Summary
- Wednesday season 2 debuts in August & September 2025 at Nevermore Academy.
- Buffy reboot should mirror Wednesday's funny & grim tone for success.
- Both series feature smart humor with strong characters; fans hope reboot brings back villains.
Wednesday season 2 will arrive on Netflix in August and September 2025, and as Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) returns to Nevermore Academy, there are many questions about her stalker, her family, and what's next for the sarcastic teenager. TV fans are also about another supernatural teen series: a potential Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot. As viewers imagine which characters could come back, it's also fun to think about how the reboot will be similar to and different from the original, which aired for seven seasons from 1997 to 2003.
If the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot is going to be as unforgettable as the original series, it should be inspired by one aspect of Wednesday. While fans don't have many details about the Buffy reboot just yet, it's interesting to imagine what it could look like.
Wednesday Season 2 Needs To Show What Wednesday Thinks Of The Internet & Social Media
Wednesday season 2, which will arrive on Netflix in a few months, will see Jenna Ortega's character back at eerie Nevermore Academy.
The Buffy The Vampire Slayer Reboot Should Be Funny Like Wednesday
After watching the teaser trailer for Wednesday season 2, it's clear that the new episodes will feature the same grim but funny tone of the first eight. The Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot should feature the same bleak and funny tone as Wednesday, or it won't be as memorable and dynamic as the original supernatural drama.
Buffy Summers has always been an intelligent, quick-thinking, and strong character, and the new main character of the reboot will likely be the same. While this new slayer probably won't be as grim and cynical as Wednesday Addams, it's easy to imagine them approaching their new life with a sharp and clever sense of humor. Every episode of Wednesday season 1 balances the hunt for the Hyde Monster and Wednesday's time at Nevermore Academy with her dark jokes and observations about everyone else. It would be great to see the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot follow a similar formula.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Wednesday are both supernatural series that examine the tough everyday reality of being a teenager who is different from others. While it's too bad that Buffy won't be the protagonist anymore, the reboot will be great if it maintains a humorous tone. After all, although Buffy gets into some horrifying situations and lives are often on the line, she can't help but laugh at the absurd turns her life takes. It's easy to imagine the new slayer feeling the same way.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer And Wednesday Season 1 Share A Smart Sense Of Humor
It's easy to imagine the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot featuring the same kind of humor from Wednesday season 1 because Buffy Summers and Wednesday Addams both lean into sarcasm. Buffy often cracks jokes and exchanges banter with her friends even while dealing with a terrifying threat to Sunnydale, and Wednesday can't help but poke fun at everyone around her.
In an interview with PEOPLE in 2022, Jenna Ortega said she could relate to the iconic character because:
"I have a pretty dark sense of humor!"
Ortega continued:
"I had to do things a bit different with my physicality and the way I carried myself. She almost has a social awkwardness. So when she does toxic, manipulative things, you know it's not coming out of malicious intent."
Although Buffy works on saving the world and Wednesday would love to prank as many people and start as much trouble as possible, both characters are spunky, smart, and fun to watch. If everything works out with the Buffy reboot, it will be interesting to see if the series brings back any villains and if it mirrors the funny tone of the original.
- Release Date
- 1997 - 2003
- Network
- The WB
- Showrunner
- Joss Whedon
- Directors
- Joss Whedon
- Writers
- Joss Whedon
Cast
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Sarah Michelle GellarBuffy Summers -
Nicholas BrendonAlexander Harris
