I'm So Excited That Wednesday Season 2 Is Repeating Its Christina Ricci Trick With Another Addams Family Actor

Summary Christopher Lloyd joins Season 2, not reprising Uncle Fester. Exciting past Addams Family trend continues.

Lloyd's casting honors past representations, brings nostalgia and great acting to Wednesday.

Role in Season 2 is a mystery, sparking excitement for Lloyd's potential new character or storyline.

In the first season of Netflix's hit show, Wednesday, Addams Family alum Christina Ricci joined the cast as Professor Marilyn Thornhill, and now as the second season approaches, it was recently announced that another Addams Family cast member is signing onto the Netflix series, acting as the second awesome Addams Family cameo. Over the past weeks, information has slowly been rolling out about Wednesday season 2's newest cast members. New recurring cast members include Steve Buscemi and Billie Piper, while guest roles are being filled by Thandiwe Newton and The Addams Family's very own Uncle Fester, Christopher Lloyd.

Before Wednesday, The Addams Family franchise was already long-running, with various projects to its name. The Addams Family originated as a series of comic strips, drawn by cartoonist Charles Addams and first published around 1937. During the 1960s, the Addams were first adapted to the screen via a television series simply called The Addams Family. The series ran from 1964 to 1966. Several other television series, both live-action and animated, aired throughout the 1970s and 1990s, and finally, the live-action movies premiered in the 1990s, securing the Addams as pop culture royalty long before Wednesday's conception.

Related 10 Harsh Realities Of Rewatching Wednesday Season 1 More Than A Year After It Premiered Wednesday was a success for Netflix and brought a fresh take on the famous morbid Addams family member, but not without a few missteps along the way.

Christopher Lloyd Is In Wednesday Season 2 After Playing Uncle Fester In The Addams Family Movies

Lloyd played Fester in 1991 and 1993

One of the most pivotal cast additions to Wednesday season 2 is Christopher Lloyd, who previously played Uncle Fester in 1991's live-action The Addams Family and 1993's Addams Family Values. Uncle Fester is the Addams Family's bald, kooky uncle. He is the brother of Gomez Addams and is known for his pale white complexion and his strange behavior, including an aptitude for electricity. It has been over thirty years since Lloyd has portrayed the iconic Uncle Fester, and others have taken up his mantel since, but his participation in Wednesday season 2 is an undeniable reminder of this incredible role.

Christopher Lloyd and Christina Ricci appeared in the same Addams Family movies in the 1990s.

As previously mentioned, Chistopher Lloyd is the second actor who has previously played an Addams Family role and is now appearing on Wednesday. In the first season, it was Christina Ricci, who portrayed Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family and Addams Family Values, who appeared on Wednesday. And though the status of Ricci's Marilyn Thornhill in Wednesday season 2 is unclear, she will now be joined by former castmate Christopher Lloyd. Lloyd's casting insinuates that this Addams Family casting is a serious trend that Wednesday intends to keep as long as it is streaming.

Why Christopher Lloyd's Casting In Wednesday Season 2 Is So Exciting

Lloyd's casting honors past Addams Family representations

Christopher Lloyd's casting in Wednesday season 2 is very exciting for many reasons. First and foremost, his casting implies that Christina Ricci's season 1 casting was not just a fluke. Wednesday's creators seemingly want to keep including past Addams Family actors, and overall, this is a good thing. It is a trend filled with nostalgia and honor.

Although Wednesday is paving its own path through the Addams Family lore, its inclusion of past Addams Family actors shows that it wants to honor what has already been done, and more importantly, honor the actors who paved the way first.

Furthermore, Lloyd's Wednesday casting is great because he is an amazing actor. Though his role as Uncle Fester is particularly relevant when it comes to Wednesday, he has had a multitude of other incredible roles throughout his career, including Doc Brown in Back to the Future. His other major projects include One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, and Clue. Overall, Lloyd's Addams Family connection is exciting, but there's no doubt his performance will also be show-stopping, making Wednesday season 2 even better than its predecessor.

Who Could Christopher Lloyd Be Playing In Wednesday Season 2?

Lloyd will not be playing Uncle Fester

Although Christopher Lloyd previously played Uncle Fester, it is highly unlikely that he will reprise the role in Wednesday season 2. The role of Uncle Fester is currently held by Fred Armisen. Therefore, Lloyd will likely take on a different character. Since Wednesday was returning home at the end of Wednesday season 1, perhaps Lloyd will take on a different Addams Family member. On the other hand, he could play an entirely new role as a character at Nevermore Academy. The plot of Wednesday season 2 is a mystery, so it is hard to say what roles must be filled.

In the end, Christopher Lloyd will bring a spark of nostalgia and excitement to Wednesday season 2. His past Addams Family ties make him the perfect guest star, and his casting hints at an exciting future for Wednesday and its casting. Hopefully, whatever role he takes up, Christopher Lloyd can make the same impression that Christina Ricci did during season 1. Perhaps, audiences will have another Addams Family villain on their hands.