Fans of Netflix’s Wednesday will be greeted by a familiar face like you’ve never seen him before when they return to Nevermore Academy in Season 2.
The streaming service released a new video on Wednesday, which confirms an iconic actor has joined the cast for this new season.
He will be portraying the new principal of Nevermore Academy, Barry Dort, who takes over for previous principal Larissa Weems (Gwendoline Christie).
The video appears to be a recruitment video of sorts, with Barry trying to convince prospective students that he is turning the school around with him in charge.
They even launched a new website – NevermoreAcademy.com – where fans are invited to ‘apply’ for the fictional school showcased in the series, starring Jenna Ortega as the title character.
So who is playing this new principal trying to bring Nevermore Academy to new heights? It’s none other than Steve Buscemi!
Fans of Netflix ‘s Wednesday will be greeted by a familiar face like you’ve never seen him before when they return to Nevermore Academy in Season 2
So who is playing this new principal trying to bring Nevermore Academy to new heights? It’s none other than Steve Buscemi!
The 67-year-old actor is clad in a purple suit, explaining to viewers, ‘Last year, this school, this sanctuary, came under attack, thanks to my predecessor, Larissa Weems.’
They show Weems’ portrait being removed from the school, as Dort says, ‘Her repugnant devotion to all things normie was a disaster, but I relish every opportunity to right her wrongs,’ as they go past his own official portrait.
He also lays out his plan to restore the school to its former glory by ‘replenishing its ranks with a new batch of eager, young outcasts.’
Barry then joins Pugsley Addams (Isaac Ordonez), an incoming freshman at Nevermore, seen controlling lightning bolts with his hands, who Barry says is, ‘still learning to control his outcast ability.’
He adds that, ‘whatever kind of outcast you are, you’ll find a home at Nevermore, as she passes Bianca Barclay (Joy Sunday), who says, ‘Because here, we celebrate what makes us unique.’
Barry and Bianca both pass Jenna Ortega’s title character and her roommate Enid (Emma Myers), with Enid continuing, ‘And we can become our true selves,’ while a droll Wednesday adds, ‘Even if that true self resembles nails on a chalkboard.’
The video wraps up with Barry standing on a Nevermore statue above many of his students, adding, ‘So what are you waiting for? Seize your chance to join the new Nevermore, because Nevermore is never better!’
The teaser concludes by revealing that Part 1 of Wednesday Season 2 debuts on the streaming service August 6, with Part 2 following September 3.
Buscemi is seen at the Tribeca film festival in 2024
The 67-year-old actor is clad in a purple suit, explaining to viewers, ‘Last year, this school, this sanctuary, came under attack, thanks to my predecessor, Larissa Weems’
They show Weems’ portrait being removed from the school, as Dort says, ‘Her repugnant devotion to all things normie was a disaster, but I relish every opportunity to right her wrongs,’ as they go past his own official portrait.
Barry then joins Pugsley Addams (Isaac Ordonez), an incoming freshman at Nevermore, seen controlling lightning bolts with his hands, who Barry says is, ‘still learning to control his outcast ability.’
He adds that, ‘whatever kind of outcast you are, you’ll find a home at Nevermore, as she passes Bianca Barclay (Joy Sunday), who says, ‘Because here, we celebrate what makes us unique’
Barry and Bianca both pass Jenna Ortega’s title character and her roommate Enid (Emma Myers), with Enid continuing, ‘And we can become our true selves,’ while a droll Wednesday adds, ‘Even if that true self resembles nails on a chalkboard.’
The teaser concludes by revealing that Part 1 of Wednesday Season 2 debuts on the streaming service August 6, with Part 2 following September 3
Series star Jenna Ortega caused many fans to be angry with her after an interview with Harper’s Bazaar, where she revealed that she was ‘an unhappy person’ once she received all of the attention from Wednesday.
‘After the pressure, the attention – as somebody who’s quite introverted, that was so intense and so scary.’
And although Ortega is returning to the show for a second season, she opened up about how doing the show comes with cons – especially for the future of her career.
‘I’m doing a show I’m going to be doing for years where I play a schoolgirl, but I’m also a young woman,’ she added.
