The Netflix series Wednesday, created by Tim Burton, was one of our favorites in 2022, and while it was quickly renewed, it's been a long wait for that second season. That wait is nearly over. The first half of S2 debuts next month, and Netflix has released a full-length trailer to remind us of that fact. Verdict: It looks like we're in for another spooky supernatural mystery that only our favorite pig-tailed goth girl detective can solve, with all the deadpan witticisms and lavish Burton-esque aesthetics one could hope for.
(Some spoilers for S1 below.)
As previously reported, the first season followed Wednesday's (Jenna Ortega) adventures as a new student at Nevermore Academy. Aloof, sardonic, and resolutely independent, she was very much the problem child, even by Addams standards, having been expelled from eight schools in five years. Hence, her enrollment at Nevermore, a haven for so-called "outcasts" and the alma mater of her parents.
Wednesday struggled to fit in at first, clashing with her cheery werewolf roommate Enid (Emma Myers) and the school queen bee, a siren named Bianca (Joy Sunday). Then she began investigating a string of brutal murders, leading her to resolve some long-standing family issues and delve into the school's dark history.
Most of the main cast returns for S2, including Ortega, Myers, and Sunday. Reprising their roles: Luis Guzmán and Catherine Zeta-Jones as Gomez and Morticia Addams; Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams; Victor Dorobantu as Thing; Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester; Moosa Mostafa as nerdy bee enthusiast Eugene; Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo as Deputy Ritchie Santiago; Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin, revealed as a murderous Hyde in the S1 finale; and Jamie McShane as Donovan Galpin, the Jericho sheriff and Tyler's father.
We're also getting the fabulous Joanna Lumley as Hester Frump, Morticia's mother. Other new cast members include Billie Piper; Steve Buscemi as Nevemore's new principal, Barry Dort; Evie Templeton; Owen Painter; and Noah Tyler. And apparently Lady Gaga will make a guest appearance.
Netflix dropped an extended teaser back in April, showing Wednesday returning to Nevermore—the first time she has willingly come back to a school, per Morticia. Wednesday, naturally, said it felt like "returning to the scene of the crime; I already know where the bodies are buried." The full trailer starts in the same place, except we quickly learn that Wednesday is now something of a campus celebrity—complete with a gaggle of giggling fangirls—thanks to her central role in saving Nevermore in S1. Even the new principal hails her as the "savior of Nevermore."
Fortunately, Wednesday is soon distracted from the unwelcome hero-worship by a disturbing vision that causes black liquid to flow out of her eyes: Her BFF Enid is doomed to die, and it will be Wednesday's fault. And once again, the answer lies in the past—her parents' past, as we see Morticia vowing not to "let history repeat itself." Cue a lavishly morbid montage of S2 highlights, offering glimpses of the new and returning cast and... zombies? Sure, why not? It looks like Tyler the Hyde will escape from lockup at some point, too.
The second season of Wednesday will drop on Netflix in two parts. Part 1 premieres on August 6, 2025, while Part 2 will follow on September 3, 2025.
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