Steve Buscemi has reportedly joined the cast of Wednesday Season 2.
According to sources speaking with Variety, Buscemi has been cast as the new principal of Nevermore Academy in the second season of Netflix’s Wednesday.
Buscemi started professionally acting in Hollywood in 1985. His extensive filmography includes titles such as 1990’s Miller’s Crossing, 1992’s Reservoir Dogs, 1995’s Billy Madison, 1996’s Fargo, 1997’s Con Air, 2002’s Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, 2003’s Big Fish, 2010’s Grown Ups and 2017’s The Death of Stalin, among others.
In television, Buscemi has been in The Sopranos, 30 Rock, Boardwalk Empire, Portlandia, Miracle Workers, and more.
What do we know about Wednesday Season 2?
The first season of Wednesday — created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the Wednesday Addams character by Charles Addams — released on Netflix in November 2022.
Starring Jenna Ortega as the titular character, the cast of Wednesday Season 1 includes Gwendoline Christie as Larissa Weems, Riki Lindhome as Dr. Valerie Kinbott, Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin, Percy Hynes White as Xavier Thorpe, Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair, Jamie McShane as Donovan Galpin, Christina Ricci as Marilyn Thornhill, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams, Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams, George Burcea as Lurch, and Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester.
In January 2023, Netflix officially renewed Wednesday for a second season. Plot details remain under wraps at this time, though Variety notes the new season will see Ortega “return as the titular Addams Family daughter going through her teenage years.”
Ortega also previously teased that the new season of Wednesday would feature both more horror and action compared to the first season. “It’s really, really exciting because, all throughout the show, while Wednesday does need a little bit of an arc, she never really changes, and that’s the wonderful thing about her,” she told Live From E! host Laverne Cox in January 2024.
Netflix has not yet announced a release date for Wednesday Season 2. The first season is currently streaming.
