Jenna Ortega: Wednesday's Star Rises with Netflix, Harper's Bazaar, and Directorial Ambitions

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Jenna Ortega has commanded headlines and social feeds over the past week with a flurry of career-defining moments and high-profile appearances. Foremost, Netflix just released the new trailer for Wednesday Season 2, with Ortega’s return as the brooding Nevermore Academy student promising even darker twists and a richer cast, including newcomers like Steve Buscemi and Lady Gaga. The series will drop in two parts, with the first four episodes landing on August 6, a date already generating major anticipation among fans and media, according to 77 WABC and confirmed by the show’s official Instagram.

In another power move, Ortega appears on two striking covers for Harper’s Bazaar US Summer 2025, the feature spread shot by Willy Vanderperre and published July 18, has media buzzing about her evolving image and formidable influence on Gen Z fashion. Just days before, Ortega drew attention at Coachella in a sheerness-meets-grunge look, posted under the hashtag #createdwithadidas—as covered by AOL—showing she can dominate both the style pages and the streaming charts. Her daring style transformation, including a shockingly different eyebrow bleach and a lavender suit at CinemaCon 2025, has divided fans but also fueled trending topics on E! News and Parade for days, with some calling her “unrecognizable,” yet others raving about her Blair Waldorf vibes.

On the business front, Ortega’s A24 dark comedy-thriller Death of a Unicorn, co-starring Paul Rudd, gets a second shot at life as it premieres on Max July 25, after what FandomWire described as a rocky box office run but passionate streaming buzz. In a critical long-term career pivot, Variety reports that Ortega is preparing to step behind the camera on a film she has been writing for nearly a decade, declaring her directorial ambitions publicly—a move set to expand her creative profile.

Ortega also made headlines in a candid New York Times interview, explaining her decision to quit Twitter after the viral spread of explicit AI-generated images of herself, expressing strong anti-AI sentiments and calling attention to privacy and digital ethics—comments which Variety picked up and amplified, solidifying her as not just a screen icon but a vocal advocate on social issues.

In the coming weeks, fans will see Ortega live in Seoul alongside Wednesday co-star Emma Myers as part of the Wednesday Doom Tour, as confirmed by social posts and K-pop fan accounts. All eyes are on her, and the media converges around every reveal, from her bold brows to her boundary-pushing next projects, making Jenna Ortega the headline—again.

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