After wrapping production on Season 3 of Wednesday last month, Jenna Ortega is looking forward to exploring new roles in the future.
The Emmy nominee explained that she will “probably be off the TV for a while” after completing the Tim Burton-directed Netflix series from creators/showrunners/EPs Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, noting that she wants “to leave time” for other opportunities.
“I actually haven’t had a lot of franchise conversations. I haven’t,” noted Ortega on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. “But what I’m meant to do will come and find me. I think after Wednesday, I’ll probably be off the TV for a while. You know, I had many years doing that. I was bouncing from show to show as a kid, this to this, and I want to leave time for new things.”
In the podcast, Ortega also admitted that she’s still “a little confused” by the show’s popularity, explaining that it “felt like some sick mind game” when she got recognized for her role.
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Last month, Netflix announced that production wrapped on Season 3 of Wednesday, sharing a first-look image of Ortega as the titular Addams Family daughter.
Scheduled to premiere in 2027, the returning cast also includes Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams, Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams, Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair, Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin, Joy Sunday as Bianca Barclay, Moosa Mostafa as Eugene Ottinger, Georgie Farmer as Ajax Petropolus, Billie Piper as Isadora Capri, Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo as Sheriff Ritchie Santiago, Victor Dorobantu as Thing, Evie Templeton as Agnes DeMille and Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester.
Previously announced new Season 3 cast includes Eva Green as Aunt Ophelia, Winona Ryder as Tabitha, Chris Sarandon, Noah Tayler, Oscar Morgan, Kennedy Moyer, Lena Headey, Andrew McCarthy and James Lance. Joanna Lumley has been upped to series regular.
