Wednesday has dropped three actors from its main cast including Percy Hynes White ahead of filming season 2.
Following the massive success of the first season in late 2022, Netflix renewed the hit series for a sophomore run. Production was slated to begin last year, but it was delayed due to the Hollywood labor strikes.
Now, as production for season 2 is finally set to commence, we now have a couple of casting updates including the exit of regular cast members from the first season.
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Percy Hynes White and Others Are Exiting Wednesday Season 2
Reports have confirmed that Percy Hynes White (Xavier Thorpe), Jamie McShane (Donovan Galpin), and Naomi J. Ogawa (Yoko Tanaka) are not returning as main cast members in Wednesday season 2.
Only McShane is expected to return in a guest star capacity to wrap up his storyline from the first season.
There have been speculations that Hynes White might be written off in the second season due to sexual assault allegations. The actor has denied the claims and called it "misinformation."
Now, it has been made official that Hynes White won't be returning in the second season despite his character surviving the events of the first season.
Meanwhile, Ogawa is not expected to return in the second season as there is no major storyline planned for her character and it "didn't make sense" for her to continue in the next season.
Who is Returning and Joining Wednesday Season 2?
Returning main cast members for Wednesday season 2 include Jenna Ortega, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Hunter Doohan, Victor Dorobantu, Moosa Mostafa, and Georgie Farmer.
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez, and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo, who recurred in the first season, are also returning in the second season as series regulars. Fred Armisen is also reprising the role of Uncle Fester in a guest capacity once again.
The new cast members that are joining the second season as series regulars are Steve Buscemi, Billie Piper, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter, and Noah Taylor.
The guest stars for the second season include Joanna Lumley (as Grandmama), Thandiwe Newton, Frances O’Connor, Haley Joel Osment, Heather Matarazzo, Joonas Suotamo, and Christopher Lloyd, who played Uncle Fester in the '90s Addams Family movies.
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