Wonder Man Series No More

Joe Otterson writing at Variety reports: ‘Wonder Man’ Not Returning for Season 2 at Disney+ (Apple News+ link).

"Wonder Man" has been canceled at Disney+, Variety has learned exclusively.

The news comes despite the fact that Disney announced a Season 2 renewal for the show back in March, roughly two months after it debuted. According to sources, a writers' room for Season 2 was never opened and the show's writers have been released to pursue other projects.

I loved this show and am sad to read the news today. The series was a lot of fun and had a lot of heart. It also was an original version of a known character’s origin story. We haven’t gotten much of those in the MCU. Are there any? I can’t think of one. Most of the stories are pretty faithful translations of the hero’s comic origins.

All the same, it’s not that surprising to me. As Otterson notes:

The renewal for "Wonder Man" was an anomaly for Marvel, as virtually all of the live-action series they have launched on Disney+ have been single seasons.

Let’s wait and see where Wonder Man turns up next. I hope he doesn’t suffer the same fate as Oscar Isaac’s Moon Knight.