# Wednesday's Child is full of Woe. But I'm looking forward to new Wednesday series. Addams Family spinoff \[Open Spoilers season 1\]\[Season 2 Part 1 August 6th 2025\]
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesdays-child-is-full-of-woe-but-im-looking-forward-to-new-wednesday-series-addams-family-spinoff-open-spoilers-season-1-season-2-part-1-august-6th-2025/965793
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, netflix
**Created:** [June 7, 2022, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesdays-child-is-full-of-woe-but-im-looking-forward-to-new-wednesday-series-addams-family-spinoff-open-spoilers-season-1-season-2-part-1-august-6th-2025/965793 "2022-06-07T02:18:58Z")
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2022, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesdays-child-is-full-of-woe-but-im-looking-forward-to-new-wednesday-series-addams-family-spinoff-open-spoilers-season-1-season-2-part-1-august-6th-2025/965793/1 "2022-06-07T02:18:58Z")
The show is in production and the cast is amazing.
Tim Burton is the showrunner.
Jenna Ortega is starring as a college age Wednesday.
Catherine Zeta-Jones & Luis Guzman as Morticia and Gomez.
**Christina Ricci** & Riki Lindhome are also in the cast.
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### Author:  [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2022, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesdays-child-is-full-of-woe-but-im-looking-forward-to-new-wednesday-series-addams-family-spinoff-open-spoilers-season-1-season-2-part-1-august-6th-2025/965793/2 "2022-06-07T02:49:56Z")
It is as good as Adult Wednesday Addams?:
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D98aB3CtcW8)
Stranger
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### Author:  [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2022, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesdays-child-is-full-of-woe-but-im-looking-forward-to-new-wednesday-series-addams-family-spinoff-open-spoilers-season-1-season-2-part-1-august-6th-2025/965793/3 "2022-06-07T03:05:14Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#):
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> It is as good as Adult Wednesday Addams?:
Not worth watching otherwise.
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### Author:  [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2022, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesdays-child-is-full-of-woe-but-im-looking-forward-to-new-wednesday-series-addams-family-spinoff-open-spoilers-season-1-season-2-part-1-august-6th-2025/965793/4 "2022-06-07T03:42:25Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#):
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> It is as good as Adult Wednesday Addams?:
Thanks. That is a real treat.
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### Author:  [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2022, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesdays-child-is-full-of-woe-but-im-looking-forward-to-new-wednesday-series-addams-family-spinoff-open-spoilers-season-1-season-2-part-1-august-6th-2025/965793/5 "2022-06-07T16:05:05Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#):
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> > [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#):
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> > It is as good as Adult Wednesday Addams?:
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> Thanks. That is a real treat
There’s also a season 2 on YouTube.
After which, the creator got a cease and desist letter from the owners of The Addams Family copyright and had to stop. Wonder how Adult Wednesday Addams would handle corporate entertainment lawyers?
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### Author:  [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesdays-child-is-full-of-woe-but-im-looking-forward-to-new-wednesday-series-addams-family-spinoff-open-spoilers-season-1-season-2-part-1-august-6th-2025/965793/6 "2022-06-07T17:05:03Z")
> [@solost](#):
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> Wonder how Adult Wednesday Addams would handle corporate entertainment lawyers?
“Have you met my attorney? Her name is Menhit, often known as ‘She Who Massacres’ by the ancient Egyptians. What was your complaint again?”
Stranger
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### Author:  [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2022, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesdays-child-is-full-of-woe-but-im-looking-forward-to-new-wednesday-series-addams-family-spinoff-open-spoilers-season-1-season-2-part-1-august-6th-2025/965793/7 "2022-06-07T17:09:00Z")
Lucky forward to Season 3 of the freshly rechristened _Grown Up Midweek Adams_.
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### Author:  [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2022, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesdays-child-is-full-of-woe-but-im-looking-forward-to-new-wednesday-series-addams-family-spinoff-open-spoilers-season-1-season-2-part-1-august-6th-2025/965793/8 "2022-06-08T12:42:08Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#):
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> > [@solost](#):
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> > Wonder how Adult Wednesday Addams would handle corporate entertainment lawyers?
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> “Have you met my attorney? Her name is Menhit, often known as ‘She Who Massacres’ by the ancient Egyptians. What was your complaint again?”
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> Stranger
Good one 😄
I’m sure their souls weigh much more than a feather.
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesdays-child-is-full-of-woe-but-im-looking-forward-to-new-wednesday-series-addams-family-spinoff-open-spoilers-season-1-season-2-part-1-august-6th-2025/965793/9 "2022-06-08T12:50:30Z")
Apparently she will be a High School sleuth not college sleuth.
[ ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/66/Wednesday_Netflix_series_poster.png/250px-Wednesday_Netflix_series_poster.png)
> **[Wednesday (TV series)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wednesday_(TV_series))**
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> Wednesday is an American coming-of-age supernatural comedy horror streaming television series based on the character Wednesday Addams by Charles Addams. Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, it stars Jenna Ortega as the titular character, with Gwendoline Christie, Riki Lindhome, Jamie McShane, Hunter Doohan, Percy Hynes White, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Georgie Farmer, Naomi J. Ogawa, Christina Ricci, and Moosa Mostafa appearing in supporting...
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### Author:  [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesdays-child-is-full-of-woe-but-im-looking-forward-to-new-wednesday-series-addams-family-spinoff-open-spoilers-season-1-season-2-part-1-august-6th-2025/965793/10 "2022-06-08T13:12:53Z")
They couldn’t find a fat kid to play Pugsley?
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesdays-child-is-full-of-woe-but-im-looking-forward-to-new-wednesday-series-addams-family-spinoff-open-spoilers-season-1-season-2-part-1-august-6th-2025/965793/11 "2022-08-17T21:16:18Z")
Finally a trailer for Wednesday:
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di310WS8zLk)
Looks pretty good.
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### Author:  [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesdays-child-is-full-of-woe-but-im-looking-forward-to-new-wednesday-series-addams-family-spinoff-open-spoilers-season-1-season-2-part-1-august-6th-2025/965793/12 "2022-08-18T14:02:33Z")
I’m in!
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### Author:  [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesdays-child-is-full-of-woe-but-im-looking-forward-to-new-wednesday-series-addams-family-spinoff-open-spoilers-season-1-season-2-part-1-august-6th-2025/965793/13 "2022-08-18T14:06:32Z")
Finally, a Gomez that _looks_ like Gomez.
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### Author:  [@planetcory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/planetcory)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesdays-child-is-full-of-woe-but-im-looking-forward-to-new-wednesday-series-addams-family-spinoff-open-spoilers-season-1-season-2-part-1-august-6th-2025/965793/14 "2022-08-18T14:47:07Z")
Which is proving incredibly controversial. Hopefully, Luis Guzman has thick skin.
Lotta people’s only understanding of the Addams Family comes from the 90s movies with the suave and handsome Raul Julia.
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesdays-child-is-full-of-woe-but-im-looking-forward-to-new-wednesday-series-addams-family-spinoff-open-spoilers-season-1-season-2-part-1-august-6th-2025/965793/15 "2022-08-18T14:50:39Z")
I’m surprised, it will take some getting used to but in the comics and most of the animated versions Guzman is the closest in looks of the Gomezes.
[ ](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/addamsfamily/images/1/15/2.jpg)
[ ](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/addamsfamily/images/1/1a/Wednesday_Gomez.jpg)
John Astin was amazing as Gomez, but didn’t actually look the role.
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### Author:  [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesdays-child-is-full-of-woe-but-im-looking-forward-to-new-wednesday-series-addams-family-spinoff-open-spoilers-season-1-season-2-part-1-august-6th-2025/965793/16 "2022-08-18T14:56:15Z")
Loving Thing.
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### Author:  [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesdays-child-is-full-of-woe-but-im-looking-forward-to-new-wednesday-series-addams-family-spinoff-open-spoilers-season-1-season-2-part-1-august-6th-2025/965793/17 "2022-08-18T15:03:05Z")
Thanks! She seems more emotional than Christina Ricci’s coolly detached Wednesday from the films. To me, Ms. Ricci was the ultimate Wednesday. That said, this looks like it some of the same feel as the recent Sabrina the Teenage Witch revival on Netflix (the Chiiling Adventures of Sabrina), which I rather liked but that was cancelled prematurely. If Tim Burton is on board, I’ll give this a watch.
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### Author:  [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesdays-child-is-full-of-woe-but-im-looking-forward-to-new-wednesday-series-addams-family-spinoff-open-spoilers-season-1-season-2-part-1-august-6th-2025/965793/18 "2022-08-18T15:10:25Z")
> [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](#):
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> To me, Ms. Ricci was the ultimate Wednesday.
That. I instantly disliked this new upstart “Wednesday.” But I’ll get over it and give her a shot.
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesdays-child-is-full-of-woe-but-im-looking-forward-to-new-wednesday-series-addams-family-spinoff-open-spoilers-season-1-season-2-part-1-august-6th-2025/965793/19 "2022-08-18T15:14:52Z")
So far:
I like original _Morticia_ & _Gomez_ better.
I think _Fester_ is pretty even between original TV Show and Movie.
Christina Ricci is the definitive _Wednesday_ and was the star of the second movie in my opinion. She out acted the adults and had the more compelling and fun storyline.
_Pugsly_ just never seems to matter.
I like the Original _Grandmama_ (Blosson Rock) and Carol Kane’s in the 2nd movie. In fact if they can sneak in Grandmama, I would love it if Carol Kane could do it.
Ted Cassidy is the definitive _Lurch_.
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I am definitely getting a strong _Chilling Adventures of Sabrina_ vibe and based on the Teaser have described it that way.
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### Author:  [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesdays-child-is-full-of-woe-but-im-looking-forward-to-new-wednesday-series-addams-family-spinoff-open-spoilers-season-1-season-2-part-1-august-6th-2025/965793/20 "2022-08-18T16:35:29Z")
Agreed on all points though I think the film Morticia and Gomez were also excellent. I’ve never really noticed Pugsley’s irrelevance but you are right.
I wonder if Carol Kane is up to reprising Grandmama?
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