Television Series Title: WEDNESDAY
Creators: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar
Aired: 2022 (Season 1)
Genre: Comedy - Dark Comedy - Mystery - Horror
Parental Guidance Rating: MA-14
Synopsis: A sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams' years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday's attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago - all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.
Principal Characters and Cast:
Wednesday Addams - Jenna Ortega
Tyler Galpin - Hunter Doohan
Xavier Thorpe - Percy Hynes White
Enid Sinclair - Emma Myers
Principal Larissa Weems - Gwendolyn Christie
Dr. Valerie Kinbott - Riki Lindhome
Sheriff Donovan Galpin - Jamie McShane
Bianca Barclay - Joy Sunday
Ajax Petropolus - Georgie Farmer
Yoko Tanaka - Naomi J. Ogawa
Eugene Ottinger - Moosa Mostafa
Marilyn Thornhill - Christina Ricci
Morticia Addams - Catherine Zeta-Jones
Gomez Addams - Luis Guzmán
Thing - Victor Dorobantu
Review: I've been a fan of The Addams Family since childhood when the original black and white series aired as reruns in the afternoons after school. This was followed by The Munsters, so my budding black goth girl heart was in a twisted kind of heaven. Since then, I've committed every show and movie regarding The Addams Family to memory. So you can imagine my excitement when I learned Netflix would be reviving my favorite creepy and kooky family with a special emphasis on my favorite character: Wednesday.
To say I harbored some doubts about the new show is fair. After all, Christine Ricci's turn as Wednesday was flawless and a thing of beauty to watch on the big screen The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993). Then I learned she would be appearing in the Netflix series. Color me intrigued.
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| Wednesday faces her colorful new roommate, Enid. |
Any doubts I had about Netflix's handling of one of my most beloved childhood memories faded the moment Jenna Ortega appeared on the screen as Wednesday Addams. Her deadpan delivery of lines, ability to be both humorous and creepy, and overall presence as Wednesday was *chef's kiss* perfection. Not to mention the killer dance scene at Nevermore's Rave'N left me in stitches.
The show focuses on Wednesday and her trials and tribulations at Nevermore, but the supporting cast isn't without a huge degree of talent. Gwendolyn Christie (Game of Thrones, Star Wars: The Force Awakens) stars as Principal Weems, headmistress of Nevermore Academy and Morticia's old roommate, and absolutely nails the role. Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago, The Mask of Zorro) and Luis Guzmán (The Taking of Pelham 123, Narcos) are stellar as Morticia and Gomez, and of course, Christina Ricci is awesome as "dorm mom" Marilyn Thornhill, the only so-called Normie at Nevermore. This is only to name a few of the talented actors fleshing out the ranks of Outcasts and Normies in the small town of Jericho.
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| Christina Ricci as Marilyn Thornhill. |
Wednesday, for all the dark humor and teen angst, is still a murder mystery, and the twists and turns are sometimes subtle and sometimes sharp. I've stated before on this blog that I often am able to figure out the Who in a Whodunnit fairly quickly. However, that was not the case with Wednesday. Just when I thought I'd solved the mystery, the plot shot in a different direction and left me questioning my own sanity. If you like dark gallows-style humor and twisted murder mysteries, then you'll love Wednesday.
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