Wednesday (2022)

Production: Timeline, news & updates

• October 2020
  • An untitled Addams Family project headed by iconic director Tim Burton is announced. Burton would serve as director and executive producer, with Alfred Gough and Miles Millar to be the series’ showrunners. (Source: Deadline Hollywood)
• May 2021
  • Jenna Ortega is cast as the star of the series. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
• August 2021
  • Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzman and the majority of the cast members are revealed. (Source: Deadline Hollywood)
• September 2021
  • The series begins shooting in Bucharest, Romania. (Source: Midgard Times)
• March 2022
  • It’s revealed that Christina Ricci will play a part in the series as a series regular. The actress previously played Wednesday Addams in both the 1991 and 1993 films. (Source: Deadline Hollywood)
• June 6, 2022
  • A first look video clip of Jenna Ortega in character as Wednesday is released by Netflix. (Source: Youtube)
• August 11, 2022
  • The release of a new image of the protagonist, Wednesday Addams, suggests that the show will have a modern aesthetic. (Source: Screen Rant)
• August 17, 2022
  • Freshly released set photos show the Addams family together for the first time in this new-look series. (Source: ScreenRant)
• August 17, 2022
  • The first full-length teaser is released showing Wednesday Addams attending Nevermore Academy after being expelled. The tagline 'Mystery, mayhem and murder' perfectly sums up the promise of the show. (Source: Screen Rant)
• August 24, 2022
  • New details come to light in a featurette that centers Jenny Ortega talking about her character. She hints at Wednesday being socially awkward, an outcast and suggests that there will be murder-mystery aspects to the story. (Source: Collider)
• September 12, 2022
  • Netflix releases new images of Wednesday, giving audiences a look at Nevermore Academy and its student body. (Source: Screen Rant)
• September 21, 2022
  • A new welcome video about Nevermore Academy is released for fans online. Nevermore is the school Wednesday Addams' attends, and the video gives a viewers a closer look at characters like the principal played by Gwendoline Christie. The video also directs viewers to a website where fans can apply to attend the fictional school. (Source: Screen Rant)
• September 23, 2022
  • Netflix announces a release date for Wednesday: it will premier November 23, 2022. (Source: Collider)
• September 24, 2022
  • A new poster with the official release date is revealed online. (Source: Screen Rant)
• September 24, 2022
  • A new clip for Wednesday teases Thing's appearance in the series. (Source: Screen Rant)
• October 8, 2022
  • Netflix releases a new trailer that reveals Christina Ricci's character and Uncle Fester. (Source: Deadline)
• November 10, 2022
  • A new featurette is released going behind-the-scenes in the creation of the Nevermore Academy. Series director Tim Burton discusses the design choices. (Source: Deadline)
• November 23, 2022
  • Wednesday was released on Netflix. (Source: Netflix)