Jenna Ortega Plans a Break From TV After ‘Wednesday’

WHO:

Us Magazine - Jenna Ortega said on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, “What I’m meant to do will come and find me.”

Coming Soon - Ortega said she has lived with obsessive-compulsive disorder since she was 7.

Coming Soon - Jenna Ortega discussed her history of receiving franchise pitches.

NY Post - Jenna Ortega is the subject of the career announcement; fans are awaiting the third season of *Wednesday*.

Deadline - Jenna Ortega, an Emmy nominee, stars in *Wednesday*, a Netflix series directed by Tim Burton and created by showrunners and executive producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar.

WHAT:

Coming Soon - Ortega said familiar OCD-related rituals continue to shape her daily life and on-set routine.

Coming Soon - Ortega said she has not received many pitches from major franchises, including Marvel.

Variety - Ortega said she does not watch her own movies, read reviews, or check box-office results.

Variety - Ortega said reading reviews would “send me into a psychosis of some sort.”

NY Post - *Wednesday* is set to return for a third season.

Deadline - Ortega said she would “probably be off the TV for a while” after completing *Wednesday* Season 3.

Deadline - Ortega is looking forward to exploring new roles in the future.

WHEN:

NY Post - *Wednesday* Season 3 is set for release at some point in 2027.

Deadline - Ortega said she expects to be off television for a while after completing the series.

Deadline - Production on *Wednesday* Season 3 wrapped last month.

WHY:

Deadline - Ortega said she wants to explore new roles in the future.

HOW:

Coming Soon - Ortega said acting gives her a place to focus on the moment.

(UPDATED October 23, 2026 23:13 UTC)

Jenna Ortega says she expects to step away from television for a while after completing the third season of *Wednesday*, as she looks ahead to exploring different roles. Production on the Netflix series, directed by Tim Burton, has wrapped, and the new season is set for release at some point in 2027. Ortega also discussed her career choices, saying she has received few pitches from major franchises, including Marvel. She said she tries not to watch her own films, read reviews, or check box-office results, because reviews could “send me into a psychosis of some sort.” Ortega has lived with obsessive-compulsive disorder since she was 7, and says related rituals still shape her daily life and on-set routine. She described acting as a way to focus on the moment, adding, “What I’m meant to do will come and find me.”

(UPDATED October 23, 2026 13:20 UTC)

Jenna Ortega says she expects to step away from television for a while after finishing the third season of *Wednesday*. Production on the Netflix series has wrapped, and its next season is expected sometime in 2027. Ortega, an Emmy nominee, stars in the show, which is directed by Tim Burton and created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. She says she’s looking forward to exploring new kinds of roles. Ortega also says she hasn’t received many pitches from major franchises, including Marvel. She has a hands-off approach to her own work, saying she doesn’t watch her movies, read reviews, or check box-office results. Reading reviews, she says, could “send me into a psychosis of some sort.” The news comes as fans await the return of *Wednesday* for its third season.

(UPDATED October 23, 2026 05:06 UTC)

Jenna Ortega says she may step away from television for a while after finishing the third season of *Wednesday*, as she looks forward to exploring new roles. The Netflix series, directed by Tim Burton and created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, is set to return in 2027. Production on the new season has wrapped. Ortega, an Emmy nominee who stars in the show, said she does not watch her own movies, read reviews, or check box-office results. She explained that reading reviews could “send me into a psychosis of some sort.” Her comments offer a glimpse into how she handles the attention surrounding her work, even as fans await her return as Wednesday Addams. Once the season is complete, Ortega expects to be “off the TV for a while,” while she considers what roles to take on next.

(UPDATED October 23, 2026 04:10 UTC)

Jenna Ortega says she expects to step away from television for a while after finishing the third season of *Wednesday*. The Netflix series, directed by Tim Burton and created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, is set to return in 2027. Production on the new season has wrapped, and fans are now waiting for its release. Ortega, an Emmy nominee who stars in the show, said she wants to explore new roles in the future. She described the plan as probably being off TV for a while once her work on *Wednesday* is complete. The show’s return marks another chapter for Ortega’s role in the series, before she turns her attention to other projects.