WandaVision
WandaVision is an American web television miniseries, based on the Marvel Comics superheroes Scarlet Witch and Vision. The series is a sequel to Avengers: Endgame. It is the thirteenth television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the first installment of Phase Four and The Multiverse Saga. The series was produced by Marvel Studios and was released on Disney+.
The first and only season premiered on January 15, 2021, and concluded on March 5, 2021.
Synopsis change
Marvel Studios' WandaVision blends the style of classic sitcoms with the Marvel Cinematic Universe in which Wanda Maximoff and Vision – two super-powered beings living their ideal suburban life – begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.
Cast change
Starring Cast change
- Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch
- Paul Bettany as "Vision" / Vision / White Vision
- Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau/"Geraldine"
- Evan Peters as Ralph Bohner/"Pietro Maximoff"
- Randall Park as Jimmy Woo
- Debra Jo Rupp as Sharon Davis/"Mrs. Hart"
- Fred Melamed as Todd Davis/"Arthur Hart"
- Kat Dennings as Darcy Lewis
- Kathryn Hahn as Agatha Harkness/"Agnes"
Recurring Cast change
- Asif Ali as Abilash Tandon/"Norm"
- David Lengel as Harold Proctor/"Phil Jones"
- Amos Glick as "Dennis"
- Emma Caulfield Ford as Sarah Proctor/"Dottie Jones"
- Jolene Purdy as Isabel Matsueda/"Beverly"
- David Payton as John Collins/"Herb"
- Josh Stamberg as Director Tyler Hayward
- Selena Anduze as Agent Rodriguez
- Alan Heckner as Agent Monti
- Julian Hilliard as Billy Maximoff
- Jett Klyne as Tommy Maximoff
Production change
In 2009, Marvel assembled a group of screenwriters to write film scripts for lesser-known characters, which included Vision.
During the press junket for Avengers: Infinity War, Bob Iger approached Kevin Feige about doing television series for Disney+, Disney's then upcoming streaming service. Feige then had conversations with Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany because he felt that Scarlet Witch and Vision had many more stories to tell, as the films had only scratched the surface of their relationship.
On September 18, 2018, Variety reported that Marvel Studios was developing a limited television series for Scarlet Witch on Disney+, with Elizabeth Olsen set to reprise her role for the series, with Kevin Feige confirmed to serve as an executive producer.
On October 30, 2018, /Film reported that Paul Bettany was expected to reprise his role as Vision and play a large role in the Scarlet Witch series, which would focus on the relationship between Vision and Scarlet Witch.
On November 30, 2018, Deadline reported that the series was set to premiere in 2019 and that it would be titled Vision and the Scarlet Witch, although the title was later removed from the article.
On January 9, 2019, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Jac Schaeffer would serve as the showrunner and an executive producer of the series and would write the pilot episode. It was also reported that the series would be titled The Vision and Scarlet Witch.
On April 11, 2019, during Disney's 2019 Investor Day, it was revealed that the series would be titled WandaVision and that it would premiere during the second year of Disney+.
During the premiere event for Avengers: Endgame, Elizabeth Olsen revealed that the series would start production in the Fall of 2019 and that it would be six-hours long.
On July 20, 2019, at San Diego Comic-Con 2019, Kevin Feige announced that the series was scheduled to debut on Disney+ in the Spring of 2021. It was also announced that Teyonah Parris would appear in the series as Monica Rambeau.
On August 23, 2019, at D23 Expo 2019, Kevin Feige announced that Kat Dennings and Randall Park were set to reprise their roles as Darcy Lewis and Jimmy Woo, respectively, in the series and that Kathryn Hahn had joined the cast of the series in an undisclosed role. It was also revealed that Matt Shakman would direct all six episodes.
In September 2019, it was reported that the series would start production on November 4 in Atlanta.
On December 18, 2019, Christophe Beck revealed that he would compose the series' score.
On January 1, 2020, Disney+ posted a video on Twitter advertising what is coming to the service in 2020, revealing that the series would debut in 2020 instead of 2021.
On February 4, 2020, Bob Iger announced that the series would debut in December 2020.
On March 1, 2020, it was reported that the series had wrapped principal photography.
On March 14, 2020, Marvel Studios paused production on the series, along with The Falcon and The Winter Soldier and Loki, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On June 4, 2020, it was reported that the series would begin additional photography in July in Los Angeles.
On September 16, 2020, Disney+ posted a video on Twitter advertising some of the titles that were coming to the service in the remainder of 2020, revealing that the series was still scheduled to premiere in 2020.
On November 12, 2020, it was announced that the series would premiere on January 15, 2021.
On January 4, 2021, it was reported that the series' first season would consist of nine episodes. That same day, it was announced that the series would feature original theme songs written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.
On May 3, 2021, Kevin Feige revealed that there were plans for Doctor Strange to appear in The Series Finale. However, those plans were eventually scrapped.
On October 7, 2021, Variety reported that a spin-off centered on Agatha Harkness was in development with Jac Schaeffer attached to write and executive produce.
On October 28, 2022, Deadline reported that a spin-off series focusing on White Vision was in pre-production at Marvel Studios. The series would exist in addition to the previously announced spin-off Agatha: Darkhold Diaries.