Eva Green Confirmed as Aunt Ophelia in Wednesday Season 3

Eva Green to Star in Wednesday Season 3 as Aunt Ophelia

Wednesday Season 3 Cast Adds James Urbaniak, Ezra Buzzington & More According to Deadline, Netflix’s Addams Family spin-off series Wednesday has officially cast Golden Globe-nominee Eva Green (Casino Royale, Penny Dreadful) as Aunt Ophelia, which is sure to heighten fans’ excitement by tenfold for the highly-anticipated next chapter of the popular supernatural series based on Charles Addams’ iconic characters! The casting news, posted to Netflix’s social media accounts, ended months of rumours and thrilled fans on online forums. The streamer’s message — “Aunt Ophelia has arrived. Disappointingly welcoming Eva Green to WEDNESDAY Season 3” — set off a wave of responses, predictions and fan edits rejoicing in the fact that Green had got onboard.

Portraying characters with gloomy tragedy and soulful heartache, Green is a match made in heaven for the Addams Family world. Her inclusion adds another level of mystery to Wednesday’s convoluted family history and alters the course of the story as Season 3 progresses.

Aunt Ophelia’s Deep, Dark Past Fills in Weston Storylines on Wednesday Season 3

Aunt Ophelia, long assumed to have disappeared years ago, was teased with disquieting visions and clues in Season 2. That cliffhanger unmasked Ophelia as a prisoner of her mother, Hester Frump’s nefarious mental institution. The season finale sent fans reeling with ominous imagery — a rotted mansion basement, cryptic messages scribbled in blood and the promise that Ophelia’s return would change everything for Wednesday Addams.

Now that Eva Green has taken on the role of this enigmatic central figure, Wednesday Season 3 is anticipated to delve into more psychological fare and long-buried family secrets. Green’s casting squashes previous rumors of Casting Other Stars, and we now finally have a classic, mean girls style interpretation of Aunt Ophelia.

The new season continues to source an amazing cast, with Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Hunter Doohan, Billie Piper, Georgie Farmer joining the ensemble alongside Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán and Joanna Lumley. Together, the lot of them suggest that this season will be the most sprawling and emotionally layered yet, mixing dark humor, mystery and gothic aesthetic with new character arcs.