{"id":676927,"date":"2026-03-23T22:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T22:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/676927\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T22:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T22:22:12","slug":"wonder-man-season-2-yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-ben-kingsley-to-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/676927\/","title":{"rendered":"Wonder Man Season 2 Yahya Abdul Mateen II Ben Kingsley to Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe adventures of actors trying to make it big in the Marvel Cinematic Universe will continue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tMarvel Television\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/wonder-man\/\" id=\"auto-tag_wonder-man_1\" data-tag=\"wonder-man\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wonder Man<\/a>, perhaps the least comic book movie-coded of the superhero factory\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tYahya 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAlso returning are co-creators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/destin-daniel-cretton\/\" id=\"auto-tag_destin-daniel-cretton_1\" data-tag=\"destin-daniel-cretton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Destin Daniel Cretton<\/a>, the filmmaker who previously worked on Marvel\u2019s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ring and is directing July\u2019s Spider-Man: Brand New Day, \u00a0and 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tEschewing 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t(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.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe 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 percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-reviews\/wonder-man-review-disney-ben-kingsley-yahya-abdul-mateen-1236481754\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">In her review for The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>, Angie Han noted that the show was a return to form for Marvel: \u201cBy stripping away the epic scope and fantastical battles these superhero blockbusters have been known for, it brings to the forefront the very human drives \u2014 for approval, for connection, for meaning \u2014 that have always given Marvel movies their real magic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tIn its first week, Wonder Man racked up 618 million minutes of watch time, according to Nielsen, and landed in the metric tracking service\u2019s top 10 original streaming series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tMarvel is now looking capitalize on the response and is planning to conduct an awards campaign for the show. It will be submitted in the comedy series category, according to sources. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tSnagging a second season is a rare occurrence in the Marvel arena. Only two other live-action shows have seen follow-ups, including Loki, which remains Marvel\u2019s top show, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/daredevil\/\" id=\"auto-tag_daredevil_1\" data-tag=\"daredevil\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daredevil<\/a>: Born Again, whose second season kicks off tomorrow. (WandaVision, Marvel\u2019s first show that also won Emmys, is part of an informal trilogy that includes Agatha All Along and the upcoming VisionQuest.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tIn the last several of years, Marvel has reoriented its approach to show-making, turning from a movie model to a traditional television model. Wonder Man fell under that track.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The adventures of actors trying to make it big in the Marvel Cinematic Universe will continue. 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