m like, ‘name me one normal family.’ There’s not one I’ve ever met in my whole life.”
Season 2’s official description, per Netflix, reads, “Wednesday Addams returns to prowl the Gothic halls of Nevermore Academy, where fresh foes and woes await. This season, Wednesday must navigate family, friends, and old adversaries, propelling her into another year of delightfully dark and kooky mayhem. Armed with her signature razor-sharp wit and deadpan charm, Wednesday is also plunged into a new bone-chilling supernatural mystery.”
Wednesday Season 2 will be released in two parts on Netflix. Part 1 premieres with four episodes on August 6, while Part 2 follows with four more episodes on September 3, 2025.
Lady Gaga’s Unexpected ‘Wednesday’ Role Comes With a Dark New Song first appeared on Parade on Aug 5, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Aug 5, 2025, where it first appeared.
