Jenna Ortega makes shocking career announcement as fans await ‘Wednesday’ Season 3

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Rock, A., & Blackwelder, C. (2026, October 23). Jenna Ortega makes shocking career announcement as fans await ‘Wednesday’ Season 3. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/10/22/entertainment/wednesday-star-jenna-ortega-makes-shocking-career-announcement/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-23 · by Audrey Rock, Carson Blackwelder

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Jenna Ortega, star of the hit Netflix series "Wednesday," announced during an interview that she plans to take a break from television work once Season 3 concludes in 2027. She expressed her desire to explore new opportunities after years spent in TV roles and revealed that she stepped away from the "Scream" franchise for similar reasons. Ortega’s announcement follows the series’ success, including its four Emmy wins and numerous nominations since its debut in 2022.
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Jenna Ortega, star of Netflix's hit series "Wednesday", recently announced her intention to step away from TV work following the release of Season 3, which is set to premiere in 2027. During an appearance on Josh Horowitz’s podcast "Happy Sad Confused," Ortega stated that she has not been engaging in discussions about future franchises and hinted at taking a break after completing her role as Wednesday Addams. The actress, now 24 years old, expressed the desire to leave time for new opportunities and experiences beyond television projects. This announcement follows her previous decision to exit the "Scream" franchise after starring in its fifth installment in 2022 and sixth in 2023.

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Ortega PERSON · 10× Netflix ORG · 2× Addams PERSON · 1× Catherine Zeta-Jones PERSON · 1× Gomez Addams PERSON · 1× Isaac Ordonez PERSON · 1× Jenna Ortega PERSON · 1× Josh Horowitz’s PERSON · 1× Luis Guzmán PERSON · 1× Morticia Addams PERSON · 1×

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Ortega’s willingness to step away from the spotlight isn’t new; the actress famously bowed out of the “Scream” franchise after starring in 2022’s “Scream” (the fifth film in the series) and 2023’s “Scream VI.”
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🔮 “But what I’m meant to do will come and find me,” she continued.

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Jenna Ortega plans to step away from TV work when “Wednesday” comes to an end. asserted
Wednesday → plan → end
“I actually haven’t had a lot of franchise conversations. asserted
I → have → conversations
I haven’t,” Ortega shared during an appearance on Josh Horowitz’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, released on Thursday. asserted
Ortega → have → Thursday
“But what I’m meant to do will come and find me,” she continued. asserted
she → mean → me
“I think after ‘Wednesday,’ I’ll probably be off the TV for a while.” asserted
I → think → while
Ortega noted that she’d had “many years doing that.” “I was bouncing from show to show as a kid, this to this, and I want to leave time for new things,” Ortega, now 24, explained. asserted
Ortega → note → things
The news season — which is set to drop in 2027 — sees Ortega return to her role as the Addams family’s famously macabre-obsessed gothic daughter. asserted
Ortega → set → daughter
She appears opposite returning co-stars Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams and Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams on the Tim Burton-directed series. asserted
She → appear → series
Netflix announced production on Season 3 began production in February, revealing that Ortega’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” co-star Winona Ryder was joining the show alongside Eva Green. asserted
star → announce → Green
The streamer then announced in September that production on the third season had “met its grave” and concluded. asserted
production → announce → grave
“Wednesday” has been a huge hit for Netflix since its 2022 premiere, winning four Emmys to date — plus a nod for Ortega among other nominations. asserted
Wednesday → win → nominations
The second season aired in 2025. asserted
season → air → 2025
Ortega has been acting in films and television since the early 2010s, appearing in shows like “Jane the Virgin,” “Stuck in the Middle” and “You.” asserted
Ortega → act → Middle
The actress has been open about the stresses of being a young person in the entertainment industry, confessing earlier this year that she went “all day” without eating or drinking on set as a child star. asserted
she → confess → star
Her movie projects have included “Iron Man 3” (2013), “The Fallout” (2021), “X” (2022) and “Death of a Unicorn” (2025). asserted
projects → include → Unicorn
Ortega’s willingness to step away from the spotlight isn’t new; the actress famously bowed out of the “Scream” franchise after starring in 2022’s “Scream” (the fifth film in the series) and 2023’s “Scream VI.” asserted
actress → step → series
She also noted it was because co-directors Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin weren’t returning for 2026’s “Scream VII.” asserted
Gillett → note → Scream
“The Melissa stuff was happening, and it was all kind of falling apart,” Ortega told the publication. asserted
Ortega → happen → publication
“If ‘Scream VII’ wasn’t going to be with that team of directors and those people I fell in love with, then it didn’t seem like the right move for me in my career at the time.” asserted
it → go → time
Ortega also revealed earlier this year that she almost quit acting altogether before landing her role on “You,” while chatting with her “X” co-star Kid Cudi on his podcast. asserted
she → reveal → podcast
“It just felt like a good time to call it quits if I was going to,” she shared. asserted
she → feel → it
Conversation Your voice matters. asserted
voice → matter → ?
Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted
Discussions → moderate → civility
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