‘Wednesday’ Reportedly Renewed for Season 3 by Netflix

First of all, it's not shocking. The third season of Wednesday would always be on the cards considering the success of its debut season. However, it is still a bit surprising for the third season renewal considering the second season has only begun filming a couple of months back.

According to Production Weekly, ‘Wednesday’ Season 3 is currently in active development at Netflix and MGM. The streamer hasn't officially revealed any such plan, but considering the show's success and Jenna Ortega's popularity as the character, the announcement is imminent. However, the producers of a hit show such as Wednesday generally like to wait for the debut of the commissioned season to get a better deal from the broadcasting company, in this case, Netflix. However, considering the delay that has occurred between the first and second seasons, they might want to shoot the third season just after the second one wraps.

According to our own report, Wednesday Season 2 is expected to wrap filming on December 20, 2024, and post-production is expected to last till October 2025. However, it is possible that the third season's filming might begin before the second one concludes. It also means the break between the second and third season's premiere will be not long. Currently, ‘Wednesday’ Season 2 is expected to be released sometime in Fall 2025, likely after October 2025. 

The new faces joining the second season have already been revealed. Billie Piper, Thandiwe Newton, and Steve Buscemi (reportedly the new principal of Nevermore Academy) have joined the cast that Jenna Ortega leads. The returning cast also includes Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams, Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams, Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester, Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair, and a few others. Season 1 series regulars Percy Hynes White, Jamie McShane, and Naomi J Ogawa are not returning.

The second season is officially filming under the working title, NERO. For those who are not aware of this name, Nero was the pet scorpion of Wednesday Addams in the first season, who died after being run over by a bicycle. The story was shared by Wednesday with Enid when she confirmed that this was the only occasion when she cried. It will be interesting to see if Nero actually makes an appearance and plays some role in the life of Wednesday Addams in Season 2.

The ending of the first season teased the upcoming season with the mysteries that are yet to be resolved. Laurel killed Principal Larissa Weems, who is a shapeshifter in the finale. Gwendoline Christie who played the character confirmed that she won't return for the upcoming season, confirming that her character won't be back from the dead. However, her shapeshifter ability may bring some surprises in Season 2, or we can hope so. Wednesday, who has finally got her first mobile phone, receives many texts from an unknown person in the finale's last scene. A Stalker sends a couple of images of Wednesday with her love interests, a Memoji-style gif of a Wednesday avatar being stabbed in the skull, and a text message that reads, "I'm watching you."

Tim Burton is executive producer with Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, who also act as showrunners. Wednesday is produced by MGM Television. The executive producers also include Andrew Mittman for 1.21, Kevin Miserocchi, Kayla Alpert, Jonathan Glickman for Glickmania, and Gail Berman (The Addams Family).

The first season of Wednesday released in November 2022, was viewed over 1.19 billion hours in its first 28 days, which is approximately 176 million households. Wednesday now holds the record for Netflix's most-viewed debut season of an English-language series.