Go Behind the Scenes of the Gothic Venetian Gala in ‘Wednesday’ Season 2, Part 2

So how do the Addamses end up at a Venetian period gala? “My character Morticia has helped on the fundraising committee, which she is very proud of,” Catherine Zeta-Jones explains, “so she’s making it an extravaganza like no other extravaganza.” Atwood and Sutherland took note: “The motivation in our design was ‘What would Morticia have done?’” Atwood says. “Obviously, with Tim, we tend to go to the Victorian Era just because it’s a known comfort zone for him.”

Atwood took inspiration from Oscar Wilde—namely, the poet’s humor and wit—for Wednesday’s gala costume. “It’s almost like a men’s tailored waistcoat,” she says of the top, also worn with a romantic silk tulle shirt. But Atwood decided to make the bottom of the dress grander to go tête-à-tête with the other costumes in the room. “She toes a great line of always being feminine but there’s something about her that is occasionally masculine,” Ortega says. “She balances androgyny pretty well.”

Here, watch on for a behind-the-scenes look at the Wednesday season 2 costumes.

Director: Nikki Petersen
Director of Photography: Tommy Fitzgerald
Editor: Katie Wolford
Senior Producer: Bety Dereje
Producer: Michelle Ryan
Camera Operators: Esme McNamee, Paul O’Connor, Michelle Ryan
Audio: Ross Carew, Ben Meakin
Production Assistants: Anna Hanlon, Alex Madigan Vaughn
Production Coordinator: Ava Kashar
Line Producers: Natasha Soto-Albors, Romeeka Powell
Senior Director, Production Management: Jessica Schier
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell
Post Production Coordinator: Holly Frew
Arts & Graphics Lead: Léa Kichler
Supervising Editor: Kameron Key
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Senior Talent Manager: Mica Medoff
Executive Producer: Rahel Gebreyes
Senior Director, Video: Romy van den Broeke
Senior Director, Programming: Linda Gittleson
VP, Video Programming: Thespena Guatieri
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