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Jenna Ortega Plans a TV Break After 'Wednesday' Ends
Jenna Ortega plans to take a break from TV roles after Netflix’s Wednesday ends.
She plays Wednesday Addams in the series, a spinoff based on the Addams Family.
Ortega said she spent years moving from one television show to another as a child and now wants time for new things.
Wednesday became a global hit, with its first season topping Netflix’s list of most popular English-language shows and its second also ranking among the service’s top shows.
Season three has finished production and is expected to premiere in 2027.
The show’s future beyond season three is unclear, and Ortega has not said what projects she will take on next.
Jenna Ortega said she will probably take a break from television roles after Netflix’s Wednesday ends.
She said she wants to leave time for new things after years of moving from one television show to another as a child.
Ortega made the comments during an October 22 episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast.
She said she has had few franchise conversations and believes the work meant for her will find her.
Wednesday premiered in 2022, and production on its third season had wrapped by the time of the reports.
- Who
- Jenna Ortega, who plays Wednesday Addams in the Netflix series Wednesday.
- What
- She plans to take a break from television roles after Wednesday ends. She wants to leave time for new things.
- When
- October 22, 2026, during an episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast.
- Where
- On the Happy Sad Confused podcast; the location is not stated.
- Why
- She said she had spent many years moving between television shows as a child and wants time for new things.
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Wednesday premiered on Netflix.
Ortega discussed her future television roles on the Happy Sad Confused podcast.
Netflix announced that production on Wednesday season three had wrapped.
Wednesday season three is expected to premiere.
- Series
- Wednesday
- Lead role
- Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams
- Platform
- Netflix
- Podcast episode
- Happy Sad Confused, October 22, 2026
- Season three
- Production had wrapped; premiere expected in 2027
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What people are saying
I think after Wednesday, I’ll probably be off the TV for a while.
I actually haven’t had a lot of franchise conversations.
What I’m meant to do will come and find me.
Still, to this day, I'm a little confused.