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Wednesday season 2 explains key star’s absence from Jenna Ortega Netflix present

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6 Aug 2025 05:49
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Netflix has in the present day launched the primary few episodes of Wednesday season two and followers are ecstatic to lastly return to Nevermore Academy.

The Jenna Ortega present’s first season was probably the most profitable English-speaking instalment of TV that Netflix have ever put out so anticipation for the second season is excessive.

Starring Ortega as Wednesday Addams the second season sees plenty of returning stars in addition to large names becoming a member of the solid equivalent to Woman Gaga, Billie Piper, Joanna Lumley, Thandiwe Newton and Steve Buscemi.

One main star from the primary season will not be again for season two nonetheless and the Netflix present explains away his character’s absence.

Percy Hynes-White, who performs Xavier Thorpe within the present, was confirmed to not be returning for season two of Wednesday when a solid announcement was made for the present’s second instalment and he was not included.

Percy Hynes White will not be returning for season two (Netflix)

Hynes-White posted the solid picture to Instagram, saying; “I had a lot enjoyable engaged on this present. I can not wait to look at season two. A lot love.”

This got here as a shock to many followers with Xavier taking part in a significant position in season one and being concerned in a love triangle with Wednesday.

His absence in season two, which launched Half One earlier in the present day, sees him despatched to ‘Reichenbach Academy in Switzerland’ as his dad and mom pulled him from college following the murders in season one.

He performs a minor half later within the second season nonetheless with Enid, performed by Emma Myers, studying a letter he despatched to Wednesday.

Xavier, who was a psychic in season one, suggests he has had a imaginative and prescient associated to the season two story.

The second season explains away why he does not return (Netflix)

The letter says that he had ‘tried texting’ unsuccessfully earlier than Enid reveals he despatched it with a portray of a red-eyed crow related to the season two plot.

It went on to learn: “Take into account this my goodbye present. The picture all of the sudden flashed in my head.

“Do not ask me how I do know or what it means, however it’s linked to you, I am positive. Who’s Wednesday Addams and not using a thriller to unravel, proper?”

Netflix has by no means mentioned the reasoning for Hynes-White’s departure however it got here following sexual assault allegations made in opposition to the actor.

The allegations, which Hynes-White denies, alleged that he had thrown events to provide younger women alcohol and had assaulted a lady at one among these events.

Percy Hynes-White has refuted the allegations made in opposition to him (Randy Shropshire through Getty Photos)

He responded to this through Instagram, saying: “Earlier this 12 months, any person I’ve by no means met began a marketing campaign of misinformation in opposition to me on-line.

“My pal Jane was falsely portrayed as a sufferer, and her makes an attempt to set the file straight have been ignored. She gave me permission to incorporate her on this message.

“The rumours are false. I can’t settle for the portrayal of me as somebody bigoted, or criminally negligent of individuals’s security.

“These are the form of baseless, dangerous claims that may create distrust towards victims.”

Jenna Ortega has not commented on the controversy, nonetheless stated that his character’s departure was a ‘bizarre redirect, however we’re introducing so many various characters that I feel it form of will get misplaced’.

Wednesday season two: Half One is obtainable to look at on Netflix now.

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