Netflix’sWednesdayseason 2 features several original cast members from season 1 as well as some exciting new additions. Some of the biggest newcomers include Lady Gaga, Steve Buscemi, Thandiwe Newton, and Christopher Lloyd, who played Uncle Fester inThe Addams Family(1991) andAddams Family Values(1993).
Jenna Ortegareturns in her breakout role as the titular macabre protagonist Wednesday Addams. The first four episodes ofWednesdayseason 2 will releaseexclusively onNetflix on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. The remaining four episodes ofWednesdayseason 2will be released on Jul 05, 2025.
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Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams
Actor: Jenna Ortega, 22, is a film and television star from Palm Desert, California. She made her feature film debut inIron Man 3in an uncredited role. She rose to prominence from her recurring role in the CW show Jane the Virgin from 2014 to 2019 and her starring role in the Disney Channel seriesStuck in the Middle.
Ortega rose to superstardom after appearing in the filmsThe Fallout(2021) andScream(2022) and landing the lead role inWednesday, Netflix’s most-viewed English-language series of all time.
Notable Works:The Fallout(2021),Scream(2022),X(2022),Beetlejuice Beetlejuice(2023),Hurry Up Tomorrow(2025)
Character: Ortega reprises her lead role as Wednesday Addams, a student at Nevermore Academy, inWednesdayseason 2.
Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams
Actor: Guzmán, 68, is a Puerto Rican actor who currently resides in Cabot, Vermont. He has appeared in some of the best movies of all time, including several Paul Thomas Anderson movies such asPunch-Drunk LoveandBoogie Nights. He also appeared in Steven Soderbergh’sTraffic(2000), which won four Academy Awards.
Guzmán has also starred in several of the best TV shows of all time, including the classic HBO prison seriesOzand Netflix’s crime drama seriesNarcos. He was born in Puerto Rico but was raised in the Bronx neighborhood of New York City. He recently appeared in several Netflix movies, such asHavocandYou Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah.
Notable Works:Carlito’s Way(1993),Boogie Nights(1997),Traffic(2000),Punch-Drunk Love(2002),Narcos(2015)
Character: Guzmán reprises his role as the iconic Gomez Addams, Wednesday’s father, inWednesdayseason 2.
Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams
Actor: Zeta-Jones, 55, is a Welsh actress who rose to Hollywood prominence in the 1990s in films such asThe Mask of Zorro(1998),Traffic(2000),Chicago(2002), andOcean’s Twelve(2004). She has won an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Tony Award.
Zeta-Jones has not starred in many projects in the last decade, but has appeared in Steven Soderbergh’sSide Effects(2013), the FX seriesFeud(2017), and Fox’sProdigal Son(2021). She has been married to Oscar-winning actor Michael Douglas since 2000. The pair has two children.
Notable Works:The Mask of Zorro(1998),Traffic(2000),Chicago(2002),Feud(2017),Prodigal Son(2021)
Character: Zeta-Jones reprises her role as Wednesday’s mother, Morticia, inWednesdayseason 2.
Issac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams
Actor: Ordonez, 16, is an American actor from Los Angeles, California. Before his breakout role as Pugsley Addams, Ordonez’s only notable acting credit was in Disney’s 2018 movieA Wrinkle in Time. He’s also appeared in several independent and short films.
Notable Works:A Wrinkle in Time(2018)
Character: Ordonez will reprise his role as Wednesday’s brother, Pugsley Addams, inWednesdayseason 2.
Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair
Actor: Myers, 23, is an American actress from Orlando, Florida. She rose to stardom as Enid Sinclair inWednesdayseason 1, which led to her starring in another Netflix series,A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder,in 2024. She’s also appeared in feature films such asFamily Switch(2023) andA Minecraft Movie(2025).
Notable Works:A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder(2024),Family Switch(2023),A Minecraft Movie(2025),The Angry Birds Movie 3(2026)
Character: Myers will reprise her role as Wednesday’s friend, Enid Sinclair, inWednesdayseason 2.
Wednesday Season 2 Supporting Characters
Returning
Christina Ricci as Marilyn Thornhill: Ricci played Wednesday Addams in the 1990sAddams Familymovies. She’s also known forFear and Loathing in Las Vegas,Ally McBeal, andThe Matrix Resurrections.
Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester: Armisen is best known forSaturday Night Live,Portlandia, andBig Mouth. He stars in Netflix’s upcoming adult animation movieFixedalongside Idris Elba, Kathryn Hahn, and Adam Devine.
Jamie McShane as Sheriff Donovan Galpin: McShane is best known for his roles inBloodline,1923, andBosch: Legacy. He will star in HBO’s upcoming miniseriesTaskalongside Mark Ruffalo and Owen Teague.
Joy Sunday as Bianca Barclay: Sunday is best known forDear White People,Shithouse, andDog. She’s set to appear in the comedy showDTF St. Louisalongside Jason Bateman, Linda Cardellini, and David Harbour.
Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin: Doohan’s most notable TV credits includeYour Honor,Daredevil: Born Again, andWestworld. He’s set to star in 2026’sEvil Dead Burn.
Moosa Mostafa as Eugene Ottinger: Mostafa is best known forThe Last BusandNativity Rocks!
Georgie Farmer as Ajax Petropolus: Farmer is best known forMowgli: Legend of the JungleandLifeHack.
Victor Dorobantu as Thing: Dorobantu made his acting debut inWednesdayseason 1.
Newcomers
Lady Gaga as Rosaline Rotwood: Lady Gaga will play a professor at Nevermore Academy named Rosaline Rotwood. She will appear inWednesdayseason 2, part 2 in September.
Christopher Lloyd as Professor Orloff: Lloyd will rejoin theAddams Familyuniverse as Professor Orloff, the longest-serving teacher at Nevermore Academy, who aims to discipline troublemakers.
Thandiwe Newton as Dr. Rachael Fairburn: Newton, ofWestworldandCrashacclaim, will play the head psychologist at Willow Hill Psychiatric Facility inWednesdayseason 2.
Steve Buscemi as Principal Dort: Legendary actor Steve Buscemi joins the cast ofWednesdayseason 2 as the ambitious new principal at Nevermore Academy.
Joanna Lumley as Grandmama Hester Frump: Lumley plays Morticia’s mother, Wednesday’s grandmother, who is extremely wealthy from her funeral home business.
Joonas Suotamo as Lurch: Suotamo replaces George Burcea as Lurch inWednesdayseason 2.
Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo as Sheriff Ritchie Santiago: Lewis-Nyawo plays a Jericho law enforcement officer meant to replace Donovan Galpin.
Noah B. Taylor as Bruno: Taylor plays Bruno, a new member of the wolf pack.
Evie Templeton as Agnes DeMille: Templeton plays a young outcast at Nevermore who idolizes Wednesday.
Billie Piper as Isadora Capri: Piper plays Nevermore’s brilliant new head of music who also happens to be a werewolf.
Owen Painter as Slurp: Painter plays Slurp, a zombie unintentionally reanimated by Pusgley.
Heather Matarazzo as Judi: Matarazzo plays Dr. Fairburn’s energetic assistant at Willow Hill.
