Netflix’s ‘Addams Family’ Prequel Casts Nevermore Academy Students

Tim Burton-produced Wednesday Addams series adds 10 actors

Courtesy of Netflix

Netflix’s upcoming “Addams Family” prequel series centered on Wednesday Addams has filled out its roster of Nevermore Academy students, adding 10 to the Tim Burton-produced coming-of-age tale.

Joining the series are Hunter Doohan, Georgie Farmer, Moosa Mostafa, Emma Myers, Naomi Ogawa, Joy Sunday, Percy Hynes White, Thora Birch, Riki Lindhome and Jamie McShane.

“You” and “Jane the Virgin” alum Jenna Ortega will star in the eight-episode series as the beloved “Addams Family” teenager, with Catherine Zeta-Jones set to guest star as her mother, Morticia and Luis Guzman as Gomez Addams, Wednesday’s father. The roles of Wednesday’s brother Pugsly, as well as other Addams family members like Cousin It, Thing, Lurch or Uncle Fester have yet to be cast.

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