(2025) — Official First Look

Starring: Jenna Ortega, Emma Myers, Steve Buscemi.

Quote: “In a world of sunshine and rainbows, I prefer to be the storm that strikes twice.”

 Plot: The gates of Nevermore swing open once more, but the air smells of ancient rot rather than rain. Following the cryptic “stalker” message, Wednesday finds herself entangled in the “Viper’s Nest”—a secret society older than the school itself. As a series of impossible disappearances plague the town of Jericho, Enid’s inner wolf senses a predator that doesn’t belong to this world.

Quick cuts: Wednesday practicing violin on a gargoyle at midnight; Enid decorating their room with “dark-pastel” aesthetics; Thing scuttling through a high-tech server room; a mysterious figure in a crow-feathered cloak watching from the woods; Thing finding a trail of black blood; a chaotic sword duel in the school library; Wednesday’s eyes rolling back as she sees a vision of a burning mansion. “The hunter is often just a distraction for the executioner,” a rasping voice whispers.

Final beat: Wednesday stands alone in the rain, holding a black envelope sealed with a human tooth. She looks directly into the camera with a ghostly smirk. “I do love a challenge.” Cut to black. The sound of two sharp snaps echoes.

 Verdict: Darker, sharper, and more macabre—Jenna Ortega returns to reclaim her throne as the queen of gloom in a season that promises to be “deadly” fun.