The second season of the hit series Netflix, Merlina (Wednesday)has started production in Ireland, with an official announcement that reveals the full cast that will participate in this new installment. It is the most popular English-speaking TV series on Netflix with 252.10 million views in its first season. The series spent 20 weeks in the global Top 10 and entered the Top 10 of 93 countries.
The actress Jenna Ortega will resume his role as Wednesday Addamsnext to Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzman, Isaac Ordonez and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawowho have been promoted to regular cast members. Catherine Zeta-Jones plays Morticia, Guzman to Gomez, Ordonez to Pugsleywhile other actors like Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Hunter Doohan, Victor Dorobantu, Moosa Mostafa and Georgie Farmer They will return for this season. Fred Armisen and Jamie McShane They will also appear in special guest roles.
This new season also stands out for including new members in its cast, such as Billie Piper (The big exclusive, I Hate Suzie), Evie Templeton (Return to Silent Hill, Hidden Rites), Owen Painter (Beautiful Little Things, The Handmaid’s Tale) and Noah Taylor (Law and Order: Organized Crime, Park Avenue) on regular papers. Besides, Steve Buscemi (The Big Lebowski, Boardwalk Empire) joins the cast as a new regular member, while Thandiwe Newton (Westworld, Crash) will have a special participation as a guest. The ad also features the participation of Christopher Lloyd (The Addams Family, Back to the Future), Joanna Lumley (Hoaxes, Absolutely Fabulous), Frances O’Connor (The Missing, The Twelve), Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense, The Kominsky Method), Heather Matarazzo (The Princess Diaries, Scream) and Joonas Suotamo in guest star roles, raising expectations for this season.
“We are very excited because the entire Addams family will be enrolling in Never Again Academy this season, along with a dream cast, full of acting icons and new faces,” Al Gough and Miles Millar, the creators of the series, reported in a press release.
Merlina (in English Wednesday) is an American television series that revolves around Merlina Addams, the iconic character of the Addams Family. Developed by Tim Burton, along with Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, the series is a mix of mystery, comedy and supernatural drama. It focuses on the life of Merlina Addams during her time as a student at Nevermore Academy, an institution for young people with unique abilities. At this stage of her life, Merlina develops her psychic abilities, solves mysteries involving her family, and faces personal challenges as she uncovers the academy’s dark secrets. The series explores themes of identity, friendship and the search for belonging, all through the peculiar prism of the gothic aesthetic that characterizes the Addams.
The first season of Merlina debuted in November 2022, quickly becoming one of the biggest hits of Netflixachieving a prominent position among the most viewed productions on the platform and obtaining four awards Emmys of the twelve nominations it received. The production of this second installment experienced delays due to the strikes of scriptwriters and actors that affected a large part of hollywood in 2023. Executive producers of the series include Al Gough, Miles Millar, Tim Burton, Steve Stark, Andrew Mittman, Karen Richards, Kayla Alpert, Jonathan Glickman, Gail Berman, Tommy Harperand Meredith Averillwith Jenna Ortega also assuming a producer role in this second season. Paco Cabezas and Angela Robinson will direct episodes of this season, with MGM Television as the studio behind the series.
