TV Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie joins Netflix's Addams Family series as new character Between the spooky prequel series Wednesday and her upcoming adaptation of The Sandman, the actress is getting real cozy with the supernatural. By Christian Holub Christian Holub Christian Holub is a writer covering comics and other geeky pop culture. He's still mad about 'Firefly' getting canceled. EW's editorial guidelines Published on September 15, 2021 11:07AM EDT Gwendoline Christie is continuing her journey into the supernatural. After years playing the female knight Brienne of Tarth on Game of Thrones, the actress has now been cast in Netflix's upcoming series Wednesday, about the school years of gloomy Addams Family daughter Wednesday Addams. Christie will play new character Larissa Weems, the principal of Wednesday's school, Nevermore Academy. Unfortunately for the young Addams, Larissa still has an ax to grind with her former classmate: Wednesday's mother, Morticia Addams. This is not Christie's only upcoming role in a Netflix fantasy TV show, as she is also set to play Lucifer in the streaming platform's adaptation of Neil Gaiman's beloved comic The Sandman. Gwendoline Christie is joining the new Netflix Addams Family series, 'Wednesday.'. Amy Sussman/WireImage; Netflix Wednesday is a supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams' years as a student as she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the spooky mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago. Jenna Ortega (You, Jane the Virgin) stars as Wednesday, with Luis Guzmán and Catherine Zeta-Jones guest-starring as her parents, Gomez and Morticia Addams. Rounding out the rest of the Addams family, Issac Ordonez has been cast as Pugsley, Victor Dorobantu will play Thing, and George Burcea is Lurch. Tim Burton will direct all eight episodes of the series, while Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar serve as showrunners and executive producers. The show does not yet have a release date. Related content: You actress Jenna Ortega will play Wednesday Addams on new Netflix series Tim Burton to make TV directing debut with live-action Wednesday Addams Netflix series Inside the making of The Addams Family: The complete story