Netflix’s most popular series, Wednesday, is heading to a new location. The second season, which is being prepared for “Addams Family”, will no longer be filmed in Romania, just like the first season which attracted thousands of foreign tourists. Where will Wednesday season 2 be filmed? The surprise will be a big one for the fans.
Wednesday, the series that made Romania more attractive for tourists
The first season of Wednesday, starring Jenna Ortega, was filmed in Romania between September 2021 and March 2022.
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After the massive worldwide success of the horror comedy, released in November 2022, the sets of the series have become a major attraction, contributing to the increase of tourism in Romania.
The production made by Tim Burton was filmed at the Polytechnic University, the Botanical Garden and Casa Monteoru, but other locations in Romania also appeared in the series.
The Sinaia Royal Station, the Dinamo swimming pool, the Cantacuzino Castle which is the Nevermore Academy in the series, or the Olga Greceanu Mansion are some of the locations that have fascinated foreigners and made them want to visit Romania.
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In addition, two Romanian actors also play in the series: George Burcea, in the role of Larch Addams, and Victor Dorobanțu in the role of Thing.
Where will be filmed season 2 of the series Wednesday
Fans are eagerly awaiting season two of Wednesday, but the Romanian location presented logistical challenges, and speculation about a possible location change for the second season surfaced immediately after production wrapped.
Wednesday belongs to MGM Television, whose sister studio Amazon Studios recently had the experience of relocating a large series after the first season, in the case of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which moved from New Zealand to the UK.
No word yet on the thematic direction of Season 2 of Wednesday, created by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar and producer/director Tim Burton.
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Still, Gough and Millar hinted that we might see more of the Addams family and explore Wednesday’s relationship with her mother more deeply, while Ortega, who is stepping in as a producer for season 2, indicated that the show will put more emphasis on horror than teenage romance.
Wednesday is moving production from Romania to Ireland for Season 2, and is set to begin filming in April, Variety has confirmed.
The horror comedy series, a real success
The eight-episode first season, which originally debuted last November on Netflix, was filmed in Romania between September 2021 and March 2022.
After breaking several streaming series records, including the most hours watched for an English-language series in its first week with over 341 million hours, the horror comedy series was renewed for Season 2 in January .
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Wednesday follows Jenna Ortega as the title character from The Addams Family as she enrolls at Nevermore Academy. According to the official description of the first season, Wednesday “tries to master her developing psychic ability, stop a monstrous crime spree that has terrorized the city, and solve the supernatural mystery that involved her parents 25 years ago — all of which as he navigates his new universe.”
Along with Ortega, the Season 1 cast included Gwendoline Christie, Jamie McShane, Percy Hynes White, Hunter Doohan, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Naomi J. Ogawa, Moosa Mostafa, Georgie Farmer, Riki Lindhome, and Christina Ricci.
Catherine Zeta-Jones also appeared as Morticia Addams, alongside Luis Guzmán as Gomez and Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley.
