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Wednesday

The wait has been torture.

2022–Ongoing2 seasonsRenewedSeason 3 upcoming17 episodes~45 min/epTV-14Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

Smart, sarcastic and a little dead inside, Wednesday Addams investigates twisted mysteries while making new friends — and foes — at Nevermore Academy.

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Where to watch

Where can I watch Wednesday?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Wednesday streaming on Netflix.

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Highlights

What stands out about Wednesday?

Wednesday earns 8 badges, led by Cultural touchstone and Standout acting.

  • Reception
  • Craft and mood

Reception

Is Wednesday worth watching?

Wednesday's Midcredits score is the 86th percentile of all shows, from 548K ratings across 5 sources. 87% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

86th percentile

Better received than 86% of shows

85th percentile among Comedy89th percentile among 2020s
Acclaim (how much people like it)80th
Approval (how many liked it)88th

Acclaim

Crowd Pleaser: Rating-distribution shape vs the catalog

How much people like it

78 /100

80th percentile of all shows

81st percentile among Comedy84th percentile among 2020s

Critics 66 · Audience 79

Audiences liked it more than critics did.

Rating distribution

Most people land high, with a thin tail of low scores from those it didn't reach.

Approval

How many liked it

87% liked it

88th percentile of all shows

85th percentile among Comedy90th percentile among 2020s
87% rated it 7–1013% rated it 1–6

Critics 80% · Audience 81%

On Rotten Tomatoes, critics and audiences approve at similar rates.

Reach

How many have seen it

99th percentile

547K ratings across platforms

99th percentile among Comedy99th percentile among 2020s
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 6% in 30 days

What reviewers say

Common ground

Jenna Ortega is a standout as Wednesday, and the show has a strong gothic aesthetic, but it leans heavily on familiar teen-drama tropes.

Fans praised

  • Jenna Ortega's deadpan performance carries the show
  • Tim Burton's gothic visual style and atmospheric world-building
  • Witty dialogue and dark humor true to the Addams spirit

Detractors panned

  • Derivative of Harry Potter, Riverdale, and Sabrina, lacking originality
  • Flat character development, especially for the supporting cast and Addams family
  • Season 2's convoluted and bloated plot

What stands out

ActingDivisive85

Ortega's pitch-perfect deadpan is universally praised; supporting cast polarizing, with recurring criticism of Gomez and Morticia.

AtmosphereDivisive85

Dark, whimsical gothic tone is the show's biggest strength for fans.

CinematographyDivisive80

Gothic visuals and set design praised; some feel it mimics Burton without depth.

DialogueDivisive75

Witty and sharply delivered, but at times forced or 'attempted meme-y'.

CharactersDivisive60

Wednesday's depth is admired; other characters often called flat or underdeveloped, especially Pugsley and side students.

PacingDivisive60

Season 1 brisk and bingeable; season 2 often criticized as slow or dragged.

Plot and storyDivisive55

Mystery engaging but predictable, with season 2 criticized as convoluted and bloated.

OriginalityDivisive40

Frequently compared to Harry Potter and teen dramas; seen as unoriginal by many, though some value the Addams twist.

Preferred by

Under-30s vs over-30s

Preferred by Over-30s

Over-30s scored it 24 points higher than under-30s.

Critics vs users

Preferred by Critics

Critics scored it 28 points higher than users.

No notable difference between the other groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • Women vs men 1 point apart
  • US vs non-US 8 points apart

Episodes

2 seasons

Season 2 · 2025 · 8 episodes · 7.6 average across 8 rated episodes

  • S2E1

    Here We Woe Again

    Aug 6, 202561 minTMDB rating 7.7
  • S2E2

    The Devil You Woe

    Aug 6, 202562 minTMDB rating 7.4
  • S2E3

    Call of the Woe

    Aug 6, 202560 minTMDB rating 7.1
  • S2E4

    If These Woes Could Talk

    Aug 6, 202561 minTMDB rating 7.8
  • S2E5

    Hyde and Woe Seek

    Sep 3, 202552 minTMDB rating 7.8
  • S2E6

    Woe Thyself

    Sep 3, 202570 minTMDB rating 7.5
  • S2E7

    Woe Me the Money

    Sep 3, 202556 minTMDB rating 7.5
  • S2E8

    This Means Woe

    Sep 3, 202549 minTMDB rating 7.6Finale

Watch experience

What is Wednesday like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Earnest, serious and charged — an even-paced watch that leaves you entertained.

ToneFeelDemandexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

What it feels like

Moods
TenseMelancholicAbsurd
Heaviest: throughout
Dark humor
Register
Deadpan · 1% of shows: Delivered flat and unsmiling, which is the joke.Wry · 7% of shows: Amused and slightly dry about it.
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.Case of the week plus an arcNew arc each season
ToneThe series plays its gothic horror and deadpan comedy straight, treating Wednesday's world with sincere dark humor and stylized earnestness.
The rideThe series maintains a consistently tense and melancholic mood with bursts of absurd humor, never fully letting up.
StructureThe story unfolds in a conventional linear chronology across episodes and seasons, with each mystery arc following a standard structure.
Episode formatEach episode presents new developments or smaller mysteries within the overarching season-long murder mystery arc.
Season formatThe series is structured with a new central mystery or threat each season, though the core cast and setting remain consistent.

How it leaves you

what you carry away
FunCathartic · 3% of shows
Why it leaves you this wayThe show is an entertaining mystery with a satisfying resolution to its central arc, leaving viewers amused and relieved.
How it ends · evidence
Bittersweet endingTwist

Story archetype

where it sits among all shows
Monster — 18% of shows. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of shows. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 6% of shows. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 2% of shows. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 12% of shows. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 4% of shows. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 7% of shows. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 8% of shows. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 40% of showsPredator — 7% of shows. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 3% of shows. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of shows. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 3% of shows. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of shows. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of shows. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of shows. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of shows. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of shows. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of shows. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — 1% of shows. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of shows. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of shows. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of shows. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of shows. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 2% of shows. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 4% of shows. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of shows. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — under 1% of shows. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of shows. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 1% of shows. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — under 1% of shows. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of shows. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — under 1% of shows. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 2% of shows. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of shows. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of shows. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of shows. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 2% of shows. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of shows. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — under 1% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 1% of shows. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 1% of shows. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 1% of shows. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 1% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 3% of shows. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of shows. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 1% of shows. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of shows. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 6% of shows. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 1% of shows. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).Mystery
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 18%: Predator 7% · Tyrant 3% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 3% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 6%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 2% · Mission 4% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage under 1%
  • Voyage 2%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 1% · Survival ordeal under 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent under 1%
  • Comedy 12%: Romantic comedy 2% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 2%
  • Tragedy 4%: Hubris 1% · Obsession under 1% · Corruption arc 1% · Doomed love 1% · Crushed by fate 1%
  • Rebirth 7%: Redemption 1% · Healing 3% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 1%
  • Mystery 8% (this title): Puzzle 1% · Investigation 6% (this title) · Enigma 1%
  • No archetype 40%

Mystery: A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered. · Investigation: A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).

8% of shows fit this archetype

with Overcoming the monster underneath

A loose fit — the map only half-holds this one.

Why this archetypeThe show's typical episode and overarching arc are driven by Wednesday investigating a who-or-what is behind the monstrous killings, fitting the mystery archetype.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 31% of showsSelf — 27% of showsPower — 7% of showsMorality — 11% of showsSurvival — 9% of showsSociety — 10% of showsIdeas — 5% of showsRomantic love — 10% of showsMarriage — 2% of showsFamily bonds — 22% of showsParenthood — 1% of showsFriendship — 18% of showsLoyalty — 7% of showsIdentity — 20% of showsComing of age — 9% of showsAging — under 1% of showsSelf-worth — 7% of showsAmbition — 14% of showsPurpose — 16% of showsMemory — 3% of showsObsession — 2% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 5% of showsCorruption — 3% of showsGreed — 2% of showsClass — 4% of showsOppression — 2% of showsFreedom — 4% of showsJustice — 14% of showsDuty — 2% of showsRevenge — 1% of showsGuilt — 1% of showsRedemption — 3% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — under 1% of showsSacrifice — 2% of showsBetrayal — 3% of showsDeception — 6% of showsSurvival — 12% of showsWar — 1% of showsViolence — 2% of showsMortality — 2% of showsGrief — 4% of showsTrauma — 5% of showsMental illness — under 1% of showsAddiction — under 1% of showsIllness and disability — under 1% of showsCommunity — 25% of shows. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 3% of showsPrejudice — 2% of showsDisplacement — 1% of showsFaith — 1% of showsTradition vs change — 3% of showsFame — 5% of showsLegacy — 3% of showsFate — 1% of showsFree will — under 1% of showsTruth — 6% of showsHope — 4% of showsNature — 3% of showsArt — 2% of showsTechnology — 1% of showsSelfIdentitySelf
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 31%: Romantic love 10% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 22% · Parenthood 1% · Friendship 18% · Loyalty 7%
  • Self 27% (this title): Identity 20% (this title) · Coming of age 9% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 14% · Purpose 16% · Memory 3% · Obsession 2%
  • Power 7%: Power 5% · Corruption 3% · Greed 2% · Class 4% · Oppression 2% · Freedom 4%
  • Morality 11%: Justice 14% (this title) · Duty 2% · Revenge 1% · Guilt 1% · Redemption 3% · Forgiveness under 1% · Sacrifice 2% · Betrayal 3% · Deception 6%
  • Survival 9%: Survival 12% · War 1% · Violence 2% · Mortality 2% · Grief 4% · Trauma 5% · Mental illness under 1% · Addiction under 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 10%: Community 25% (this title) · Isolation 3% · Prejudice 2% · Displacement 1% · Faith 1% · Tradition vs change 3% · Fame 5% · Legacy 3%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 6% · Hope 4% · Nature 3% · Art 2% · Technology 1%

Self

IdentityCommunity: Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Justice · 14% of shows
Interrogates its theme: Questions its theme without settling the answer.Community stakes: Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Single lead
How it treats its themeWednesday grapples with her outcast identity while forming bonds at Nevermore Academy and seeking justice for the town's killings.
StanceThe show interrogates Wednesday's identity as an outcast, questioning what it means to belong while never fully celebrating or mourning it.

The world

ContemporaryUrbanRuralInstitutionalStylized realism
Orchestral modernExperimentalForeground music · original score
SettingNevermore Academy, a gothic school for outcasts in the town of Jericho
MusicThe score blends orchestral elements with gothic, experimental touches, often featuring cello and haunting melodies.

Content guide

Is Wednesday okay for kids?

TV-14

Wednesday is rated TV-14. As of October 18, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at intense (68/100), sexual content at mild (18/100), language at moderate (36/100), drug and alcohol content at minimal (12/100) and frightening material at intense (66/100). Overall it is heavier than 60% of TV-14 shows.

Ratings in 33 other countries
  • UK12
  • Canada14+
  • AustraliaM
  • Germany16
  • Ireland12
  • New ZealandM
  • South Korea15
  • Brazil16
  • ArgentinaSAM 13
  • Austria14
  • Belgium14
  • Czechia15+
  • Greece12
  • Hungary16
  • IDD
  • IndiaU/A 16+
  • Israel12+
  • MA16
  • MexicoB
  • MY18
  • Netherlands14
  • Norway12
  • Poland16
  • PRTV-14
  • RO15
  • Russia16+
  • SingaporeM18
  • South Africa13
  • Spain12
  • Taiwan12+
  • THน 13+
  • Türkiye18+
  • VITV-14
Overall
Moderate · all five categories
Heavier than 47% of all showsHeavier than 60% of TV-14 shows
Violence & Gore
Intense
heavy for a TV-14 show
heavier than 77%
Sex & Nudity
Mild
light for a TV-14 show
heavier than 11%
Profanity
Moderate
typical for a TV-14 show
heavier than 39%
Alcohol & Drugs
None / Minimal
light for a TV-14 show
heavier than 11%
Frightening / Intense
Intense
heavy for a TV-14 show
heavier than 80%

Point along a line to see a well-known title at that level.

The reason to think twice is violence and frightening material. Everything else sits at or below what TV-14 shows usually carry.

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other shows that have them.

What content warnings does Wednesday have?

MovieCove's classifier found 7 depicted content warnings in Wednesday: Animal death (mild), plus 6 withheld here because they would spoil the plot. 4 more are mentioned only, in dialogue or backstory: Self-harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, plus 1 behind the spoiler gate. Each is backed by a verbatim quote from the parents' guide notes; a missing warning is not a guarantee of absence.

MildAnimal death
MentionedSelf-harmSexual violenceSuicide

Mentioned: referenced in dialogue or backstory, not shown in the story’s present.

Cast and crew

Who is in Wednesday?

Cast

3 of the 10 billed cast had never appeared on screen.

Jenna Ortega
as Wednesday Addams
Globe nominee: Golden Globe nomination — Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Hunter Doohan
as Tyler Galpin
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Emma Myers
as Enid Sinclair
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Joy Sunday
as Bianca Barclay
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Georgie Farmer
as Ajax Petropolus
Screen debut: No prior film or television role.
Victor Dorobantu
as Thing
Screen debut: No prior film or television role.
Moosa Mostafa
as Eugene Ottinger
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo
as Sheriff Ritchie Santiago
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Oliver Watson
as Kent
Screen debut: No prior film or television role.
Gwendoline Christie
as Principal Larissa Weems

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