Wait, Where Is Lady Gaga in <i>Wednesday</i>?

Excuse me, sorry, I just watched all of Wednesday season 2, part 1 and have an important question: Where is Lady Gaga? Did fancams of Wednesday Addams set to “Bloody Mary” go viral for nothing? Will we ever get to see Mother Monster walk among actual monsters and outcasts at Nevermore Academy? Is all hope lost for a possible on-screen dance sequence to “Zombieboy”? Where is the pop star and Golden Globe-winning actress?

Thankfully, Gaga’s involvement in Wednesday is no marketing stunt by Netflix or an off-screen celebration of “Prank Day.” She is expected to appear in the second half of season 2, which will arrive in a matter of weeks. Netflix had even confirmed the news back in May. But for those of us (like me) who’ve been out of the loop, here’s what you need to know.

She’ll play Rosaline Rotwood, “a legendary Nevermore teacher who crosses paths with Wednesday,” according to Netflix.

Wednesday’s official social accounts also teased the role with an eerie post, saying, “Cloaked in mystery with a reputation that precedes her. Our paths will surely cross. Welcome to mayhem @LadyGaga.” Not much else is known about Rosaline—she doesn’t appear to be based on an original Addams Family character—so viewers will have to stay tuned for the rest of the season to find out more.

Gaga’s casting was first reported in November 2024. In August that year, Ortega said during the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice press tour that four episodes of Wednesday season 2 were already filmed. That might explain why Gaga doesn’t appear in the first half of the season.

Rosaline joins the cast for season 2, part, 2, which premieres on Netflix of Wednesday, September 3. Just a few more weeks of waiting!

Gaga, Netflix, and the Wednesday team have shared details sparingly. As Gaga told Entertainment Weekly in March 2025, “I want to keep it extra secret — but, I love Jenna, and I really had an amazing time!”

Ortega similarly tried to stay tight-lipped about Gaga’s role. “There’s definitely dances in the show,” she told Entertainment Tonight in March 13. “I’m not saying anything about her character though! Let her be incredible and amazing. She’s great in the show and I don’t think she’s what people expect her to be.”

The actress did, however, tease how things changed behind the scenes ahead of Gaga’s arrival to set. “They had, like, rolled out this walkway for her to exit from the trailer to the tents. I went to my tent to hang out, and they replaced my dirty tent with, like, brand-new tents,” Ortega told Stephen Colbert. “I had a barber’s chair. They gave me fancy water. Everything. We really did it up for her guys. We really wanted to impress her.”

Yup, to celebrate her arrival to the series, Gaga will also drop a new song called “Dead Dance,” which will appear in the show, according to Variety. Sources told the outlet that she made the song with producers Andrew Watt and Cirkut, whom she collaborated with on her latest album, Mayhem. There’s no release date yet.