Wednesday season 2 has officially been greenlit, but there might be more Addams Family antics on the way if Netflix has anything to do about it. According to a new report from Bloomberg, the streamer is looking to make a spin-off of the hit fantasy show... and this time, Uncle Fester will be the main focus.
While the titular misanthrope's immediate family were introduced in the pilot of Wednesday, including her mother and father Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Gomez (Luis Guzmán), her bald-headed, pale-faced uncle (played on screen by Saturday Night Live's Fred Armisen) didn't show up until the penultimate episode.
In 'If You Don't Woe Me by Now', Wednesday encounters Fester at Mayor Walker's funeral and enlists his help in her ongoing murder investigation. After that, he just sort of disappears, so it's hardly surprising that those behind the show think there's more to explore when it comes to his character...
Also starring Gwendoline Christie, Christina Ricci, and Jenna Ortega in the lead role, Wednesday sees everyone's favorite anti-social goth girl get sent to Nevermore, a prestigious academy for young gorgons, vampires, werewolves, and the like, after setting a bunch of piranha on a bully at her former school. There, she stumbles across a mystery involving