How Wednesday's Viral Dance Led to Season 2

Netflix has confirmed that hugely popular show Wednesday has been renewed for a second season.

Having become a internet phenomenon and one of Netflix’’s most popular series with 1.237 billion hours viewed in its first 28 days, Wednesday is officially returning for a second season! In a video released by Netflix, the internet’s favorite goth and titular heroine recounts the events of the past few weeks since the series’ premiere saying “I’ve been hunted, haunted, and mimicked millions of times across the internet. It’s been pure torture. Thank you.”

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Previously, there had been speculation that the wild success of the show could lead to it being poached by Prime Video, following Amazon’s recent acquisition of Addams Family owner MGM for a cool $8.4 billion.

“For us, it’s always looking at the future and when we sit down to create a show, it’s looking at multiple seasons, ideally. That’s never expected, but that’s the anticipation that hopefully the show is successful.

“So you always lay out at least three or four seasons’ worth of potential storylines for the characters,” continued Millar. “It can evolve and change.

“Often, you want to see which characters or cast pop and who you like to write for, so you want to keep it open and organic enough to change it and evolve. But we certainly have a pretty clear runway of what we want to do in future seasons.”

The video then goes on to play the version of Lady Gaga’s “Bloody Mary” used by fans on TikTok to recreate Wednesday’s iconic Nevermore Academy dance that was choreographed by Jenna Ortega herself, further acknowledging the role that viral trends have played in the series’ popularity. According to a press release from Netflix, #WednesdayAddams has amassed over 22 billion views on TikTok since Wednesday premiered, with Lady Gaga herself even partaking in the trend. According to Netflix, the song used in the original dance scene from the series, “Goo Goo Muck” by the Cramps, has seen a 9.5k% increase in streams on Spotify since Wednesday premiered, and “Bloody Mary” has similarly seen a 1,800% increase in streams.

But it’s not just Jenna Ortega’s mesmerizing dance moves that have contributed to the series’ viral success. From tutorials on Wednesday’s gothic look to recreating Thing’s presence with DIY visual effects, Wednesday Addams makeup tutorials have also been popular on TikTok with over 100 million views by fans of the series.Series creators and showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar spoke on the series’ renewal and viral success saying “It’s been incredible to create a show that has connected with people across the world. Thrilled to continue Wednesday’s tortuous journey into season two. We can’t wait to dive head first into another season and explore the kooky spooky world of Nevermore. Just need to make sure Wednesday hasn’t emptied the pool first.”

In the teaser we hear spooky teen Wednesday (played by Jenna Ortega) reflect on her newfound popularity, saying: “Over the past few weeks, I’ve been hunted, haunted and mimicked millions of times across the internet.

“It’s been pure torture. Thank you.”

Wednesday season 2 cast list

Jenny Ortega as Wednesday Addams
Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams
Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams
Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams
Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester
Gwendoline Christie as Principal Larissa Weems
Jamie McShane as Sheriff Galpin
Percy Hynes White as Xavier Thorpe
Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin
Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair
Joy Sunday as Bianca Barclay

The renewal comes just days after speculation that the show would be leaving Netflix for Prime Video, following the news that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) had closed an $8.5 billion (£7.06 billion) merger in November 2022 with Amazon – leaving fans wondering if the MGM-produced series would be moved across as part of the deal.

Netflix seemingly responded to the rumours earlier today, posting a clip from Wednesday‘s finale episode, which sees Ortega’s character write ‘The End’ on her typewriter before adding a question mark.

With filming likely to take place later this year and a significant chunk of post-production required to polish the show’s visual effects, we predict that Wednesday season 2 will arrive in early 2024.

Wednesday is streaming on Netflix now.