Wednesday Star Jenny Ortega Bowled Over By Wicklow Landscape And Irish Hospitality

Jenna Ortega filmed the second season of "Wednesday" in various locations around Wicklow and across Ireland. She praised the beauty of the Irish landscape and the kindness of the people

Hollywood star Jenna Ortega has praised the kindness of the Irish people and the beauty of the natural landscape in County Wicklow after wrapping up filming and post-production of the second season of the Netflix hit Wednesday in Irish locations including Ardmore Studios.

The 22-year-old American actress, who reprises her role as Wednesday Adams, the morbid, sharp-witted teenager with psychic powers, said she had never visited Ireland before working on the new season.

The new season returns Wednesday to the halls of Nevermore Academy, where fresh foes and woes await.

Directed once again by Tim Burton, the latest instalment welcomes a number of new cast members including Joanna Lumley as Grandmama, Steve Buscemi as Barry Dort, the new principal of Nevermore, and Billie Piper as Isadora Capri, the school’s new head of music.

While the first season was filmed in Romania, the latest instalment of the popular series was shot in various locations around Wicklow, Dublin and Offaly.

Ortega was truly taken with the natural landscapes and the friendliness of the Irish people she encountered:

“I’d never been to Ireland and it was wonderful,” My favourite thing was just how kind the people are, but also the countryside was really nice. I did my best to see as much of the island as I could while I was there. I went north, south, east, west, I went all over. I’m pretty proud of myself.”

According to Tourism Ireland, some of the locations used to shoot the new series include Charleville Castle in Co Offaly, Dean’s Grange Cemetery in Co Dublin and Ashford Studios in Co Wicklow.

Ortega added:

“Everything about Ireland was so beautiful and we had such a hard-working crew, and people who really just gave it their all, and were so skilled.

“But the only real challenge we had was fighting the green. It was so green there and it was so bright for the show. Suddenly the Addams looked alive.”

Wednesday season two, in which Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones continues to play Morticia Addams, comes out on Netflix on August 6, with a second part coming on September 3.

Created by cartoonist Charles Addams, the macabre family have inspired a 1960s TV show, and 1990s films starring Angelica Huston and Christina Ricci, who also appeared in Wednesday season one as a teacher.