Fans of the macabre and mysterious have been glued to their screens since August 8, 2025, when Netflix dropped the first four episodes of Wednesday Season 2. The return to Nevermore Academy has brought even more darkness, drama, and jaw-dropping twists than anyone could have anticipated. But with only half the season available, viewers are left dangling over a cliffhanger that’s as treacherous as anything Wednesday Addams herself could conjure.
This season, the stakes are higher and the body count steeper. Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) is back for her second year at Nevermore, but this time she’s not just facing awkward school dances and cryptic visions—she’s grappling with a stalker, a best friend in mortal peril, and the chilling secrets of Willow Hill Psychiatric Hospital. According to Merca20, the season is split into two parts, each with four episodes, and the next batch is set to premiere on September 3, 2025. For those wondering if four episodes is all they get, rest assured: there’s plenty more mayhem on the horizon.
So, what exactly is going on at Nevermore this year? As reported by ScreenRant and Merca20, Wednesday’s sophomore year is anything but ordinary. Her family is ever-present—her brother Pugsley enrolls at the academy, struggling with his own supernatural powers and living in Wednesday’s sizable shadow. Morticia and Gomez, her parents, are popping up on campus more than she’d like, and even her grandmother Hester Frump makes an appearance that manages to coax a rare smile from the often-morose Wednesday. Tensions between Wednesday and Morticia even escalate to a literal fencing duel, highlighting the family drama that’s woven into the season’s supernatural tapestry.
But family squabbles are just the tip of the iceberg. Wednesday’s psychic abilities, honed over the summer with the Goody Addams Spell Book, are now unreliable—her visions are failing, and she’s even crying black tears. Can she trust what she sees anymore? That uncertainty adds another layer to the mysteries she must unravel.
The main narrative arc of the first four episodes centers on a series of grisly murders and a stalker terrorizing Wednesday. By Episode 4, ominously titled “If These Woes Could Talk,” Wednesday unmasks her stalker as Agnes DeMille, a Nevermore student with invisibility powers and a desperate need to prove herself. While Agnes’ antics are unsettling, they pale in comparison to the real horror lurking in the shadows: the Avian killer, whose identity is revealed later in the season, and the sinister experiments at Willow Hill.
Willow Hill Psychiatric Hospital, as ScreenRant details, is not just a place for troubled outcasts—it’s the site of horrific experimental treatments. The secret bunker, LOIS (Long-Term Outcast Integration Study), was created by Augustus Stonehearst, a former science teacher and hospital director, with the twisted goal of transferring outcast abilities into normies. Stonehearst’s own daughter, Judi Spannegel, became the first test subject, gaining avian powers that would later turn deadly.
Wednesday, ever the determined investigator, enlists her Uncle Fester (Fred Armisen) to help infiltrate Willow Hill. Together, they discover the extent of the experiments and free the outcasts imprisoned in LOIS. But their actions have unintended consequences: Tyler Galpin (Hunter Doohan), the Hyde and Wednesday’s nemesis, escapes after killing Ms. Thornhill (Christina Ricci)—the villainous mastermind of Season 1—during a final, brutal confrontation. Tyler, now fully transformed and consumed by vengeance, is on the loose, setting the stage for even more chaos.
The season doesn’t shy away from bloodshed. As ScreenRant meticulously recounts, several major characters meet grisly ends. Carl Bradbury, an ex-cop investigating Willow Hill, is killed by a murder of crows. Donovan Galpin, former sheriff and father of Tyler, is also murdered by crows orchestrated by the Avian killer. Dr. Fairburn (played by Thandiwe Newton), the enigmatic face of Willow Hill, is killed by mid-season, her interest in rehabilitating Tyler ultimately leading her to a fatal end. Augustus Stonehearst, the architect of LOIS, is devoured by Slurp, Pugsley’s zombie companion, during a rampage at the hospital. Even minor characters like Ron Kruger, the normie camping troop leader, and Gabe Packard, the sassy student driving instructor, fall victim to the season’s ever-mounting body count.
But the most shocking moment comes at the end of Episode 4, when Tyler, in his monstrous Hyde form, confronts Wednesday. Their fight is brutal, and Tyler hurls Wednesday out a high window at Willow Hill. The camera lingers on her bloodied, motionless body as police arrive, and Tyler escapes into the night. “I’ve always dreamed of looking death in the face, but in my final moments, all I hear is my mother’s words ringing in my ears. Maybe I have made things worse. Much worse,” Wednesday’s voiceover intones, leaving fans to wonder: is this the end for our dark heroine?
Netflix, however, has already teased that Wednesday’s story is far from over. As Article 1 and Merca20 confirm, a sneak peek at Part 2 shows Wednesday in a coma, but she will eventually wake up. Her near-death experience is expected to deepen her psychic abilities, perhaps giving her new tools to face the dangers that still lurk at Nevermore and beyond. With Tyler still on the loose, Enid’s life hanging in the balance, and the Addams family rallying around their fallen daughter, the stage is set for a dramatic and supernatural showdown in the season’s second half.
If all that weren’t enough, fans can look forward to some high-profile new arrivals. Lady Gaga is set to make her debut as Rosaline Rotwood, a mysterious and legendary professor at Nevermore, in the second part of the season. Rumor has it she’ll even perform a new song, “Dead Dance,” though neither Netflix nor Gaga has confirmed the details.
For now, all eyes are on September 3, 2025, when the final four episodes of Wednesday Season 2 drop on Netflix. With so many questions left unanswered—Will Wednesday recover fully? Can she stop Tyler? What new horrors await at Nevermore?—the wait feels almost as torturous as one of Wednesday’s signature stares. One thing’s for sure: the Addams family’s reign of delightful darkness is far from over.
