The creators of Wednesday have revealed why they chose to base the series on the character of Wednesday Addams.

 While Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) is usually a young girl in adaptations of The Addams Family, Wednesday sees her as a teenager sent away to the boarding school Nevermore Academy after attempting to kill several of her classmates. 

There, Wednesday has to solve a murder mystery, while also learning to get along with her fellow outcasts at the academy. The show builds a strong supporting cast around Wednesday, including her roommate Enid (Katelyn Nacon) and Principal Larissa Weems (Gwendoline Christie).