Netflix officially confirmed on Friday that “Wednesday,” the hit “Addams Family” series set in Romania, has been renewed for a second season.

The actors of the TV series “Wednesday” The Addams Family filmed in RomaniaPhoto: Image Press Agency / dpa USA / Profimedia Images

The information was made public by Miles Millar and Alfred Gough, producers of the series, in a message published on Tudum, Netflix’s platform for its fans.

“We can’t wait to dive headfirst into another season and explore the scary and strange world of Nevermore,” the couple said.

Millar pointed to the season one finale, when Wednesday receives an anonymous tip that Hyde’s threat is still real, as a hint of what fans can expect from season 2.

The announcement was accompanied by a video announcement that promises more “torture” from Wednesday in Season 2, with Jenna Ortega telling Tudum that the character she’s playing “will stand her ground and not try to please anybody.”

“Wednesday”, a phenomenal new series for Netflix

After being released on Netflix on November 16 last year Wednesday became the series with the best debut in the history of the streaming platform for an English-language series, reaching more than one billion hours of viewing in the following weeks.

Similar to the series Other people’s thingsthe series “The Addams Family”, filmed in Romania and directed by the legendary Tim Burton, became a global phenomenon, and hashtags about it became viral on Instagram, TikTok or Twitter.

Locations used for filming in Romania included the Cantacuzino Castle in Bucharest, the Royal Railway Station in Sinaia, the Monteoru House in Bucharest, the Polytechnic University in the capital, and the Old Greenhouse of the Botanical Garden.

Despite rumors about this in the Romanian press “on sources”, neither Netflix nor director Tim Burton has announced a possible season 2 at the moment Wednesday it will no longer be filmed in Romania.

HERE you can find an interview of HotNews.ro with some actors of the series, including Jenna Ortega, about their impressions of our country.