Jenna Ortega

With Netflix ready to show off more of its wares in what it likes to call Geeked Week, we can naturally expect a slew of teasers, trailers and announcements ...

It hails from Tim Burton (who directs and produces), while Alfred Gough and Miles Millar ran the show, having come up with the concept to power it. So, what can we expect from the show itself? Here's one of the first, with the initial look at Scream's Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in, well, Wednesday.

Jenna Ortega stars in the first look for 'Wednesday,' the Netflix spin-off series of the Addams Family franchise.

In addition to Ortega as Wednesday, the rest of the Addams Family will make appearances in the show. However, the 1991 Barry Sonnenfeld-directed film adaptation changed her personality to be much more deadpan and sadistic, with Christina Ricci’s portrayal in the film making her one of the most popular characters in the franchise. First created by Charles Addams for a series of New Yorker cartoons, the Addams Family is a bizarre aristocratic clan with an obsession of the macabre and a complete lack of concern regarding how others perceive them.

Jenna Ortega stars as Wednesday Addams in Tim Burton's new Netflix horror comedy series based on "The Addams Family."

She also appeared in the HBO Max movie “The Fallout,” a school-shooting drama that first premiered at SXSW, and stars in the July release “American Carnage.” The series is led by showrunners and executive producers Al Gough and Miles Millar (“Smallville,” “Into the Badlands”) with iconic filmmaker Tim Burton directing. Tim Burton directs and executive produces the Netflix series, aptly titled “ Wednesday,” premiering on the streaming platform sometime in 2022.

Jenna Ortega — who just won an MTV Movie & TV award for most frightened performance — is the new star of the 'Scream' and 'Addams Family' franchises.

“I got to work with her, and I learned a lot from her,” Ortega added. ... This is probably the most aggressive and violent version of Ghostface we’ve ever seen, which will be really fun to shoot.” ... You’re expressing yourself the best you possibly can be to give people that rush of adrenaline. There’s a love behind it.” “Thing about Wednesday is we’ve never seen her onscreen for such a long period of time. “In my personal opinion, Wednesday will never get any better.

The project, which is helmed by Tim Burton, is a live-action Addams Family series focused on Wednesday's character; it is set to debut on Netflix in the fall.

Focus: The project, which is helmed by Tim Burton, is a live-action Addams Family series set to debut on Netflix The look: The project, which is helmed by Tim Burton, is a live-action Addams Family series focused on Wednesday's character; it is set to debut on Netflix The project, which is helmed by Tim Burton, is a live-action Addams Family series focused on Wednesday's character; it is set to debut on Netflix in the fall.

Netflix have shared the first teaser for Tim Burton's 'Wednesday', in which Jenna Ortega is revealed in full costume as the titular character.

It is believed that she will be playing a new character in the series, as opposed to an older version of Wednesday. Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzmán were added to the cast in August, playing Wednesday’s mother and father Morticia and Gomez Addams. Wednesday was originally announced in February 2021 by Netflix, with Burton announced to be making his directorial debut for a television series.

Snap snap… Watch the first teaser trailer for Tim Burton's spin-off series for Netflix, starring Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams.

Netflix have grated us a first look at Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in Tim Burton's upcoming Addams Family series.

While that’s enough to have us watching already, pile on the fact that the series is being directed by Tim Burton, and our anticipation is riding high. Additionally, we know that Catherine Zeta-Jones will appear as Morticia with Luis Guzmán as Gomez and Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley. Plus, it was announced in March that former movie Wednesday Christina Ricci will play a regular role in the show too. Following the story of Wednesday Addams, the daughter of Morticia and Gomez, Wednesday will see the teenager head to college.

Jane the Virgin actress Jenna Ortega is taking on the iconic role of Wednesday Addams in an upcoming Netflix series which is being directed by Tim Burton ...

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