REVIEW: ‘Wednesday’ is a child full of woe — and fun

LONDON: Netflix’s “The Addams Family” spin-off is a melting pot of horror and hormones.

It’s safe to say that those familiar with the Hollywood trivia that Tim Burton passed on directing 1991’s “The Addams Family” (due to a scheduling conflict with “Batman Returns”) might have expected him to return to the spooky series at some point. Less predictable, however, would be the idea that he would do so as executive producer (and director of four episodes) of a coming-of-age spin-off Netflix series focusing on the family’s daughter, Wednesday.