Lady Gaga as ghostly Rosaline Rotwood in Wednesday Season 2 Part 2

Netflix released a first look Monday at Lady Gaga as Rosaline Rotwood, a new character who appears in the second half of Wednesday Season 2, days before the streamer’s remaining episodes arrive worldwide on Wednesday, September 3. The image, shared on social media, shows Gaga in costume as a ghostly Nevermore Academy figure and accompanies the pop star’s tie‑in single The Dead Dance, which debuts with Part 2 of the season.

Netflix and cast members have described Rosaline Rotwood as a legendary Nevermore teacher who crosses paths with Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday Addams. Episodes in Part 2 reveal that Rotwood is deceased and manifests as a spectral figure who helps Wednesday temporarily regain her psychic sight, according to scenes from the new installments and interviews with the show’s creative team. Costume designer Colleen Atwood told reporters that working with Gaga was collaborative, saying the singer was “totally about character” and keen to enter the world director Tim Burton and the production had created.

Netflix said Part 2 will premiere at 12 a.m. Pacific Time on September 3, equating to 3 a.m. Eastern Time and staggered global release times. The streamer also confirmed...