News about the second season of Netflix’s Wednesday has been sparse. We know that there is a Season Two in the works (no surprise there, given the success of the first), and that Jenna Ortega will be back as the titular character. Ortega has also hinted that the upcoming episodes will “lean into the horror” of the Addams Family and away from the love triangle teed up in Season One.
Other than that, details have been few. Today, however, Variety broke the news that Steve Buscemi (pictured above in Boardwalk Empire) has joined the cast. The trade didn’t have many details about his role except for one key thing: He will be taking over as principal of Nevermore Academy.
Spoiler warning!
I’m going to spoil events from Season One of Wednesday below, so bow out now if you don’t want anything revealed!
In the first season of Wednesday, the Nevermore Academy principal was Larissa Weems, who was played by Gwendoline Christie. Weems was a shapeshifter who was killed at the end of the season, leaving the role of principal open for someone else to take on. If Variety is right, Buscemi is that person, though who his character will be (and whether he’ll have any supernatural powers like Weems’ shapeshifting) remains to be seen.
It also remains to be seen when Season Two of Wednesday will premiere on Netflix, or whether the spinoff series centered on Uncle Fester is still a thing. The good news is we can rewatch the first season of Wednesday (again) while we wait for more information.
