WednesdaySeason 2 returns with its second and final part in less than a month. The final four episodes of the sophomore season of theJenna Ortega-led series hits Netflix on September 3. Just a week after the first four episodes hit the streamer, skyrocketing the show to number 1 on the Netflix Top 10, a trailer for the second half of the season has dropped. Where things left off, Wednesday was gravely wounded, but given that the show is called Wednesday, even if she died, her death is likely temporary. That’s confirmed by the trailer when Wednesday wakes, and in a shocking turn of events, her new spirit guide is revealed. Though the most common fan theory was her Aunt Ophelia, that’s far from the case. Instead, it’s Principal Larissa Weems (Gwendoline Christie). As the trailer continues, fans see the ramifications of Tyler Galpin’s (Hunter Doohan) escape from Willow Hill and Enid Sinclair’s (Emma Meyers) life still in danger. Co-creatorsAlfred Gough and Miles MillarrevealedduringCollider’s Exclusive Previewthat:
“The final four episodes of Season 2 unearth darker secrets, summon surprise cameos, and deliver twists so sharp they make even Wednesday flinch.”
Principal Weems becoming Wednesday’s spirit guide is startling to say the least. Weems was a shapeshifter, not a psychic like Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) or Wednesday, and it was previously understood that a spirit guide would teach a psychic how to harness their abilities by speaking from experience from beyond the grave. Something much bigger could very well be at play here. In the trailer, the Addams Family returns, includingJoanna Lumleyas Hester Frump. There are also still more secrets to be revealed by Morticia, likely relating to her sister Ophelia and her disappearance more than 20 years prior. Given the fact that Weems knew Morticia at school, it’s possible she knew Ophelia as well, though it’s not been stated how much older Morticia is than Ophelia.
‘Wednesday’ Co-Creators Are Already in the Season 3 Writer’s Room
When talking with Collider’sSteve Weintraub, co-creators Gough and Millar explained that “We’re actually in the writers’ room for Season 3.So we’re down the road a bit in the writers’ room, but now we, of course, stop to launch Season 2.” The news is uplifting to hear, since fans had to wait three years between Seasons 1 and 2 of this fresh new take on The Addams Family. Gough and Millar express a similar sentiment from the perspective being creatives with large gaps like that in their work:
“We’re used to doing network TV, it’s what we grew up on,Smallvillewas like every season it was 22. So it’s frustrating for us too, as storytellers and creators, to have to wait to share what we’re doing with an audience that long.”
As for the latter half of Season 2, new images also reveal what looks to be a potential confrontation between Morticia and Hester. Other images resemble clips revealed in the trailer, like the return ofFred Armisen’s Uncle Fester, and they show another angle of the Outcast Day of Remembrance. There’s also the addition of what looks to be a reunion of The Nightshades that were abolished bySteve Buscemi’s Principal Barry Dort in Episode 1.
Watch the new trailer forWednesdaySeason 2, Part 2 above and check out the new images below. The first four episodes are streaming now on Netflix. Stay with Collider for the latest updates.
Wednesday follows the journey of Wednesday Addams as she attends Nevermore Academy, a boarding school for outcasts. Tasked with mastering her psychic abilities, she confronts a series of town murders and a haunting family mystery from 25 years ago, all while managing new social dynamics.
