The second season is expected to arrive late 2024 or early 2025 Wednesday season 2 is set to become the largest production ever shot in Ireland, the local industry body has confirmed. The hit Netflix series – a spin-off of the Addams Family which focuses on Wednesday’s (Jenna Ortega) solo adventures – became a major hit in 2023, with season one (which was filmed in Romania) amassing more than 250 million views and winning four Emmys. Late last year, it was revealed that the second outing would be moving production to County Wicklow in Ireland.
For Screen Ireland – which has welcome numerous films and TV shows over the years, including Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Wednesday will mark the “largest production to ever film in Ireland” in terms of production spend. To celebrate the news, Ireland’s prime minister, Taoiseach Simon Harris, visited the set, meeting series director Tim Burton, showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and several Irish creatives working on the production. “I’m delighted to see Ireland continues to be chosen as a location to film series and movies which supports our economy, creates jobs, showcases our creative talents and promotes our country on a global stage,” Harris said in a statement (via Variety ).
Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in ‘Wednesday’ CREDIT: Netflix © 2022 “In recent years we have invested substantially in productions made in Ireland, such as The Siege of Jadotville , The Wonder , Bodkin , and Vikings: .
