US Edition'Wonder Man' Release Date: When Does the New Marvel Series Premiere?
The eight-episode series blends Hollywood satire with superhero themes, featuring a bromance between Simon Williams and Trevor Slattery, and explores the actor's life in the MCU.
- On January 27, 2026, Disney+ released all eight episodes of Wonder Man, starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams, a struggling actor pursuing the lead role.
- Set in Los Angeles, created by Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest, the series focuses on Hollywood satire and a realistic entertainment world as its backdrop.
- The series centers on the odd-couple bond between Simon and Trevor as Sir Ben Kingsley returns as Trevor Slattery, who secretly works with the Department of Damage Control while Simon conceals murky superpowers.
- Reviewers praised Wonder Man as a fresh, character-focused Disney+/Marvel entry and noted its smaller-scale storytelling and reduced CGI, suggesting it may rank among the platform's stronger Marvel offerings.
- By prioritizing comedy-drama, Wonder Man could broaden the MCU's appeal to non-superhero viewers uninterested in traditional superhero fare.
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Review: ‘Wonder Man’ not your usual Marvel superhero movie — it’s better
Marvel takes an admirable risk with “Wonder Man,” an eight-episode Disney+ original series, by tabling grandiose superhero action set pieces fans love and playing up inside-baseball jokes, a la Seth Rogen’s “The Studio.” That move might well turn off traditionalists who crave nonstop action and CGI-heavy smackdowns, but it is a refreshing change of pace to see Marvel take its brake off the gas to allow for more character-driven storytelling that…
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Ben Kingsley wear this Disney+ series, where superpowers are just a pretext to explore Hollywood wheels.
‘Wonder Man’ Review: Marvel’s Actor-Buddies Sitcom Is a Testament to Yahya Abdul-Mateen’s Star Power
Hollywood loves to put on a show about Hollywood. “Barry,” “Hacks,” and “The Studio” are just a few recent favorites, racking up glowing reviews, 35 Emmy wins, and… some viewers. Sure, meta comedies about moviemaking may not match the ratings of medical dramas or medieval fantasies, but that only makes Marvel’s decision to focus their latest “superhero” series on a struggling actor who befriends another struggling actor all the more curious. Do …
Marvel Studios is in for what could be the most important year of their existence. This Christmas, the most anticipated film of the year, Avengers: Doomsday, will hit theaters, where the heroes will challenge Dr. Doom, played by Robert Downey Jr. But before that, Marvel will release a whole series of projects on the big screen and the small screen. First up is Wonder Man, which brings something we haven't seen in Marvel's superhero work before.
‘Wonder Man’ Is Marvel’s Refreshingly Low-Stakes Spin on ‘The Studio’: TV Review
Simon Williams (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) may have superpowers, but he doesn’t want to be defined by them. The L.A. native believes he has a higher calling than using his abilities — a hazily defined skill set that seems to involve destructive blasts of energy — for the greater good. Simon may share a universe with […]
Disney+ releases the new Marvel series "Wonder Man" – but hardly anyone has heard of it. Why is it treated so deeply?
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