Wednesday Season 2 Premiere Recap: Who is the dangerous stalker?

The supernatural mystery comedy series Wednesday season 2 returns with its dark charming world, diving headfirst into another semester of chaos, murder, and mystery at Nevermore Academy. Netflix’s supernatural hit picks up right where it left off, with Jenna Ortega’s deadpan brilliance front and center, but Season 2 wastes no time in raising the stakes. 

From serial killers and black tears to deadly rituals and obsessive stalkers, the premiere episode throws Wednesday into a deeper, more twisted mystery than ever before. 

A gruesome new year at Nevermore: Episode 1 recap

She's baaaaaack.

Wednesday Season 2 Part I is NOW PLAYING. pic.twitter.com/P5oLIckIg7

— Netflix (@netflix) August 6, 2025

The opening of Wednesday season 2 wastes no time reminding viewers of Wednesday’s knack for mischief and mayhem. Now something of a celebrity after saving Nevermore in Season 1, Wednesday is introduced as tracking a serial killer known as the Kansas City Scalper. Armed with Goody Addams’ spell book, a psychic edge, and her signature cynicism, she ultimately takes the killer down but not before sneaking through airport security with a severed hand and a cache of weapons. All in a day’s work.

Back at Nevermore Academy, changes are brewing. The school now has a new principal, Barry Dort, a traditionalist aiming to restore long-lost customs like the Founder’s Pyre ceremony. Meanwhile, Wednesday is determined to isolate herself, but fame, a clingy roommate, and a mysterious stalker have other plans. The said stalker not only steals her personal novel but nearly lures her into a deadly trap inside the ceremonial pyre.

Adding to the chaos, Carl Bradbury, a local PI and friend of former Sheriff Galpin, is found murdered with his eyes plucked out by crows. Galpin warns that Bradbury was investigating something that threatens all Outcasts, but Wednesday suspects the stalker, her recurring black-tear visions, and this murder are all interconnected.

Alongside this main thread, Wednesday Season 2 Episode 1 packs in plenty of subplots. Pugsley, now rooming with Eugene, becomes obsessed with the Skull Tree legend and accidentally reanimates a long-dead student. Enid, struggling with feelings for Bruno after drifting from Ajax, finds herself caught between romance and supernatural danger. Meanwhile, Morticia is strong-armed into heading the school’s Gala Committee, and Bianca is blackmailed into fundraising efforts that may determine the fate of scholarship students.

The climax of the premiere takes place at the Founder’s Pyre ceremony. Lured into the fire pit by her stalker, Wednesday barely escapes death while recovering her stolen manuscript. In classic Wednesday fashion, she then publicly torches a massive painting of herself and her friends - meant to honor her - and delivers a scathing speech that alienates nearly everyone.

Just when things couldn’t get darker, two cliffhangers seal the episode: Enid’s touch triggers a vision of her own grave, with a one-eyed crow clutching a white rose nearby - a possible omen of her death. And Wednesday’s stalker finally reveals herself in Episode 2: Agnes Demille, a younger student obsessed with Wednesday, who kidnaps Enid and Bruno in a twisted attempt to gain her attention. Though Agnes proves she wasn’t behind Bradbury’s murder, her powers of invisibility make her a reluctant ally in what promises to be the season’s core investigation.

What is Wednesday season 2 all about?

You waited. I brooded.
Season 2, Part 1 is now yours to endure. pic.twitter.com/gvoyhgeNxM

— Wednesday Addams (@wednesdayaddams) August 6, 2025

The supernatural mystery comedy series Wednesday season 2 continues to feature a stellar ensemble led by Jenna Ortega as the iconic Wednesday Addams. The cast list also includes Gwendoline Christie, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Percy Hynes White, Christina Ricci, Georgie Farmer, and Moosa Mostafa. 

The first half of the second season officially premiered on August 6, 2025, exclusively on Netflix. With binge-worthy twists and razor-sharp writing, it has quickly climbed the platform’s trending charts. Fans can stream the first half now, while the second half is set to drop on September 3, 2025.

In July 2025, Netflix confirmed that a third season is already in development, following the overwhelming success of the series. With dangerous new characters, deepening lore, and the return of Wednesday’s psychic powers, Wednesday season 2 has once again struck the perfect balance between campy horror and teen drama.

Stay tuned with us for further updates.