Wednesday is the latest Netflix original series to become a huge hit. In fact, the debut week of the horror comedy, starring Jenna Ortega in the title role, has become the most-watched English-language show in Netflix history, surpassing the fourth season of Stranger Things, which also premiered. premiered this year. Many fans of the series may be wondering what shows like Wednesday they could watch next. Luckily, we’ve picked out a few shows like Wednesday, along with a couple of movies, that you can watch and enjoy before the second season of the series hopefully premieres. You can subscribe to Netflix to watch Wednesday at the following link:

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Shows and movies like Wednesday

The Addams Family (TV series)

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If you want to list shows like Wednesday to watch, this is a must. Based on the macabre New Yorker magazine illustrations of Charles Addams, this sitcom was truly unlike anything on television at the time of its 1964 debut. The black-and-white Addams Family may have had a few quirks, for to say the least, but they loved each other, and while the family members were “creepy and wacky”, they harbored no grudges towards anyone. Lisa Loring was the first actress to play Wednesday Addams, and she was portrayed as a sweet girl who loved her spiders and her headless doll. She wasn’t the embodiment of dark humor that we would see in later iterations of this franchise, but her performance still worked. You can watch both seasons of this sadly short-lived sitcom on Amazon Freevee for free.

The Addams Family/Addams Family Values ​​(film series)

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There have been a ton of different adaptations of The Addams Family over the decades, ranging from a children’s animated series to a Broadway musical and, most recently, two CGI-animated movies (The Addams Family and The Addams Family 2, which are currently available to stream on Amazon Prime Video). The best adaptations of the franchise, however, are the two live-action movies, both directed by Barry Sonnenfeld.

The first film, released in 1991, did not have the best plot (the family lawyer was trying to steal their hidden money). However, it had plenty of great performances from the likes of the late Raul Julia as Gomez Addams, Angelica Huston as Morticia, and Christopher Lloyd as Uncle Fester. It also introduced us to Christina Ricci as Wednesday Addams, who many film critics at the time said she was born to play the role. Ricci turned Wednesday into a darker but fun character as she sarcastically criticized the normal humans she had to deal with. You can now watch the movie on Netflix.

The second movie, Addams Family Values, was released in 1993 and was actually darker and funnier than the original. Ricci, who would later appear in the first season of Wednesday in a small but important role, returns as Wednesday, as she and her brother Pugsley are sent off to summer camp. Once again, her dark and sarcastic humor would be used to great effect here. Even better, the main story, about a woman who marries Fester just so she can kill him and claim his inheritance money, is much better than the original, thanks to a great performance from Joan Cusack as the serial killer bride. . You can also watch this sequel on Netflix.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)

Willow and Buffy in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

If they ever met, Wednesday Addams might think that Buffy Summers was a normal teenager, obsessed with her clothes, her hair, and children. However, that could change if Wednesday saw what Buffy was really like: a chosen slayer of vampires and evil supernatural monsters. Both Wednesday and Buffy have to deal with supernatural threats in her series, but Buffy tries to adjust to normal life and hide her slayer abilities from most people, while Wednesday does her best to be really her. same. Buffy The Vampire Slayer remains one of the best TV shows ever made, and a worthy addition to our list of shows as Wednesday. You can watch it now for free on The Roku Channel.

Edward Scissorhands (Movie)

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The first four episodes of Wednesday were directed by Tim Burton, in his first directing effort for a television series. Burton started out as an animator before becoming a live-action director known for his dark style in movies like Beetlejuice, Batman and Batman Returns. However, he really began to embrace his most original and unique style with this. Johnny Depp plays the main character, a mechanical man with scissors for fingers, because his creator died before he could give her real hands. Like Wednesday, Edward is an outcast, but tries his best to fit in with his scissor-fingered abilities. This movie is ultimately a dark love story, with great performances from Depp, Winona Ryder, and others. You can watch it now on Disney Plus, which also has other Burton movies, including The Nightmare Before Christmas, Alice in Wonderland, and more.

Smallville (TV series)

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The Wednesday series was co-developed by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. The two men also co-developed another television series more than 20 years ago about a teenage outcast that is based on another popular franchise. Smallville gives us a new look at a young Clark Kent, who is still figuring out who he really is after his adoptive parents found him as a baby in a wrecked alien spaceship. The ten seasons of the show allow us to see how Clark grew up, learned more about his powers, and ultimately became the person most people know as Superman. You can stream all ten seasons now on Hulu.

Dark Matter (TV series)

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On our list of shows like Wednesday, this might be the darkest and most serious. Based on the Philip Pullman novels, this series is set on an alternate Earth, where people are born with souls that appear outside of their bodies in the form of intelligent animals. The series centers on orphaned teenager Lyra (Dafne Keen) who is a ward of a university in this world’s version of England. This series slowly reveals that not everything is as it seems at first. Lyra discovers that there is a multiverse of Earths to explore, but the ruling members of this Earth want to keep the existence of these Earths from the public. You can watch the first two seasons now on HBO Max, and a third season is slated for December 2022.

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (TV series)

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Our final series on our list of shows as Wednesday is perhaps the closest to the new show in terms of its concept. Based on the Archie Comics character, Sabrina is a half-witch and half-human who, on her 16th birthday, is forced to fully assume the witch side of herself. We’d like to think that Sabrina and Wednesday would become fast friends as both characters are asked by outside forces to become someone else. Plus, of course, all the supernatural stuff these two teenagers have to handle. You can watch both seasons of this show on Netflix.


That’s our list of Wednesday-like shows and movies to watch after you finish watching the series.

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