Summary
Back in 2019, Marvel Studios officially announced plans to release three series exclusively for Disney+. The first three shows to be announced wereWandaVision,The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, andLoki. The shows, which had to deal with COVID-related issues during production, eventually debuted in 2021, withWandaVisionlaunching first. The series saw Elizbeth Olsen return as Scarlet Witch alongside Paul Bettany’s Vision, and news soon followed that Marvel was looking tokeep Vision around with a rumored spinoff.
Now, it has been confirmed thatVision Questis expected to film later this year, five years afterWandaVisionwas first announced. With so much time having passed betweenWandaVisionandVision 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 ofWandaVision? 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 titledVision Quest, isn’t the onlyWandaVisionspinoff set to release nearly five years after the Scarlet Witch series. In fact, Marvel Studios is set to releaseAgatha All Alonglater this year, a project centered on Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha Harkness - the villain fromWandaVision. That project, hailing fromWandaVisioncreator 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 usedfive different titles for the showbefore finally revealing the show’s title earlier this month. The new series centered on Vision will have a new creator, though.Star Trek: Picardshowrunner, Terry Matalas, will take over on the upcoming series, which is sure to have a different tone than the one fans came to know inWandaVision.
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 withDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, there has been no update on Bettany’s Vision since the end ofWandaVision. This could cause an issue for the series, with it having to cover a large window ofwhere the character has beenand what he’s up to now in the series. Unfortunately forVision Quest, though,Agatha All Alonghas had a set timeline from the get-go, with Schaeffer essentially picking up from whereWandaVisionleft 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 acclaimedVisionseries. 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. WhileWandaVisionwas 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, butThe Falcon and the Winter Soldierwas seen as an overstuffed mess. WhileMoon Knight,Ms. Marvel,Werewolf by Night,Hawkeye,She-Hulk,Secret Invasion, andEchohave 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 forMs. Marvel, which while praised by fans and critics alike, failed to rake in the same viewership as shows likeWandaVisionandLoki. Withbox office woesand 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 oneShe-Hulkcarried. 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 forVisionis 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 isexpected to hit Disney+ in 2026. For now, fans can enjoyWandaVision, which continues to stream on Disney+, before catchingAgatha All Alongwhen it debuts in September.
