Thora Birch Drops Out of Tim Burton's WEDNESDAY Netflix Series

Thora Birch has exited Tim Burton’s Adams Family-inspired series Wednesday. The film is currently shooting in Romania, and it stars Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams during her years at Nevermore Academy.

Thora had to leave the project and return to the States “to attend to a personal matter and will not be returning to the production.” It’s explained that Birch is dealing with a family illness.

She was playing the role of Tamara Novak, “Wednesday's dorm mother and the only ‘Normie’ on staff at Nevermore Academy with a focus on all things botanical." The actress finished filming the bulk of her series regular role, and the character will not be recast.

According to Deadline, producers are “looking to add a new character to the show’s first season, I hear. It is unclear whether that character will take over for Tamara and help close out her planned storyline with both of them co-existing on the show or whether the new character will replace Tamara and Birch’s scenes will be reshot.”

It’s a shame that she had to leave because it was cool that Birch landed a role in the series. As you know, Birch was one of the big young stars of the 90s. She appeared in films such as Hocus Pocus, Ghost World, and American Beauty. One of her most recent projects was a role in The Walking Dead.