Netflix has a new mega-hit series with a stellar cast. Wednesday, executive produced by Tim Burton and based on the Addams Family, beat out the final season of Stranger Things to become the most-watched English-language series debut on streaming Netflix's series about a Wednesday who becomes a teenager. Adams (Wednesday Addams) as he enters Nevermore Academy for fangs, fur, scales, stoners, psychics, and other extreme outcasts in need of an education. Upon entering, the pigtailed heroine lands at the center of a mystery surrounding a serial killer monster and the small town's colonial past.

The cast of "Wednesday" is led by Jenna Ortega, who plays the perfect Wednesday, and includes a stellar lineup of people from "Game of Thrones" and the actress who made the character a pop culture icon in the 1990s. Let us introduce you to some of the people behind the series.

Modeled after the eldest daughter of a classic cartoon family, now a teenager, Wendesday is dark, brooding, and loves all things psychologically disturbing. She is a rebellious teenager, defending those she never admits to loving. In fact, after exacting revenge for her brother, she enrolls in Nevermore Academy, where she becomes entangled in the mysteries of her past.

Ortega, 20, began her career as a child actor and had a recurring role as Young Jane on The CW's Jane the Virgin. She starred in the Disney Channel series "Stuck in the Middle" and voiced Princess Elena in the animated series "Elena of Avalor". More recently, she played Ellie in Season 2 of You, starred in the drama film The Fallout, and has appeared in a string of horror films, including Scream, X, and American Carnage.

The gorgeous Morticia Adams is the matriarch of the Adams family and former queen bee of Nevermore Academy, where she met her husband Gomez. She is a rebellious Wednesday mother, but she has a secret. [She has appeared in television and film, including "Mask of Zorro" in 1998, "High Fidelity" in 2000, and "Traffic. She is best known for her role as Velma Kelly in the musical "Chicago" and has recently appeared in the Ryan Murphy miniseries "Feud" and the FOX series "Prodigal Son."

Gomez is Morticia's loving husband and caring father on Wednesdays. He still loves his wife as passionately as he did as a teenager.

Guzman's prolific career began in the 80s, and the Puerto Rican-born actor has appeared on the HBO series Oz, How to Make It in America, the 2004 film adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events, the Netflix He is best known for his appearances in the series "Narcos". He also co-starred with his wife Jones in the TV drama Traffic.

Wensday's cute little brother Pugsley is Ordonez's biggest role to date, having previously appeared in the 2018 Disney film A Wrinkle in Time, several short films, and the indie film 7th and Union.

Another classic Addams Family character, Thing is Wednesday's literal right-hand man, helping her with her investigations and serving as a sounding board. He and Wednesday share some sweet scenes, so much so that Burton insisted on hiring actors on the set rather than hand-crafting them with CGI (opens in new tab).

Dorobantu, 25, is a Romanian magician, illusionist, and event entertainer. Wednesday is his first credited role, and he keeps up-to-date on his work (including cooking snaps and dog photos) on his Instagram (opens in new tab).

Wednesday's favorite Uncle Fester is mentioned several times before his appearance in the series as the adult she most respects and trusts. He is a master of the dark arts and a thief, and among his talents is the ability to generate electricity. He is often alone unless he needs a place to hide.

Armisen is a longtime actor and comedian who joined "Saturday Night Live" in 2002 and became a regular performer in 2004. He has guest starred on nearly every TV comedy of the past two decades, including "Broad City," "New Girl," "30 Rock," "Bob's Burgers," and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," as well as creating and starring in several shows.

Principal Weems runs Nevermore with a benevolent iron fist, keeping the peace in her exiled school and in the normal town of Jericho. She is also a former student who always played second fiddle to her roommate, Morticia Adams. Now she has to deal with Wednesday, but she will do anything to keep her position.

After graduating from the London Drama School, Christie rose to fame as Brienne of Tarth, an aspiring knight in "Game of Thrones." She then appeared as Commander Lin in the final Hunger Games film, as Captain Phasma in the recent Star Wars trilogy, and as Lucifer Morningstar in the recent Netflix hit The Sandman. She will next be seen in the second season of the Apple TV+ drama Severance.

Wednesday's new roommate, Enid, is her polar opposite: bubbly, colorful, and a warm ray of sunshine. She is also an outcast among outcasts, a late bloomer but a werewolf with wicked claws. Her efforts to find Wednesday's school spirit don't always work, but the two become fast friends.

Myers, 20, grew up as a community theater kid in Orlando, Florida, where she got steady commercial and voice-over work as a child actor. She then moved to Atlanta, where she appeared in several shows and films, including ABC's The Baker and The Beauty and Lifetime's Girl in the Basement. (She is also an enthusiastic fangirl, from "Lord of the Rings" to "The Progressive Giant" to K-Pop.)

She has also been a member of the "The Baker and The Beauty" series on ABC and "Lifetime's Girl in the Basement" on Lifetime.

When Wednesday arrives in Nevermore, she meets Xavier, a popular and mysterious boy she has known since childhood. They take an interest in each other, but Wednesday does not know his true purpose. As for his powers, he is a gifted psychic painter.

White is a Canadian actor who has appeared in films and programs such as NBC's Saving Hope, Hulu's 11.22.63, FOX's The Gifted, and Freevee's Pretty Hard Cases.

Siren Bianca is Nevermore's queen bee, an alpha who quickly clashes with Wednesday (although it doesn't help that she is also Xavier's ex-girlfriend). She also has some fascinating issues of her own, including struggling with her Siren powers and some family secrets.

A native New Yorker, Sunday grew up on Staten Island, graduated from the famed LaGuardia High School, and went to film school at USC, making her television debut in an episode of CBS' "MacGyver," and has appeared in the Netflix series "Dear White People," Hulu's "Good Trouble" and also appeared in the films "Bad Hair" and "Dog." She has also narrated audiobooks such as "Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda."

The matron of the Wednesday dormitory and the only normal member of the Nevermore staff, Ms. Thornhill is played by Rich, who became a 90s icon by playing that character in the films The Addams Family and Addams Family Values. A former child actor, she continued her prolific career as an adult, appearing in the films "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," "Sleepy Hollow," "Penelope," and "Matrix Resurrection." She also currently appears in the thrilling Showtime series "Yellowjackets."

Tyler, a barista, is one of the "Normans" of Jericho, a small town near Nevermore. Many of the town's children bully the outcasts at the boarding school, but Tyler quickly takes a liking to Wednesday. She is equally intrigued by the boy next door who has a troubled past.

Doohan has been acting for over a decade, and his major roles have included playing the son of a judge played by Bryan Cranston in Showtime's "Your Honor" and as a young Aaron Paul in the Apple TV+ anthology Truth Be Told He also played the young Aaron Paul in the Apple TV+ anthology Truth Be Told. Before appearing on "Wednesday," she was a big fan of "The Addams Family" in the 1990s (opens in new tab). She also married husband Fielder Jewett earlier this year (opens in new tab), and TV favorite Cranston officiated the ceremony (...) ...

Tyler's father, Jamie, is a small-town sheriff who harbors a general dislike for the Nevermore children and a particular dislike for Wednesday and her family. He is constantly working to protect Jericho from the mysterious monsters that roam the woods and to avoid his troubled relationship with Tyler.

McShane grew up in New Jersey and began his acting career in theater and soap operas in New York before moving to L.A. He has guest-starred in most of the well-known shows of the 00s and early 10s, as well as in the Marvel films "Thor" and He also appeared in "The Avengers. She has also appeared in the films "Argo" and "Gone Girl," FOX's "The Passage," CBS's "SEAL Team," and Netflix's "The Lincoln Lawyer."

Dr. Kimbot lives in Jericho and serves as a therapist for several Nevermore students as well as Tyler. Although he only attends court-ordered sessions on Wednesdays, Kimbotot occasionally breaks through the teenager's defenses.

Lindhome got his big break as a stage actor in the early 00s and has appeared in films such as Million Dollar Baby, Changeling, Last House on the Left, and Knives Out. On television, he starred in the Comedy Central sitcom "Another Period" and has appeared in series such as HBO's "Enlightened," "The Big Bang Theory," "The Neighborhood" and Netflix's "Grace and Frankie." She has made guest appearances on such series as.