The Cast of ‘Wednesday’ IRL vs. Their Onscreen Counterparts in Pictures

Things that have happened since Wednesday premiered back in November 2022: You memorized the choreography to Jenna Ortega's dance to "Goo Goo Muck" by The Cramps, you've accidentally entered a goth phase as a grown adult, and you may or may not have developed feelings for Thing, a disembodied hand. Basically you're still obsessed with Wednesday five months into the show's arrival on Netflix, and now the time has come to dive into what the cast look like in real life. I mean, presumably you have a preeeeetty good idea of everyone's vibes based on the countless red carpets they've been lurking on lately, but honestly seeing their IRL pics side-by-side with their show alter-egos is pretty striking. Like, the hair and makeup team deserves several Emmy Awards for their work on Lurch alone—those cheekbones!

Check out a roundup of the core cast IRL vs. on-screen ahead, and reminder that Wednesday has officially been renewed for a second season on Netflix and this time Jenna Ortega is coming on board as a producer. Which means you can expect season 2 to be even spookier and darker than season 1. As Jenna told Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show this month, "I think we want to up the horror aspect of it a little bit and then get Wednesday out of her romantic situation and just let her be her own individual and fight her own crime.” Yes to that.