Wednesday Season 2 Part 1 expands Addams universe

Editorial take on how the creators frame Season 2 Part 1 of Wednesday and its expanding world.

Wednesday Season 2 Part 1 expands Addams universe

Netflix's Wednesday returns with Season 2 Part 1, bringing Wednesday Addams back to Nevermore Academy with her family. Morticia gains a campus fundraising role while Pugsley becomes a student, and Wednesday faces friction over her growing psychic powers. The season expands beyond school life to a new mystery that tests the family’s loyalties and introduces L.O.I.S., a study that secretly steals powers from outcasts to give to normies. The end of Part 1 features Fester's electric powers freeing all L.O.I.S. subjects at Willow Hill, a deadly attack on the asylum, and Tyler Galpin's escape after killing Marilyn Thornhill, leaving Wednesday to question whether her investigation has made things worse.

Gough and Millar describe how the two‑part structure broadens the world, moving production from Romania to Ireland to enable more cinematic scope. Ortega's growing producer role signals a tighter collaboration behind the scenes. The interview also ties the Addams family to their earlier hit Smallville, explaining how parent‑child dynamics and a shared emphasis on family drama anchor both shows. The symbol of Goody Addams's spellbook becomes a through line: it offers hope that Wednesday can control her power, then serves as a focal point in the family battle when Morticia burns it.

The interview suggests the show is less a simple mystery and more a layered family drama with a social edge. The Willow Hill plot line frames outcasts against a system that monetizes power, while Tyler’s arc keeps the danger personal and morally ambiguous. The asylum setting deepens the Addams world, balancing whimsy with brutality and pushing visual ambitions. The creators also signal a shift toward longer arcs and broader collaboration, hinting at bigger questions about control, care, and what happens when secrets escape containment.

Highlights

The Addams world keeps expanding, inviting more questions about power, kinship, and what it means to belong.