Wednesday uncovers a decades-old murder case involving her father and a local "normie" family, the Gates.

The story begins with Wednesday being expelled from her "normie" high school after releasing piranhas into a swimming pool to get revenge on her brother Pugsley’s bullies. Her parents, Morticia and Gomez Addams, enroll her in their alma mater, , a boarding school for "outcasts" like vampires, werewolves, and sirens. The Mystery of Jericho

The first season of is a supernatural murder mystery that follows Wednesday Addams as she navigates her new life at Nevermore Academy. Expulsion and New Beginnings

As the school year ends and Nevermore closes for the semester, Wednesday receives a text from an anonymous stalker with photos of herself, hinting that her troubles are far from over.

Wednesday is nearly killed but is healed by the spirit of her ancestor, Goody Addams.

After initially suspecting others, Wednesday realizes the Hyde is her love interest, Tyler Galpin , a local barista. He is being controlled by the botany teacher, Ms. Thornhill (actually Laurel Gates in disguise), who seeks to resurrect the town's anti-outcast founder, Joseph Crackstone. The Final Showdown

In the season finale, Laurel uses Wednesday's blood to resurrect Crackstone.