Jenna Ortega turns 24 as Klara and the Sun and Wednesday season 3 loom
Actress Jenna Ortega turned 24 on Sunday, 27 September, with her sci-fi lead role in Taika Waititi’s Klara and the Sun due in cinemas on 23 October and Wednesday season 3 arriving in 2027.
TL;DR
- Ortega turned 24 on 27 September 2026.
- Klara and the Sun, directed by Taika Waititi, opens in US cinemas on 23 October.
- UK audiences can see it first at the BFI London Film Festival on 16 and 17 October.
- Wednesday season 3 is due in 2027, but Netflix has not set an exact date.
Ortega’s sci-fi lead arrives next month
Klara and the Sun casts Ortega as Klara, an Artificial Friend who wants nothing more than to find the perfect home, according to the synopsis published by Den of Geek.
Director Taika Waititi co-wrote the screenplay with Dahvi Waller. The film adapts the 2021 novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro, according to Deadline.
Amy Adams, Natasha Lyonne, Steve Buscemi and Mia Tharia also star, Variety reported. Sony’s 3000 Pictures is releasing the film in US theatres on 23 October.
Where UK fans can see Klara and the Sun first
The BFI London Film Festival has scheduled a screening at the Royal Festival Hall on Friday 16 October at 2:45pm. A second screening follows on Saturday 17 October at 3:20pm, according to the BFI festival listing.
Festival tickets start from £10, according to the BFI.
The story also has British roots. Ishiguro’s novel was first published in the UK by Faber and Faber on 2 March 2021.
116 minutes
Klara and the Sun runtime
Source: BFI London Film Festival listing
From £10
BFI London Film Festival ticket price
Source: BFI London Film Festival listing
Wednesday season 3 is heading for a 2027 return
Netflix renewed Wednesday for a third season, and production has moved to Paris. Netflix has not announced a release date, according to Netflix Tudum.
Ortega told Esquire the show is due in late 2027, CBR reported. The new cast includes Eva Green as Aunt Ophelia and Winona Ryder, according to Variety.
Wednesday joins a busy Netflix slate. The streamer recently wrapped filming on its live-action Scooby-Doo origins project, and its autumn line-up includes Haunted Hotel season 2 on 9 October.
From Iron Man 3 to leading lady
Ortega made her film debut at age 10 as the Vice President’s daughter in Iron Man 3 in 2013, according to Screen Rant. The character was never named on screen.
She was born on 27 September 2002 in Rancho Mirage, California. Her next big-screen lead arrives in a matter of weeks.
Reported from publicly available interviews and verified press sources. Last reviewed 28 September 2026.
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