Eva Green Joins Wednesday Season 3 as Production Begins in Ireland; Winona Ryder Also Cast

eva green will portray Morticia Addams’ sister, Ophelia Frump, as production on Wednesday Season 3 has begun in Ireland, a shoot that also confirmed a guest role for Winona Ryder and multiple new cast members — details that come as the show teases long-rotting Addams Family secrets.

Production rolls in Ireland

Filming for Wednesday Season 3 is underway in Ireland. Creators and showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar said, “It’s our dark delight to fling open Nevermore Academy’s gates once more as we begin production on Season Three. We thank our invincible cast and crew for their continued commitment to doom and gloom. To the fans, we appreciate your patience and ravenous online commentary – your twisted theories have inspired nightmares. This season we welcome new students, new teachers, and excavate some long-rotting Addams Family secrets. Don’t say you weren’t warned. ” Director and executive producer Tim Burton added, “I’m so excited to be back for Season 3 and it’s great to be reunited with all of the original cast. The addition of some dear friends and past collaborators of mine – Winona, Eva, Chris, Noah…makes this season extra special. I feel very lucky. ” Additional details will be released at a later date.

Eva Green to play Morticia’s sister Ophelia

Eva Green will play Aunt Ophelia Frump; the context notes that Aunt Ophelia gets a cake in a production promo. The French actor said she was “thrilled to join the woefully twisted world of Wednesday. ” The promo imagery also marked Grandmama alongside Aunt Ophelia with an F for Frump on place settings, and Addams family members such as Wednesday, her brother and parents were shown with an A above their names.

New cast additions and character names

New cast members joining the season include Chris Sarandon, Noah Taylor, Oscar Morgan and Kennedy Moyer. Chris Sarandon’s character is Balthazar; Noah Taylor will portray Cyrus, Oscar Morgan will play Atticus and Kennedy Moyer will play Daisy. The new additions were described with capital B monograms above their names on place-setting cards in the promo. Credits listed for the actors in the provided context include Chris Sarandon (Dog Day Afternoon, The Princess Bride, The Nightmare Before Christmas), Noah Taylor (Peaky Blinders, Game Of Thrones), Oscar Morgan (A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Gotham Knights) and Kennedy Moyer (Task, Roofman).

Winona Ryder’s guest role and past collaborations

Winona Ryder has booked a guest star role in Season 3; her casting was unveiled earlier this morning. Director and executive producer Tim Burton said, “I am so happy that Winona has joined us, she fits right into this world. ” The move reunites Ryder with Burton, who directed and executive produces the series and who also worked with her on films including Edward Scissorhands and Frankenweenie, as well as Beetlejuice and the 2024 sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Ryder recently finished starring in the fifth and final season of Stranger Things. She is a two-time Oscar nominee, for The Age of Innocence (supporting actress) and Little Women (best actress). She is represented by WME, Anonymous Content and Hirsch Wallerstein.

Promo video teases place settings, secrets and returning cast

A promotional video released at the start of production listed many returning players and served up visual teases: Jenna Ortega returns as Wednesday Addams; Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams; Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams; and Joanna Lumley as Grandmama Hester. The promo also listed Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Evie Templeton, Isaac Ordonez, Georgie Farmer, Victor Dorobantu, Fred Armisen, Billie Piper and Hunter Doohan among those returning, and it included both spellings seen in the provided context for a supporting name: Moosa Mustafa and Moosa Mostafa. Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo and Moosa Mostafa/Mustafa appeared across the cast lists supplied in the context. In the video, Enid’s placard goes up in flames; all Nevermore students except for Tyler had an N above their names while Tyler had an O. A black bottle emblazoned with Balthazar’s name appeared next to a second bottle marked with a question mark — whether that signals a new character or something else is unclear in the provided context. The clip ends with a dish lid unveiling Uncle Fester’s bald head.

Where Season 2 left off and what’s next

Season 2 debuted in 2025 split into two batches — released in August and September 2025 — and rose to the #5 most-watched English-language season of all time on the streaming service, while Season 1 remains the most-watched English-language season ever on the platform. Season 2 closed on several cliffhangers, including the reveal that Aunt Ophelia was in Grandmama Hester’s (Joanna Lumley) basement, Enid’s Alpha wolf-out during the full moon — which may be impossible to reverse — and Isadora Capri’s (Billie Piper). Gough and Millar said the new season will welcome new students, new teachers, and excavate long-rotting Addams Family secrets.

Production will continue in Ireland and creators have said additional season details will be released at a later date.