Thora Birch has left Netflix’s live-action Addams Family show Wednesday, which was created by Tim Burton. Jenna Ortega plays Wednesday Addams at Nevermore Academy in the show, which is currently shooting in Romania.
Thora Birch will not be in Wednesday – Addams Family show
In a statement, a representative for series producer MGM said “Thora has returned to the States to attend to a personal matter and will not be returning to the production,”
Thora Birch is said to be suffering from a family ailment, according to reports.
Thora Birch had finished filming most of her series regular role as Tamara Novak, Wednesday’s dorm mother and the sole “Normie” on staff at Nevermore Academy, a horticultural school.
The part will not be recast, as the show’s creators want to introduce a new character in the first season. It’s unclear if the new character will replace Tamara and help wrap out her intended plot with both of them co-existing on the show, or whether the new character will replace Tamara and Thora Birch’s parts would be reshot.
Wednesday – Addams Family show
Wednesday stars Ortega, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams, and Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, among a vast cast.
Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar wrote and directed the coming-of-age comedy, which is characterized as a detective, supernaturally laced mystery. Burton executive produces the series alongside Gough and Millar, who also act as showrunners. Kayla Alpert, Steve Stark, Andrew Mittman for 1.21, Kevin Miserocchi, Jonathan Glickman for Glickmania, and Gail Berman are also executive producers.
AMC’s The Walking Dead and Plan B/The A24’s Last Black Man in San Francisco are among Thora Birch’s most recent credits.
