Wednesday: Season Two, Part One

“I cause chaos. I don’t succumb to it.”

Uneven, convoluted but ultimately a lot of fun, this first half of season two does deliver on the promise of the first but the execution leaves a little to be desired.

This review contains full spoilers for the first four episodes of season two.

Samantha's Favorites of 2025

I actually didn't consume a lot of entertainment this year, at least when compared to previous years. I have a rather strange list, which is a mishmash of movies, shows, games, actors and their performances that I found to be the best of 2025. I also didn't really want to narrow things down, which sounds lazy except I ended up with list of 25.

I'll keep each entry short (mostly).

Juliette's Best of 2025

I am writing this through a fog of flu, so here’s hoping it all makes some kind of sense! As ever, my body has reached the end of the year and given up, and there are some nasty flu strains around this year. But the big news is that I am going part time at my main job next year, to be available for school runs and teacher training days, and to spend more time on writing and content creation, so with any luck I might finish next year with a tiny bit more energy!

Anyway, on to the Best of 2025…

Wednesday: Season One

Wednesday: "I'm not sure whose twisted idea it was to put hundreds of adolescents in underfunded schools run by people whose dreams were crushed years ago... but I admire the sadism."

This review is three years late, but at least it's here before season two which drops tomorrow (August 6th). This will be a review of season one, but not an episode by episode breakdown. If you're curious about the series, it is worth watching if for nothing else than Jenna Ortega's absolutely fabulous portrayal of Wednesday Addams.

Wednesday

Season Reviews | Cast |

This series is a unique offshoot of the classic Addams Family focusing on Wednesday Addams as the protagonist. Here we find her reluctantly attending Nevermore Academy, a school catering to "Outcasts" which are creatures like werewolves, vampires, hydra, sirens and whatever the Addams Family are.

As one half mystery, one half coming of age school drama, this kooky and spooky series showcases lead Jenna Ortega's incredible performance as Wednesday Addams. Her on-screen foil and best friend Enid (Emma Myers) is bright to Wednesday's dark, and their chemistry is a highlight of the series. Of course the rest of the family shows up with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Lois Guzmán starring as Morticia and Gomez Addams. This series is also driven by the creative genius Tim Burton (Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands), whose fingerprints can be seen in every frame.

Season Reviews

Season One
Season Two, Part One (Episodes 1-4)
Season Two, Part Two (Episodes 5-8) (coming soon)

Cast

Jenna Ortega (Wednesday Addams)
Emma Myers (Enid Sinclair)
Evie Templton (Agnes Demille)
Hunter Doohan (Tyler Galpin)
Joy Sunday (Bianca Barclay)
Georgie Farmer (Ajax Petropolus)
Moose Mostafa (Eugene Ottinger)
Gwendoline Christie (Principal Larissa Weems)
Steve Busemi (Principal Dort)
Billie Piper (Isadora Capri)
Jamie McShane (Sheriff Donovan Galpin)
Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo (Sheriff Ritchie Santiago)
Christina Ricci (Marilyn Thornhill)
Owen Painter (Slurp)
Thandiwe Newton (Dr. Fairburn)
Heather Matarazzo (Judi Spannegel)
Christopher Lloyd (Professor Orloff)
Isaac Ordonez (Pugsley Addams)
Victor Dorobantu (Thing)
Joanna Lumley (Hester Frump)
George Burcea (Lurch) Joonas Suotamo (Lurch)
and
Catherine Zeta-Jones (Morticia Addams)
Luis Guzmán (Gomez Addams)