Jenna Ortega spilled on the second season of “Wednesday” and how it will “lean more into the horror” than the record breaking first season of the series.
Ortega– in a Variety interview with fellow actor Elle Fanning – opened up about becoming a producer on the Netflix series, a move she says was a “natural progression” for her.
“With a character like Wednesday, who is so beloved, I didn’t want to misunderstand her. So I tried to have as many conversations with the writers as possible. We would decide what works and what doesn’t,” Ortega said.
“In preparation for a second season, we wanted to make sure we could start talks earlier. I’m just so curious: I want to see the outfits, new characters, scripts.
The “Wednesday” star further noted that the second season is still coming together and she wants the show to “lean more into the horror.”
“We leave out any romantic love interest, which is really great. We’re getting bolder, darker. I have never had to make a serious period piece.”
Ortega shared similar wishes for the series’ second season when she spoke with “The Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon back in March.
“I think we want to ramp up the horror aspect a little bit and then take Wednesday out of the romantic situation, let her be her own individual and fight her own crime,” Ortega said.
Ortega, in a roundtable for The Hollywood Reportersaid she’s lucky to have her new role on the show, adding that she feels like people in the TV world haven’t heard her voice.
“I’ve had experiences on TV where I felt my voice wasn’t being heard, that I was meant to be a puppet. I’ve been told on sets, “You wouldn’t know because you’re not a writer,” or, “Shut up and do your job.” I’ve heard things like that since I was 12,” she said.
“So I went into Wednesday with hesitation. But I was lucky enough to work with someone like Tim Burton, who pulled me into his trailer one day and said he wanted to be a sounding board for my voice.”
