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Isaac Ordonez might play Jenna Ortega’s little brother in Wednesday, but after going through a growth spurt between seasons 1 and 2, he’s now towering over his onscreen big sister.
“I was the same height as Jenna in season one. I’ve grown quite a lot,” the 16-year-old actor told PEOPLE with a laugh while attending the premiere for part one of Wednesday’s second season at Central Hall Westminster in London.
He added that he’s now “hovering” over Ortega, 22, and he playfully referred to their height difference as “amazing.”
Ordonez brings Pugsley Addams to life in the hit Netflix series, which premiered in November 2022 and now returns for a second season on Aug. 6.
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In the show’s first season, Wednesday Addams, played by Ortega, is the protective older sibling who tortures anyone who dares to go after her brother.
Ordonez raved about getting to work closely with Ortega, telling PEOPLE, “Watching her through the monitor, like, you really start to pick up things.”
He added of the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Scream actress, “She’s wonderful. She’s such a nice woman.”
Pugsley didn’t follow Wednesday to school at Nevermore in the show’s first season. This time around, he’s registered as a new student.
“It was definitely a surprise to see how much more I was in it, like a big promotion,” Ordonez told NME in July of his enhanced role for season two.
Teasing what is in store for Pugsley, Ordonez added, “He’s got powers … he makes a lot of friends, and also [makes] connections with some not so good people. I will say that.”
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The young actor echoed those sentiments when speaking with PEOPLE. “It was great to really play around with this character,” Ordonez said. “Now I have more free-range, and, like, room to really grow, you know?”
He continued, “Last season we saw that more emotional side of him. That side returns, but we also get to see a lot more of his energetic side. We see him a lot more mischievous.”
Catherine Zeta-Jones, who plays Ordonez’s onscreen mom, Morticia Addams, also spoke with PEOPLE at the premiere.
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When asked about getting into character, the actress, 55, stressed the importance of playing the Addams matriarch as “real and grounded.”
“Of course, I identify with being a mother. I certainly identify with that,” she said. “I never had the struggle with my daughter that I have with Wednesday, thankfully, but I’ve certainly seen mothers have that.”
The second season of Wednesday finds the titular character dealing with being perceived as the “savior” of Nevermore after she overcame the villainous Laurel Gates (Christina Ricci) in the first season.
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However, the gothic character, who has the gift of seeing the future, is faced with a new horrifying reality when she has a vision of her best friend Enid Sinclair (Emma Meyers) dying.
The first four episodes of Wednesday’s season 2 will premiere on Netflix on Aug. 6. Four more will follow and premiere on the streaming platform on Sept. 3.
