Wednesday Season 2 Episode 1 cast and characters: Here's who brought the Netflix supernatural mystery to life

Wednesday season 2 episode 1 brings you straight back to Nevermore Academy, and some of our character cast members are back to do the heavy lifting with a few new additions. With Jenna Ortega's Wednesday Addams once again at the center, the episode introduces the sophomore season with an expanded look at the clan of weirdos we love.

Whether you’re here for the returning students, the expanded Addams family, or the new arrivals stirring up trouble, episode 1 makes it clear that this ensemble remains the show’s sharpest weapon. Here's who brought Wednesday Season 2 to life and where you have seen them before.

All the cast and characters in Wednesday Season 2, Episode 1

Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams

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Jenna Ortega's Wednesday Addams is back as the titular protagonist. In season 2 of Wednesday, she returns sharper, colder, and more controlled, facing new enemies, unresolved rivalries, and deeper family tensions. Ortega also serves as a producer this season, giving fans a deeper and darker look at her Emmy nominated role.

Speaking to Tudum, Ortega opened up on what it's like to return as Wednesday, as she said,

“Wednesday Addams is one of the coolest characters of all time, so to have gotten the opportunity to play her once was incredible, and then to be able to slip into the costume and tone again, it’s so much fun. She runs circles around everyone that she has a conversation with. Getting to play someone who’s so much more intelligent than you will ever be is quite funny and strange and enjoyable.”

Ortega’s rise has been marked by her diverse choice of roles. After growing up on Disney and early Netflix roles and a standout turn in The Fallout, she cemented her scream queen status through Scream, X, and Scream VI and her performance as Wednesday night earned major awards recognition, global fame, and creative control. She has also starred in films like Miller's Girl and Beetlejuice, Beetlejuie.

Steve Buscemi as Principal Dort

Larissa Weems' successor is someone who is a sharp contrast who is creating quite the mystery. As someone who loves weirdos and advocates for normie exclusion at Nevermore, boasting of "outcast pride," Steve Buscemi brings life to Principal Dort on Wednesday Season 2, although his friendly demeanor may be hiding something else.

Buscemi built his film career moving effortlessly between indie grit and mainstream chaos. After early roles in Parting Glances, Mystery Train, and In the Soup, he broke through with Reservoir Dogs. Frequent collaborations with the Coen brothers followed, alongside cult favorites like Fargo, The Big Lebowski, Armageddon, Ghost World, Big Fish, and The Death of Stalin, plus beloved voice work in Monsters, Inc. and Hotel Transylvania.

Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair

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Emma Myers is back as Enid Sinclair, the colorful cheerful opposite to Wednesday Addams' gloom. Wednesday Season 2 hides a few surprises for the two, one of which may include a Freaky Friday situation.

Myers appeared in Girl in the Basement as Marie Cody, followed by roles in Southern Gospel and Family Switch. She later joined A Minecraft Movie and is set to voice a character in The Angry Birds Movie 3. Apart from Wednesday, she is best known for her breakout role in A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, which cemented her as a rising star.

Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams

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The Addams' family matriarch Morticia Addams is played by Catherine Zeta-Jones once again, and in Wednesday Season 2 she will even be closer to her daughter, having accepted an important position at Nevermore Academy.

Catherine Zeta-Jones’ film career blends glamor with range. She broke out in The Mask of Zorro and Entrapment, earned acclaim for Traffic, and won an Academy Award for Chicago. She followed with Intolerable Cruelty, The Terminal, Ocean’s Twelve, No Reservations, Side Effects, and Red 2, balancing mainstream appeal with sharper dramatic turns.

Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams

Luis Guzmán continues his role as Morticia's loving husband Gomez Addams and the father of Wednesday and Pugsley. As one of the most loving, sweet characters in a character list full of gloom, Guzmán's character stands out as the emotional anchor of Wednesday Season 2.

Guzmán’s film career is defined by gritty character work and auteur collaborations. He frequently worked with Paul Thomas Anderson in Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and Punch-Drunk Love, and with Steven Soderbergh in Out of Sight, The Limey, and Traffic, earning an Independent Spirit Award nomination. His other notable films include Carlito’s Way, Snake Eyes, and Keanu, cementing his reputation as a scene stealing supporting force.

Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams

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Isaac Ordonez's Pugsley Addams is the heart of the Addams family and the complete opposite of Wednesday's character. His goal this season is to make friends, although it's proving to be rather difficult.

Ordonez has previously worked on some short films, but his role as Pugsley on Wednesday Season 2 is his big break.