Wednesday is an American supernatural horror-comedy series inspired by the iconic character Wednesday Addams from The Addams Family. Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, the series stars Jenna Ortega, alongside an exceptional cast including Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez, Gwendoline Christie, Riki Lindhome, Jamie McShane, Fred Armisen, and Christina Ricci.

Tim Burton directed four of the eight episodes in the first season and also served as an executive producer. The plot follows Wednesday as she attempts to unravel a mystery involving monsters and dark secrets at her school. Interestingly, Burton had previously been linked to other Addams Family projects: he declined to direct the 1991 film, and his proposal for a stop-motion animated film was canceled. It wasn’t until October 2020 that his participation in this television series was confirmed, and Netflix approved it shortly thereafter.

Filming took place in Romania between September 2021 and March 2022. The series premiered on November 16, 2022, in select territories and officially arrived on Netflix on November 23. It received mostly positive reviews, highlighting Jenna Ortega’s performance, although some noted similarities to The CW’s teen series.

In just two weeks, Wednesday became the third most-watched English-language series in Netflix history.