You then have to confirm that you’re 18 or over and submit the application to await your Nevermore Academy box, if you are one of the fortunate fans to be accepted. Nevermore Academy nurtures its students by helping them with their supernatural abilities, learning botany, and extracurriculars.

Wednesday had the second-most pre-release followers from any other Netflix original series on the platform, behind only The Witcher as per media reports. It contains a letter from the Office of Admissions – it’s an acceptance letter – and inside the box is purple wrapping paper concealing a black Nevermore sweatshirt with the school logo. Wednesday, to me, is the classic outsider,” executive producer and director Tim Burton says in the behind-the-scenes video above. Co-created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, Tim Burton (Edward Scissorhands) serves as executive producer and directs the first four episodes. Wednesday has taken Netflix audiences by storm and fans of The Addams Family and beyond are appreciating the coming-of-age comedy horror series.

You’ll be asked some fun questions about why you’re applying to the fictional Nevermore, as the questionnaire has been framed as an application to immerse fans in the experience. The grand and gothic architecture became the perfect backdrop for Nevermore and the need for dark undertones for Wednesday. Wednesday has taken Netflix audiences by storm and fans of The Addams Family and beyond are praising the coming-of-age comedy horror series.

At the end of the video, she and the students encourage people to enroll, while Wednesday holds a sign saying “free decapitations.Meanwhile, Wednesday has probably already set up a booby trap, or has a bear [trap] waiting outside on the patio. There, she finds more than she might have wanted: monstrous classmates, mysterious teachers and a string of murders that force the introverted Wednesday to become an investigator. There’s Tim Burton Easter eggs, there’s Addams Family Easter eggs and there’s clues to the mystery of the show. Besides cold showers, at some point during filming, Ortega no longer spent hours in the makeup chair to transform into her character. Open to the public; the castle was once the summer residence for the family of Prince Grigore Cantacuzino.