Deadline is reporting that Thora Birch has exited Wednesday, Tim Burton’s live-action Addams Family series for Netflix.

“Thora has returned to the States to attend to a personal matter and will not be returning to the production,”

a rep for series producer MGM said in a statement to Deadline.

Birch had finished filming the bulk of her series regular role as Tamara Novak, Wednesday’s dorm mother and the only “Normie” on staff at Nevermore Academy with a focus on all things botanical. The role will not be recast, with producers looking to add a new character to the show’s first season, I hear. It is unclear whether that character will take over for Tamara and help close out her planned storyline with both of them co-existing on the show or whether the new character will replace Tamara and Birch’s scenes will be reshot.

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Actress Jenny Ortega has been cast in the lead role of Wednesday Addams with Catherine Zeta Jones & Luis Guzman signing on to play Morticia & Gomez Addams alongside the further cast announced including Gwendoline Christie. The series, which is simply titled “Wednesday” will follow the beloved Addams Family character’s “spooky coming-of-age.”

Eight episodes have been ordered by Netflix; to be directed/executive produced by Burton and written by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar with a release date still to be confirmed.

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