Netflix has officially announced the Tim Burton Addams Family project that has been rumored for months. The visionary director will make his television directorial debut with the new live-action coming-of-age comedy titled “Wednesday.”
The new series revolves around the beloved and iconic daughter of the Addams Family, Wednesday Addams, as she navigates life at Nevermore Academy. In the eight-episode series, Wednesday will attempt to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years prior – all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships of the strange and diverse student body.
The series was created by Al Gough and Miles Millar, who will stay on the project as writers and showrunners. The team also includes Andrew Mittman for 1.21 (The Addams Family, “Alphas”), Kevin Miserocchi (Tee and Charles Addams Foundation), Kayla Alpert (“Code Black,” “Up All Night”), Jonathan Glickman for Glickmania (RESPECT, Addams Family 2), and Gail Berman (The Addams Family, “Alphas”).
