Raising Wednesday age rating: what parents of kids 4–7 should know
Wednesday age rating: it's rated TV-14 in the US, meaning it may be unsuitable for children under 14. The UK's BBFC lists injury detail, language, threat, and violence for season 1, and adds sex references for season 2. It's a Netflix mystery-horror series about Wednesday Addams at a school for outcasts. Season 3 finished filming in September 2026 and is expected in 2027. Many young kids know it from the viral "Wednesday dance" rather than the show.
Wednesday at a glance
- ✓Official rating above age 7
TV-14; BBFC: 12 - ✓Violence in rating descriptors
BBFC: violence, injury detail, bloody images - ✓Scary content in rating descriptors
BBFC: threat, horror - ✓Bad language in rating descriptors
BBFC: language, bad language - ✓Sexual content, drugs, or alcohol in rating descriptors
BBFC: sex references (season 2) - ✓Rated 12 or higher in the UK or Germany
UK BBFC: 12
Each flag is a yes-or-no fact from the sources on this page. The number is a count of flags, not a safety score. How we count. Rating reasons marked mild, very mild, or brief don't count.
| Type | Netflix series based on Charles Addams's characters; 2 seasons (2022, 2025) |
|---|---|
| US (TV rating) | TV-14 (may be unsuitable for children under 14) |
| UK (BBFC) content advice | Season 1: injury detail, language, threat, violence; season 2: also sex references source |
| Season 3 | Filming wrapped September 2026; expected in 2027, no exact date announced source |
| Where | Netflix |
Checked October 2026. Ratings and settings change; check the official source before you decide. What do these ratings mean?
Facts for parents, not medical or legal advice. If you're worried about your child, talk to your pediatrician.
What Wednesday is about
Wednesday Addams, of the Addams Family, is sent to Nevermore Academy, a boarding school for outcasts, where she investigates a series of killings. The first season came out on Netflix in November 2022 and the second in two parts in August and September 2025; a third season finished filming in September 2026.
Wednesday age rating
Short answer: It's rated for teens.
- US: TV-14, may be unsuitable for children under 14.
- UK (BBFC, the British Board of Film Classification) content advice for streaming: injury detail, language, threat, and violence for season 1; season 2 adds sex references. The BBFC's 2024 disc and on-demand listing for season 1 also names bloody images, horror, suicide references, and sex references in episode 7.
The Parents Television and Media Council, a US advocacy group, counted 59 uses of profanity in season 1's eight episodes.
When does Wednesday season 3 come out?
Short answer: Netflix hasn't announced an exact date as of October 2026; the season is expected in 2027.
- Renewed: Season 3 was confirmed on July 23, 2025, before season 2 premiered.
- Filming: Netflix announced on September 30, 2026, that "Season 3 has officially wrapped."
- Release: What's on Netflix reports that Netflix has confirmed 2027; no date has been given.
New cast members include Eva Green as Wednesday's aunt Ophelia Frump and Winona Ryder. Season 3 hasn't been rated yet; seasons 1 and 2 are TV-14.
Why young kids know Wednesday
In late 2022, Wednesday's dance scene went viral on TikTok, usually set to a sped-up version of Lady Gaga's 2011 song "Bloody Mary." Lady Gaga posted her own version in December 2022. Many young children know the dance, the braids, and the deadpan face without having seen the show.
The habit kids may copy: the blank face
Wednesday's trademark is showing no feelings at all: flat voice, no smile, "I don't care." Some kids copy it, and then nobody can tell what they really feel.
Try tonight: the feelings face game
Take turns: one person makes a face, the other guesses the feeling word. Then switch. Say it out loud: "Right now I feel…" In our program, this is the lesson "Weather Inside": naming what you feel.
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FAQ
What age is Wednesday for?
It's rated TV-14 in the US, meaning it may be unsuitable for children under 14.
Is Wednesday appropriate for kids?
It's rated TV-14. The UK's BBFC lists injury detail, language, threat, and violence, with sex references in season 2.
Why do kids do the Wednesday dance?
The show's dance scene went viral on TikTok in 2022, usually set to Lady Gaga's song "Bloody Mary."
When does Wednesday season 3 come out?
As of October 2026, Netflix hasn't announced an exact date; filming wrapped in September 2026, and the season is expected in 2027. Seasons 1 and 2 came out in 2022 and 2025.
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