{"id":711933,"date":"2025-08-07T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/numero.com\/?p=711933"},"modified":"2025-08-08T11:06:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T09:06:23","slug":"wednesday-why-the-series-still-struggles-to-win-us-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/culture-en\/tv-shows\/wednesday-why-the-series-still-struggles-to-win-us-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday: why the series still struggles to win us over"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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An extract from the season 1 of the series Wednesday<\/em> (2023).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

The brilliant casting of the series Wednesday<\/em><\/strong><\/h2><\/h2>\n\n

Flashback. It was as a mischievous and endearing little girl that 1990s icon Christina Ricci<\/strong> first left her mark. Her portrayal of Wednesday in The Addams Family<\/em> <\/strong>(1991) established her strange and captivating face in Hollywood. So let\u2019s be honest, the fact that she returns to the Addams Family universe thirty years later, in one of Netflix<\/strong>\u2019s biggest hits, was a real delight.<\/p><\/p>\n\n

The Yellowjackets<\/em> star appears in both season 1 and season 2 of Wednesday<\/em><\/strong>, which has been airing on Netflix<\/strong> since 2022. Indeed, the actress who once played the gothic girl in the two horror-comedy films from the 1990s only plays a supporting role now – that of a staff member at Nevermore Academy dressed like Helena Bonham Carter. But she lights up the screen with her quirky charm and vivid gaze.<\/p><\/p>\n\n

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Jenna Ortega starring in the series
Wednesday\u00a0<\/em>(2022-present) \u00a9 Vlad Cioplea\/Netflix.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Jenna Ortega, Netflix\u2019s sarcastic gem<\/h2>\n\n

Much like Christina Ricci<\/strong>, the cast of Wednesday<\/em><\/strong> remains one of the show\u2019s greatest strengths throughout the two seasons. Gwendoline<\/strong> Christie<\/strong>, Emma Myers<\/strong>, Steve Buscemi<\/strong>, and the magnetic, sultry Catherine Zeta-Jones<\/strong> as Morticia Addams\u2026 With names like these, we cannot but be amazed.<\/p>\n\n

But it\u2019s above all Jenna Ortega<\/a><\/strong> (Scream<\/em>, The Fallout<\/em>, You<\/em>) who shines in the role of Wednesday Addams<\/strong>. A teenage girl with fair skin and jet black outfits, who studies among outcasts (including werewolves) at Nevermore Academy<\/strong>, a boarding school reminiscent of Hogwarts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

In season 1, the actress had real bite, especially when she danced to a Cramps track like the singer Siouxsie Sioux<\/strong>. In season 2, she gives new depth to the outsider stereotype, quoting Sartre and firing off killer punchlines – \u201cThe last person who tried to tickle me lost a finger<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n

With her impeccable sense of fashion and perfects braids, the clairvoyant, cynical teen gleefully plays detective, solving murders while going head-to-head with her Nevermore classmates. Because yes, she still has little love for her peers, and anyone in general\u2026 Except for her friend Enid.<\/p>\n\n

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Une publication partag\u00e9e par Wednesday Netflix (@wednesdaynetflix)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>