The dossier
The fierce protector of Nevermore
Larissa Weems is driven by an absolute dedication to her school and her students. She is a master of optics, constantly trying to maintain a fragile peace with the hostile "normie" town of Jericho while burying Nevermore’s dark secrets.
Gwendoline Christie delivers a towering, deeply glamorous performance. She plays Weems as a woman who masks her fierce intelligence and deep insecurities behind a flawless red lip and an impenetrable, polite smile.
Her complex relationship with Wednesday Addams is the highlight of the series. Weems is a brilliant subversion of the standard "evil headmaster" trope, a woman who does the wrong things for exactly the right reasons.