When we catch up with Wednesday after a two-year break, the gloomy teenager is returning to Nevermore as summer has come to an end. But while her peers were all partying and having fun, Wednesday spent her summer break pursuing a serial killer, very on brand for her.

The storyline stretches its slithery tendrils into new territory that has its title character, embodied by Jenna Ortega, face foes old and new (and family) to uncover the latest supernatural mystery endangering Nevermore Academy.

Season 1 rapidly became the streamer’s second-most popular title of all time (only “Squid Game” Season 1 ranks above it). That’s in large part due to the new characters and, of course, the new takes on old characters dreamed up by series creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar,