We found out earlier this year that Tim Burton (Batman, Beetlejuice) had partnered with Netflix to develop a live-action Addams Family spinoff focusing on an older Wednesday Addams, and the title role has now been cast.
THR reports that Yes Day and You star Jenna Ortega will play Wednesday in the coming-of-age comedy series, which has Al Gough and Miles Millar (Smallville, Into the Badlands) on board as showrunners.
A newly released synopsis describes Wednesday as "a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday’s attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore."
We don't know whether any other members of the creepy, kooky family will appear, but a rumor courtesy of the Illuminerdi recently did the rounds which claimed that Christina Ricci - who played Wednesday in the previous live-action movies - is in talks to play Morticia. They scooped the Jenna Ortega news, so this report is definitely worth keeping an eye on.
No premiere or production start dates have been announced, but we'll keep you updated.
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