Wednesday Star Confirms Uncle Fester Spin-Off Is Happening at Netflix
Netflix is doubling down on the Addams Family universe, with Uncle Fester finally getting his own spotlight—here’s what we know so far about the new spin-off.
Uncle Fester might be getting his own show. And based on how Fred Armisen talked about it on late-night TV, he is very into the idea.
The tease on The Tonight Show
While chatting with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show, Fallon asked Armisen point-blank if an Uncle Fester spin-off was in the works. Armisen didn’t dance around it.
"Yeah, we’re working on it... It’s fantastic... It’s amazing."
That was the headline moment. After that, he kept it vague, which usually means it’s early days. No other cast is attached yet, and nothing official beyond Armisen saying they’re developing it.
What could a Fester series even be?
This is where fans are already doing the writers’ room job on Reddit. And honestly, there’s a lot to mine from Fester’s scattershot backstory in Wednesday.
- A prequel built around Fester running schemes with Thing, dipping into his other aliases. One fan specifically begged for more of "Fester Fiesta," which, yes, sounds like exactly the chaotic side-quest this character deserves.
- Origin-story stuff: where he sources his gear, who tips him off to new scores, and whether he’s quietly networked with Outcasts.
- The big gap: the stretch of time between his Addams childhood and that whole getting-lost-in-the-Bermuda-Triangle chapter. The show has tossed out enough random lore breadcrumbs that a prequel could stitch them into a proper timeline.
Where Fester fits in Wednesday so far
Armisen dropped into Wednesday halfway through season 1, then leveled up in season 2 as more than just a chaotic cameo. By season 2, Fester is a real player in his niece’s investigations, not just comic relief with a taser and a grin.
A little Addams history lesson
Armisen’s not the first to zap his way through this role. Christopher Lloyd famously played Fester in the 90s movies, including Addams Family Values, where Fester fell for serial killer Debbie Jelinsky (Joan Cusack) and almost got himself and the entire family murdered for his trouble. If the new series wants to flirt with romance, there’s precedent for Fester’s love life being... hazardous.
The bottom line
There’s no official series order or premiere date, just Armisen publicly saying they’re working on it and sounding very happy about that. For now, both seasons of Wednesday are streaming on Netflix, and if the spin-off happens, there’s more than enough weird little corners of Fester’s life to explore.