‘Wonder Man’ Renewed for Season 2 with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ben Kingsley Set to Return
Only two other Marvel live-action shows have received a second season.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text The adventures of actors trying to make it big in the Marvel Cinematic Universe will continue. Marvel Television’s Wonder Man , perhaps the least comic book movie-coded of the superhero factory’s shows, has been renewed for a second season. And the key creative and talent team in front and behind the camera are also set to return. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Ben Kingsley will return as Simon Williams and Trevor Slattery, the respective super-powered actor and ex-terrorist-thespian around which the show revolved. Related Stories Lifestyle Arty Froushan Puts His Own Disturbed Spin on Patrick Bateman in London's Sold-Out 'American Psycho' Revival: "It Takes Something Out of My Soul" TV Streaming Ratings: 'Bridgerton' Returns Higher With Season 4 Debut Also returning are co-creators Destin Daniel Cretton , the filmmaker who previously worked on Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ring and is directing July’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and Andrew Guest ( Community, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) . Cretton is coming back as director and executive producer while Guest is reprising his role as showrunner and executive producer. Eschewing superheroics and building-destroying battles, Wonder Man focused on struggling actor Williams, who is trying to hide his powers, as he navigates Hollywood and tries to land the lead in a remake of a superhero movie titled Wonder Man . Along the way, he enlists the help of Slattery, a veteran actor with hidden motives. (It is unclear what direction the show will take, as it feature an open-ended finish, even as it closed the loop on a relationship arc.) The show, essentially a buddy Hollywood romp, premiered on Disney+ in January to exceptional reviews. It currently sits at a 91 percent critic score ands an 87...
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