Wednesday (TV series)

Wednesday
Season 1 promotional poster
Genre	Black comedy Coming-of-age[1] Mystery Supernatural
Created by	Alfred Gough Miles Millar
Based on	Characters by Charles Addams
Showrunners	Alfred Gough Miles Millar
Starring	Jenna Ortega Gwendoline Christie Riki Lindhome Jamie McShane Hunter Doohan Percy Hynes White Emma Myers Joy Sunday Georgie Farmer Naomi J. Ogawa Moosa Mostafa Christina Ricci
Theme music composer	Danny Elfman
Composers	Danny Elfman Chris Bacon
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Alfred Gough Miles Millar Tim Burton Steve Stark Andrew Mittman Gail Berman Kayla Alpert Jonathan Glickman Tommy Harper Kevin Lafferty Kevin Miserocchi Jenna Ortega (season 2)
Producer	Carmen Pepelea
Cinematography	David Lanzenberg Stephan Pehrsson
Editors	Jay Prychidny Ana Yavari Paul Day
Running time	46–57 minutes
Production companies	Millar Gough Ink Tim Burton Productions Toluca Pictures MGM Television
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23) – present (present)
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Wednesday is an American coming-of-age supernatural black comedy mystery television series based on the character Wednesday Addams by Charles Addams. Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, it stars Jenna Ortega as the titular character, with Gwendoline Christie, Riki Lindhome, Jamie McShane, Hunter Doohan, Percy Hynes White, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Georgie Farmer, Naomi J. Ogawa, Christina Ricci, and Moosa Mostafa appearing in supporting roles. Four out of the eight episodes of the first season were directed by Tim Burton, who also serves as executive producer. It revolves around Wednesday Addams, who attempts to solve a murder mystery at her new school.^[2]

Burton was previously approached to direct the 1991 film The Addams Family and was involved with a cancelled stop-motion animated The Addams Family film. In October 2020, he was reported to be helming a television series, which was later given a series order by Netflix. Ortega was cast in part to represent the character's Latina heritage. Ricci, who had played the titular character in the 1991 film and its 1993 sequel Addams Family Values, was asked by Burton to join the series in a supporting role. Filming took place in Romania between September 2021 and March 2022.

Wednesday premiered on November 16, 2022, and was released on Netflix on November 23 to predominantly positive reviews from critics, who praised Ortega's performance.^[3] Within three weeks of release, it became the second-most watched English-language Netflix series. It received two Golden Globe nominations: Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy and Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for Ortega. It also won four Primetime Emmy Awards, while receiving nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. In January 2023, the series was renewed for a second season.