Wednesday Season 2 Part 1 drops today: Quick recap of the Addams family’s big sis Wednesday’s wild first year at Nevermore Academy

Wednesday Season 2 Part 1 is almost here! After nearly three years of gothic silence, Wednesday Addams is finally coming back. The first season of Netflix’s breakout supernatural hit made waves for its darkly funny tone, deadpan humour, and Jenna Ortega’s magnetic performance. With its clever writing and Tim Burton’s signature direction, the show quickly became a pop culture phenomenon, even as it was a rework of a story as old as time. Fans have been hungry for more ever since, and now, Wednesday is returning to Nevermore Academy, and this time, she has newer enemies but also unexpected new allies.


It’s officially Wednesday, and fittingly, so is the show. Wednesday Season 2 Part 1 will be streaming on Netflix on August 6, 2025. This first batch includes four episodes (Episodes 1–4) and will be available globally at the usual Netflix drop times—3 AM ET / 12:30 PM IST for Indian viewers. Netflix has split the season into two parts this time, making the return feel more like an event. Fans are already rushing to binge Part 1, especially with the internet buzzing about some of the new characters and a certain song drop.


Before diving into Season 2, let’s jog your memory. In Season 1, Wednesday, the daughter of Gomez and Morticia Addams and the Addams family’s big sis, arrived at Nevermore Academy after being expelled from her previous school for dropping piranhas into a pool (yes, really). But let’s be honest, she was just being a big sis to her brother, Pugsley. Nevermore, her mother’s alma mater, is infamous for its outcasts, and her icy arrival, colder attitude, and refusal to fit in made her a walking mystery from day one.


While adjusting to the school’s oddball student body, including werewolves, sirens, and seers, she became entangled in a murder mystery connected to her family’s history and a monstrous creature haunting the nearby woods.


Despite her best efforts to remain emotionally detached, Wednesday did find unlikely allies. She was reluctantly paired with Enid Sinclair (Emma Myers), a sunny, pastel-loving werewolf whose energy was the total opposite of her own. What started as mutual annoyance slowly turned into a true friendship, with Enid eventually proving to be one of Wednesday’s fiercest protectors. Wednesday also bonded with Eugene (Moosa Mostafa), a shy student with a deep love for bees, and together they uncovered clues about the monster wreaking havoc outside the school gates.


Romantically, things got complicated. Wednesday found herself caught between two boys—Xavier Thorpe (Hynes White), a brooding artist with mysterious powers, and Tyler Galpin (Hunter Doohan), the charming local barista and sheriff’s son. At first, Tyler seemed like the safe bet, someone who understood her darkness and made her feel something unexpected. But things took a darker turn when it was revealed that he was actually the Hyde, a shape-shifting monster, and had been manipulated by the season’s true villain, Laurel Gates (Christina Ricci). Laurel, who was posing as Marilyn Thornhill, the seemingly kind “dorm mom”, had her own twisted agenda and ties to Wednesday’s family’s past.

As the pieces came together, Wednesday’s psychic visions helped her uncover the prophecy she was part of, one that predicted she’d be at the center of a bloody reckoning. She ended up fighting Tyler, exposing Laurel, and saving the school from disaster. But just when it seemed she’d earned a breather, Wednesday received an anonymous message on her new phone, complete with photos of her every move and a warning: someone was watching.


She eventually uncovered that her psychic visions were linked to an ancient prophecy and helped bring down the villainous Laurel Gates, who was masquerading as the school’s dorm mom. And just when things seemed calm, Wednesday received a cryptic message hinting that someone had been watching her all along. The season ended with that chilling cliffhanger, setting up an even more dangerous second chapter.


Jenna Ortega is not only back as the lead but is also serving as a producer this season. Her creative involvement reportedly helped shape Wednesday’s arc to be “less romantic, more personal,” something fans were asking for. Returning cast members include Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia, Luis Guzmán as Gomez, Emma Myers as Enid, Joy Sunday as Bianca, Hunter Doohan as Tyler, and Moosa Mostafa as Eugene.

There are some big new names joining too: Steve Buscemi plays Barry Dort, the new principal of Nevermore, and Thandiwe Newton enters as a mysterious therapist named Dr. Fairburn. Fans are also excited about Joanna Lumley, who appears as Grandmama Frump. And in one of the season’s biggest surprises, Lady Gaga joins the show as Rosaline Rotwood, a cryptic music teacher with a strange link to Nevermore’s past. Gaga also contributed a brand-new song called "Dead Dance", which features in Part 1 and will get a full music video release in September.


A few familiar faces, however, won’t return—Percy Hynes White (Xavier) and Naomi J. Ogawa (Yoko) have exited the cast.


Netflix is keeping the tension high by splitting the season. Part 2 ofWednesday Season 2drops on September 3, 2025, almost exactly a month after today’s release. Episodes 5 through 8 will bring the season to a close, and if the pacing of Part 1 is anything to go by, fans can expect a wild, possibly devastating finish. With clues already pointing to deeper lore about the Addams family and Nevermore’s origins, September can't come soon enough.


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