‘Wednesday’: Christina Ricci Now Joins New Netflix Addams Family Series
Josh Korngut
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Christina Ricci, who portrayed Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family and Addams Family Values, is officially signed on to join the cast of Netflix’s franchise reboot, Wednesday. According to Deadline, Ricci’s role has not yet been disclosed, however she won’t be playing Wednesday this time around. Jenna Ortega (Scream, X) will be filling that role for Tim Burton’s live action Netflix series.
It’s also being reported that Ricci will be playing an all new ‘mystery role’ in the series, according to Variety. A few months back we shared the news that Thora Birch had exited the series for personal reasons, however it’s unclear if Ricci has been cast as a replacement or not.
A New Wednesday
Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago, Traffic) and Luis Guzmán (Boogie Nights, Traffic) will also star in the series, playing Morticia Addams and Gomez Addams, respectively.
The new show is being described as a live-action, comedic coming-of-age tale from Netflix and MGM. The Wednesday series hails from Al Gough and Miles Millar, the cult duo behind Smallville. The comedy series will be a supernatural coming-of-age moment.
Wednesday will see its title character attending the Nevermore Academy where she will do her best to engage with her psychic abilities, end a murderous rampage, solve mysteries, and even encounter new friendships and romances. The synopsis gives me Chilling Adventures of Sabrina energy, and I’m not mad.
The Netflix series marks the first time Tim Burton has directed for television in a long while. The series has an order for eight episodes by Netflix and production company MGM Television.
Lastly, how do you feel about the latest Wednesday casting news? Are you as excited as we are to see Christina Ricci revisit the world of The Addams Family? Let me know on Twitter via @joshkorngut. I’m always around to chat all things Christina Ricci!
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