"Marvel Studios has dropped the first teaser for , an eight-episode miniseries slated for a January release, ahead of its panel at New York Comic Con this weekend. Part of the MCU's Phase Six, the miniseries was created by Destin Daniel Cretton ( Shang-Chi and the Legend of Five Rings) and Andrew Guest ( Hawkeye), with Guest serving as showrunner. It has been in development since 2022."
"The comic book version of the character is the son of a rich industrialist who inherits the family munitions factory but is being crushed by the competition: Stark Industries. Baron Zemo ( Falcon and the Winter Soldier) then recruits him to infiltrate and betray the Avengers, giving him super powers ("ionic energy") via a special serum. He eventually becomes a superhero and Avengers ally, helping them take on Doctor Doom, among other exploits."
"In the new miniseries, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II stars as Simon Williams, aka Wonder Man, an actor and stunt person with actual superpowers who decides to audition for the lead role in a superhero TV series-a reboot of an earlier Wonder Man incarnation. Demetrius Grosse plays Simon's brother, Eric, aka Grim Reaper; Ed Harris plays Simon's agent, Neal Saroyan; and Arian Moayed plays P. Clearly, an agent with the Department of Damage Control."
Marvel Studios released the first teaser for an eight-episode Wonder Man miniseries set for a January release. The miniseries is part of the MCU's Phase Six and was created by Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest, with Guest serving as showrunner. The project has been in development since 2022. The comic origin has Wonder Man inheriting a munitions factory, receiving ionic-energy powers via a serum after Baron Zemo's recruitment, and later allying with the Avengers against threats including Doctor Doom. Yahya Abdul‑Mateen II stars as Simon Williams, with Demetrius Grosse, Ed Harris, Arian Moayed and several others in supporting roles.
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