Jenna Ortega cast as Wednesday Addams in Netflix's new series

[klutzy_girl]

This Just In: #YOU @JennaOrtega Snaps Up Titular Role of #WednesdayAddams in Netflix's 8-Episode Tim Burton Coming of Age Comedy https://t.co/ACNwScc7yG
- TVLine.com (@TVLine) May 19, 2021

Jenna Ortega is set to play the lead role in Netflix's Wednesday Addams series, Wednesday. The eight episode series follows “Wednesday’s attempts to master her

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[champagnexdream]

I'm not excited about this project but I'm excited for her. Loved her on You

ETA: Can they cast (an obviously aged-up) Christina Ricci as Morticia plzzz

[champagnexdream]

Yeah but considering Anjelica Huston was around the same age when she played Morticia in the movies, when Wednesday was like 12, I feel like it'd be weird to not have to age Christina up? Unless she played Morticia in flashbacks or something

[bellwetherr]

who says morticia has to age lol

[champagnexdream]

This is a SOLID point

[bellwetherr]

an ageless queen!

[pantless_deacon]

That, or maybe they can cast an entirely Latinx cast.

I could see Morena Baccarin as Morticia, beside either Michael Peña, Pedro Pascal, Jaime Camil, or Demián Bichir as Gomez.

Throw in Rico Rodriguez as Pugsly, and we got ART.

[champagnexdream]

Ooo I would love this. Pedro plzzz!

[pantless_deacon]

I knew she was at least part Italian, but I've always read that she's also Latinx, and more precisely Brazilian Portuguese, like in these articles and lists.

https://hiplatina.com/celebs-low-key-latinx/

https://www.carnegie.org/awards/honoree/morena-baccarin/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/greenland-star-morena-baccarin-hope-something-people-need-right-now-n1251690