Joining Ortega in season two of Wednesday will be Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzman, who play Morticia and Gomez Addams.
A lead star from Netflix hit Wednesday has been dropped from the series.
The Independent has contacted Hynes White and Netflix for comment.
The cast list for the forthcoming second season, which has commenced filming, was announced on Tuesday (7 May), with Jenna Ortega set to return in the title role after her shock departure from another Netflix project.