Jenna Ortega Stuns in Snake-Inspired Gown at ‘Wednesday’ Season 2 Premiere: “I Only Wore Black During Filming”

Jenna Ortega is channeling her inner Wednesday Addams — but with a serpentine twist. The 22-year-old actress turned heads at the Season 2: Part 1 world premiere of Wednesday in London, wearing a striking nude gown with a snakeskin design that felt straight out of the Addams Family playbook.

Styled by Enrique Melendez, Ortega’s look came courtesy of Ashi Studio’s Fall/Winter 2025 Couture collection. The skin-hugging dress featured a bold snake-like pattern winding from its high neckline to a structured peplum skirt, creating the illusion of shedding skin — a nod, perhaps, to both transformation and Wednesday’s creepy-chic aesthetic.

A Dark Beauty with Gothic Glam

Ortega’s look was completed with Jimmy Choo shoes, silver jewelry from Rainbow K, and beauty glam that leaned fully into the gothic: bleached brows, berry red lips, spider lashes, and a pop of purple mascara. Her slicked-back ponytail and nude nails kept the focus on the texture and drama of the gown itself.

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It’s a major shift from the solid-black palette Ortega embraced during the filming of Wednesday season 1.

“When I was working on Wednesday, I suddenly only ever wore black,” Ortega said in a 2023 interview with The Cut. “I didn’t know why. For some reason, my closet just lost all its color.”

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Since then, she’s carried Wednesday-inspired fashion to several red carpet events — including the 2023 SAG Awards, where she wore a sculpted black Versace gown, and the Saint Laurent Menswear FW23 show, where she opted for a backless, hooded black dress.

In a separate chat with Harper’s Bazaar in May, Ortega admitted, “I definitely feel like I have a bit more Gothic taste than I did when I was a teenager.”

What to Expect from Season 2 of Wednesday

According to Netflix’s official synopsis, the new season will dive deeper into the dark and quirky world fans fell in love with. Wednesday season 2 will follow the titular character as she navigates “family, friends, and old adversaries, propelling her into another year of delightfully dark and kooky mayhem.”

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The story teases an eerie new mystery: “Armed with her signature razor-sharp wit and deadpan charm, Wednesday is also plunged into a new bone-chilling supernatural mystery.”

Release Dates

• Part 1 of Season 2 drops on Wednesday, August 6
• Part 2 follows on Wednesday, September 3

Until then, you can stream the full first season of Wednesday on Netflix. And if Jenna Ortega’s premiere look is any indication, we’re in for a season as stylishly spooky as it is mysterious.