Los Angeles, California — Naija fans of the Addams Family fit happy as Netflix don announce say Wednesday Season 2 go land for June. The first part go show on August 6, with second part dey follow for September 3. Dis season, Jenna Ortega go return as the popular character, Wednesday Addams, wey everybody sabi as person wey get deep understanding of supernatural matter.
The recent teaser don show say Wednesday go meet some strange happenings and new faces when she return to Nevermore Academy. According to Ortega, “Wednesday Addams na one of di coolest characters of all time. To return to play her again, na big honor for me. She dey run circles around everyone, which dey make am funny and strange.”
This season, Wednesday paddy, Pugsley, played by Isaac Ordonez, go join her for school. Their parents, Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Gomez (Luis Guzmán), go also dey more involved, wey no fit make things easier for Wednesday wey like dey do her own thing. Creator Alfred Gough talk say, “We go expand di storyline of the other characters dis time, making di show bigger and more interesting.”
Tim Burton, di director, don sha say, “If your family dey school, e fit be di worst thing. Wednesday be extreme version of dat. Pugsley dey enter a whole new experience as an ‘outcast among outcasts.’” Dis season go show how dem dey navigate their complexities and misadventures.
Di teaser no be everything fans go expect. According to creator Miles Millar, “Naijal, nothing go be as e dey seem for Season 2. When Wednesday come back to Nevermore, she no go fit guess wetin go happen next.”
Among new cast members na Joanna Lumley, wey go play as Hester Frump, Morticia’s mama and Wednesday’s close ally. “Di excitement wey come with Joanna join us na di best, her energy dey light up di set,” Millar claim. Lumley add say, “Working with Tim Burton na joy, di world wey dem create for Wednesday na intoxicating.”
As di action dey unfold for dis new season, Steve Buscemi go play di new principal, Barry Dort. “Steve bring fresh energy to di filming, he sabi wetin e dey do,” Burton share. Buscemi open up say na die Addams family he don always like, making di role special for am. “Barry Dort be mysterious figure who really love di school,” e explain.
As di past season keep fans on edge, dis time dem go still see dilly-dally with di loose-end of Tyler’s mysterious presence, who turn out to be di villain last season. Millar claim di interaction between Wednesday and her mother Morticia go still be di heart of di story. “Di mother-daughter dynamic na core of di show.”
For Season 2, Ortega no dey hold back as she talk say: “I want more darkness and adventure for Wednesday, we go bring forth more horror vibes. Dis season go bigger and stronger – like each episode na mini-movie.”
As fans dey anticipate di premiere, dem go see familiar faces come alive again; from Enid (Emma Myers) to Uncle Fester (Fred Armisen). Each character go bring their own unique touch to di unfolding story. With so many twists expected and new characters abound, dem fans go enjoy di thrilling ride come August 6 and September 3.
