A lead star from Netflix hit Wednesday has been dropped from the show as filming for series two begins.
The cast list was announced on Tuesday, with Jenna Ortega, 21, set to return in the title role after her shock departure from another Netflix project.
However, fans will notice that Percy Hynes White, who played psychic student Xavier Thorpe in season one, is absent from the list, following allegations of sexual misconduct the actor faced, and denied, last year.
White’s exit comes after he faced sexual assault allegations last year after starring in the first season of the Addams Family spinoff series on Netflix and DailyMail.com exclusively reported that he was written out of the show.
‘I had so much fun working on this show,’ he penned alongside the snap originally posted by Wednesday co-creator Alfred Gough. ‘I can’t wait to watch season 2 🙂 Much love.’
A lead star from Netflix hit Wednesday has been dropped from the show as filming for series two begins
In the first season, White played Xavier Thorpe, and it is currently unknown how his character’s storyline will play out in the upcoming season
In the first season, White played Xavier Thorpe, and it is currently unknown how his character’s storyline will play out in the upcoming season.
He played a psychic Nevermore student, who was one of the two main male leads and a romantic interest for Wednesday (Ortega).
That following September, DailyMail.com exclusively reported that he was written out of the show after he was accused of purposefully getting women drunk at a Toronto party he hosted so he could have sex with them.
In early 2023, White faced a series of sexual assault allegations — which he adamantly denied as a ‘campaign of misinformation.’
In June last year, he issued a statement regarding the since-deleted anonymous social media posts from that past January.
In his impassioned post, he wrote: ‘Earlier this year, somebody I’ve never met started a campaign of misinformation about me online. Because of this, my family has been doxxed, and my friends have received death threats. Underage photos of me were used, and examples of me acting in character were presented as hateful.’
He then went on about how one of his friends was ‘falsely portrayed as a victim’ and condemned the ‘baseless, harmful claims.’
Netflix has announced that season 2 of Wednesday has begun production with a slew of British stars being added to the cast
Stars such as Jenna and Christina Ricci were seen reuniting in sweet behind-the-scene snaps
It was announced that Wednesday had been renewed for a second season back in January 2023 after achieving incredible global success
Even though he would not be returning to Wednesday, he does have other projects in the pipeline, including Winter Spring Summer or Fall — a romantic comedy he filed with Ortega in Utah earlier last year and is set for release in June 2024.
Netflix has announced that season 2 of Wednesday has begun production with a slew of British stars being added to the cast.
Stars such as Jenna and Christina Ricci were seen reuniting in sweet behind-the-scene snaps.Â
The streamer also took to social media to share a video featuring Thing running through a corridor pulling a wagon full of scripts.
The disembodied hand passes doors with the names of the stars of the show, passing out scripts, before arriving at Jenna Ortega ‘s door and doing the classic finger snaps.
Playing Wednesday Addams, Jenna opens the door and picks up the script as she says: ‘Hello Thing. More torture awaits’.
The front page of the script reveals the season two premiere will be called ‘Here We Woe Again’, written by the show creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar and directed by Tim Burton once again.
The clip ends with a list of the cast for series two, with Jenna, Emma Myers, Catherine Zeta-Jones , Luis Guzmán, Hunter Doohan and Joy Sunday all returning.
The spin-off about the Addams Family focuses on the gothic teenager Wednesday as she moves into boarding school Nevermore Academy
Netflix has announced that season 2 of Wednesday has begun production with a slew of British stars being added to the cast (pictured)
While several new stars are joining the show, including British legends, Thandiwe Newton, Joanna Lumley and Billie Piper.
Fresh off her huge success playing Sam McAlister in Netflix hit Scoop, Billie will be taking on the recurring role of Capri.
While BAFTA winner and Golden Globe nominee Thandiwe will be guest starring as Dr. Fairburn.
British icon Joanna will be taking on the famous role of Grandmama, Wednesday and Pugsley’s grandmother.
Other big names joining the show are Haley Joel Osment, Heather Matarazzo and Frances O’Connor in undisclosed roles.
While Back To The Future’s Christopher Lloyd is also starring, having previously played Uncle Fester in The Addams Family and Addams Family Values.
Jenna took to her own Instagram to share the news, posting a selfie from the set in her full Wednesday costume, sitting in a director’s chair labelled: ‘Wednesday season 2’.
The announcement comes just weeks after the show cast Steve Buscemi in the second series.
The accomplished actor, 66, will be playing Barry Dort, the new principal of Nevermore Academy.
Steve is an accomplished actor of both the big and small screen as he was the lead in critically-acclaimed HBO series Boardwalk Empire from 2010 to 2014.
He has also starred in major films including 1992’s Reservoir Dogs, 1996’s Fargo, 1997’s Con Air, 1998’s The Big Lebowski, and 2010’s Grown Ups.
Playing Wednesday Addams, Jenna opens the door and picks up the script as she says: ‘Hello Thing. More torture awaits’
Jenna took to her own Instagram to share the news, posting a selfie from the set in her full Wednesday costume, sitting in a director’s chair labelled: ‘Wednesday season 2’
It was announced that Wednesday had been renewed for a second season back in January 2023 after achieving incredible global success.
The spin-off about the Addams Family focuses on the gothic teenager Wednesday as she moves into boarding school Nevermore Academy.
Upon its debut week streaming in November 2022, the show racked up a record-making 341.2million viewing hours, beating Stranger Things , according to Netflix.
On December 13, 2022 the Tim Burton-helmed show crossed the 1B hours viewed mark.
In an interview with Tudum.com at the time, Alfred Gough and Miles Millar said: ‘It’s been incredible to create a show that has connected with people across the world.
‘Thrilled to continue Wednesday’s tortuous journey into season two. We can’t wait to dive head first into another season and explore the kooky spooky world of Nevermore. Just need to make sure Wednesday hasn’t emptied the pool first.’