In Wednesday, Wednesday Addams' pet is gravely injured, leading many to wonder if Thing died in Netflix's Addams Family spinoff. In Wednesday, Thing is a disembodied stitched-together hand that acts as a pet of sorts to the Addams Family.

When Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) departs for Nevermore Academy in the show, her family decides that Thing should accompany her to the school. The hand who plays Thing in Wednesday is provided by magician Victor Dorobantu using a combination of on-set effects and post-production editing.

In Wednesday, Thing is incapable of speaking, but the character has a large personality and steals every scene he's in scene. Thing not only provides Wednesday and other Addams family members with companionship, but he is also able to complete tasks. When Wednesday is at school, Thing helps her by breaking into places, following people, and performing other duties for her. Thing and Wednesday have a special bond, so when he's seriously wounded toward the end of Wednesday season 1, it's devastating. But does Thing die in Wednesday?