As popular as the 1960s Addams Family TV sitcom was, it ended up having a detrimental effect on Charles Addams' original comic strips for the New Yorker.

With her distinctive pout, deadpan dialogue and signature dance moves, Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday Addams became an instant Gen Z icon when the show premiered in 2022 … but believe it or not, the ...

When a man (Christopher Lloyd) claiming to be Fester, the missing brother of Gomez Addams (Raul Julia), arrives at the Addams' home, the family is thrilled. However, Morticia (Anjelica Huston) begins ...

Whereas in the original “Addams Family,” Wednesday was a little girl and a supporting role, she has become the focal point of ...

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This is FRESH AIR. I'm TV critic David Bianculli. In 2022, Netflix presented a new spin-off of the Addams family canon, focusing on the brooding, dark-haired daughter, Wednesday. Jenna Ortega starred.