Netflix’s hit Addams Family series, Wednesday, which has just begun shooting its third season. And to go alongside the announcement that production has begun in Ireland, the streamer has revealed some juicy additional casting for the show too.
The mysterious and kooky roster now has another titan in the form of Winona Ryder – of course, a long-time Burton collaborator going way back to Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands, and someone who’s more than familiar with massive Netflix genre productions as one of the key stars of Stranger Things. Now that that show has ended, Ryder is adding Wednesday to her list of global-smash YA-friendly Gen Z adventures. She’s not the only Burton alum joining the cast either; Chris Sarandon, the voice of Jack Skellington himself in The Nightmare Before Christmas, is also joining Season 3, as is Noah Taylor, who starred in Burton’s Charlie And The Chocolate Factory adaptation.
These new names join the previously-announced Eva Green, yet another Burton favourite, who is also a fresh face for Season 3 as Wednesday’s Aunt Ophelia. And, of course, the show in general is full of spooky favourites, from Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams herself, to Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzman, Emma Myers, Steve Buscemi, Fred Armisen, Christina Ricci and more.
It’s currently unconfirmed whether Burton himself will direct any of Season 3 – as he did on both Season 1 and 2 – but he remains an Executive Producer on the series. “I’m so excited to be back for Season 3 and it’s great to be reunited with all of the original cast,” he says. “The addition of some dear friends and past collaborators of mine – Winona, Eva, Chris, Noah… makes this season extra special. I feel very lucky.” Series creators Al Gough and Miles Millar promise that Season 3 will “welcome new students, new teachers, and excavate some long-rotting Addams Family secrets. Don’t say you weren’t warned.”
Given the scale of production on a show like Wednesday, expect Season 3 to hit Netflix at some point in 2027 – giving plenty of time to see if any other beloved Burton regulars can sneak into that ever-expanding cast list before then. Click, click!