Christina Ricci Joins Netflix’s Series "Wednesday"

American actress Christina Ricci, who played Wednesday Addams in the '90s Addams Family franchise, has joined the cast of Netflix's series Wednesday.

She will be a major part of the live-action show from Tim Burton, which is headlined by Jenna Ortega in the title role.

Ricci is playing a new character, who is similar to the one originally played by Thora Birch and will replace it on the series.

In December 2021, Birch left the series, citing a "personal matter".

The eight-episode series also stars Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams, Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, and Gwendoline Christie as Larissa Weems.

It focuses on Wednesday Addams' years as a student at Nevermore Academy. It is described as a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery.

The series is written by "Smallville" creators Al Gough and Miles Millar and directed by Burton.

Burton executive produces "Wednesday" alongside Gough and Millar, who also serve as showrunners.

Executive producers includes Kayla Alpert, Steve Stark, as well as Andrew Mittman for 1.21, Kevin Miserocchi, Jonathan Glickman for Glickmania and Gail Berman.

Ricci next appear in the Season 2 of Showtime’s breakout hit "Yellowjackets". She was last seen in Amazon’s "Z: The Beginning of Everything", which she produced, and "The Matrix: Resurrections".