Netflix Confirms Gaga’s Guest Role and Drops First Scene at Tudum Fan Event
Netflix is turning up the mystery and the star power in Wednesday season 2. At its Tudum fan event in Los Angeles, the streamer confirmed one of its biggest casting rumors — pop icon and Oscar-winner Lady Gaga will join the gothic halls of Nevermore Academy in an undisclosed guest role.
The news came with flair. Gaga made a dramatic entrance from a coffin emblazoned with “Here lies the monster queen,” performing “Zombieboy” from her new album Mayhem alongside Addams Family-inspired dancers. She later performed “Abracadabra” after a nod to the show’s viral legacy, dancing to the Cramps’ “Goo Goo Muck,” which soundtracked Wednesday’s iconic routine in season one.
Gaga Meets Goth in Netflix’s Hit Series
Lady Gaga’s casting continues her recent run of high-profile acting roles, including House of Gucci, Joker: Folie à Deux, and her award-nominated performance in A Star Is Born.
In Wednesday season 2, she joins a growing ensemble led by Jenna Ortega, who reprises her star-making role as Wednesday Addams.
The series, created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar and executive produced by Tim Burton, became Netflix’s most-viewed English-language series upon its 2022 debut, racking up 252 million views.
It spent 20 weeks in the global Top 10 and helped cement Ortega as a Gen Z icon, a reputation further fueled by her appearance in Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
Season 2 Drops in Two Parts — With a Killer Start
Netflix revealed that Wednesday season 2 will premiere in two parts. Part one will arrive August 6, with part two following on September 3. Alongside the Gaga announcement, Netflix also released the opening scene of the new season.
In the clip, Wednesday is held captive in a serial killer’s basement — the killer played by new cast member Haley Joel Osment.
Narrating how she ended up there, she ominously notes that her captor believes she is his next victim. It’s a chilling start that immediately sets the tone for a darker, deadlier season.
A Star-Studded Cast Joins the Madness
Gaga isn’t the only major addition. Wednesday season 2 introduces a host of new regulars and guest stars. Steve Buscemi, Billie Piper, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter, and Noah Taylor join as series regulars.
Guest roles include Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Lumley, Thandiwe Newton, Frances O’Connor, Heather Matarazzo, Joonas Suotamo, and Osment.
Returning cast members include Hunter Doohan, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Luis Guzmán, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Fred Armisen, Isaac Ordonez, and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo.
Ortega’s Wednesday is expected to take center stage once more, with an even more twisted journey awaiting her.
Viral Legacy and Pop Culture Crossovers
Lady Gaga’s involvement in Wednesday season 2 has roots in season one’s viral success. After Ortega’s dance scene — inspired by Siouxsie Sioux and Bob Fosse — went viral, fans began syncing it with Gaga’s “Bloody Mary.” The remix became a TikTok phenomenon, and Gaga herself eventually joined in, posting a video of her own dance titled “Bloody Wednesday.”
It was a cultural moment that bridged goth and pop, old-school horror and internet virality. Season two is set to build on that legacy, blending horror, mystery, and music in a way only Wednesday can.
The Mystery Deepens at Nevermore
While plot details remain mostly under wraps, the tone of Wednesday season 2 appears to be more intense, with higher emotional and physical stakes. The writers have promised more layered mysteries, darker secrets, and deeper dives into the world of outcasts at Nevermore.
Given Netflix’s confidence in the franchise and the continued involvement of Tim Burton, expectations are high that season two will expand the lore and deepen the emotional arcs that made the first season such a hit.
