Longtime actor Steve Buscemi debuted his new Netflix character in the first trailer for Wednesday Season 2.
After nearly three years of waiting, fans finally get the follow-up to Tim Burton's beloved take on the Addams Family lore.
Wednesday Season 2 is set to arrive on Netflix this summer. It focuses yet again on Jenna Ortega's mortally morbid teenage, Wednesday Addams, as she navigates the hilarious ups and downs of being a teenager.
Who Is Steve Buscemi Playing in Wednesday Season 2?
The first trailer for Wednesday Season 2 included a sneak peek at Steve Buscemi's new mystery character.
Bucsemi can be seen about the 1:30 mark of the two-minute teaser, holding a microphone and winking at the camera in a sly fashion typical of the actor's zanier characters.
The former Boardwalk Empire star will take on the role of the yet-to-be-named new principal at Nevermore Academy (the central school that Jenna Ortega attends in the series).
He takes over for Gwendoline Christie, who previously played the shape-shifting head school administrator, Larissa Weems, in Season 1. However, Christie will not be back for the show's second effort, leaving the door open for Buscemi's series newcomer to fill her place.
Buscemi is just one of several new additions to the series for Season 2, including Oscar-winner Lady Gaga (read more about the new actors in Wednesday Season 2 here).
Watch the full Wednesday Season 2 trailer below:
What To Expect in Wednesday Season 2
Steve Buscemi's arrival in Wednesday Season 2 will almost surely be an exciting prospect for fans.
Since Season 1 ended in 2022, audiences have been itching to know where the modern take on the Addams Family would go next, and Buscemi's character will be a big part of that.
As indicated by the trailer, Season 2 will center on Jenna Ortega's Wednesday as she returns to Nevermore Academy. This marks the first time the macabre teen has ever wanted to return to the same school for a second year in a row.
However, her return to Nevermore will not come without its problems. The next batch of episodes will likely pick up where the last left off. Wednesday still has a dangerous stalker on her tail, the rest of the student body does not understand the young girl's sullen ways, and there is a new principal at Evermore (aka Steve Buscemi's character).
Beyond that, plot details for Season 2 are scarce. Showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar teased in a conversation with Netflix's Tudum blog that Season 2 will "be delightfully dark, kooky, and mysterious," but if they explained any further, "Wednesday would kill us:"
"Season 2 will be delightfully dark, kooky, and mysterious. If we told you why, Wednesday would kill us. So our lips are sealed."
With Buscemi's new Nevermore principal coming onto the scene, it will be fascinating to see how he fits into the overall story of the Addams Family.
Gwendoline Christie's Season 1 Principal, Larissa Weems, was notably directly connected to Wednesday and her family, having been Morticia's roommate when they were school-age.
Perhaps Buscemi's character will be associated with the other half of the Addams family tree, being connected in some way to her father, Gomez.
Thankfully, whatever happens in Season 2 will not be the end of the Wednesday saga, as there have already been whispers of more from the series down the pipeline.
