Wednesday season 2 sets spending record, will be "worth the long wait"

The first season of Wednesday became a pop cultural phenomenon, breathing life back into the corpse of the dead (and happy) Addams Family franchise while making a big star out of Jenna Ortega, who plays the title character Wednesday Addams. Part CW teen drama, part ooky-spooky Tim Burton project and part Netflix super-hit, Wednesday is coming back for a second season, although it's taking a long time. The first season came out in 2022 and we likely won't see the second until 2025.

Emma Myers, who plays Wednesday's chipper roommate Enid Sinclair at Nevermore Academy, tried to reassure fans while speaking with Digital Spy. "[P]eople have high expectations...And honestly this season is gonna live up to it."

"I can't really say anything, otherwise, I will be buried somewhere," she joked. "I really enjoyed the scripts this season. I think there's a lot of fun things to look forward to, so yeah, I think it will be worth the long wait."

Why is Wednesday season 2 taking so long to make?

I'm sure the second season of Wednesday will be a hit whenever it comes out, but asking fans to wait three years between new seasons of TV is a big request. Wednesday, like other shows, was set back a bit last year by the actors and writers strikes. It also moved its base of production from Romania in season 1 to County Wicklow, Ireland in season 2, all of which takes a toll.

And once production on season 2 started, apparently there were "logistical challenges," according to The Independent. We don't know exactly what they are, but we do know that Wednesday season 2 has set a record for the most money spent making a TV show in Ireland's history.

Officials have marked the occasion. Prime Minister Taoiseach Simon Harris visited the set where he met with director Tim Burton as well as creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. “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," the Prime Minister said.

So they're selling this as a record worth celebrating, but I have to ask: what about Wednesday necessitates spending this much? It's a good-looking show, but they're not mounting huge battle scenes or anything like House of the Dragon or The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Whatever those "logistical challenges" were, they must have been a doozy. Hopefully the final product makes it all worth it.

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