Apparently, WandaVision spinoffs are like buses — you wait ages for one and then two come along at once. Marvel’s very first Disney Plus series debuted in January 2021 and, as of the beginning of 2024, it’s still yet to release a follow-up. But be patient, honorary Westview residents, because the world of WandaVision will soon be expanded upon in not one, but two separate off-shoots: Agatha All Along and the show currently known as Vision Quest.
Agatha has long been in the works and is finally due to hit streaming in September 2024, but for ages Vision Quest has been living on the outer edges of the MCU’s upcoming projects, as Marvel has taken forever to even officially announce its existence. This is despite the show being reliably reported to be in development since October 2022. Thankfully, we can rest assured that it really is happening, thanks to a major update dropping as of late May 2024.
On a quest of your own to find out everything we know about Vision Quest? Well, search no further. As Vis himself might say, welcome home…
Vision Quest cast and crew
Who’s in the cast of Vision Quest? I can sum that up for you in just two words: 1) Paul. 2) Bettany. Given the liminal space the series exists in right now, the only thing we can say for certain about who will be in it is that the titular Vision will return. During an appearance at Orlando’s MegaCon in February 2024, Bettany reignited hopes that the show could happen soon. Breaking Marvel actor etiquette, the Avengers: Infinity War star went and declared that he was “100%” coming back as Vision in the near future.
That’s it for confirmed cast, but rumors abound that the show will be a backdoor Young Avengers project. At the very least, the expectation is that the teenage versions of Vision and Wanda’s sons, Billy and Tommy, will feature. Remember, Joe Locke is widely believed to be playing an aged-up Billy in Agatha, although the exact nature of his role is being kept under wraps. Tommy isn’t anticipated to be included in that spinoff, which means Vision Quest might serve as his reintroduction to the MCU.
As for the crew, Variety has confirmed that Terry Matalas has been hired as showrunner, with his sterling work on Star Trek: Picard season 3 said to be instrumental in his Marvel hiring. He is stepping into the shoes of WandaVision EP Jac Schaeffer who was originally set to helm Vision Quest, just as she is Agatha. However, in the wake of the strikes ending in September 2023, Schaeffer and her writing team removed the project from their WGA profiles. We initially believed this was the death-knell of the show, but thankfully Matalas has swooped in to save the day.
Vision Quest storyline
Tragically, as far as we know, the original Vision is dead, so don’t expect him to return in Vision Quest. Instead, his S.W.O.R.D.-created counterpart, White Vision, will be the central character of this spinoff. As per Deadline, when the show was revealed in October 2022, this series will follow White Vision as he attempts to regain both his memories and his humanity.
The show’s title is pulled directly from the 1980s storyline of the same name. Published in the pages of West Coast Avengers, “Vision Quest” explored how the Californian-based superhero team rebuild Vis after he is dismantled, but he comes back without his soul. This creates a heartbreaking schism in both his relationship with his wife, Wanda, and his twin boys.
While Elizabeth Olsen is unlikely to be back as Wanda, it’s easy to see how Vision’s bond with his sons could be the emotional backbone of the TV adaptation instead. Likewise, it’s worth pointing out that Vision’s mind is a copy of Simon Williams/Wonder Man in the comics. And what’s another Disney Plus production coming up? Wonder Man, starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. Could Simon crossover to help White Vision restore his humanity?
Vision Quest potential release window
Going by Bettany’s excitement to reprise Vision again and an update we received in November which claimed production would take place in 2024, we can hazard a guess that filming on Vision Quest is due sometime later this year. Unfortunately, there’s no chance that the show will slot into Marvel’s pre-existing slate for 2025, which is already packed with various streaming releases like Daredevil: Born Again and Ironheart.
Instead, Variety writes that Vision Quest is heading to Disney Plus sometime in 2026. It’s far too early to be any more specific than that at this juncture, but it’s possible that the series could mirror the highly successful WandaVision release schedule and drop in January of that year.
No doubt Marvel is waiting until this summer’s San Diego Comic-Con before making any official announcements about Vision Quest. The studio’s traditional big Hall H panel in July should likely reveal everything we wish to know about the superhero synthezoid’s spectacular streaming spinoff.