Netflix opens the gates of Nevermore as Wednesday S2 comes alive in Riyadh

Netflix opens the gates of Nevermore as Wednesday S2 comes alive in Riyadh
From Sept. 4 to 6, the Nevermore experience will be open to the public at B6. (Supplied)
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Updated 10 September 2025
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Netflix opens the gates of Nevermore as Wednesday S2 comes alive in Riyadh

Netflix opens the gates of Nevermore as Wednesday S2 comes alive in Riyadh

RIYADH: Netflix recently opened the gates of Nevermore Academy in Riyadh for the launch of part two of the second season of “Wednesday” with an event to mark the release of the hit “Addam’s Family” spinoff.  

On Wednesday evening more than 171 prominent media professionals, influencers, creative talents, and industry partners came together to mark the return of the Jenna Ortega-starring hit show.




The event marked the release of the hit “Addam’s Family” spinoff. (Supplied)

Guests were treated to a private screening of the first episode before stepping into the Nevermore activation at B6, JAX District, designed to look like the school Wednesday Addams attends in the show. 

Guests navigated a maze filled with eerie surprises and interactive moments, and even participated in a silent disco featuring the contrasting musical tastes of Wednesday and her fun-loving friend Enid, played by actress Emma Myers. The event culminated in a gothic-inspired after-party at Beast House, where the dark energy associated with Wednesday’s character lingered well into the night.




Netflix opened the gates of Nevermore Academy in Riyadh for the launch of part two of the second season of “Wednesday.” (Supplied)

From Sept. 4 to 6, the Nevermore experience will be open to the public at B6. Fans will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of “Wednesday” through three days of interactive installations and atmospheric photo moments, capturing the energy of the new season. The activation will run from 5 p.m. to midnight.

“Wednesday” premiered with its first part on Aug. 6, 2025, followed by its second on Sept. 3, 2025. This season sees Wednesday Addams, portrayed by Ortega, return to the Gothic halls of Nevermore, facing fresh challenges and foes. As she navigates the complexities of family and friendships, Wednesday is drawn deeper into a chilling supernatural mystery. Creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar are back for this spine-tingling season, alongside executive producer and director Tim Burton.

The series features a talented ensemble cast, including Myers, Steve Buscemi, and Catherine Zeta-Jones, with guest appearances from notable stars such as Jamie McShane, Joanna Lumley, and Lady Gaga.


REVIEW: Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ is gorgeous but unaffecting

REVIEW: Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ is gorgeous but unaffecting
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REVIEW: Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ is gorgeous but unaffecting

REVIEW: Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ is gorgeous but unaffecting

DUBAI: Guillermo del Toro’s long-awaited “Frankenstein” is, above all else, a hauntingly beautiful film. Maybe too beautiful for its own good.

Every frame looks like an exquisite painting, rendered in exacting detail. The precision of del Toro’s scene compositions — the baroque architecture, the green laboratory glass, the deep hues that wrap each scene — reminds you that this is a director incapable of doing anything by halves.

This meticulousness is also the film’s undoing. Because the very beauty of del Toro’s “Frankenstein” removes the raw horror that author Mary Shelley’s iconic original demands.

The film’s first half, told from Victor Frankenstein’s (a magnetic Oscar Isaac) perspective, is as immaculate and calculated as the doctor himself. The camera glides through mansions and laboratories with reverence. The textures are breathtaking. Yet the existential chill that should accompany the story feels largely absent.

Ironically, it’s only when we shift to the viewpoint of the Creature (Jacob Elordi) that the film begins to pulse with some humanity. The camera presents Elordi’s hulking yet heartbreakingly gentle figure with compassion and empathy, and it’s a story you want to drink in completely.

Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein. (Courtesy of Netflix)

Isaac plays Victor as a man consumed by his own myth, with an intensity typical of an actor who rarely misses the mark. But it’s Elordi who steals the film. His Creature is affecting in the purest sense — you feel for him as you would for a lost puppy.

Del Toro takes considerable liberties with Shelley’s 1818 novel. Shelley, just 18 when she wrote it, used her story to critique patriarchal hubris and meditate on the sanctity of creation versus the ambition of man. Del Toro strips the original's meaning away by altering Victor’s backstory to give it a more tragic tinge and, in the process, explain away his monstrous tendencies.

All is not lost, however. Mia Goth’s eerie and gorgeous Elizabeth Harlander, Victor’s brother William’s fiancée, injects some of that lost authorial voice.

As a feat of design and atmosphere, “Frankenstein” is formidable. Its scale alone testifies to del Toro’s mastery of worldbuilding. But you end up finishing the film — tragically on the small screen (through Netflix), not in a theater — moved more by its dramatic visual flourishes than by its story.