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Wednesday Addams is back in action.
Executive producer Tim Burton has created a gothic world that follows the titular, deadpan chatacter as she solves murder mysteries at her supernatural private school, Nevermore Academy. Season one portrayed Wednesday’s journey to solve the mystery of a deadly Hyde monster, while season two follows a new mystery about Wednesday’s foreboding psychic visions. The first four episodes of season two, released August 6, brought back many of the beloved characters from season one, and featured a host of fresh faces as well.
Christopher Lloyd, a.k.a the original Uncle Fester from The Addams Family, unexpectedly joined the cast in a completely original role. Beloved actors Steve Buscemi, Thandiwe Newton, Joanna Lumley, and Billie Piper also joined the cast as new oddball characters. Lady Gaga is also confirmed to appear in the season, but we will have to wait until the final four episodes are released on September 3 to learn more about her role.
Read on to learn which characters returned, and which new outcasts will haunt the halls of Nevermore this season.
Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams (returning)
Jenna Ortega is a 22-year-old actress who began her career as a child star on shows like Jane the Virgin and Stuck in the Middle, and has since skyrocketed to fame with movie roles in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Scream VI, Death of a Unicorn, and X.
Ortega plays the titular character of Wednesday, the deadpan daughter of the Addams family. She returns to solve a new mystery at Nevermore when she has psychic visions of her roommate Enid in danger.
Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester (returning)
Fred Armisen is a 58-year-old actor who previously starred on comedy shows Saturday Night Live, Portlandia, and Documentary Now!
Armisen returns to play Uncle Fester, Gomez Addams’ eccentric, childlike brother and Wednesday’s closest family ally. In this adaptation, Fester is a master of the dark arts and has telekinetic ability, which comes in handy for solving mysteries.
Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams (returning)
Catherine Zeta-Jones is a 55-year-old Welsh actress who previously appeared films like Chicago, the Mask of Zorro, and Ocean’s Twelve.
She returns to play Morticia Addams, the gothic and glamorous matriarch of the Addams family. In this season, her and Wednesday’s relationship undergoes tension when she accepts a philanthropic position at Nevermore.
Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams (returning)
Luis Guzmán is a 68-year-old Puerto Rican actor who previously appeared in Narcos and films like Carlito’s Way, Havoc, and The Count of Monte Cristo.
He returns to play Gomez Addams, Morticia’s loving husband.
Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams (returning)
Isaac Ordonez is a 16-year-old actor who previously appeared in a number of indie films and A Wrinkle in Time.
Ordonez returns this season as Pugsley, Wednesday’s little brother. This season, Pugsley starts his first year at Nevermore, and discovers his powers of electricity.
Victor Dorobantu as Thing (returning)
Victor Dorobantu is a Romanian illusionist. Thing, Wednesday’s sidekick and disembodied hand, is Dorobantu’s first onscreen role. Despite having no spoken lines or even facial expressions, his performance as a the scuttling hand is incredibly complex.
Joonas Suotamo as Lurch (returning)
Joonas Suotamo is a Finnish actor and former basketball player who is known for his role as Chewbacca in Solo: a Star Wars Story and all three films in the Star Wars sequel trilogy.
Standing at 6’11, Suotamo is perfect for the role of the gentle giant and servant of the Addams family, Lurch.
Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin (returning)
Hunter Doohan is a 31-year-old actor known for his roles in Your Honor and Daredevil: Born Again.
Doohan plays Tyler Galpin, who appeared as a sweet, normie barista in season one, until Wednesday discovered the dangerous truth. He was locked up in a Psychiatric care facility, but it’s hard to contain a Hyde.
Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair (returning)
Emma Myers is a 23-year old actress known for her roles in The Minecraft Movie, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, and The Glades.
Myers plays Enid Sinclair, Wednesday’s bubbly, wolfish roommate and best friend. This season, she becomes the subject of Wednesday’s dire visions.
Georgie Farmer as Ajax Petropolus (returning)
Georgie Farmer is a 23-year-old British actor who previously appeared in The Evermoor Chronicles and Ready Player One.
He was introduced as Ajax Petropolus, a gorgon at Nevermore who won Enid’s heart. In season two, however, Enid found more in common with her fellow werewolf, Bruno.
Joy Sunday as Bianca Barclay (returning)
Joy Sunday is a 28-year-old actress who previously appeared in Shithouse, Dear White People, The Beta Test, and Bad Hair.
Sunday returns this season as the siren Bianca, Wednesday’s nemesis turned frenemy.
Jamie McShane as Sheriff Donovan Galpin (returning)
Jamie McShane is a 59-year-old actor known for his roles in Thor, The Avengers, Bloodline, Southland, and Sons of Anarchy.
He returns this season as Donovan Galpin, a disgraced former sheriff with an outcast for a son.
Joanna Lumley as Grandmama Hester Frump (new)
Dame Joanna Lumley is a 79-year-old British actress known for her roles in Absolutely Fabulous, James and the Giant Peach, and The Wolf of Wall Street.
Lumley joins the Addams family this season as Morticia’s wealthy and intimidating mother Hester Frump. Despite her tense relationship with Morticia, she has a great relationship with her granddaughter Wednesday.
Owen Painter as Slurp (new)
Owen Painter is an actor who previously appeared in The Handmaid’s Tale and Tiny Beautiful Things.
Painter joined the cast this season as Slurp, a reanimated corpse who becomes a sort of terrifying pet to Pugsley.
Noah B. Taylor as Bruno (new)
Noah B. Taylor made his acting debut as, Bruno, Enid’s fellow wolf and new love interest.
Moosa Mostafa as Eugene Ottinger (returning)
Mossa Mostafa is a 17-year-old English actor who previously appeared in The Last Bus and Nativity Rocks!
Eugene Ottinger was introduced in season one as a bug-obsessed nerd who became close with Wednesday. In season two, he is Pugsley’s roommate.
Evie Templeton as Agnes Demille (new)
Evie Templeton is a 16-year-old actress who previously appeared in Return to Silent Hill, Lord of Misrule, and Pinocchio.
She joined this season’s cast as Nevermore student Agnes, who fangirls over Wednesday incessantly.
Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo as Sheriff Ritchie Santiago (new)
Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo is a nonbinary actor who previously appeared in The Magic Flute, Femme, and Dreamers.
Luyanda plays Sheriff Ritchie Santiago, Donovan Galpin’s fearless replacement, who, unlike her predecessor, is eager to work with Wednesday to solve the mystery.
Steve Buscemi as Principal Dort (new)
Steve Buscemi is a prolific 67-year-old actor best known for his roles in Reservoir Dogs, Fargo, and Grown Ups.
Buscemi plays the peppy new principal at Nevermore, who brings a newfound sense of outcast pride to the school.
Christopher Lloyd as Professor Orloff (new)
Christopher Lloyd is an 86-year-old actor who you may recognize as Uncle Fester from The Addams Family or Dr. Emmett Brown from Back to the Future.
He did not reprise his role as Uncle Fester, instead joining the season two cast as Professor Orloff. The elderly professor is a disembodied head with an eye for mischief, causing conflict with troublemaker Pugsley Addams.
Billie Piper as Isadora Capri (new)
Billie Piper is a 42-year-old award winning British actress and former pop star. She is best known for her role as Rose Tyler in Doctor Who.
She joined the cast this season as Isadora Capri, the head of music at Nevermore. She has a kinship with Wednesday, though their similar control freak tendencies often clash.
Thandiwe Newton as Dr. Rachael Fairburn (new)
Thandiwe Newton is a 52-year-old actress best known for her roles in The Pursuit of Happyness, Mission: Impossible 2, and Westworld.
She joins the cast this season as Dr. Rachael Fairburn, chief psychiatrist at Willow Hill Psychiatric Facility. She leads the care team of Tyler, the murderous Hyde. Though she is not an outcast, she is a pioneer in the emerging field of outcast mental health.
Heather Matarazzo as Judi (new)
Heather Matarazzo is a 42-year-old actress best known for her iconic roles in The Princess Diaries, Scream, and Welcome to the Dollhouse.
Matarazzo joins the cast as Judi, the annoyingly happy executive assistant at the psychiatric facility. She worships Dr. Fairburn and immediately despises Wednesday.
Lady Gaga as Rosaline Rotwood
Lady Gaga is a world-renowned singer, songwriter, and actress who has starred in movies like A Star is Born, Joker: Folie à Deux, and House of Gucci. H
Last year, it was announced that Lady Gaga would join the cast of Wednesday for the second season, as Professor Rosaline Rotwood. The singer also reportedly recorded a new song that will be featured this season.
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