Jenna Ortega plays the titular Wednesday Addams while Luis Guzmán plays her father Gomez Addams and Catherine Zeta-Jones plays Morticia Addams. The series was developed for Netflix by Tim Burton, the filmmaker is known for box office hits like A Nightmare Before Christmas and The Batman.

The coming-of-age comedy will revolve around Wednesday Addams and her experience in the new boarding school called the Nevermore Academy, the series will have the supernatural mystery characteristic of the Addams Family franchise.

The first season is directed by Tim Burton, Gandja Monteiro, and James Marshal. Long-time collaborator with Tim Burton, Danny Elfman, is composing the music for the show