We’ll be seeing a new face in Season 2 ofNetflix‘sWednesday.Steve Buscemihas joined the cast of theJenna Ortega-led series in an undisclosed role, sources confirm to Deadline.
The coming-of-age comedy is fromSmallvillecreators Al Gough and Miles Millar and directed/EPed by Tim Burton. Other EPs are Steve Stark (Toluca Pictures), Andrew Mittman (1.21 Entertainment), Kevin Miserocchi (Tee and Charles Addams Foundation), Kayla Alpert, Jonathan Glickman (Glickmania), Gail Berman, Tommy Harper, and Kevin Lafferty.
The Addams Familyspinoff is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ (Ortega) years as a student at Nevermore Academy. That’s where 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.
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Season 2 details are being kept under wraps.
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Season 1 cast also included Catherine Zeta-Jones as matriarch Morticia Addams and Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, along with Thora Birch, Riki Lindhome, Jamie McShane, Hunter Doohan, Georgie Farmer, Moosa Mostafa, Emma Myers, Naomi J. Ogawa, Joy Sunday, Percy Hynes White (The Gifted, Pretty Hard Cases).
Buscemi most recently directed indie dramaThe Listener starring Tessa Thompson. He co-starred for four seasons opposite Daniel Radcliffe in the TBS anthology comedy seriesMiracle Workers.He starred in the HBO drama,Boardwalk Empire,which earned him a Golden Globe Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Emmy nominations. He was also nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Emmy for his role as Tony Blundetto in season five ofThe Sopranosand was nominated for Guest Actor Emmy nominations for his appearances on NBC’s30 Rockand IFC’sPortlandia.
Deadline’s sister pub Variety was first to report Buscemi’s casting.