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The success of \u201cWednesday\u201d likely has a lot to do with its brilliant director, Tim Burton. He is already renowned as one of the world\u2019s best directors, having worked on countless successful projects such as Alice in Wonderland<\/em>, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory<\/em> and many more. With his expertise behind \u201cWednesday,\u201d the show was certainly set up for success before it aired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s also astounding that the actress for Wednesday in the 1991 adaptation, Christina Ricci, came back for this show. However, this time, she took the role of the teacher, Marilyn Thornhill. “It was really intimidating because I have so much respect for her as an actress, and being dressed up how she was 30 years ago, it was a little awkward,” said Ortega. However, it seems as though the two Wednesdays got along extremely well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, \u201cWednesday\u201d would not be the same without the lead actress, Jenna Ortega. Ever since the release of \u201cWednesday,\u201d the internet has been labeling the twenty-year-old as Hollywood\u2019s newest \u201cit girl.\u201d For many, her rise to fame may seem to have popped out of thin air. However, some fans may remember that she has been climbing through the Hollywood ranks for years now, primarily beginning with her first leading role on Disney\u2019s \u201cStuck in the Middle.\u201d After wrapping up her Disney career, Ortega started building her reputation as a serious actress with projects like Scream<\/em>, The Fallout<\/em> and You<\/em>. These ultimately brought her to the attention of Burton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Fans appreciate the dedication that Ortega brought to her role. In order to bring Wednesday to life, she learned the cello, fencing, archery, dancing and German. \u201cAfter work, I always had a lesson or something,\u201d said Ortega. Her dancing was the most shocking of the list. In the show, there is a school dance, where Wednesday does her own solo performance. Ortega truly brought her character to life, and the dance became viral on TikTok. Ironically, instead of using the actual song from the show, people started using \u2018Bloody Mary\u2019 by Lady Gaga. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However, the singer clearly didn\u2019t mind the attention to her song. She made a Tik Tok of her own doing the Wednesday dance to her song. She even captioned her video, \u201cBLOODY WEDNESDAY.\u201d Fans were surprised to learn that Ortega actually had no dancing abilities prior to the show, even though she choreographed the dance herself. \u201cI felt like such a fool. I’m not a dancer. I don’t do any of that. I have no experience in that field. I didn’t sleep for two days,\u201d said Ortega.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All of this hard work paid off, as Ortega is now a Golden Globe nominee, and the show was a smashing success. Achieving over 341.23 million hours of viewing during the first week of the series after release, “Wednesday\u201d beat the record of \u201cStranger Things.\u201d This was an unexpected occurrence considering this was only the first season of \u201cWednesday,\u201d while \u201cStranger Things\u201d has had four seasons to build its fame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Netflix confirmed that its newest hit show has been picked up for a second season. Fans all over the world are ready to see what the brilliant team will bring to the table next.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On Nov. 23, \u201cWednesday\u201d premiered on Netflix, quickly breaking Netflix\u2019s record for the most hours viewed in a week for an English-language series. Everyone is familiar with the famous Addams family, which was first introduced to the world with cartoons from \u201cThe New Yorker\u201d in 1938. 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