Jenna Ortega Admits She Was “Terrified” to Return for Season 2

Production is underway for Wednesday Season 2 and fans are eagerly anticipating what’s next for Wednesday Addams in Netflix’s Addams Family spinoff. Jenna Ortega, who stars in the series, recently revealed she felt “terrified” about returning for the second season. During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Ortega mentioned that the significant time gap since filming Season 1 made the return more daunting. However, it didn’t take long for her to get back into the groove.

“I was a little terrified just because it had been years since Wednesday, since we shot the first one. We did that like two or three years ago in Romania,” Ortega said. “So, I didn’t really know how I… I just was, I think, overthinking it. But as soon as you put on the costumes by Colleen Atwood, you get hair and makeup done, and then you take all the expression out of your face, it’s like, ‘Oh, okay. I kind of, I know how to do this. Yeah. Yeah.'”

Ortega also shared her excitement about taking on the role of producer in the second season, which has given her the chance to make key decisions about the series. “I get to decide like how blue somebody’s gonna be, or where the brains go on the floor, what prosthetics look like,” she said. “It’s so exciting. It’s so much fun, actually.”

One of the standout moments from the first season of Wednesday was the viral dance sequence performed by Ortega. When asked if the second season would feature another viral moment, Ortega revealed she is unaware of any such plans, especially since only a few episodes have been filmed so far.

“Oh, my God, not that I’m aware of,” Ortega said when asked by Extra if there would be another viral dance. “I’m not looking ahead at the schedule; I fear maybe I’ll see something.”

Despite this, Ortega hinted at memorable scenes in the upcoming season. “We have really incredible set pieces, is what I would say,” she said. “We’ve only done four episodes so far, but every episode has one strong, outstanding scene or factor which is nice. Not to describe it like a movie, like they’re all movies, because they’re not, but this season just feels like we’re getting a bit more of an opportunity to do things we wanted to accomplish in the first one, just maybe didn’t have the resources or faith and we just have a lot more trust this season, which is really great.”

Wednesday Season 2 is expected sometime in 2025 on Netflix.

Source: ComicBook.com, Extra