The first two episodes ofWandaVisionwill premiere on January 15th. Disney+ and Marvel Studios confirmed the news this morning after speculation over the release strategy. The series will officially kick of Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and it’s the first release since 2019’s release ofSpider-Man: Far From Home. Fans were supposed to see the standaloneBlack Widowmovie andEternalsin 2020, along withThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier. However, the public health crisis prevented those releases from coming out on time.
Disney+released a statement this morning about the upcomingWandaVisionpremiere which says, “The first 2 episodes will premiere on Disney+ on Friday, January 15. Episode 3 will debut on Friday, January 22.” While MCU fans will be treated to two episodes to get acquainted with the new series, it will go back to a traditional one episode per week schedule. Some fans wish Disney+ would just release everything all at once like Netflix does, but there are plenty of fans who enjoy having something to look forward to each week.
The Mandalorianproved that Disney+ can roll out a successful TV series. Now, things could get even bigger with the introduction ofbrand-new MCU contenton the small screen.WandaVisionlooks unlike anything we’ve ever seen from Marvel Studios with its classic TV sitcom elements. On the surface, it looks light hearted and possibly a little silly, but there are clear dark undertones lurking just beneath the surface. Something sinister is going to break through the romantic bliss that has been teased in the promotional material.
Marvel Studios’WandaVisionblends the style of classic sitcoms with the MCU in whichWanda Maximoff(Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany), two super-powered beings living their ideal suburban lives, begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems. A recently released clip from the show teases that the two superheroes aren’t really sure what is going on in there reality. Disney+ says, “the series is a blend of classic television and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in which Wanda Maximoff and Vision-two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives-begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.”
