Cosa, that hand that has no shortage of opinions, has already distributed the scripts for the second season of Miércoles. The series by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar and Tim Burton finally enters production after delays caused by renewal negotiations, strikes by actors and writers, and the logistics of working around the schedule of Jenna Ortega, a very requested that between seasons he has even filmed the sequel to Beetlejuice, also directed by Burton and written by Gough and Millar.
In recent weeks a few details had been confirmed such as, for example, Steve Buscemi was going to join the cast and the possibility (unleashed by a rather obvious tweet) that the Sevillian director Paco Cabezas would be behind the cameras in the New episodes. Thanks to this promotional video and the start of production, however, we can confirm more news.
Now, for example, it is known that Buscemi will play a certain Barry Dort. Billie Piper, known for her work in the first seasons of the new era of Doctor Who or Penny Dreadful, will be Capri. And, although the names of their characters in fiction have not been made public, Evie Templeton (Pinocchio), Owen Painter (Tiny beautiful things) and Noah Taylor (Law and order: Organized crime) also join the cast.
Regarding the members of the Addams family, there will be promotions: Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzmán, who played parents Morticia and Gomez on a recurring basis, will now be regular actors, as will Isaac Ordonez, who plays the younger brother Pugsley , and the introduction of Joana Lumley (Deceptions) as the family’s grandmother. Fred Armisen, who played Uncle Fester, will return as a guest.
And who will return from Barry Sonnenfeld’s film saga after Christina Ricci’s participation in the first season? Christopher Lloyd, who was Uncle Fester in the films with Anjelica Huston, Raoul Julia and Christina Ricci, will appear in some episodes although it is unknown in what role.
Also expected in episodic roles are Thandiwe Newton (Westworld), Frances O’Connor (The Missing), Heather Matarazzo (Surprise Princess), Joonas Suotamo (Willow) and Haley Joel Osment, the Oscar-nominated actor for The Sixth Sense but which was recently seen in The Kominsky Method.
Those who lose their status, however, are Percy Hynes White, Jamie McShane and Naomi J. Ogawa, who played Xavier Thorpe, Sheriff Donovan Galpin and Yoko Tanaka. White, a key player in being part of Wednesday’s romantic triangle, has been fired as a result of the accusations of sexual abuse that have followed him since 2023. Regarding McShane, he is scheduled to appear to close the arc of his character.
Emma Myers does return as Enid, Joy Sunday as Bianca, Victor Dorobantu as The Thing, Moosa Mostafa as Eugene, Georgie Farmer as Ajax and even Hunter Doohan as Tyler, despite the fact that the end of the first season hinted that he could be absent for the second season.
And how much will we be able to see the second season of Wednesday, which has a first chapter titled Here we woe again written by Millar and Gough and again with Burton in the direction? An indicative date is still unknown.
