Tim Burton returns to his first love. Director of beetle juice and D’Edward Scissorhandsknown for his slapstick and macabre humor, he directed his first series for Netflix, inspired by the addams family.
With wednesday addams, Tim Burton follows Wednesday Addams through college as he tries to harness his psychic powers and solve a series of murders that terrorize his town. The series will mix polar and fantastic tales, following the model of sabrina.
While waiting for the launch, scheduled for this fall, Tim Burton has presented a first image of the Addams family. Wednesday is played by Jenna Ortega (You) while Catherine Zeta-Jones is Morticia and Luis Guzmán Gómez.
Christina Ricci in a secret role
It is not yet known who will play Fetid Addams. The identity of her interpreter is kept secret, specifies the hollywood reporter. Christina Ricci, who played Wednesday in the 1990s movies, joined the cast. Her role has not been revealed.
Tim Burton collaborates on this series with screenwriters Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, already at the helm of Smallvillea Superman series that aired in the 2000s. Burton directed all eight episodes of wednesday addams.
Frequently adapted for film and television, in live action and animation, the addams family It is a creation of the American cartoonist Charles Addams.
Source: BFM TV
