When will the third season of "Wednesday" be released: release date and news

Netflix has released the first official footage of the third season of "Wednesday," a gothic teen series starring Jenna Ortega. The heroine is depicted against the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower: the production went beyond Ireland and moved to Paris for a few days. All the details are in the Izvestia article.

The first frame of the third season of the series "Wednesday"

Netflix posted a promotional photo on social media: Wednesday is standing at the Eiffel Tower next to a motorcycle, holding a piece of paper in his hands and without changing his trademark impenetrable expression. On a motorcycle is a Brush (Thing) performed by Victor Dorobancu, the animated hand of the Addams family. The caption under the picture: "From Paris, with dread" — "From Paris — with horror".

Wednesday is wearing a black raincoat, the image retains the character's characteristic aesthetic, but with a noticeable stylistic shift.

Filming in Paris: details

On—site filming in the French capital started on April 18 and ended on April 20. The group spent about three days in Paris locations. The scenes were shot on the banks of the Seine; Jenna Ortega, director Tim Burton and Fred Armisen were seen on the set.

The main filming of the third season takes place in Ireland, so the Paris location is logistically convenient — adjacent to the main set. The plot motivation of the heroine's appearance in France has not been officially disclosed, but fans are building versions related to the finale of the second season.

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Where the story is heading: the plot after the second season

The second season concluded with Wednesday and Brush jumping into Uncle Fester's motorcycle sidecar and going in search of their friend and roommate Enid (Emma Myers), a werewolf who got stuck in wolf form and escaped into the wild. The plot of the third season is likely to continue this line: Netflix has not yet revealed the exact details.

The Parisian shot suggests that the search for Enid—or other circumstances —will take Wednesday to Europe. The official synopsis of the third season still describes the heroine at the familiar Nevermore Academy in Jericho, Vermont.

New actors

Production of the third season started at the end of February 2026 in Ireland. The new cast includes Chris Sarandon ("Dog Day," "The Princess Bride"), Noah Taylor ("Peaky Blinders," "Game of Thrones"), Oscar Morgan ("Knight of the Seven Kingdoms"), Kennedy Moyer and Winona Ryder ("Stranger Things," "Beetlejuice").

In early April, Lena Headley ("Game of Thrones"), Andrew McCarthy ("The Breakfast Club") and James Lance ("Ted Lasso") joined the project as guest stars. Eva Green, who will play the role of Ophelia, the sister of Morticia Addams, was previously announced.

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The history of "Wednesday"

"Wednesday" debuted on Netflix in November 2022 and immediately rewrote the history of streaming television. The first season became the most watched English-language series in the history of the platform. In 91 days, he scored 1.718 billion viewing hours — 252.1 million views.

The second season was released in August 2025 in two parts and gained a total of 625.9 million hours of viewing. Following the results of the 91-day window, the second season secured the fourth place among the most watched English-language Netflix series in history.

Release date and production status

The third season of "Wednesday" is expected on Netflix no earlier than 2027. Production started at the end of February 2026 in Ireland, where the main decorations of the Nevermore Academy are located. About a year and a half will pass between the release of the second season — in August–September 2025 — and the expected premiere of the third. For comparison, the pause between the first and second seasons was almost three years, which did not prevent the second season from collecting 625.9 million hours of viewing and confirming the status of one of the main hits of the platform.

On March 24, Medialogia presented on its website a Russian series rating consisting of the 100 most popular projects of the past year. The South Korean thriller "The Squid Game" took the first place with 42,861 points, the second place was taken by the American science fiction series "Stranger Things" (26,572 points), and the third place was taken by the Russian detective "Sled" (20,361 points).