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Netflix has given fans a sneak peek at Wednesday<\/a> \u2013 the streamer\u2019s upcoming comedy horror based on The Addams Family \u2013 with the show\u2019s very first teaser.<\/p>\n Directed by Tim Burton, the series is set to follow teenage Wednesday as she navigates high school whilst trying to master her psychic powers and stop a monstrous killing spree of the town citizens.<\/p>\n Ahead of Netflix\u2019s virtual event Geeked Week, the streamer released a 30-second teaser, showing Scream star Jenny Ortega in character as the death-obsessed teen, donning her signature braids, black dress and the permanent deadpan expression she\u2019s become best known for.<\/p> You<\/a>\u2018s Ortega stars in the titular role, while Catherine Zeta-Jones will play Morticia Addams and Luis Guzm\u00e1n will guest star as Gomez Addams.<\/p>\n The rest of the cast includes Riki Lindhome, Thora Birch, Jamie McShane, Percy Hynes White and Gwendoline Christie, while Christina Ricci \u2013 who played Wednesday Addams in 1991\u2019s The Addams Family and its sequel \u2013 is also expected to make an appearance.<\/p>\n Netflix announced the coming-of-age series back in 2020, with filming beginning in September 2021 and wrapping up in March of this year.<\/p> Wednesday will be the fifth TV adaptation of The Addams Family since the gothic characters made their debut in The New Yorker\u2019s 1938 comic strip and the first to air since Canadian sitcom The New Addams Family came to an end in 1999.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for something to watch tonight, check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale<\/b>\u00a0now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0a<\/strong>nd get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen t<\/b>o the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Ga<\/strong>rvey.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n By Lauren Morris Published: Monday, 06 June 2022 at 12:00 am Netflix has given fans a sneak peek at Wednesday \u2013 the streamer\u2019s upcoming comedy horror based on The Addams Family \u2013 with the show\u2019s very first teaser. 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