Tim Burton Casts Jenna Ortega to Play Wednesday Addams for Netflix Live-Action Series | THR News - video Dailymotion

The actress will take on the role in the eight-episode drama, which is an offshoot of 'The Addams Family.'

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00:00Tim Burton has found the Wednesday Addams for his new Netflix live-action drama in Jenna Ortega.

00:05Netflix shared the news on Twitter, along with a photo of Ortega holding up a Wednesday script.

00:09Wednesday the series is described as a sleuthing, supernaturally-infused mystery

00:13charting Wednesday Addams' years as a student at Nevermore Academy.

00:16The show will follow Ortega's Wednesday as she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability,

00:21thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town,

00:24and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago,

00:28all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.

00:32Burton will direct and executive produce the series.

00:34This marks his first foray into live-action TV.

00:37Ortega steps into the role of Wednesday that has previously been played by Lisa Loring

00:41in the ABC TV series The Addams Family in the 60s and Christina Ricci in the 90s feature films.

00:48May I have a salt?

00:49What do we say?

00:51Now.

00:52Ortega has previously worked with Netflix in projects like Yes Day, The Babysitter Killer Queen, and You.

00:57It's gonna be okay.

01:00It's not gonna be okay.

01:03It's always gonna be a mess.

01:05The credits also include Stuck in the Middle, Jane the Virgin, and the upcoming Scream revival that is due out next year.

01:10For more on this story, go to THR.com.

01:13For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.

01:15I'm Tiffany Taylor.

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