Tim Burton to direct Wednesday Addams series for Netflix

Tim Burton is directing a Netflix live-action series featuring Wednesday Addams, the streaming giant said (Matt Crossick/PA)

Tim Burton will direct a Netflix live-action series featuring Wednesday Addams, the streaming giant said.

Based on the character originally created by cartoonist Charles Addams, Wednesday is described as a “coming-of-age comedy” set during the death-obsessed youngster’s school years.