Overview

• Co-showrunner Alfred Gough told TVLine on August 7 that "we have seen the last of him," confirming Xavier Thorpe will not return to the Netflix series.
• In the first episode of Season 2, Nevermore’s new principal reveals Xavier has enrolled at Switzerland’s Reichenbach Academy and Enid displays a farewell painting of a crow on a headstone.
• Netflix announced in May 2024 that actor Percy Hynes White would not reprise his role after January 2023 sexual assault allegations surfaced on social media.
• White denied the accusations in a deleted Instagram Story, calling them a baseless campaign of misinformation that led to harassment of his family and friends.
• Jenna Ortega’s expanded producer role has shifted Season 2 toward darker, horror-focused storylines and away from the Season 1 love triangle featuring Xavier.