Christina Ricci Joins Netflix’s The Addams Family – Deadline

exceptThis is the news that Addams Family fans have been hoping for since the new Netflix series Wednesday It was first announced – Christina Riccithe actor most closely associated with the title character, will be a major part of Tim Burton’s live-action show.

Ritchie, who starred on Wednesday Adams in Barry Sonnenfeld directed by the ’90s Addams family Privilege FeatureAnd the is a regular string in Wednesdaywhich stars Gina Ortega in the title role, Deadline Knew.

Details about Ricci’s role are being kept to protect fans’ surprise but I can reveal that she’s playing a new character and not an old version of Wed.

I heard Richie has brought in a follower Thora Birch leaves production. Richie plays a new character that is similar to the one originally played by Birch and will replace him in the show. Richie was working quietly Wednesday For weeks, the MGM-produced series is scheduled to be filmed in Romania at the end of the month.

Upcoming comedy written by Smallville Creators Al Gough and Miles Millar and directed by Burton, star Ortega in Wednesday Addams during her years at Nevermore Academy. It is described as a supernatural mystery and mystery.

In addition to Ortega, Richie stars alongside Catherine Zeta-Jones as mother Morticia Adams and Luis Guzman as Gomez Adams.

Ricci’s performance as Wednesday in Adams family The films are so well loved by fans of the franchise that they launched a petition when the Netflix series was announced, calling for the actress to be cast in the show.

Burton Executive Produces Wednesday With Geoff and Millar, who acted as the two showrunners. Also executive producers include Kayla Albert, Steve Stark, Andrew Mittman for 1.21, Kevin Misrushi, Jonathan Glickman for Glickmania, and Jill Berman.

Next Ricci will return for the second season of Showtime’s breakthrough yellow jacketsin which she plays a starring role. Her recent credits also include Amazon Credits Z: The beginning of it allproduced by The Matrix: Resurrections. It is represented by ICM Partners and Untitled Entertainment.