WEDNESDAY [Netflix]

Director Tim Burton has wanted to do a movie or TV series of The Addams Family for 30 years. Finally, Netflix gave Burton the Green Light and Wednesday is the result.

“According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wednesday enjoyed the biggest ever opening week for an English language series in Netflix history, overtaking the previous record set by ratings behemoth Stranger Things. Wednesday racked up a staggering 341.2 million hours of viewing globally last week, beating the previous 335 million hours set by Stranger Things Season 4.” (Blackgate.com)

Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones), Wednesday (Jenna Ortega), Gomez (Luis Guzmán), and Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez.

My favorite character–other than Jenna Ortega–is Thing. Hard to believe the incredible range of emotion demonstrated by a disembodied hand, but kudos must be given to Victor Dorobantu, actor, magician, illusionist, and the body behind Thing. Astonishing performance!

I love Wednesday but I have to warn you that Tim Burton delivers a “sanitized” version of The Addams Family. There’s a lot of teenage angst at the school called Nevermore (where unusual students are welcome: vampires, werewolves, psychics, gorgons, etc.). There’s a series of murders in the woods and Wednesday decides to investigate. If you enjoy mysteries and some dark humor, you’ll like Wednesday. GRADE: B+

8 thoughts on “WEDNESDAY [Netflix]

  1. Beth Fedyn

    I love the Addams Family and saw the ill-fated play in Chicago before it headed to Broadway. Bebe Neuwirth was good – as always – but Nathan Lane was a no-show that night.
    Your reviews are forcing me to consider a streaming service.

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    1. george Post author

      Beth, if you can get a free introductory rate for a streaming service and binge whatever you’re interested in, that’s the best strategy. Otherwise, multiple streaming services just niche-and-dime you.

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  2. maggie mason

    I hadn’t heard of this, but its not enough to get me to restart netflix yet. I liked the Adams family with John Astin. as I recall, I liked the munsters better, though, probably due to Fred Gwynne

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