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Takeaway 1: Call the Midwife is praised for its standout cast, who bring engaging character drama to the historical medical series. Takeaway 2: The show explores poignant political and social topics, including abortion, racism, religion, poverty, and teen pregnancy. Takeaway 3: Each actor, such as Helen George and Linda Bassett, has the opportunity to shine in the show and has flexed their acting muscles in other projects.

When the BBC historical medical drama returned for a 12th season, the Call the Midwife cast was particularly praised for being one of its standout features. Call the Midwife takes place in London in the late 1950s and 1960s and follows a group of midwives working at the Nonnatus House and how their work and the patients they treat affect both their professional and personal lives. Call the Midwife is not only an engaging character drama, but it also explores poignant political and social topics like abortion,...

Thora Birch, Riki Lindhome, and several other new names have just been added to the cast of Wednesday, Tim Burton's new take on The Addams Family in the works at Netflix. Previously, it was announced that Jenna Ortega would be starring as a college-aged version of the titular Addams family member. It has since been revealed that Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzmán are also on board to play Wednesday's parents Morticia and Gomez, respectively.

On Friday, Netflix announced ten new actors that have officially boarded the project. This includes Thora Birch as Wednesday's dorm mother Tamara Novak and Riki Lindhome as Wednesday's therapist Dr. Valerie Kinbott. Jamie McShane as Sheriff Donovan Galpin, a character described as having a vendetta against Wednesday's father Gomez.

Several other actors have been named as Wednesday's classmates at Nevermore Academy. These new characters are Hunter Doohan (Your Honor) as Wednesday's friend Tyler Galpin, the...

The forthcoming Addams Family TV series, Wednesday, has added 10 more faces to its cast.

The latest wave of cast members includes Thora Birch and Jamie Mc Shane.

Also joining the cast is Riki Lindhome, Hunter Doohan, Georgie Farmer, Moosa Mostafa, and Emma Myers.

They are joined by Naomi J. Ogawa (Skylin3s), Joy Sunday, and Percy Hynes White.

It was previously announced the series would be toplined by Jenna Ortega, while Catherine Zeta-Jones (Prodigal Son) was on board as Morticia Addams and Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams.

Scroll down to find out who the new additions will be playing:

- Hunter Doohan will play Tyler Galpin. A townie who strikes up an unlikely friendship with Wednesday Addams. Tyler has a troubled relationship with his father, the local sheriff.

- Georgie Farmer will play Ajax Petropolus. A student at Nevermore Academy who also happens to be a Gorgon. Awkward and shy,...

Exclusive: Netflix is rounding out its cast for Wednesday, Tim Burton’s live-action Addams Family series, adding 10 series regulars. Joining Jenna Ortega, who stars in the titular Wednesday Addams role, are Thora Birch, Riki Lindhome, Jamie McShane, Hunter Doohan, Georgie Farmer, Moosa Mostafa, Emma Myers, Naomi J. Ogawa (Skylin3s), Joy Sunday and Percy Hynes White. In addition to Ortega, they join Catherine Zeta-Jones as matriarch Morticia Addams and Luis Guzmán who appears as Gomez Addams.

The coming-of-age comedy, written by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar and to be directed by Burton, is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ (Ortega) years as a student at Nevermore Academy.