The episode count for Marvel Studios' upcoming Wonder Man series has reportedly been revealed.According to industry scooper DanielRPK, Wonder Man will consist of six episodes, which has become the standard episode count for Marvel's Disney+ series. WandaVision, What If...? (both 2021) and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022) are the only Marvel series on Disney+ to release nine episodes during their first-season runs instead of six. The longest first season for a Marvel Disney+ series is still the upcoming Daredevil: Born Again, which will release 18 episodes in 2024.
Marvel is also reportedly in the midst of casting the show's female lead, which could be the role the studio is hoping Courteney Cox (Friends, Scream 6) will sign on to play. Simon Williams' agent, who will be a villain in the series, is also currently being cast. Previous reports indicated Bob Odenkirk, who is best known for playing fan-favorite character Saul Goodman in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, was being pursued by Marvel for an undisclosed "special role" in Wonder Man which many fans believed could be Williams' metahuman agent Neal Saroyan. Both Cox and Odenkirk's castings have not been confirmed by Marvel Studios at this time.
Who Is Wonder Man?
Created by writer Stan Lee and artists Jack Kirby and Don Heck, Simon Williams/Wonder Man first appeared in 1964's The Avengers #9 as an actor and son of a rich industrialist who was imbued with ionic energy that granted him various superpowers, including superstrength, invulnerability and electromagnetic manipulation, among others. Initially depicted as a supervillain, Wonder Man was later portrayed as a hero and founding member of the West Coast Avengers. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who is currently playing Aquaman foe Back Manta in the DC Universe, was cast as Wonder Man in October 2022.
Andrew Guest, best known for his work on Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Community, is serving as head writer on the Disney+ series, with former Brooklyn Nine-Nine writers Madeline Walter and Paul Bradford Welsh also reportedly on board. While plot details for Wonder Man are scarce, the series has been rumored to be a satirical look at Hollywood and the filmmaking industry. Wonder Man shooting under the working title "Callback" and Sir Ben Kingsley reprising his MCU role as thespian Trevor Slattery further support the theory that the upcoming series will shine a comedic lens on the acting industry.
Marvel Studios has not yet announced a Disney+ premiere date for Wonder Man.
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