Jenna Ortega on the set of Wednesday

One issue some critics had with the most recent drop of Wednesday episodes was that some of the show’s most popular characters felt a little underused.

Well, if that’s how you felt streaming the second season of the hit Netflix show, it might make you happy to hear that one other member of the Addams Family is getting his own spin-off.

On Tuesday, Wednesday cast member Fred Armisen made an appearance on The Tonight Show, where host Jimmy Fallon commented that he’d heard through the grapevine that a series dedicated to Uncle Fester was in the works.

Fred then confirmed the rumours to be true, describing the news as “fantastic” and “amazing”.

HuffPost UK has contacted Netflix for comment.

A third run of Wednesday is already confirmed to be in the works, with Jenna Ortega set to return for a third outing as the........

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