Wednesday Season 2 Cast: Full Lineup Revealed, New Faces Join Jenna Ortega

Nevermore Academy is buzzing again—Netflix’s record-breaking hit returns on 6 August 2025 with Wednesday Season 2 Part 1, and the expanded Wednesday Season 2 cast is stacked with franchise favorites, Hollywood icons and surprise superstars. Below is your complete, spoiler-free guide to who’s haunting the halls this semester and why it matters for the plot, the fandom and your watch-list. THE RETURNING ADDAMS FAMILY & FRIENDS • Jenna Ortega – Wednesday Addams (now also a producer, promising a “darker, more complex” arc) • Catherine Zeta-Jones – Morticia Addams (moving onto campus in a philanthropic role) • Luis Guzmán – Gomez Addams (bringing full family-man charm) • Isaac Ordonez – Pugsley Addams (now a Nevermore freshman with newfound powers) • Victor Dorobantu – Thing (even more expressive sleight-of-hand) • Emma Myers – Enid Sinclair (fully unlocked werewolf abilities) • Hunter Doohan – Tyler Galpin (imprisoned Hyde plotting escape) • Joy Sunday, Moosa Mostafa, Georgie Farmer and other Season 1 classmates all reprise their roles. NEW FACES THAT WILL STEAL THE SHOW • Joanna Lumley as Grandmama Hester Frump – Morticia’s razor-tongued mother and funeral-empire mogul • Steve Buscemi as Principal Barry Dort – Nevermore’s outcast-pride–obsessed new headmaster • Billie Piper as Isadora Capri – werewolf music instructor who clashes with Wednesday’s perfectionism • Christopher Lloyd returning to the franchise as Professor Orloff, a disciplinarian teacher • Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo as Sheriff Ritchie Santiago – replacing the disgraced Galpin • Owen Painter’s Slurp – a zombie student with deeper ties to the academy • Noah B. Taylor (Bruno) & Evie Templeton (Agnes DeMille) join the teen ensemble • Haley Joel Osment, Thandiwe Newton and Heather Matarazzo round out the guest roster • Lady Gaga will appear in Part 2 as legendary professor Rosaline Rotwood—mark your calendars for 3 September. WHY THE CAST SHAKE-UP MATTERS Show-runners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar say Season 1 “set the table”; Season 2 “widens the canvas,” so every fresh name signals either a new ally, adversary or suspect in the next supernatural mystery. Grandmama Frump gives Wednesday ammunition in her ongoing mother-daughter cold war, Principal Dort’s militant school spirit threatens normie relations, and the arrival of outcast luminaries like Rotwood deepens the Addams family lore. EPISODIC ROLLOUT & WHAT TO WATCH FIRST • Part 1 (Episodes 1-4) streams 6 Aug 2025 at 12 a.m. PT. • Part 2 (Episodes 5-8) lands 3 Sep 2025, ensuring weekly buzz and theory-crafting. FAQ KEYWORDS ANSWERED Is Jenna Ortega back? Yes, and she’s producing. Is Lady Gaga really in Wednesday Season 2? Yes—she debuts in Part 2 as Prof. Rotwood. Who plays the new principal? Emmy-winner Steve Buscemi. Will Uncle Fester return? Fred Armisen pops up in multiple episodes. Any links to the ’90s films? Christopher Lloyd, the original movie Fester, now plays Professor Orloff. BOTTOM LINE FOR BINGE-PLANNERS Whether you’re searching “Wednesday Season 2 cast list,” “new characters in Wednesday Season 2,” or “is Lady Gaga in Wednesday,” this lineup answers every query and raises the stakes for Netflix’s Gothic phenomenon. Clear your calendar, sharpen your piranha teeth—Nevermore’s doors creak open in a matter of days.