Catherine Zeta-Jones oozes glamour in first look of Netflix's Wednesday Addams

Netflix treated fans to a first look at Netflix’s upcoming Addams Family spin-off titled Wednesday.

The coming-of-age comedy charts Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy, where she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorised the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.

Scream Queen star Jenny Ortega, 19, stars as the titular lead while Hollywood royalty Catherine Zeta-Jones plays the protective and poised Morticia.

The streaming service shared a black and white shot of Jenny and Catherine in character along with Luis Guzmán as Gomez, and Isaac Ordonez as Pugsly.

And naturally, fans couldn’t cope with the character transformation.

‘Wednesday: Finally the big dream of seeing Tim Burton directing a project linked to the Addams Family comes to life!

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Although she won’t be playing her original character, or even Morticia, Christina will be returning to the Addams Family universe in a brand new role, which we can’t wait to find out more about.

Netflix confirmed the news on Twitter earlier this year, writing: ‘Yes, it’s true — the magnificent Christina Ricci is joining the cast of the new Wednesday Addams series as an exciting new character *snap snap*.’

Netflix’s Teddy Biaselli, director of original series at Netflix, described Wednesday Addams as the ‘ultimate lone wolf’, and explained why the streamer jumped at the chance to host the show, written by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar.

He said: ‘When we first heard Al Gough and Miles Millar’s pitch for Wednesday we were struck, like an arrow from a crossbow, right in our hearts. They nailed the tone, the spirit and the characters, but gave us a fresh way into this story.

Wednesday is set to launch on Netflix.

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