Exclusive details for Marvel Television‘s Wonder Man, starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, have been revealed. The show is described as mixing dark humor, rising tension, and a mystery at the heart of Hollywood. Marvel will use elements of the West Coast Avengers, and some characters from the MCU will appear.
The series will have 8 episodes and follows Simon Williams (Abdul-Mateen II), a former scientist who tries his luck as an actor in Hollywood. While playing a fictional superhero, a lab accident grants him real powers.
Simon finds out he’s at the core of a crime plot involving the company behind the project. The lab that gave him powers is working with ionic radiation, a threat that could endanger thousands of lives.
Simon and Trevor (Ben Kingsley) investigate Hollywood and how it is connected to the lab. Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) will show up and detects ionic radiation at the site, indicating a potential threat, like in Shang-Chi. Banner teams up with Simon, who has connections to the lab.
Also, Grim Reaper (Demetrius Grosse), Simon’s brother, appears as a supporting villain, acting alongside A.I.M. soldiers who follow orders from an even larger figure operating in hiding.
The show, created by Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest for Disney+, is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) TV series produced by Marvel Television. Guest also serves as showrunner, with Cretton directing the first two episodes. Stella Meghie, James Ponsoldt, and Tiffany Johnson also directed episodes of the series.
The show also stars Kingsley as Trevor Slattery, a failed actor serving Xu Wenwu; Grosse as Eric Williams/Grim Reaper; Ed Harris as Neal Saroyan, Simon’s agent. Lauren Glazier, Josh Gad, Byron Bowers, Béchir Sylvain, and Manny McCord have been cast in undisclosed roles.
Produced by Marvel Studios, Wonder Man will premiere on Disney+ in December 2025.
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