Sweeney Todd, and
Beetlejuice, this seems right up Burton s alley. He was also attached, once upon a time, to make an animated
Addams Family movie that never came to fruition. Wednesday Addams Credit: Netflix
Teddy Biaselli, Netflix s director of original series, said Gough and Millar nailed the tone, the spirit, and the characters, but gave us a fresh way into this story with their pitch for the show. The series is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams years as a student at Nevermore Academy, reads an official plot description. Wednesday 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 at Nevermore.
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Netflix is set to launch the new live-action coming-of-age comedy Wednesday, centering on Wednesday Addams and marking Tim Burton’s directorial TV debut.
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Wednesday Addams Live-Action Series Set at Netflix With Tim Burton Directing
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Variety has learned.
The project was first reported as being in development back in October, though no network or streamer was attached at that time. Netflix has given the coming-of-age series an eight episode order.
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Based on the character originally created by Charles Addams, “Wednesday” is a young adult TV series described as a a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy. She 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 at Nevermore.