Upon being asked if Wednesday is a feminist show in an interview with Gareth McLean for Radio Times magazine, Ortega agreed that it is.
“Yes, definitely. I think the whole show should be empowering to anybody, really, but I’m really proud of how strong our female characters are,” she explained.
She went on to note how the show’s portrayal of its female characters goes beyond just the Addams family members.
“Even outside the Addams family, in [Wednesday’s fellow high school students] Enid and Bianca, they’re very complex and layered people,” Ortega said. “And I think that there’s a woman for everyone.”
On working with her Wednesday co-stars Catherine Zeta-Jones (Morticia Addams) and Dame Joanna Lumley (Grandmama), Ortega heaped praise on the pair.
“Some of the most glamorous, generous people I’ve ever met and had the pleasure to work with,” she began, before adding: “Also talented. Unbelievably talented.
“I was so glad to have more scenes with Catherine this season. Yeah, obviously, Morticia is just such a delicious character, and Catherine has got the yummiest voice and persona, so it was really nice to be able to see her flesh that character out a bit more.”
Wednesday’s season 2 is currently set to be split in half, with the first half releasing on 6th August while the second half drops next month on 3rd September.
The show has proven to be one of Netflix’s most successful recent series, with season 1 snagging the title of the platform’s most-watched British-Language title of all time.
Unsurprisingly, that level of success means that before season 2 even hits our screens, the show has already been picked up for a third season, with co-creator and co-showrunner Alfred Gough explaining that they want to continue “expanding the world of Nevermore and Wednesday”.
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