Jenna Ortega, seen here at the 19th annual Latin Grammy Awards in November 2018, stars in "Wednesday," which has broken records by receiving the most views in a single week of any English-language series in Netflix history. File Photo by James Atoa/UPI
Catherine Zeta-Jones, seen here with husband Michael Douglas at the SAG awards in January 2020, stars as Morticia Addams in Netflix's record-breaking series "Wednesday." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Luis Guzman, seen here at the premiere of "Keanu" in April 2016, stars as Gomez Addams in Netflix's record-breaking series "Wednesday." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Fred Armisen, seen here at the 44th Annual Kennedy Center Honors in December 2021, co-stars as Uncle Fester in Netflix's record-breaking series "Wednesday." File Photo by Ron Sachs/UPI
Tim Burton, seen here during Rome Film Fest in October 2021, directed four episodes of Netflix's record-breaking series "Wednesday." File Photo by Rocco Spaziani/UPI
Jenna Ortega, seen here at the premiere of "Venom" in October 2018, stars as Wednesday Addams in Netflix's "Wednesday." File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI
Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The Addams Family spinoff series, Wednesday, has broken a record, generating the most views in a single week for any English-language series in Netflix history.
The series, which stars Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams during her time at the fictional Nevermore Academy, debuted at No. 1, raking in 341.23 million hours viewed during its first week.
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According to Ortega, she was exhausted and covered in fake gore during her initial audition for the role, which took place while she was filming the horror movie X.
"You don't know when you're going to get the opportunity to do something like that again. I knew I just had to take it," said Ortega during an interview with Tudum, Netflix's official companion site.
Four of the series' eight episodes are directed by Tim Burton, and the series co-stars Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams, and Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams.