Tim Burton is back with “Wednesday,” which is coming to Netflix on November 23, 2022. The live action Addams Family series will feature the return of Fester, Netflix announced tonight at New York Comic Con, revealing that Fred Armisen is playing the iconic character!
Uncle Fester was first played by Jackie Coogan in the original live action “Addams Family” series, with Christopher Lloyd taking over the role in the 1990s live action movies.
Nick Kroll more recently voiced Fester in the animated movies.
Head over to Vanity Fair for the full reveal and to learn more. And also watch the brand new trailer from Netflix below, which reveals our first look footage of the show’s Uncle Fester.
Christina Ricci will also appear in the show, playing a brand new role. The first footage of Ricci’s return to the world of the Addams Family is also featured in this new trailer!
Jenna Ortega stars in the new series as Wednesday Addams, with Luis Guzmán playing Gomez and Catherine Zeta-Jones playing Morticia in Tim Burton’s Netflix series.
“Wednesday” is described as “a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy.” It’s said to follow…
“Wednesday’s attempts 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 ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships.”
Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (“Smallville”) are writing and showrunning. Burton is directing.
Wednesday Addams has most recently been played by Chloë Grace Moretz in 2019’s animated movie, and earlier in live-action by Lisa Loring on TV and Christina Ricci in the films.
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