Last fall, it was reported that Netflix was going to team up with Tim Burton on a live-action series based on “The Addams Family.” At the time, all that was known is that the series would likely be told from the perspective of teen Wednesday Addams. Well, Netflix made it official today and shared all the details about Burton’s first foray into streaming series.

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According to Netflix, Burton is set to direct and executive produce an eight-episode ‘Addams Famly’ spinoff series titled “Wednesday.” The series is indeed told from the POV of the title character, as the show is described as a “coming-of-age comedy.” “Wednesday” is set to be showrun by the duo of Al Gough and Miles Millar, who are probably best known for another coming-of-age spinoff of a classic franchise, “Smallville.” But we’re going to guess that “Wednesday” is a bit darker than that “Superman” origin story.

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