Wednesday addressed Xavier's absence in season 2 after Percy Hynes White's exit from the hit Netflix show. Warning: This story contains spoilers about season 2 of Wednesday. During the season 2 premiere, which aired on Thursday, August 6, the new principal of Nevermore Barry Dort (Steve Buscemi) revealed that Xavier transferred schools. "Vincent Thorpe chaired the [Gala Fundraising Committee] the last three years but after Xavier was falsely accused of murder, he pulled his son and his endowment from Nevermore," Dort told Wednesday (Jenna Ortega).