The Addams Family world gets bigger in Wednesday Season 2, Part 1, now streaming (Part 2 will follow on Sept. 3). Gen Z horror standout Jenna Ortega leads the altogether ooky drama’s cast as the titular supernatural detective Wednesday Addams. The new season explores a new bone-chilling mystery at Nevermore Academy, as well as characters both familiar and strange to Wednesday fans.
“Wednesday Season 1 was a table setter, but there’s still so much of the world left to see. It’s been exciting to expand the scope and the vision of the show this season,” executive producer Alfred Gough said. Fellow co-creator and co-showrunner Miles Millar agreed, saying, “We have a broader canvas and more toys to play with. The world of Nevermore is much expanded — and we had a great time doing it.”
Grandmama Hester Frump (Joanna Lumley) is one of the many new characters welcoming viewers to Wednesday’s sweeping Season 2. You can see the fashionable matriarch in the Addams family portrait above, alongside Wednesday, Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones), Gomez (Luis Guzmán), and the rest of the uncanny clan. Plus, give some snaps to the new character art below.
So who’s who in the Addams family tree? And, what friends, foes, and Nevermore newcomers will you find in Season 2? Well, fix your pigtails and dive like hungry piranhas into this complete Wednesday cast guide. You’re going to want to memorize these faces like you’re prepping for Nevermore’s toughest midterm exam.
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Jenna Ortega
as Wednesday Addams
About the Character
Wednesday used to think that no school could ever feel like home — until she prowled the halls of Nevermore Academy. In Season 2, she returns to the Gothic grounds, where fresh foes and woes await. Razor-sharp witted Wednesday must navigate family, friends, and old adversaries, propelling her into another year of delightfully dark and kooky mayhem.
For Season 2, Ortega has taken on the expanded role as a producer. “I’ve learned so much this season. It’s been so cool being a part of conversations — talking about the color of blood or the color of prosthetics,” Ortega said. “To be able to learn from someone like Tim firsthand has been a very special experience.”
All of these discussions only energized Ortega more onscreen. The Emmy nominee was excited to step back into her character’s Mary Janes once again for Season 2. “Wednesday Addams is one of the coolest characters of all time, so to have gotten the opportunity to play her once was incredible, and then to be able to slip into the costume and tone again, it’s so much fun,” she said. “She runs circles around everyone that she has a conversation with. Getting to play someone who’s so much more intelligent than you will ever be is quite funny and strange and enjoyable.”
Previously In
Ortega played fan-favorite Los Angeles teen Ellie in You Season 2. She also starred in horror movies The Babysitter: Killer Queen, Scream, Scream VI, X, and Burton sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
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Isaac Ordonez
as Pugsley Addams
About the Character
If Wednesday is the brain of the Addams family, Pugsley just might be the heart. Sweet Pugsley brings out the protective side of his supposedly heartless big sister. In Season 2, he enters the supernatural fray that is Nevermore Academy as a student — and he’s bringing some electrifying new powers with him. However, Pugsley’s new schoolmates don’t exactly seem impressed.
“Pugsley isn’t easily accepted. He really wants to fit in and he really wants a friend,” Ordonez said. “As far as making friends goes, it’s not looking very good.”
Previously In
Ordonez previously appeared in Chromeo’s music video for “Must’ve Been.”
About the Character
Thing returns as Wednesday’s confidant, helper, and ongoing tie to her Addams family roots.
The character is played by Romanian magician Dorobantu. “Over the course of the three years we’ve been making the show, Victor has become so dexterous and adds so much personality to his performance,” Millar said. “When you watch Thing on-screen, he expresses such innate humanity. It looks simple, but it’s not. Victor can do so much with so little.”
Previously In
Wednesday is illusionist Dorobantu’s first on-camera role.
Luis Guzmán
as Gomez Addams
About the Character
Gomez is Wednesday’s beloved father and Morticia’s passionate husband. Gomez and Morticia met and fell head over heels in love during their younger days at Nevermore. Their ardor continues to burn blindingly bright today.
“Gomez Addams is one of the most loving individuals that you will ever meet in this world, galaxy, or universe,” Guzmán said. “He’s a very loving father, very loving husband. He definitely is a family man.”
Previously In
Guzmán received a cast SAG award for his performance in drama Traffic. You can find him in everything from crime drama Havoc to animated series Entergalactic.
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Catherine Zeta-Jones
as Morticia Addams
About the Character
Morticia, the definition of spooky glamour, is Wednesday’s mother and a main source of embarrassment for her teenage daughter. Well, the familial cringe will be closer to home than ever for Wednesday in Season 2 — Morticia is moving to campus. Wednesday’s mom has accepted an important philanthropic position at Nevermore, putting her right in her daughter’s backyard.
“Morticia and Wednesday’s relationship lends itself to times of separation,” Zeta-Jones explained. ”The family being more associated with Nevermore is a little bit of a thorn in Wednesday’s side.”
Previously In
Zeta-Jones won an Oscar for dazzling audiences as Velma Kelly in Chicago. She has starred in The Mask of Zorro, Traffic (alongside her on-screen husband Guzmán), and Ocean’s Twelve, among other hit movies.
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Joanna Lumley
as Grandmama Hester Frump
About the Character
The Addams family is getting a little more mysterious, and a little more spooky. Meet Grandmama Hester, Morticia’s formidable mother. She is the fabulously wealthy mogul behind Frump Mortuaries — one of the most successful outcast-owned businesses in the country. Immaculately coiffed, emotionally cold, and armed with a razor-sharp tongue, Hester is calculated in everything she does, from running her empire to managing her family’s legacy.
Wednesday’s co-creators promise Hester will bring a “different mother-daughter relationship” to Wednesday. “Wednesday and Hester get along great. Other than Fester, her Grandmama is probably Wednesday’s favorite person and the one she feels the most kinship with,” Gough said. “Hester is also somebody Wednesday can use against her mother. It’s a delicious family triangle to set up.”
Previously In
Lumley was made a Dame in 2022 for her achievements in drama, entertainment, and charity. She led touchstone British comedy Absolutely Fabulous, and appeared in crime drama Fool Me Once and Burton animated romance Corpse Bride.
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About the Character
The Addams’ trusty driver is as loyal as ever in Season 2.
Previously In
Suotamo has appeared in many Star Wars projects. He has played Chewbacca across multiple films and portrayed a different wookie, Master Kelnacca, in 2024’s The Acolyte.
Fred Armisen
as Uncle Fester
About the Character
Wednesday doesn’t trust a lot of adults. But she does put her faith in eccentric Uncle Fester. He’s a master of the dark arts and always ready to work a telekinetic trick to help Wednesday solve her latest case. We just wouldn’t recommend leaving Uncle Fester alone with a bank vault.
“In Season 2, you get to spend more time with Fester. You see that he is helpful,” Armisen said. “He really does put himself in what you would think is harm’s way to help Wednesday. He really makes it his business to help Wednesday out.”
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Emma Myers
as Enid Sinclair
About the Character
Enid is all vivid colors, warm fuzzies, and school spirit. Although Wednesday wouldn’t expect to find her best friend in her polar opposite, weirder things have happened at Nevermore. This cheery werewolf is continuing to find her way on her lupine journey — and it’s going pretty well.
“She’s been to a few werewolf music festivals, maybe dated around the pack a little bit, met some new friends, and finally found a pack that she’s fitting in with,” Myers said. “She’s definitely grown as a person, because now she has fully unlocked her werewolf abilities.”
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Hunter Doohan
as Tyler Galpin
About the Character
Although Tyler doesn’t attend Nevermore, he certainly has a lot in common with its outcast students. Once upon a time, this former barista seemed like a regular normie. But, in Season 2, the entire town of Jericho knows Tyler is hyde-ing a dark and deadly truth. Following his Season 1 rampage, Tyler has been moved to Willow Hill Psychiatric Facility for care and monitoring. Unsurprisingly, Jericho’s most infamous serial killer isn’t a fan of life behind bars.
“Tyler’s been chained up there for a few months since the end of Season 1,” Doohan said. “He’s spending every single moment scheming and plotting, trying to figure out if he can have a chance to escape.”
Previously In
Doohan explored his villainous side in Daredevil: Born Again. You can also find him in legal drama Your Honor.
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Joy Sunday
as Bianca Barclay
About the Character
Bianca is a siren and Nevermore’s queen bee — until Wednesday stalks into the picture. By Season 2, these two have found common ground and the makings of an alliance. Bianca will be navigating her own complex obstacles this season as she handles the awesome responsibilities that come with being a siren.
“Wednesday and Bianca have much bigger problems than they did in Season 1,” Sunday said. “There’s still that friendly competition between them, but there’s also a lot more on their plates this season. This time, they need to find a way to come together so they can help each other out.”
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Moosa Mostafa as Eugene Ottinger (right)
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Moosa Mostafa
as Eugene Ottinger
About the Character
Eugene is a sweet and nerdy Nevermore outcast who is defined by his passion for bees (and, really, bugs of all kinds). Through his friendship with Wednesday, Eugene becomes embroiled in the mysteries of Nevermore — which gives him unexpected popularity points with his fellow students.
In Season 2, Eugene gets even closer to the Addams family by becoming Pugsley’s roommate. But these two aren’t exactly BFFs just yet, according to Ordonez. “Eugene’s relationship with Pugsley is … well, he doesn’t exactly like him, but he doesn’t hate him,” Ordonez said. “Eugene tolerates Pugsley.”
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Georgie Farmer
as Ajax Petropolus
About the Character
When Enid introduces Wednesday to the wild world of the Nevermore social scene, she names four major groups: Fangs, Furs, Scales, and Stoners. Ajax, a gorgon, falls into the last category.
In Season 1, he won the heart of Enid. But, after a summer apart, she’s figuring out if Ajax still makes her heart flutter — or if her emotions have turned to stone.
Previously In
Farmer appeared in in young-adult mystery Evermoore.
Noah B. Taylor as Bruno (left)
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Noah B. Taylor as Bruno
as Bruno
About the Character
Was that a howl you just heard? Bruno is the newest member of the Wednesday pack — and another addition to the cast in Season 2. With roots in the Philippines and a brooding intensity, Bruno is the newest heartthrob at Nevermore — and there’s more to this wolf than meets the eye.
“On the surface, he comes off as a very charismatic, confident, popular jock kind of guy,” Taylor said. “But he’s a teenager, and so, of course, he has his own insecurities and vulnerabilities that he hides — as we come to discover throughout the season.”
Previously In
Wednesday is Taylor’s first major role.
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Evie Templeton
as Agnes DeMille
About the Character
This young outcast is completely starstruck by Wednesday. Agnes idolizes her hero for saving the school from the malevolent pilgrim Joseph Crackstone. Templeton — a longtime fan of Wednesday herself — found it easy to portray Agnes’ appreciation for Nevermore’s top paranormal investigator.
“Agnes was actually very easy to relate to,” Templeton said. “It’s not difficult to be a big fan of Jenna. She’s a very gorgeous person.”
Previously In
This is Templeton’s biggest role to date. You can catch her as Frieda in Life After Life and Young Lisa in Criminal Record.
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Steve Buscemi
as Principal Dort
About the Character
Nevermore has a new boss. Principal Dort is the ambitious new head of the Academy. The polar opposite of his late predecessor, Larissa Weems (Gwendoline Christie), Dort embraces outcast pride to the extreme — advocating for normie exclusion in his mission to “save” Nevermore.
Co-creators/Co-showrunners Millar and Gough explain that Dort will bring “outcast pride” to the school. “Steve Buscemi is such an amazing actor, and he plays a principal who is incredibly into Nevermore,” Millar said. “He wears purple, branded baseball caps, he’s basically Mr. Nevermore — and the opposite of the late Principal Weems, who was so put-together and chic.”
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Billie Piper
as Isadora Capri
About the Character
Nevermore’s staff is getting a little bit bigger. Isadora is the Academy’s new head of music –– and a werewolf. A former child prodigy, Isadora is brilliant, intense, and enigmatic. She takes a special interest in Wednesday’s musical gifts, even though they tend to “rub each other the wrong way,” according to Piper.
“There’s a lot about the fact that Capri and Wednesday are both kind of control freaks,” the Dr. Who star said. “They like things to go a certain way — they’re drawn to perfection and they’re very methodical.”
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Christopher Lloyd
as Professor Orloff
About the Character
Professor Orloff is Nevermore’s longest-serving teacher. A stern disciplinarian, Orloff prowls the school hallways, always on the lookout for troublemakers. It doesn’t take long for Pugsley Addams to end up on his radar.
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Christina Ricci as Marilyn Thornhill (right)
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Christina Ricci
as Marilyn Thornhill/Laurel Gates
About the Character
One of Nevermore’s most dangerous teachers is back to darken Wednesday’s door once again. Marilyn — whose true identity is Laurel Gates, descendant of villainous pilgrim Joseph Crackstone (William Houston) — returns in Season 2. But, she’s no longer walking the halls of the Academy in her signature red boots. Instead, she’s behind bars at Willow Hill Psychiatric Facility for the crimes she committed as Tyler’s master in Season 1.
“Christina is just an amazing person and actor, and she brings such value to the show, and the character’s so wonderful,” Millar says.
Previously In
Ricci initially charmed audiences as a bow-and-arrow-wielding Wednesday Addams herself, in Barry Sonnenfeld’s Addams Family films. Since then, Ricci has scored an Emmy nomination for her performance as the lovable obsessive Misty in Yellowjackets — and for her guest turn in medical drama Grey’s Anatomy.
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Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo
as Sheriff Ritchie Santiago
About the Character
There’s a new sheriff in town — literally. Sheriff Ritchie Santiago is the newly appointed Jericho sheriff. She has stepped in to replace the disgraced Donovan Galpin (Jamie McShane). Eager to prove herself, Santiago is sharp, determined, and unafraid to enlist the help of Wednesday when the bodies begin to pile up.
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Lewis-Nyawo appeared in star-studded thrill ride Back in Action and British crime drama Top Boy.
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Jamie McShane
as Sheriff Donovan Galpin
About the Character
Ex-sheriff Galpin enters Season 2 worse for wear. He’s lost his job. His town has turned on him. And Galpin’s son is an imprisoned monster. Could his situation improve in Season 2?
Previously In
Wednesday’s resident law man also appeared in crime dramas The Lincoln Lawyer and Bloodline.
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Other Wednesday cast newcomers
About the Character
Wednesday welcomes outcasts in all forms — werewolves, vampires, and sirens alike. So it’s no surprise a zombie will join the supernatural proceedings in Season 2. Slurp is a reanimated corpse with a special tie to Nevermore. It soon becomes clear that this undead companion has a bite far worse than his bark.
“It was just fun to play. I really would try my hardest to actually feel like this creature that the kids had to deal with — like this dog that was coming off the leash,” Painter said. “It was nice to try and get a jump out of them whenever I could.”
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Before he got a taste for brains, Painter appeared in Tiny Beautiful Things and The Handmaid’s Tale.
Thandiwe Newton
as Dr. Rachael Fairburn
About the Character
The doctor is ready for you. Dr. Rachael Fairburn is the chief psychiatrist at Willow Hill Psychiatric Facility, which is the new home of killer Hyde Tyler. Dr. Fairburn leads Tyler’s care team. Though a normie, Fairburn is considered a trailblazer in the emerging field of outcast mental health.
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When Newton isn’t monitoring the patients of Willow Hill, she’s supporting the students of Big Mouth as the hormone monstress Mona. Newton also won an Emmy for her portrayal of mesmerizing Westworld inhabitant Maeve Millay.
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About the Character
Dr. Fairburn’s righthand woman is Judi, her overly chipper and sycophantic executive assistant at Willow Hill. Judi’s cheeriness quickly evaporates when she crosses paths with Wednesday, for whom she develops an instant dislike.
“Judi is colorful and unlike any character I’ve ever played,” Matarazzo says. “I’m very, very excited for people to get to know her.”
Previously In
Matarazzo is a Millennials icon, having starred in The Princess Diaries, Welcome to the Dollhouse, and Saved!.
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