Highlights
- Vision and Agatha will return in new shows, with Vision Quest expected to film later this year.
- The long gap between shows may not hurt, but Vision’s story might need to cover a lot in the series.
- Marvel Studios waiting on Vision was a necessary move amid COVID and the studio’s output challenges.
Back in 2019, Marvel Studios officially announced plans to release three series exclusively for Disney+. The first three shows to be announced were WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and Loki. The shows, which had to deal with COVID-related issues during production, eventually debuted in 2021, with WandaVision launching first. The series saw Elizbeth Olsen return as Scarlet Witch alongside Paul Bettany’s Vision, and news soon followed that Marvel was looking to keep Vision around with a rumored spinoff.
Now, it has been confirmed that Vision Quest is expected to film later this year, five years after WandaVision was first announced. With so much time having passed between WandaVision and Vision Quest, one can’t help but to wonder if the long gap between shows will ultimately hurt the series. Is five years too long for fans that have been eager for more from the world of WandaVision? Or is it possible fans are still excited to see where Vision’s story goes?
Vision and Agatha are Finally Returning
The forthcoming Vision series, thought to be titled Vision Quest, isn’t the only WandaVision spinoff set to release nearly five years after the Scarlet Witch series. In fact, Marvel Studios is set to release Agatha All Along later this year, a project centered on Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha Harkness – the villain from WandaVision. That project, hailing from WandaVision creator Jac Schaeffer, has managed to maintain excitement among fans. Something that shouldn’t be surprising given Marvel Studios has been having fun with the marketing of the series, having used five different titles for the show before finally revealing the show’s title earlier this month. The new series centered on Vision will have a new creator, though. Star Trek: Picard showrunner, Terry Matalas, will take over on the upcoming series, which is sure to have a different tone than the one fans came to know in WandaVision.
It’s possible the long gap between shows won’t hurt the project, as the Marvel films tend to have years between them, too. However, while Marvel has brought Scarlet Witch back with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, there has been no update on Bettany’s Vision since the end of WandaVision. This could cause an issue for the series, with it having to cover a large window of where the character has been and what he’s up to now in the series. Unfortunately for Vision Quest, though, Agatha All Along has had a set timeline from the get-go, with Schaeffer essentially picking up from where WandaVision left off. It remains to be seen exactly what Matalas plans to do with Vision in his forthcoming series, but rumors have suggested the series could pull from Tom King’s critically acclaimed Vision series. If that’s the case, a five-year gap could mean the series has even more to cover in the first season.
Why Did Marvel Studios Wait so Long for Vision?
While the five year wait on the upcoming Vision series is surely frustrating for fans, there’s a good reason why Marvel Studios took some time before it officially greenlit the project. While WandaVision was a home-run for both Marvel and Disney+, most of Marvel’s output since COVID has been hit or miss. Loki‘s two seasons were critically acclaimed, but The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was seen as an overstuffed mess. While Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel, Werewolf by Night, Hawkeye, She-Hulk, Secret Invasion, and Echo have all been mixed mags. She-Hulk, for example, was met with harsh criticism from fans who had issues with the CGI and the playfulness of the series. The opposite could be said for Ms. Marvel, which while praised by fans and critics alike, failed to rake in the same viewership as shows like WandaVision and Loki. With box office woes and more quality over quantity, Marvel Studios and Disney’s Bob Iger have decided to take a step back and re-evaluate their output.
Putting Vision on the back burner was a necessity. The series, which will require plenty of CGI, is sure to have a decent price tag, although presumingly nowhere near the one She-Hulk carried. The studio had to decide whether it was worth the investment, and if Vision’s story was important to tell. With Marvel Studios finally bringing back the Marvel Television banner, which they hope will allow fans to enjoy more Marvel titles without having to follow every single piece of media revolving around the Marvel Cinematic Universe, now is the perfect time to bring Vision back… again.
In the end, Marvel Studios’ decision to prolong the greenlight for Vision is a frustrating move. However, it’s an understandable business move. Whether or not the gap hurts the show’s success, though, remains to be seen. As it stands, Vision’s series is expected to hit Disney+ in 2026. For now, fans can enjoy WandaVision, which continues to stream on Disney+, before catching Agatha All Along when it debuts in September.
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