The Addams Family has been around for nearly a hundred years. The weird creepy family was invented in the 1930s by cartoonist Charles Addams and first chronicled their adventures in The New Yorker magazine. The 1960s saw the birth of the famous black-and-white series “The Addams Family” – and countless more shows and movies since then.
You can also currently download one of the ‘Addams Family’ movies in your Netflix-Stream Subscription: The Animated Movie “The Addams family“from 2019. And it’s worth it: in the FILMSTARTS review, we awarded 3.5 stars out of a possible 5 for the family-friendly scary fun – and if it’s up to the kids with whom the author of this article saw the movie in theaters at the time , it would definitely be half a star or a whole star more!
On Netflix: Spooky fun for the whole family
So when you’re done with Wednesday, be sure to check out The Addams Family as well. It may not be overly creepy, but let’s face it, neither is director Tim Burton’s series. The focus is on rather unusual ideas and jokes about the morbid family, who move into a dilapidated villa and, with their idiosyncrasies, don’t really fit in with the residents of the nearby model district. U.S Conclusion of critics: “An entertaining fun for the whole family.”
At Sky and Prime Video: Even More of the “Addams Family”
There’s already a sequel – but to watch ‘The Addams Family 2’ on a streaming subscription, you’ll need Sky or WOW (formerly Sky Ticket). Unfortunately, Netflix doesn’t have the newer animated adventures yet. By the way, Sky and WOW also have what you’re looking for if you want to revisit Barry Sonnenfeld’s iconic live-action films from the 90s, “The Addams Family” and “The Addams Family in Crazy Tradition”.
Christina Ricci plays Wednesday Addams – and those who have seen “Wednesday” know that Ricci is also in the Netflix series, but this time in a completely different role…
» With WOW in streaming subscription: “The Addams Family 2” (Animated Movie)* // “The Addams Family” (Live Action)* // “The Addams Family in a Crazy Tradition”*
And if you don’t have WOW, but Amazon Prime Video, you won’t be completely empty-handed either: at least “The Addams Family in a crazy tradition” is included in the subscription.
» “The Addams Family in a Crazy Tradition” on Amazon Prime Video*
Hard to get: the iconic black and white series
Unfortunately, the iconic black and white original series is currently not available to stream anywhere. And even buying is not that easy – at least not in the German dubbed version made for German television in the 1970s. Here you will most likely have to resort to used DVDs and not all seasons are readily available. As a UK import with an English soundtrack, the discs are also available new in a complete collection.
» At Amazon: Used DVD “The Addams Family – Volume 2”.* // “The Addams Family – Complete” UK import*
Is season 2 coming on Wednesday?
But if you want to see more “Wednesday” with the titular goth brat (Jenna Ortega), her brother Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez), and their parents Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Gomez Addams (Luis Guzmán), then no If you’re interested in other “Addams Family” adventures in film and series form, then you have to be patient.
The second season of “Wednesday” has not yet been ordered – but with the mega-success the fantasy series represents, it really should only be a matter of time. We will keep you informed.