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Wednesday is at present in pre-production, with growth persevering with to arrange scripts for manufacturing starting subsequent spring. What’s on Netflix has discovered that casting is underway for 3 new characters for the brand new season.
So, what are the brand new roles and characters? Here’s what sources are telling us about these roles who’re all going to be season regulars:
- Karloff is the primary character we perceive is being forged for the brand new season. The character is described as a younger, athletic male teen with the actor having to put on prosthetics.
- Wolfgang is the subsequent character we’re listening to that’s going to function in season 2. Also a male teen, the character is described as charming and assured.
- The remaining (however possible not the final new character) we perceive will function in season 2 is Annie, a younger lady aged between 12 to 14 described as whip-smart and smart past her years.
Moving purely into hypothesis and utilizing the Addams Family Fandom Wiki, we will make some guesses of who these characters may probably have hyperlinks to, though none look like from the comics and authentic motion pictures and collection.
For Wolfgang, we do know that the character Uncle Wolfgang was featured in a 1992 animated episode and is a relative of The Addams Family. Could this be Uncle Wolfgang’s son?
In the case of Karloff with the prosthetics, may this be a personality probably associated to Frankenstein? Boris Karloff was an actor generally related to the character; the identify, after all, may be a codename. We’ll have to attend and see.
Current members of the forged lent their theories to different characters that could possibly be coming alongside for the second season. Ortega notably talked about Cousin Itt within the TUDUM video embedded under whereas Doohan and Sunday prompt they’d wish to see Wednesday’s grandmother.
Who’s returning for Wednesday season 2?
We’ve additionally heard that many of the first season’s forged is signed up for the brand new season, with two notable exceptions, and so they shouldn’t be too stunning.
Firstly, Gwendoline Christie doesn’t look to be returning in any capability. That shouldn’t be an enormous shock, given her character’s destiny through the first season (spoiler alert: she’s lifeless!).
Secondly, as broadly reported, we’re additionally listening to that Percy Hynes White will not be coming again to reprise his function as Xavier Thorpe. It’s unclear whether or not he’s being recast, with most studies suggesting the character has been written out.
We’ll possible be getting casting data for these new roles come the New Year, most likely earlier than filming begins in Ireland in Spring 2024.
For extra on Wednesday season 2, maintain it locked right here on What’s on Netflix.
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