Jenna Ortega is opening up about the one storyline on Netflix’s Wednesday she wanted killed fast.

The 20-year-old actress, who plays the titular character, explained in a new interview that she openly criticized a storyline that she wasn’t a fan of – the dreaded love triangle.

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Jenna explained that she was against a love triangle forming between her character with Tyler (Hunter Doohan) and Xavier (Percy Hynes White).

“I told them very early on that I didn’t want her to be in the middle of a love triangle,” she shared with ETalk. “I’ve always been against the love triangle idea.”

She adds, “As far as the boys went, I had to accept it – but honestly, I’m going to fight this love triangle thing so hard. Because I don’t think Wednesday would ever be in a love triangle.”

Jenna then explained that she addressed it with scriptwriters early on: “I talked to the writers about this and they said ‘don’t worry, don’t worry, it’s not gonna be that.’ I think there’s an opportunity there for a really sweet, platonic relationship because I don’t think it’s shown enough, men and women having safe, platonic relationships that don’t become romantic.”

“Almost sibling-like relationships, I think that would be really wonderful to see between her and Xavier. Honestly, I think boys are probably the last thing on Wednesday’s mind,” she shared.

Just recently, Jenna got some backlash about the filming of the series’ iconic dance scene.

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Lady Gaga has officially taken part in the Wednesday/”Bloody Mary” dance trend on TikTok.

If you missed it, fans of the Netflix series, which stars Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams, have taken to recreating a dance scene from the show and soundtracking it to Mother Monster’s Born This Way track “Bloody Mary.”

The pop star previously commented on the trend, which has gone very viral although her song isn’t the one used in the series. Now, she’s uploaded a video of her own.

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In her video, Lady Gaga films herself putting on a Wednesday-esque outfit before breaking into a dance. Her rendition features some distinctive hand moves that should be familiar to any Little Monster out there.

Although the choreographed scene has popped off on social media, a recent revelation about how it was filmed sparked a backlash from some fans.

You might also want to check out the viewership data for Wednesday because it is major!

Watch Lady Gaga’s take on the “Bloody Mary” Wednesday dance sequence below…

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The Wednesday and Xavier romance is happening – well, kind of!

Wednesday co-stars Jenna Ortega and Percy Hynes White are filming a new romantic comedy together in Utah.

Just recently, during an interview promoting the hit Netflix series, Percy shared that the pair were working on a movie.

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“I love working with Jenna,” Percy told Popternative. “The movie I’m doing in Utah right now is with her as well. We have a fun time together.”

The movie they’re working on has not been announced at all, but fans have uncovered some details…

It is a rom-com called Winter Spring Summer or Fall, and follows Remi and Barnes, two very different teenagers who meet by chance in the winter of their senior. They then spend four days together over the course of a year that will change their lives forever.

About Fate writer Tiffany Paulsen is directing the feature, which began filming at the end of October in Salt Lake City, according to her Instagram.

Jenna and Percy were also just spotted on set filming this week. See the video here!

This is just one of many movies Jenna has in the works, including Scream 6, a Yes Day sequel (though her involvement is not official), a horror movie with Brittany Snow, a movie calledMiller’s Girl, and another film called Finestkind, which will release on Paramount+.

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In “Woe is the Night,” the fourth episode of Netflix’s latest smash-hit series “Wednesday,” star Jenna Ortega birthed the latest dance craze with a scene in which she boogies down to “Goo Goo Muck” by The Cramps. But while the scene has since gone viral on TikTok, filming it was a terrible experience for Ortega, who tested positive for COVID almost immediately afterwards.

In an interview with NME released ahead of the whole sensation, Ortega said that she woke up the day the scene was filmed feeling extremely sick. Production had her shoot the dance while awaiting her COVID results.

“It’s crazy because it was my first day with COVID so it was awful to film,” Ortega said. “I woke up and – it’s weird, I never get sick, and when I do, it’s not very bad – I had the body aches. I felt like I’d been hit by a car and that a little goblin had been let loose in my throat and was scratching the walls of my esophagus. They were giving me medicine between takes because we were waiting on the positive result.”

Ultimately that positive result materialized, and Ortega quarantined until she tested negative. In her interview with NME, Ortega said she asked to redo the scene — which she choreographed herself — after she recovered, but the production schedule was too tight. “Wednesday” viewers see the take from when she was sick.

In a statement to IndieWire, “Wednesday” production company MGM wrote that “strict COVID protocols were followed and once the positive test was confirmed production removed Jenna from set.”

With “Wednesday” going gangbusters, the NME story has resurfaced, and users on social media are criticizing how MGM handled the filming of the scene with a sick Ortega and a pending COVID test.

In addition to Ortega, “Wednesday” stars Gwendoline Christie, Jamie McShane, Percy Hynes White, Hunter Doohan, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Naomi J Ogawa, Moosa Mostafa, Georgie Farmer, Riki Lindhome, and Christina Ricci. Alfred Gough and Miles Millar are the showrunners and executive produce with Tim Burton, 1.21 Entertainment’s Steve Stark and Andrew Mittman, Tee and Charles Addams Foundation’s Kevin Miserocchi, Glickmania’s Jonathan Glickman and Kayla Alpert, Gail Berman, Tommy Harper, and Kevin Lafferty. Burton directed four of the first season’s eight episodes.

Read IndieWire’s interview with “Wednesday” costume designer Colleen Atwood about the dress featured during the dance scene.

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She’s the queen of the goths and the queen of streaming. “Wednesday” is the third highest-viewed English-Language series on Netflix, the streamer announced.

According to numbers from Netflix, over the course of its first 12 days of availability (November 23 to December 4), the “Addams Family” spinoff series has been watched by over 115 million households for a total of 752.52 million hours viewed. This puts it at No. 3 on the streamer’s list of the top 10 English-language TV seasons, behind “Stranger Things 4” and “Monster: the Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” both of which logged over a billion hours within 60 days of tracking.

The other series on the list include the first two seasons of “Bridgerton,” Season 3 of “Stranger Things,” Season 5 of “Lucifer,” Season 1 of “The Witcher,” “Inventing Anna,” and Season 2 of “13 Reasons Why.” With the ascension of “Wednesday,” the final season of “Ozark,” released this year, was quickly dethroned from the pantheon.

In addition, “Wednesday” beat its own record for most hours viewed in a week to log 411.3 hours between November 28–December 4, topping the Netflix English-language series list in 89 countries. During the show’s debut week over the Thanksgiving holiday — it debuted November 23, meaning it only had five days of tracking — the show set the record for hours viewed in a week with 341.23 million hours. This feat dethroned “Stranger Things 4,” which logged 335.01 million hours from May 30 to June 5.

Of course, all these metrics are for English-language series. “Squid Game,” the Korean-language Netflix phenomenon, still has “Wednesday,” “Stranger Things,” and “Monster” beat with 1.65 billion hours viewed, and enjoyed the single biggest week on the streamer from September 27–October 3, 2021, when it logged a mind-boggling 571.76 million hours viewed. “Money Heist: Part 5” also outranks “Wednesday” with 792.23 million hours viewed, though it shouldn’t take too long for the Addams girl to surpass it.

Starring Jenna Ortega as the title character, “Wednesday” sees the Addams’ daughter enroll in Nevermore Academy, where she makes new friends, develops psychic abilities, and investigates a string of murders around the town of Jericho, Vermont. The series also stars Gwendoline Christie, Jamie McShane, Percy Hynes White, Hunter Doohan, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Naomi J Ogawa, Moosa Mostafa, Georgie Farmer, Riki Lindhome, and Christina Ricci, who played the character of Wednesday in two films released in 1991 and 1993. The show also features Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Fred Armisen, and Isaac Ordonez in recurring roles as the other Addams Family members.

Alfred Gough and Miles Millar are the showrunners and executive produce with Tim Burton, 1.21 Entertainment’s Steve Stark and Andrew Mittman, Tee and Charles Addams Foundation’s Kevin Miserocchi, Glickmania’s Jonathan Glickman and Kayla Alpert, Gail Berman, Tommy Harper, and Kevin Lafferty. Burton directed four of the first season’s eight episodes. The show has not yet been renewed for a Season 2, but its big debut numbers seem promising.

Since its release, “Wednesday” received mixed reviews, with many critics praising Ortega’s portrayal of the character but criticizing the writing as derivative of other teen shows. In his review, IndieWire TV critic Ben Travers wrote: “When it comes to the macabre, Wednesday (and, more so, “Wednesday”) is all talk and little action — a well-rounded character hammered into the rectangular icon on your Netflix homescreen, by an algorithm built to conform.”

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Netflix and the new series Wednesday are facing backlash after the show’s star Jenna Ortega admitted to having COVID-19 while filming a crucial scene.

The dance that Jenna does in episode four has quickly gone viral and it has even become a trend on TikTok.

“I choreographed that myself!” Jenna told NME. “I’m not a dancer and I’m sure that’s obvious. I’d gotten the song [The Cramps’ 1981 single ‘Goo Goo Muck’] about a week before and I just pulled from whatever I could… it’s crazy because it was my first day with COVID so it was awful to film.”

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Jenna added, “Yeah, I woke up and – it’s weird, I never get sick and when I do it’s not very bad – I had the body aches. I felt like I’d been hit by a car and that a little goblin had been let loose in my throat and was scratching the walls of my esophagus. They were giving me medicine between takes because we were waiting on the positive result.”

“I asked to redo it but we didn’t have time. I think I probably could have done it a bit better,” Jenna said.

Wednesday‘s production company MGM said “strict COVID protocols were followed and once the positive test was confirmed production removed Jenna from set.”

The show is still facing backlash on social media for allowing Jenna to be on set when she was experiencing COVID symptoms, even if she wasn’t testing positive at the time. Fans are defending Jenna though as many are coming to the conclusion that she likely felt obligated to work while her COVID tests came back negative.

@LilySimpson1312′s tweet has nearly 100,000 likes. She tweeted, “this is a bad thing right? we all agree that this is not some ‘persevering through hardship’ moment, its a why the f–k didn’t she get sent home, she could get horrendously sick or infect others kinda moment. like the details are that she was waiting for a test while filming and it did come back positive but SHE SHOULD HAVE STILL ISOLATED WHILE WAITING FOR A TEST, Tim Burtons f–king artistic vision aint worth dead people.”

@CarrieCnh12 wrote, “Yes, this is a very bad thing. It was dangerous, unethical, and extremely selfish thing to do, both on her part, and on the part of the directors and producers. There’s absolutely no positive way to spin an actress knowingly exposing hundreds of cast members and crew to COVID.”

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Jenna Ortega and Gwendoline Christie take the stage, as well as Thing, at CCXP22 on Saturday (December 3) in São Paulo, Brazil.

TheWednesdayco-stars were among the many celebs in attendance at the big event, formerly called Comic-Con Experience.

That same weekend, an interview quote from Jenna went viral and it has to do with the big dance sequence that she choreographed herself.

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“I choreographed that myself!” Jenna told NME. “I’m not a dancer and I’m sure that’s obvious. I’d gotten the song [The Cramps’ 1981 single ‘Goo Goo Muck’] about a week before and I just pulled from whatever I could… it’s crazy because it was my first day with COVID so it was awful to film.”

Jenna added, “Yeah, I woke up and – it’s weird, I never get sick and when I do it’s not very bad – I had the body aches. I felt like I’d been hit by a car and that a little goblin had been let loose in my throat and was scratching the walls of my esophagus. They were giving me medicine between takes because we were waiting on the positive result.”

“I asked to redo it but we didn’t have time. I think I probably could have done it a bit better,” she said.

Wednesday‘s production company MGM said “strict COVID protocols were followed and once the positive test was confirmed production removed Jenna from set.”

After the info resurfaced from earlier in November, many pointed out the dangers and health and safety issues with Jenna being on set with COVID. See what people were saying on

If you missed it, Wednesday smashed records on Netflix and Jenna also shared what she hopes for her character in a possible second season.

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Jenna Ortega is revealing what she would want out of a second season of her hit Netflix series Wednesday!

The 20-year-old actress of course stars as the titular character of Wednesday Addams in the show, which smashed Stranger Things‘ fourth season record.

While the show hasn’t officially been renewed yet, we’re pretty sure we’ll get a second season, based on this week’s viewing numbers. Jenna has opened up about what she’d like to see for her character.

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“I kind of want her to be darker,” she toldET. “I want her to get more in the nitty-gritty of things and not play things so safe, because there are a lot of lines about her saving the school and doing whatever, but for me, her main drive with the monster is of a competitiveness. Kind of, ‘Man, how’s this guy doing this?’”

“I think I want it to continue down an antihero stream rather than a typical hero,” Jenna added.

If you missed it, see what one of the showrunners said we could see in a potential second season.

These Wednesday co-stars shared a birthday!

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Editor’s note: This story contains discussion about the ending of Season 1 of “Wednesday.”

In the world of “The Addams Family,” Wednesday Addams has been a perpetual 10-year-old girl with a deadpan wit and a love for the murderous and macabre. It was something that Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, creators of Netflix’s new series “Wednesday,” wanted to change with their take, separating Wednesday from her family and giving her her own chance to shine.

“She was never the center of the scene,” Millar told IndieWire via Zoom.

Using the illustrations of Charles Addams, who crafted “The Addams Family” back in 1938, as inspiration, Gough and Millar went back and forth on what type of world Wednesday would inhabit. “Because of the ‘Harry Potter’ of it all [the question was] should she be at a regular school and then be a fish out of water?” Millar said. “But it felt kind of one-note and she’d always have to return home at night to the family that [we] wanted to get away from.”

Because Tim Burton directed four of the series’ eight episodes, his voice also needed to be taken into consideration. “We always say the tone of the show is really the Tim Burton tone,” said Gough, which manifests in Wednesday’s patented dark striped wardrobe, compliments of Burton’s long-time costume designer Colleen Atwood, as well as her dark sense of humor. This is a series that culminates a high school dance by dumping blood red paint on everyone, after all. “It all feels very accessible to a large audience while still feeling kind of anti,” Gough said.

But while Wednesday Addams has a murderous streak to her, there was hesitation as to how dark things could go on the show. The creators already knew the plotline itself would be heavy, with Wednesday solving a murder mystery, but they also knew the character herself would have to be suitably macabre, and it left Netflix with some pause. “Netflix was always very supportive and the executives were huge Addams Family fans,” Gough said.

But, as Millar pointed out, there was a desire to make small changes. “We still did have executives wanting to cut some lines,” he said. The line in question comes when Wednesday’s roommate Enid (Emma Meyers) encourages Wednesday to “take a stab at being social” to which Wednesday responds that she’s fond of stabbings. “That’s the whole point of the character,” Millar said. “To lose that or dilute that is a betrayal of the character.”

Thankfully, the line stayed in the series.

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It’s a tad ironic that Netflix would hesitate at a line like that, especially considering the series involves murder, including the death of Nevermore Academy’s principal, Larissa Weems (Gwendoline Christie). Both creators said they didn’t want this to mimic “Scooby Doo”; the characters’ actions here have consequences. In the case of Weems’ death, the pair knew it needed to have significance, and not just because Christie played another beloved (and incredibly strong) character, Brienne of Tarth in “Game of Thrones” and fans would be sad to see her go.

“Gwendolyn loved it,” Gough said. “She read all eight scripts before she had signed on. You see Gwendolyn in a way you’ve never seen her before. She’s incredibly glamorous and she inhabits that character so well.”

“Wednesday” is streaming now on Netflix.

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Jenna Ortega opens up about a scene in Wednesday she wasn’t fully confident in…

The 20-year-old star of the new Netflix series reveals she was insecure about one scene in particular, but her co-stars all love it!

The scene in question, the dance scene in episode four, where she puts on a whole routine while attending with Hunter Doohan‘s Tyler.

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“I actually felt really insecure about this. I choreographed that myself, and I think it’s very obvious that I’m not a dancer or choreographer,” Jenna said in a new reaction video from Netflix.

Co-star Emma Meyers, who plays her roommate Enid, said, “This is my favorite scene. We brought this up so many times… It’s fantastic.”

Hunter added, “The last two days this is all we’ve been talking about… It’s amazing!”

“It’s hypnotizing, really,” Joy Sunday, who plays Bianca, said.

The dance is set to the song “Goo Goo Muck” by The Cramps.

If you missed it, in addition to choregraphing the dance herself, Jenna also took cello lessons, German, canoeing, fencing and more. Find out what she said about all the prep work that went into the role!

Jenna also recently dished about how meticulous director Tim Burton was about Wednesday’s look on the first day of filming.

Wednesday has been at the top of the Top 10 most watched TV shows on Netflix since it premiered. You can stream all eight episodes now, and we HIGHLY recommend that you do if you haven’t already!

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Jenna Ortega is opening up about director Tim Burton and his attention to detail!

The 20-year-old actress and the legendary director of course worked together on the new Netflix seriesWednesday, which is out now.

In a recent interview with her friend Olivia Rodrigo, Jenna dished on working with the director and shared a story of how he made sure her hair was just right before filming.

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“Working with Tim was incredible. I didn’t really know what to expect and every time I’d spoken to him prior… He’s a man of very few words,” Jenna told Olivia for The Face. “You speak to him for five minutes about something that might be a really big deal, but he always goes more in-depth with things on set. I remember on the first day, I was really nervous to continue shooting with him because I didn’t know what it would be like.”

“We’d been trying to perfect Wednesday’s braids. We were two hours behind because he kept coming over and saying: ‘No, that’s wrong. No, this isn’t straight enough.’ They were shaving the back of my neck to create the perfect line. They were cutting my hair on the day – there were hair and make-up artists cutting new extensions in the trailer as we were speaking and as we were shooting. He took a hairdresser’s comb and brushed my hair. He was taking apart my fringe one [hair] by one until it sat in the place he wanted it to sit. Then he hairsprayed it so that it wouldn’t move,” the actress shared.

“He was very intense and meticulous. He’d never done TV before and I was like, what’s our schedule going to look like? What scenes are getting pushed to tomorrow? After we established the look – which was also very exciting to see him do, because he’s such a visionary – he refused to shoot anything that didn’t satisfy that itch that he had in his brain,” Jenna continued. “It’s very insightful to see. He always did it kindly. He knew everyone’s names, [but] he was very quiet and [kept] to himself. He excused himself if he felt he was in the way.

“I’ve never worked with someone on that level before, but I’ve had people on smaller levels who have been disrespectful to crew, don’t know how to talk to an actor, it doesn’t feel like a collaboration,” she said. “With Tim, I never had that problem. He’s one of my favourite directors I’ve ever worked with. I feel like I learned so much from him and he was always happy to teach. What a sweetheart of a creature. I’m blown away by him. I don’t know what I anticipated, but after getting to know him, you couldn’t be nervous. He just wanted you to feel as comfortable and prepared to do whatever it was you were doing, which is wonderful.”

In case you missed it, find out what Tim said about what drew him to the Netflix series.

Did you see what similarities Jenna said she has in common with Wednesday Addams?

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Jenna Ortega is opening up about whether she’s related to Kenny Ortega or not.

The 20-year-old actress and the director/choreographer not only have the same last name, but they’ve also worked with Disney Channel on multiple projects.

During a recent “Web’s Most Searched Questions” interview with Wired, one question people want to know is if she is Kenny‘s daughter and you have to see her response!

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“Kenny and I actually talked about this. We met at an event a couple of years ago,” she said. “Kenny Ortega is an incredibly successful choreographer and director, and is very big in the musical scene. I would love to be related to him.”

“I think we’re making jokes about him possibly being a cousin or an uncle,” Jenna added. “But again, I only met him once, so I feel a little weird calling a stranger uncle.”

Speaking of Disney, Jenna recently opened up about going to Disney prom. See what she said!

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The minute you see the words “The Addams Family,” no doubt you snap your fingers twice. (Or, if you’re a ’90s kid, you might start singing the “Whoomp! There It Is” version of the theme song that debuted with 1993’s “Addams Family Values”). The Addams clan has seen several incarnations since debuting as a series of The New Yorker cartoons penned by Charles Addams in 1938. The cartoons and the various films and television shows that rose in their wake perfectly blend the humorous and the macabre while focusing on the tight-knit family of Gomez, Morticia, their children Pugsley and Wednesday, and Uncle Fester.

The latest iteration is Tim Burton’s series “Wednesday,” set to debut on Netflix on November 23. The series centers on a teenage Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) trying to solve many mysteries, one being how to cement her identity outside the shadow of her ever-glamorous mother, Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones). Wednesday is also tasked with harnessing her budding psychic ability to solve a serial killer case at Nevermore Academy and cracking a murder mystery that involved her parents 25 years ago.

With “Wednesday” premiering shortly, it’s an opportunity to look at (and rank) the various depictions of the Addams family over the years.

Note: This doesn’t include one-off television specials like 1977’s “Halloween with the New Addams Family” or their 1970s appearances with Scooby Doo. It also excludes the 1973 short film “The Addams Family Funhouse.”

10. “The Addams Family 2” (2021)

What Happens: This sequel to the 2019 animated reboot directed by “Sausage Party” helmers Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan sees the Addamses go on a family road trip where Gomez (voiced by Oscar Isaac) and Morticia (Charlize Theron) fear Wednesday (Chloë Grace Moretz) might not be their daughter.

How Are the Addamses: Where the 2019 feature had some sly, subversive humor for adults, this one lacked anything particularly fun or memorable. The movie barely clocked in at feature length, even padded by credits and a performance from Cousin It — voiced by Snoop Dogg. Really, this movie showed that the Addams family might need to be a bit more macabre to leave an impact.

Theme Song: The famous theme song created for the 1960s television series comes at the movie’s end, sung by Christina Aguilera of all people. The animated credits are probably the most charming element of the film.

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9. “Addams Family Reunion” (1998)

What Happens: Gomez (Tim Curry) plans a family reunion, but a mix-up sees the family end up at the swanky home of Dr. Philip Adams (Ed Begley, Jr.), who plans to murder his father.

How Are the Addamses: This one ranks just above 10 because of how weird it is. And that’s saying something for a movie about the Addams family. Starring Tim Curry as Gomez and Daryl Hannah as Morticia, director Dave Payne initially conceived the direct-to-DVD feature as dark and edgy. But studio Saban wanted something aimed at families and significantly altered the script. The finished product is fairly terrible, but where else will you see Madison the Mermaid and Pennywise play the first family of darkness?

Theme Song: Again, I gotta give this movie some credit for being bizarre. In a 2016 interview for Yahoo!, Payne said he’d planned a suitably appropriate theme for the film. Instead, Saban brought in the group Strate Vocalz to perform the ’60s theme song with a mix of doo-wop and New Jack swing. The results are highly entertaining, to say the least.

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8. “The Addams Family” (2019)

What Happens: The Addamses move to New Jersey and attract the eye of a TV reality host who wants to see them conform.

How Are the Addamses: This animated reboot marked the return of Charles Addams’ characters after 20 years, and the results are charming. Sure, social media decried Oscar Isaac voicing a Gomez that looked more like The New Yorker Gomez than Raul Julia’s, but he brought a serious burst of tenderness to the character. Some of the jokes are outright hilarious and, according to a 2019 Forbes interview with the directors, toned down for an audience of families.

Theme Song: If we were ranking based on the theme song alone, this would probably go lower. The ending does include a rendition of the original ’60s TV theme, but it’s more a lead-in to the true end credits song “My Family,” performed by Migos, Karol G, Snoop Dogg, and Rock Mafia, which is….fine.

7. “The Addams Family” (1973)

What Happens: This Hanna-Barbera animated series sees the Addams clan climb into their Creepy Camper to travel across the U.S., leaving chaos in their wake and stumbling upon various mysteries.

How Are the Addamses: The Addamses popped into an episode of “Scooby Doo” in 1972 in that grand tradition of the era of turning every show into a cartoon. In this case, it was the launchpad for “The Addams Family,” marking the return of the Addamses to television after a decade’s absence. It was certainly funny hearing the Addams with the patented cartoon laugh track and looking like the original Charles Addams conceptions. If you enjoy the format of “Scooby Doo,” you’ll probably gravitate to this. Unfortunately, the series was canceled after 16 episodes.

Theme Song: Weirdly enough, most of the clips of this cartoon have the 1992 animated theme song playing over it, so it’s unclear what theme song opened the 1973 cartoon. I’m gonna assume it sounded like a spookier version of the “Scooby Doo” theme.

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6. “The Addams Family” (1992-1993)

What Happens: The Addamses move to Happydale Heights while dealing with their meddling neighbors, the Normanmeyers.

How Are the Addamses?: Released in the wake of the 1991 film’s success, this take on the Addamses saw John Astin — Gomez from the original TV series — reprise his role as the voice of this animated Gomez. The animation feels very 1992, but it’s perfectly aligned with other cartoons of the era, like “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” This version ran for two seasons before being canceled in 1993.

Theme Song: This one has a very fun, Thurl Ravenscroft-esque rendition of the ’60s TV theme. The animation also works to great effect, with the house almost coming alive during the opening credits.

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5. “The New Addams Family” (1998-1999)

What Happens: The Addams family navigates familial issues, only this time, they have weird supernatural abilities.

How Are the Addams: There’s an “Addams Family” for literally every generation, and “The New Addams Family” was aimed at anyone who watched “Are You Afraid of the Dark,” “Eerie Indiana,” or any of the late ’90s shows that aired on the Fox network. This series firmly wanted to be a retread of the ’60s show, right down to recreating several of the original episodes, albeit with modernized references. Despite the low budget, the cast here is very good, with Glenn Taranto and Ellie Harvie an entertaining Gomez and Morticia. John Astin even popped onto this series for several episodes playing Grandpapa Adams. Though the show filmed 65 episodes, it only ran for a season.

Theme Song: Despite remaking several episodes from the ’60s series, this iteration doesn’t use the original theme. Instead, it’s a very ’90s rhumba-esque theme that I could see Gomez and Morticia dancing to, but it’s not an earworm like the more famous theme.

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4. “Wednesday” (2022)

What Happens: Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) attends Nevermore Academy, where she learns about a murder her parents were implicated in and a case that connects back to the Addamses of the 1600s.

How Are the Addamses: Gomez and Morticia (Luis Guzman and Catherine Zeta-Jones, respectively) are present and accounted for, but this series is all about Wednesday. To show what a small world the “Addams Family” is, Tim Burton, who helmed half of the series’ episodes, was initially offered the chance to direct the 1991 feature but passed to work on “Batman Returns.” Star Jenna Ortega perfectly utilizes the deadpan humor to play the character as an old-school noir detective, not just like the Addams daughter we’ve come to know. The series pays loving homage to both the original series and the popular ’90s films, though Wednesday pulling off the iconic dance that Lisa Loring, who played the character in the ’60s, does is probably my favorite Easter egg.

Theme Song: Danny Elfman pens an original theme for this Netflix series that is suitably moody. The series utilizes a lot of cello, as it’s Wednesday’s favorite instrument, so the theme sets the tone for the series and the character.

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3. “The Addams Family” (1991)

What Happens: The Addams family reunites with Gomez’s (Raul Julia) brother Fester (Christopher Lloyd), who was presumed lost at sea. Unfortunately, Fester’s return is part of a con that seeks to kick the family out of their house.

How Are the Addamses: After numerous attempts to craft a new television series, Orion Pictures decided to take a chance on a new feature film. The movie was plagued with production difficulties, but it was a commercial hit upon release in 1991, bringing the Addamses to a new generation. Julia and Anjelica Huston, as Gomez and Morticia, remain couple goals, and because the movie was aimed at families and a slightly older audience, the humor was remarkably darker.

Theme Song: The movies are perfect, but the theme songs are….iffy. MC Hammer performed “Addams Groove,” and while the music video isn’t as hilarious as another one on this list, it must be seen to be believed.

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2. “The Addams Family” (1964-1966)

What Happens: The series that started it all, the original 1964 take on “The Addams Family” saw them dealing with all manner of sitcom hijinks, finding love, and dealing with society in a deadpan way.

How Are the Addamses: The original “Addams Family” series is a 1960s sitcom, so it’s short on plot and long on funny things. As Gomez and Morticia, John Astin and Carolyn Jones might not have been as overt in their sexual chemistry compared to the films, but they are a beautiful couple. Much like their more successful competitor, “The Munsters,” the series was a move away from the more country-inspired fish-out-of-water stories that were popular at the time (like “The Beverly Hillbillies”), with the Addams’ darkness at odds with conventional society.

Theme Song: This theme is perfect. There’s a reason it’s often imitated but never duplicated. No notes.

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1. “Addams Family Values” (1993)

What Happens: A murderous nanny named Debbie (Joan Cusack) aims to steal the Addams’ fortune. Meanwhile, Wednesday (Christina Ricci) attempts to break out of a happy summer camp.

How are the Addams: The 1993 sequel to 1991’s “Addams Family” might be more beloved than its predecessor, and it’s easy to see why. This movie is family entertainment that also welcomes outcast tweens looking for a movie that understands them. Christina Ricci’s performance as Wednesday is utter perfection. It’s one of the rare sequels to define the entire franchise.

Theme Song: “Whoomp! Addams Family!” How do you know this was made in 1993? Because Tag Team does the theme song, reconfiguring their popular “Whoomp! (There It Is)” for this movie. The music video brings lots of enjoyment.

“Wednesday” premieres November 23 on Netflix.

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Jenna Ortega steps out wearing a suit for an appearance on the Today Show on Monday morning (November 21) in New York City.

The 20-year-old actress kicked off her week by promoting her upcoming Netflix series Wednesday.

While on the show, Jenna dished on keeping a straight face while filming, working with Catherine Zeta-Jones and more.

That same day, she also promoted her series, which premieres THIS Wednesday (November 23), on Good Morning America, where she opened up about the similarities she shares with her character.

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“I’d been compared to Wednesday my entire life,” she said on GMA. “We’re told that we’re both, you know, very sarcastic and dry, and can be a bit morbid at times. I think [it's a compliment]. I appreciated it.”

“She’s much more intelligent than I am. I started cello lessons and fencing lessons two months before we started shooting, and then continued throughout the eight month shoot, and then we also did things like archery, I choreographed a dance, we did German, we did canoeing, we did boxing,” Jenna said about the prep for the role. “After work I always had a lesson or something.”

ICYMI: See what 90s Wednesday Addams actress (and Jenna‘s co-star) Christina Ricci said about the young star’s work in the new series.

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“They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky, they’re all together ooky… they’re the Addams Family!” (*snap, snap*)

The stars of the upcomingWednesday series – Jenna Ortega, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzman and Isaac Ordonez – get an Addams Family photo at the show’s premiere held at Hollywood Legion Theater on Wednesday (November 17) in Los Angeles.

Also stepping out were many of their co-stars, including the main cast of Gwendoline Christie, Jamie McShane, Percy Hynes White, Hunter Doohan, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Naomi J Ogawa, Moosa Mostafa, Georgie Farmer, Riki Lindhome and of course, Christina Ricci.

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The upcoming series is a “sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy, where she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the murder mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.”

The legendary Tim Burton directed and executive produced the series.

Wednesday premieres NEXT Wednesday, November 23rd on Netflix. Watch the trailer here!

Check out all of the cast’s looks at the premiere below…

Jenna Ortega (Wednesday Addams)

FYI: Jenna is wearing a Versace look with Delfina Delettrez jewelry.

If you missed it, Jenna recently opened up about an awkward encounter on set with Christina Ricci.

Gwendoline Christie (Principal Larissa Weems)

Jamie McShane (Sheriff Galpin)

Percy Hynes White (Xavier Thorpe)

Hunter Doohan (Tyler Galpin)

Emma Myers (Enid Sinclair)

FYI: Emma is wearing Giuseppe Zanotti shoes.

Joy Sunday (Bianca Barclay)

Naomi J Ogawa (Yoko Tanaka)

Moosa Mostafa (Eugene Ottinger)

Georgie Farmer (Ajax Petropolus)

Riki Lindhome (Dr. Valerie Kinbott)

Christina Ricci (Marilyn Thornhill)

FYI: Christina is wearing Rodarte.

Did you see what Christina said about Jenna Ortega in the series?

Catherine Zeta-Jones (Morticia Addams)

FYI: Catherine is wearing Maticevski with Sarah Flint shoes.

Luis Guzmán (Gomez Addams)

Earlier in the week, Luis presented an award to his TV daughter Jenna.

Isaac Ordonez (Pugsley Addams)

Victor Teodor Dorobantu (Thing)

Johnna Dias-Watson (Divina)

Oliver Watson (Kent)

George Burcea (Lurch) & Viviana Sposub

FYI: Viviana is wearing a Cristina Savulescu dress and gloves.

Tim Burton (Director)

Find out what drew Tim to make Wednesday as his first series.

Danny Elfman (Composer)

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The cast of Netflix’s new Addams Family series Wednesday showed up in force for the show’s world premiere on Wednesday (November 16) in Los Angeles.

Jenna Ortega, who plays Wednesday Addams in the series, dressed for the occasion in an appropriately gothic look that included a veil. She posed for photos with Christina Ricci, who played Wednesday in the 1991 movie about the iconic spooky family. She plays Marilyn Thornhill in the new show and was also dressed in a black gown with a spiderweb motif.

Catherine Zeta-Jones, who brings the Addams matriarch Morticia Addams to life, provided the perfect contrast in a white gown.

They were joined by fellow castmates including Oliver Watson, Moosa Mostafa, Gwendoline Christie, Emma Myers, Percy Hynes White, Johnna Dias Watson, Joy Sunday, Georgie Farmer, Jamie McShane, Hunter Doohan, Victor Dorobantu, Riki Lindhome, Luis Guzman and Isaac Ordonez.

Creators Miles Millar and Al Gough and director Tim Burton were also in attendance.

Wednesday premieres on Netflix on November 23.

Did you know fans thought a controversial A-lister was involved in the show? Find out who and why here.

Check out all of the photos of the Wednesday cast from the world premiere in the gallery and make sure to watch the trailer below…

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Jenna Ortega opens up about her time on Disney Channel and going to “Disney Prom“!

The 20-year-old actress, who of course starred in Stuck in the Middle on the network, was on Jimmy Kimmel Live to promote her new series Wednesday.

While making her first late night talk show appearance, she talked about growing up on set and transitioning to home-school after landing on the Disney show.

When Jimmy asked if she went to prom, she told him that Disney held their own prom for their actors.

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“Disney has like a separate prom for their kids,” she told Jimmy. “I think they’re trying to make us feel normal, but it’s just really awkward because you don’t know these kids, and their parents are there, and people are socializing and promoting themselves.”

She adds, “It’s a really sweet thing on Disney’s part, but it is a bit odd.”

Speaking of awkward, Jenna also opened up about a moment with Christina Ricci on the set of Wednesday.

“I feel like I personally made it a little weird,” she said. “I feel she was really sweet about it. Me, it was one of the most awkward experiences I’ve ever had.”

“You know, I’m dressed up the way she was 30 years ago, and she’s getting to watch me, but I know her as Wednesday in my head,” Jenna continued. “And I think socially, I can be kind of hard to communicate with at times, and somethings I would say something as a joke. I think I have a very dark sense of humor, and she would go, ‘Ooh, that’s dark.’ So then I just wouldn’t want to talk again, you know… But she’s a sweetheart!”

If you missed it, see what Christina said about Jenna‘s performance as Wednesday in the upcoming series.

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Jenna Ortega reunites with Luis Guzmán backstage at the Critics Choice Association’s Celebration of Latino Cinema and Television held at Fairmont Century Plaza on Sunday (November 13) in Century City, Calif.

The 20-year-old actress received the Rising Star Award for Television presented by IMDbPro, which her Wednesday TV dad presented to her.

“It’s really such an honor and I feel so fortunate. I’m very, very lucky. Thank you to Critics’ Choice Awards and all of you guys,” she said in her speech. “I really hope that with my work I’m able to inspire other young Latinas, or Latinos even, and make sure to encourage them to pursue the arts and show them that there’s room for us, all of us. It doesn’t have to be a select few.”

Also receiving awards that night were With Love‘s Gloria Calderon Kellett with the Producer Award for Television and Brandon Perea with Rising Star Award for Film presented by IMDbPro.

The Flash‘s Sasha Calle, Saved by the Bell‘s Alycia Pascual-Pena, Blindspotting‘s Jaylen Barron, Look Both Ways‘ Danny Ramirez and With Love‘s Constance Marie were also in attendance at the event.

FYI: Jenna is wearing Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello. Jaylen is wearing a Raisa Vanessa dress, an Armature necklace and House of Emmanuelle earrings.

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Apparently, Sidney Prescott is going the way of Samantha Jones for “Scream 6”: heard but not seen.

Following Neve Campbell’s departure from the “Scream” franchise over salary disputes, “Scream 6” star Jenna Ortega told Entertainment Tonight that Campbell’s iconic final girl character will still be referenced in the upcoming film.

“It’s very clear, there’s references to Sidney, of course,” Ortega said. “You know, it’s nice because there’s still a protectiveness in the script and that’s something that the actors had naturally over her because obviously we respect her and we want the best for her. She’s missed and thought of.”

Ortega continued, “I feel like I can’t really speak too much on that just because it’s not necessarily my character. But I will say there’s so much going on in this next one, that it’s so action-heavy and so gore-heavy that I think you’re going to be distracted almost.”

Ortega reprises her “Scream” role alongside Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and Mason Gooding for the sixth film, in theaters March 31, 2023. Franchise staple Courteney Cox is back, as well as “Scream 4” alum Hayden Panettiere. Samara Weaving, Dermot Mulroney, Henry Czerny, Tony Revolori, Jack Champion, Devyn Nekoda, Liana Liberato, and Josh Segarra join the franchise, with “Scream 6” marking the first time killer Ghostface leaves the fictional suburb of Woodsboro. “Scream 6” is set in New York City.

After playing Sidney for over 25 years, Campbell revealed in 2021 that she believed her salary offer for the sixth film to be sexist. Campbell has appeared in all five “Scream” films since the original movie, directed by Wes Craven, was released in 1996. All in all, the franchise has grossed more than $744 million at the box office.

“I did not feel that what I was being offered equated to the value that I bring to this franchise, and have brought to this franchise, for 25 years,” Campbell told People. “As a woman in this business, I think it’s really important for us to be valued and to fight to be valued. I honestly don’t believe that if I were a man and had done five installments of a huge blockbuster franchise over 25 years, that the number that I was offered would be the number that would be offered to a man.”

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