Wednesday
2022 American Gothic mystery television series
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| 2025 | The second season of Wednesday is scheduled to premiere |
| 2024 | Wins Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Television Series and Best Performance by a Younger Actor for Jenna Ortega |
| December 2024 | Filming for the second season had wrapped, with the series set to release in 2025. |
| November 2024 | Lady Gaga joins the cast in an undisclosed role. |
| August 2024 | By this time, four episodes of the second season had been completed. |
| May 2024 | Filming for the second season of Wednesday began in Ireland. |
| May 2024 | Second season cast is announced, including Steve Buscemi as Barry Dort, Billie Piper as Capri, Joanna Lumley as Grandmama, and several other notable actors in various roles. |
| April 2024 | Steve Buscemi joins the cast as the new principal of Nevermore Academy, with Thandiwe Newton also cast in an undisclosed role. |
| March 2024 | First season released on Blu-ray and DVD by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment |
| 2023 | The series wins National Television Award for New Drama |
| 2023 | Wins multiple Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Main Title Theme Music, Contemporary Makeup, Costumes, and Production Design |
| 2023 | Jenna Ortega wins Best Actress in a Horror Series at the Critics' Choice Super Awards |
| 2023 | The series receives multiple award nominations and wins, including Christina Ricci winning Best Supporting Actress at the Astra TV Awards |
| 2023 | Wednesday wins Best Horror Series at the Critics' Choice Super Awards |
| January 2023 | The series was officially renewed for a second season, with Jenna Ortega now also serving as a producer. |
| January 2023 | Netflix renewed Wednesday for a second season |
| 2022 | Tim Burton directed four episodes of the series during its first season. |
| 2022 | Season 2 began production with first four episodes written by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Matt Lambert, Valentina Garza, and Lauren Otero. |
| 2022 | Tim Burton, Paco Cabezas, and Angela Robinson were confirmed as directors for Season 2 of the series. |
| 2022 | The series received two Golden Globe nominations for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy and Best Actress for Jenna Ortega |
| 2022 | Wednesday won four Primetime Emmy Awards and received additional nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actress |
| December 2022 | Danny Elfman nominated for Best Main Title Theme at Hollywood Music in Media Awards |
| December 2022 | Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva recreated the Wednesday dance during a competition. |
| December 2022 | Lady Gaga's 'Bloody Mary' was sent to French radio as a single, 11 years after its original album release. |
| December 2022 | Three weeks after its release, 'Wednesday' became the second-most watched English-language Netflix series in platform history, reaching an estimated 150 million households and totaling 1 billion viewing hours. |
| December 2022 | Netflix released a promotional video featuring Thing (a sentient disembodied hand) roaming New York City streets |
| December 2022 | Preparations for a second season of Wednesday commenced following Amazon's acquisition of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. |
| November 2022 | Netflix series 'Wednesday' debuted at number one in 83 countries, setting a new record for most hours viewed in a week for an English-language Netflix series with 341 million hours watched in its first week. |
| November 30 2022 | A four-track extended play featuring covers of classical and pop songs is released. |
| November 23 2022 | Lakeshore Records releases the 48-track soundtrack for the Wednesday TV series. |
| November 23 2022 | Netflix released the first season of Wednesday, which received predominantly positive reviews from critics |
| November 16 2022 | Wednesday premiered at Hollywood Legion Theater in Los Angeles |
| November 16 2022 | Wednesday premiered, showcasing the series for the first time |
| November 8 2022 | Series' opening sequence was unveiled |
| October 2022 | Fred Armisen is revealed to be portraying Uncle Fester in a trailer, and Christina Ricci's role as Marilyn Thornhill is confirmed. |
| October 9 2022 | Full trailer for Wednesday was released |
| August 17 2022 | First teaser trailer for the TV series Wednesday was released |
| March 2022 | Principal photography for the first season concludes after shooting in various Romanian locations and Buftea Studios. |
| March 2022 | Principal photography for the first season concluded, with production taking place in the Southern Carpathian town of Bușteni, Romania. |
| March 2022 | Christina Ricci, who previously played Wednesday Addams in the 1993 films, is cast as a series regular, replacing Thora Birch in a similar role. |
| December 2021 | Danny Elfman joins the Wednesday series as a composer, collaborating with Chris Bacon to create the original theme and score. |
| December 2021 | Thora Birch leaves the series, leaving the status of her character Tamara Novak unclear. |
| September 2021 | Gwendoline Christie and Victor Dorobantu are added to the cast in starring roles. |
| September 2021 | Filming for the first season of Wednesday began in Romania |
| August 2021 | Kayla Alpert was added as an executive producer, and additional production companies joined the project. |
| August 2021 | Luis Guzmán is cast as Gomez Addams and Catherine Zeta-Jones is cast as Morticia Addams for the series. |
| May 2021 | Jenna Ortega is cast as Wednesday Addams after a successful Zoom call with the creative team, chosen to align with the character's Latina heritage. |
| February 2021 | Netflix ordered the series, commissioning eight episodes of Wednesday. |
| October 2020 | Tim Burton was reported to be developing a television series about Wednesday Addams |
| 2019 | Showrunners Miles Millar and Alfred Gough began developing story ideas for the Wednesday series, acquiring the intellectual property rights and writing a pilot script. |
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