Wednesday season 2, casting updates

[nutella_forever]

Wednesday Season 2 is NOW IN PRODUCTION 🖤 Please give a round of double snaps to our cast - now including Christopher Lloyd, Steve Buscemi, Thandiwe Newton, Joanna Lumley, Haley Joel Osment, Heather Matarazzo, and Billie Piper! pic.twitter.com/v6nX6eLPP8
- Netflix (@netflix) May 7, 2024

Percy Hynes White has been dropped from ‘WEDNESDAY’ season 2

Comments

[benihime99]

Wonder why they dropped Xavier?
Wasn't he meant as the main love interest?

[arellaj]

I think he allegedly SA'd someone.

[januarysix]

yeah just saying he was "dropped" made me wonder "what did he do?"

[nutella_forever]

same, on the variety article there was only a vague reference of it, it did not say that there was a correlation between the accusations and his firing, but I think it was implied

It's very glaring that something happened for him to be dropped, because he was one of the main characters and part of the "love triangle"

[erin805]

He had 2 separate SA allegations come out against him from someone who had proof they’d interacted, he claimed she was a scorned ex, the whole thing was very ugly

[nutella_forever]

Considering how not existing are usually consequences for men when accused, it must have been bad for Netflix to fire him, happy that he won’t be there anymore

[erin805]

Me too, I’m pleasantly surprised that this is the end result his parents are both in the industry so I wasn’t expecting much but his IMDB “future projects” is only 2 things, fingers crossed

[nutella_forever]

https://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/128349155.html?thread=21034423267#t21034423267
I’ve read the detailed allegations, fuck him, 2 upcoming protects are 2 things too many

[erin805]

It is, but the bar is in hell because at this point I don’t expect a history of SA to impact anyones career

[nutella_forever]

the bar is so low it's underground, roman polanski had a movie at venice film festival last year and he admitted he raped a child...

[erin805]

Truly, I’ll never forget Whoppi Goldberg saying it wasn’t rape rape, so it was ok, which is both factually wrong and just plain wrong

[bostongirl2003]

I can't imagine how drugging and assaulting a 14 year old *isn't* rape rape but maybe I'm just crazy

[benihime99]

Yirk

[nutella_forever]

There is no official reason, on Variety it only says this
In 2023, Hynes White decried a “campaign of misinformation” after allegations of sexual assault were made against him on social media.
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/wednesday-season-2-full-cast-percy-hynes-white-1235993590/

He was part of the main "love triangle", so for sure the character was supposed to be back

[radioepidemic__]

Sexual assault and pedo allegations