Why Wednesday is what made Tim Burton finally do an Addams Family project

In an interview with Empire, Burton mentioned how it was Alfred Gough and Miles Millar's scripts that convinced him to join the show. The dark angst of a teenager Wednesday Addams reminded him of how much of an outsider he felt when he was in school. "It gave the Addams Family a different kind of reality," Burton said.

Filmmaker "Sweeney Todd" also reminisces about a classic 70s horror movie that made him feel like an outcast when he was around Wednesday's age:

"In 1976 I went to a high school prom [...] That was the year 'Carrie' came out. I felt like a male 'Carrie' at that ball. I felt that feeling of having to be there but not being part of it. They don't leave you, those feelings, even if you want them to go [...] You know, Wednesday and I have the same vision of the world."

Since Burton is known to dive into his weird imagination, it must have been cathartic to experience his childhood from Addams' perspective. His childhood wasn't exactly great, as most people ostracized him for being too weird. It looks like Burton took his admiration for Brian De Palma's "Carrie" to the show, seeing how in the trailer it looks like someone is getting blood sprayed at the school dance.

In addition to serving as an executive producer, Burton will direct four of the eight episodes ordered for Season 1 himself. "Wednesday" also stars Gwendoline Christie, Luis Guzmán, Emma Myers, Christina Ricci, Jamie McShane, Joy Sunday and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Every episode of "Wednesday" will be available to stream on Netflix on November 23, 2022.