If you’re craving chaos with a side of crispy fries, Wendy’s has conjured up something wickedly irresistible. In a bold (and very on-brand) collaboration with Netflix’s hit series Wednesday, the fast-food chain has unveiled a new limited-time offering dubbed the “Meal of Misfortune”—and it’s as darkly delightful as its inspiration.
Launched, appropriately, on Wednesday, July 23, the meal includes an eerie lineup of items served in custom goth-core packaging designed to echo the show’s macabre aesthetic. With names like “Rest in 10-Piece” nuggets, “Cursed & Crispy” small fries, and a new blood-red dessert called “Raven’s Blood” Frosty, this isn’t your typical combo meal—it’s, as Wendy’s calls it, “pure punishment in a bag.”
But the real twist lies in the sauces.
(@wendys)“Dips of Dread” – A Taste of Fate
Every Meal of Misfortune comes with two mystery sauces, drawn at random from a quartet of grimly named options:
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You Can’t Hyde
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This Will Sting
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Grave Mistake
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Nowhere to Woe
Wendy’s makes it clear—you don’t get to choose. “Don’t bother asking which sauce you’ll get – you must surrender to your destiny,” the press release warns. If you’re determined to try them all? That’ll take multiple visits, brave soul.
The meal is available nationwide in the U.S. beginning Monday, August 4 in restaurants and via the Wendy’s app. In Canada, the launch follows on Monday, August 11. Fans in Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, and Guam can also get their hands on it.
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Theme Park MomA Viral Debut—Complete With Real-Life Screams
Ahead of the official release, a Wendy’s location in Norwalk, California hosted a pop-up drive-thru event that had fans lining up for hours, documenting the experience on social media as they unwrapped their gloomy goodies in a frenzy of filters, Frostys, and freaky sauce reveals.
“Wendy’s and Wednesday are both cultural icons famous for challenging convention with wit and a bit of sass,” said Liz Geraghty, Wendy’s International Chief Marketing Officer. “This isn’t a typical collaboration… it was a match made in dark, dry-witted heaven.”
But while the fast-food tie-in is drawing praise, the show’s leading star, Jenna Ortega, has been facing quite a different kind of attention.
Jenna Ortega’s Red Carpet Controversy Overshadows Premiere Hype
Ortega, 22, appeared at the Wednesday Season 2, Part 1 premiere in London on July 30, where the event quickly took a chaotic turn. A now-viral video posted to X (formerly Twitter) by user @cairoswife shows the actress signing autographs and posing for photos outside Central Hall Westminster—until a fan loudly shouted her name inches from her face.
The footage, which has garnered over 8 million views, captures Ortega’s startled, then visibly annoyed reaction. “She’s pissed off and rightfully so,” the poster captioned. “Screaming in her face like that is so unnecessary.”
The moment sparked intense online debate. Critics labeled her “ungrateful” and “unprofessional,” with some arguing that screaming fans come with the territory of stardom.
“She’s working. Most customer service jobs entail being yelled at by multiple people at once—except it’s out of demand, not praise,” wrote @grapesremixed.
“Don’t become a celebrity if you don’t want crazy fans and paparazzi in your face!” added @hnbcruz.
But many came to Ortega’s defense, citing her past openness about social anxiety and introversion. In a 2023 Armchair Expert interview, Ortega revealed, “I feel like I can’t always articulate things the way that I want them to… When I speak, I don’t feel I can reach people.”
She echoed similar sentiments to Harper’s Bazaar in May, saying that after Wednesday’s success, she became “an unhappy person” due to the overwhelming pressure. “As somebody who’s quite introverted, that was so intense and so scary.”
Did She or Didn’t She? Plastic Surgery Rumors Swirl
The red carpet footage fueled more than etiquette debates. Social media users also began speculating that Ortega may have undergone plastic surgery, citing noticeable changes to her face.
The main suspicion? Buccal fat removal—a cosmetic procedure that removes fat from the cheeks to create a more sculpted, mature appearance. It’s performed from inside the mouth, leaving no visible scars, but can significantly alter a person’s facial structure depending on their natural features.
Fans weren’t kind.
“She’s going to look like Donatella Versace,” one user wrote.
“I’ll actually be kind of sad if she already messed with her face a la Selena Gomez.”
“The added jaw filler always makes the face look so bloated,” another added.
Others pointed out shifts in her eye shape and jawline, fueling further speculation, though Ortega has not commented publicly on the matter. Still, many fans expressed disappointment, noting her natural look was already “beyond beautiful” and questioning the social pressures pushing young women in Hollywood toward cosmetic enhancements.
Wednesday Season 2: What to Expect
All this discourse might distract from what should be a celebratory moment: the return of Netflix’s third most-watched series of all time, with Season 1 racking up over 400 million hours viewed in just its second week.
Season 2 will be released in two parts, with Episodes 1–4 premiering August 6 and Episodes 5–8 on September 3. The story sees Wednesday returning to Nevermore Academy, where she receives a terrifying vision: her roommate Enid is going to die.
The new cast includes Steve Buscemi as Principal Barry Dort and Billie Piper as music director Isadora Capri. Ortega has also praised her co-stars Catherine Zeta-Jones and Joanna Lumley, calling them “unbelievably talented” and “glamorous.”
“I was so glad to have more scenes with Catherine this season,” she said. “Morticia is such a delicious character.”
In an interview with Radio Times, Ortega emphasized that the show remains a feminist series, full of “strong female characters” like Enid and Bianca. “There’s a woman for everyone,” she said.
A Meal, a Moment, and a Media Storm
So whether you’re lining up to try Nowhere to Woe or dissecting Ortega’s red carpet look, one thing’s clear: Wednesday is back—in full force. And with Wendy’s flipping burgers while Ortega flips the narrative on celebrity culture, it’s clear that the world of Wednesday is more than just a show… it’s a phenomenon.
Just don’t scream in her face about it.
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