• Wednesday is a new series on Netflix
  • Jenna Ortega plays the lead role
  • This is how you know her

On November 23, the new series Wednesday started on Netflix. This offshoot of The Addams Family by Tim Burton (64) is all about the outsider "Wednesday Addams", who wants to find her way around her new school and solve a series of murders at the same time.

Wednesday star Jenna Ortega is on the rise

"Wednesday" is played by Jenna Ortega (20). But how do you actually know the actress? Jenna Ortega achieved great fame in 2016 through the Disney series Stuck in the Middle. She took on the lead role of "Harley Diaz". 

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Before that, she stood in front of the camera for various well-known productions like back in 2013 with Iron Man 3. Further appearances in films and series such as Jane the Virgin, Scream or Jurassic World soon followed, and now the sky is the limit.

Watch the video above to learn more!