The details are still being worked out, but according to sources, the start of production is tentatively scheduled for the end of April.
The first season of Wednesday, starring Jenna Ortega in the title role, was shot in Romania from September 2021 to March 2022. Following the huge global success of the coming-of-age horror comedy, which was released in November 2022, the Wednesday sets became a major attraction, boosting Romania in TV tourism.
Still, the Balkan location posed logistical challenges, leading to speculation soon after production wrapped that, if the series were to get a second season, filming might take place elsewhere. Wednesday, which was renewed in January, comes from MGM Television, whose sister company Amazon Studios has a recent experience moving an expansive genre series following season one of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which moved from New Zealand to Britain.
There's little information about where Wednesday, from Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar and executive producer/director Tim Burton, would go in season two. Gough and Millar have hinted that we might see more of Addams' family members and explore Wednesday's relationship with her mother, while Ortega, who will be a producer on season two, has indicated that the series will place more emphasis on horror than on teen romance.
There's no casting confirmation yet, but I've heard the studio has extended options for the first season's main actors while scripts are written. Wednesday getting season two going is a priority for Netflix after the strikes.
The first season of Wednesday tops Netflix's Top 10 list of most popular English-language series with 252 million views, almost twice as many as the nearest competitor.
Other executive producers of the series include Steve Stark (Toluca Pictures), Andrew Mittman (1.21 Entertainment), Kevin Miserocchi (Tee and Charles Addams Foundation), Kayla Alpert, Jonathan Glickman (Glickmania), Gail Berman, Tommy Harper and Kevin Lafferty.
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