Isaac Ordonez Reacts to His Major Growth Spurt Between “Wednesday” Seasons: 'I Was the Same Height as Jenna' Ortega (Exclusive)

Isaac Ordonez mightiness play Jenna Ortega's small relative successful Wednesday, but aft going done a maturation spurt betwixt seasons 1 and 2, he's now towering complete his onscreen large sister.

"I was nan aforesaid tallness arsenic Jenna successful play one. I've grown rather a lot," nan 16-year-old character told PEOPLE pinch a laughter while attending nan premiere for portion 1 of Wednesday's 2nd play astatine Central Hall Westminster successful London.

He added that he's now "hovering" complete Ortega, 22, and he playfully referred to their height difference arsenic "amazing."

Ordonez brings Pugsley Addams to life successful nan deed Netflix series, which premiered successful November 2022 and now returns for a 2nd play connected Aug. 6.

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In nan show's first season, Wednesday Addams, played by Ortega, is nan protective older related who tortures anyone who dares to spell aft her brother.

Ordonez raved astir getting to activity intimately pinch Ortega, telling PEOPLE, "Watching her done nan monitor, like, you really commencement to prime up things."

He added of nan Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Scream actress, "She's wonderful. She's specified a bully woman."

Pugsley didn't travel Wednesday to schoolhouse astatine Nevermore successful nan show's first season. This clip around, he's registered arsenic a caller student.

“It was decidedly a astonishment to spot really overmuch much I was successful it, for illustration a large promotion," Ordonez told NME in July of his enhanced domiciled for play two.

Teasing what is successful shop for Pugsley, Ordonez added, "He’s sewage powers ... he makes a batch of friends, and besides [makes] connections pinch immoderate not truthful bully people. I will opportunity that."

The young character echoed those sentiments erstwhile speaking pinch PEOPLE. "It was awesome to really play astir pinch this character," Ordonez said. "Now I person much free-range, and, like, room to really grow, you know?"

He continued, "Last play we saw that much affectional broadside of him. That broadside returns, but we besides get to spot a batch much of his energetic side. We see him a lot more mischievous."

Catherine Zeta-Jones, who plays Ordonez's onscreen mom, Morticia Addams, besides said pinch PEOPLE astatine nan premiere.

When asked astir getting into character, nan actress, 55, stressed nan value of playing nan Addams matriarch arsenic "real and grounded."

"Of course, I place pinch being a mother. I surely place pinch that," she said. "I ne'er had nan struggle pinch my girl that I person with Wednesday, thankfully, but I've surely seen mothers person that."

The 2nd play of Wednesday finds nan titular characteristic dealing pinch being perceived arsenic nan "savior" of Nevermore aft she overcame nan villainous Laurel Gates (Christina Ricci) successful nan first season.

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However, nan gothic character, who has nan gift of seeing nan future, is faced pinch a caller horrifying reality erstwhile she has a imagination of her champion friend Enid Sinclair (Emma Meyers) dying.

The first 4 episodes of Wednesday's play 2 will premiere connected Netflix connected Aug. 6. Four much will travel and premiere connected nan streaming level connected Sept. 3.