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The show Wednesday starts with

Wednesday Addams,

Wednesday Addams

this socially awkward girl

getting expelled.

getting expelled

Attempted murder,

Attempted murder

how would that have looked on your record?

how would that have looked on your record

Terrible.

Terrible

Everyone would know

I failed to get the job done.

I failed to get the job done

And she goes to Nevermore,

And she goes to Nevermore

which is a school for all outcasts.

which is a school for all outcasts

We kind of follow Wednesday

as she navigates her way through this

new school, new relationships.

new school new relationships

But then also, she's dealing with

But then also she's dealing with

this serious investigation

involving serial killers

and murders and monsters.

and murders and monsters

I've always hated the expression,

I've always hated the expression

write what you know.

write what you know

But when your life becomes

a twisted mystery

maybe it's time to lean into it.

maybe it's time to lean into it

It's very important to us

that it wasn't a remake

or a reboot, that this is a

or a reboot that this is a

new chapter in Wednesday Addams' life.

new chapter in Wednesday Addams' life

This is really a show about

exploring her journey

into adulthood.

into adulthood

Wednesday is like the classic

outsider, obviously.

outsider obviously

You know, she sees things

You know she sees things

very black and white,

very black and white

mainly black.

mainly black

But in the past, incarnations

But in the past incarnations

it's been very cartoony.

it's been very cartoony

So in this longer form,

So in this longer form

we just tried to give it a reality

which I loved.

which I loved

When I look at you,

When I look at you

the following emojis come to mind.

the following emojis come to mind

Rope. Shovel. Hole.

Rope Shovel Hole

It was really important to me

that I did something different, even though

that I did something different even though

she's been done so flawlessly in the past.

she's been done so flawlessly in the past

She's a bit more socially awkward.

She's a bit more socially awkward

There's a confidence there

but it's more concealed.

but it's more concealed

I know I'm stubborn,

I know I'm stubborn

single minded, and obsessive,

single minded and obsessive

but those are all traits of great writers

and serial killers.

and serial killers

Wednesday is so iconic

because she's an example

of a girl who says like,

of a girl who says like

I don't have to smile for you.

I don't have to smile for you

I don't have to

be happy for you.

be happy for you

She says the things that the rest of us

wish we could say.

wish we could say

Wednesday is technically a Latina character

and that's never been represented.

and that's never been represented

So for me,

So for me

any time that I have an opportunity

to represent my community

I want that to be seen.

I want that to be seen

Who doesn't have a spooky

built-in altar in their family library?

built-in altar in their family library

Ours is in the living room.

Ours is in the living room

More seating for a year long Día de los Muertos.

More seating for a year long Día de los Muertos

The key ingredient

to this show was finding Wednesday.

to this show was finding Wednesday

And when we found Jenna, it was just like

And when we found Jenna it was just like

she was the one.

she was the one

I haven't always been against birthdays.

I haven't always been against birthdays

Each one reminds me I'm a year

closer to death's cold embrace.

closer to death's cold embrace

I watched the movies when I was younger

and Wednesday's somebody that I always

was compared to my entire life.

was compared to my entire life

She inherently has a dry sense of humor

as Jenna, and so she's incorporated

as Jenna and so she's incorporated

that into Wednesday.

that into Wednesday

You must be the self-appointed queen bee.

You must be the self-appointed queen bee

Interesting thing about bees,

Interesting thing about bees

pull out their stingers

and they drop dead.

and they drop dead

I honestly was so nervous

to do this part because I just want

to do her justice.

to do her justice

So I went to fencing lessons twice a week.

So I went to fencing lessons twice a week

Slow...great! Good.

Slowgreat Good

I went to cello lessons twice a week.

I went to cello lessons twice a week

Yeah, that's it! You got it.

Yeah that's it You got it

A big part of it, too, was just physicality.

A big part of it too was just physicality

I would walk like Wednesday

and I think that people thought

I might have been kind of crazy

because I wanted her to be specific

and certain and assertive.

and certain and assertive

She's like a silent movie actress in the sense

where she's able to convey things

without words

and to see the inner life and the

subtleties was very exciting.

subtleties was very exciting

And that's why we're

very lucky to have Jenna

because I can't imagine any other Wednesday.

because I can't imagine any other Wednesday

OMG, you look purr-fect!

OMG you look purr-fect

Only thing, where are your whiskers?

Only thing where are your whiskers

Ask again, and you'll be down to eight lives.

Ask again and you'll be down to eight lives

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