The Addams Family of which were originally published in "The New Yorker" between their debut in 1938 and Charles Addams' death in 1988. They have since been adapted to other media. In 1964, a live-action television series, starring John Astin and Carolyn Jones, premiered on ABC and subsequently inspired a 1977 television film and cameos from the cast in other shows. An unrelated animated series aired in 1973. The franchise was revived in the 1990s with a feature film series consisting of "The Addams Family" (1991) and "Addams Family Values" (1993). Both received nominations for Academy Awards, BAFTA Awards, and Hugo Awards. For
The Addams Family (2019 film) to unravel when they face-off against a greedy crafty reality-TV host while also preparing for their extended family to arrive for a major celebration. After acquiring the rights to the "Addams Family" comics, the film originally began production at Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment as a stop-motion animated film directed by Tim Burton and produced by Chris Meledandri. However, in 2013, it was announced that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (current rights holder of the original "Addams Family" series and current foreign rights holder of the 1991 "Addams Family" film) would produce an animated film based on the "Addams Family" comics, with Pamela Pettler