Wednesday is an American supernatural mystery comedy television series. It stars Jenna Ortega as the titular main character, with Gwendoline Christie, Riki Lindhome, Jamie McShane, Hunter Doohan, Percy Hynes White, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Georgie Farmer, Naomi J. Ogawa, Christina Ricci, and Moosa Mostafa appear in supporting roles. The first season revolves around Wednesday Addams, who attempts to solve a murder mystery at her new school.
Wednesday Addams is expelled from her school after dumping live piranhas into the school's pool in retaliation for the boys' water polo team bullying her brother Pugsley. Wednesday's cold, emotionless personality and her defiant nature make it difficult for her to connect with her schoolmates. However, she discovers she has inherited her mother's psychic abilities, which allow her to solve a local murder mystery.