Wednesday Season 2: New Guest Stars Lena Headey, Andrew McCarthy, and James Lance Join the Cast Near Dublin, Ireland
Netflix's popular series, Wednesday, is currently filming near Dublin, Ireland, and has added three new guest stars to its cast: Lena Headey, Andrew McCarthy, and James Lance. They join a lineup that includes Eva Green, Winona Ryder, Chris Sarandon, Noah Taylor, Oscar Morgan, and Kennedy Moyer. The returning cast features Jenna Ortega, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez, Emma Myers, Hunter Doohan, Joy Sunday, Moosa Mostafa, Georgie Farmer, Billie Piper, Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo, Victor Dorobantu, Evie Templeton, Joanna Lumley, and Fred Armisen.
Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, Wednesday follows the Addams family's daughter, Wednesday, as she attends Nevermore Academy to hone her psychic abilities. Season 1 revealed a dark secret connected to her parents, Morticia and Gomez, who met at the school years ago. Season 2 delves deeper into Wednesday and Morticia's relationship and introduces new family members, leaving fans with cliffhangers like Aunt Ophelia's discovery in Grandmama Hester's basement and Enid's transformation during a full moon.
The second season of Wednesday premiered in 2025 and was split into two parts. It quickly became the fifth most-watched English-language series of all time, following the success of the first season, which remains Netflix's most-watched English-language series. Alfred Gough and Miles Millar are the creators, writers, and showrunners of the series, with Tim Burton directing and executive producing. MGM Television is the studio behind the show.