First Look at Marvel’s ‘Wonder Man’ Series with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
by Alex Billington
October 10, 2025
Source: YouTube
“Have you given any thought about casting?” Why yes it seems he has… Marvel has revealed a very cryptic first look teaser for their upcoming series called Wonder Man, a MCU spin-off series ready to debut for streaming in January 2026. It was revealed during the New York Comic-Con this weekend. Hollywood actor Simon Williams is thrust into the world of superheroes as he gets powers of his own, and becomes the new superhero Wonder Man. This teaser is a meta riff on the story, with the director announcing he’s working on a Wonder Man remake and this one shot of Yahya looking astonished in hopes he might get the role. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II stars as as Simon Williams / Wonder Man: A super-powered actor and stuntperson who auditions for the lead role in a superhero series. Co-created by Destin Daniel Cretton, the new Wonder Man series also stars Ben Kingsley back as actor Trevor Slattery from Iron Man 3, with Demetrius Grosse, Lauren Glazier, Byron Bowers, and more. And featuring Zlatko Buric (who was also in James Gunn’s Superman) as the filmmaker Von Kovak, who looks similar to George Miller in this footage. A curious way to reveal this series – not much actual footage, but I admit they got my attention. I’m waiting to view more…
Here’s the first look teaser trailer for Marvel Studios’ next series Wonder Man, direct from YouTube:
Wonder Man is a meta live-action Disney+ series with a “story about acting and the journey of an actor in Hollywood.” Yahya Abdul-Mateen II stars as Simon Williams, a working actor who auditions for the lead role in Wonder Man, an upcoming reboot of a classic Wonder Man project from his youth. The story is a two-hander between Simon and Ben Kingsley’s Trevor Slattery, who bond over their shared love of acting. Wonder Man is a series created by filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton (director of Short Term 12, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, “American Born Chinese” series, upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day) and Andrew Guest (writer / producer on “Marry Me”, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”, “The Twilight Zone”, “Hawkeye”). Showrun and written by Andrew Guest. And with episodes directed by Destin Daniel Cretton & Stella Meghie (director of Jean of the Joneses, Everything Everything, The Weekend, The Photograph, and series “Insecure”, “Minx”). It’s executive produced by Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Guest, Jonathan Schwartz. Marvel Studios will debut the Wonder Man series streaming on Disney+ starting sometime in January 2026 early next year. Who’s curious? Thought so far?
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