In a move that’s bound to make both Netflix loyalists and spooky-season superfans sit up and take notice, Alfred Gough and Miles Millar — the duo who brought Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday Addams to worldwide obsession levels — are whipping up a fresh helping of the Addams Family. But forget what you think you know. This is not a Wednesday sequel, not a tie-in, not even the same flavor.
The pair revealed on Deadline’s Crew Call podcast (first episode since Emmy noms, if you’re counting) that they’re deep into an animated Addams Family reboot for Amazon MGM Studios. This is a clean-plate, back-to-square-one situation — no leftovers from the 2019 or 2021 animated flicks, and zero connection to Netflix’s smash hit.
“We’re rebooting the animated film franchise,” Gough said, explaining that the project is in the “very early stages” and is being developed with Amazon MGM, Addams Foundation head Kevin Miserocchi — who personally knew Charles Addams — plus producers Gail Berman and John Glickman.
The end goal: a big-screen debut that launches a brand-new chapter for America’s favorite macabre family.
Why This Isn’t Just Another Addams Rehash
The Addams Family has had more reincarnations than a theme park churro stand changes seasonal flavors: from Charles Addams’ razor-sharp New Yorker cartoons in the ’30s, to the campy ’60s sitcom, to the cult-favorite ’90s live-action films, to multiple animated takes, and finally to Netflix’s record-breaking Wednesday.
But this Amazon MGM take is more than a style refresh — it’s a total reset. No cameos from Ortega’s deadpan teen sleuth. No nods to the cartoony designs from recent films. And definitely no shoehorning in Netflix’s Nevermore Academy for cross-promo.
One key ingredient here? Kevin Miserocchi, the “keeper of the Addams flame” who actually knew the franchise’s original creator. That involvement could mean this animated movie leans closer to the darker, satirical wit of the original single-panel comics than to the broader, family-friendly tone recent adaptations have served.
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While Gough and Millar are clearly capable of building a cultural juggernaut (see: Wednesday’s record-breaking run), they’ve made it clear that this animated reboot will be its own dish entirely.
Speaking on the podcast, Gough explained that Wednesday Addams works because she’s written from her worldview, not for punchlines:
“Anytime you reach for a joke with this character, you wind up cutting that line.”
And she’s no cookie-cutter teen detective either:
“She commits to solving the crime because someone has gaslighted her, or because she feels a truth isn’t being told. She also sticks up for the underdog.”
That same mindset won’t be copy-pasted into the animated reboot — this will have a new tone, a new setup, and potentially a new focal character mix altogether.
Meanwhile, Over at Netflix…
None of this means Wednesday is winding down. Quite the opposite. The live-action series, partly directed by Tim Burton, debuted in November 2022 and quickly became Netflix’s second most-watched original ever (only Squid Game pulled more eyes).
Season 2 dropped its first half in August 2025, with part two due September 3, and Netflix just greenlit Season 3. Millar teased “more Addams Family members and family secrets” next time around, with filming slated for November 2025 and a possible early 2027 release.
Two Families, One Brand That Won’t Die
For the first time, we’re about to have two completely separate Addams Family projects running in parallel — both from the same creative minds, but built for different audiences. Netflix’s Wednesday will keep mining gothic teen drama, while Amazon MGM’s animated feature has the chance to be a sharp, stylized throwback to the franchise’s roots.
There’s no casting, no plot reveal, and no release date yet for the movie, but the Addams clan has thrived for nearly nine decades by reinventing itself without losing its spooky soul. If Gough and Millar can pull it off again, we might be entering a new golden era for creepy, kooky cinema.
So this article’s title is completely misleading and also very inaccurate.
It makes no sense to me either…It clearly says Jenna is no longer playing Wednesday, but doe not clarify anything in the article, it just brings up more questions and confusion.
I’m so confused by the title of this article. What does it mean because it doesn’t clarify anything in the article at all.