Lady Gaga is headed to Nevermore Academy.
The singer and actress has officially joined the cast of “Wednesday” Season 2, TheWrap has learned. No details have been disclosed about Gaga’s character so far.
Fresh off of starring in “Joker 2,” Gaga will join returning “Wednesday” stars Jenna Ortega, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Hunter Doohan, Victor Dorobantu, Moosa Mostafa and Georgie Farmer, as well as Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo, who have been upped to series regulars.
After “Wednesday” Season 1 debuted in November 2022, Gaga’s 2011 hit “Bloody Mary” went viral when sliced with Ortega’s dancing in “Wednesday,” and since then, Ortega said in a red carpet interview that she would love for Gaga to appear in Season 2.
In May, Netflix revealed that production on “Wednesday” Season 2 had officially begun in Ireland. A release date has yet to be unveiled.
In addition to “Joker 2,” Gaga’s on-screen roles include “House of Gucci,” “A Star is Born” and “American Horror Story.” She also appeared as herself in “The Simpsons” and “Gossip Girl,” among others.
Beyond Gaga, new additions for Season 2 include Steve Buscemi, Billie Piper, Noah Taylor, Evie Templeton and Owen Painter, who all join as series regulars.
Christopher Lloyd, who played Uncle Fester in the 1991 film “The Addams Family” will also be featured as a guest star in Season 2 alongside Joanna Lumley (“Fool Me Once,” “Absolutely Fabulous”), Thandiwe Newton (“Westworld,” “Crash”), Frances O’Connor (“The Missing,” “The Twelve”), Haley Joel Osment (“The Kominsky Method,” “Somebody I Used to Know”), Heather Matarazzo (“The Princess Diaries,” “Scream”) and Joonas Suotamo.
EW first reported the news of Gaga joining “Wednesday” Season 2. TheWrap has reached out to representatives for Gaga and Netflix for comment.
