‘Wonder Man’ Not Returning for Season 2 at Disney+ (EXCLUSIVE)
Here's what's trending across the USA right now:
Variety Plus Icon Click to expand the Mega Menu Plus Icon Click to Expand Search Input Variety Plus Icon Read Next: ‘Cape Fear’ Creator Nick Antosca on That Shocking Final Sequence and Making Big Changes From Scorsese’s Version Home TV News Jul 30, 2026 11:30am PT ‘Wonder Man’ Not Returning for Season 2 at Disney+ (EXCLUSIVE)
Adding to this, “ Wonder Man ” has been canceled at Disney+ , Variety has learned exclusively.
Meanwhile, The news comes despite the fact that Disney revealed 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 rolled out to pursue other projects.
Notably, Yahya Abdul Mateen II and Ben Kingsley starred in the series as Simon Williams and Trevor Slattery, respectively. The Season 1 cast also included X Mayo, Demetrius Grosse, Zlatko Burić, Arian Moayed and Olivia Thirlby. It was created by Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest, with Cretton also directing the first two episodes. Guest served as showrunner. Popular on Variety Related Stories Christopher Nolan Slams 'AI Slop' and Disagrees With Matt Damon's 'Defeatist' Opinion That 'The Odyssey' Is the Last Movie of Its Kind Johnny Depp Makes Surprise Comic-Con Appearance as Ebenezer Scrooge
As per the latest buzz, "Wonder Man" debuted to strong critical acclaim upon its premiere, with the first season holding a 91% critical approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. In her review for Variety , Alison Herman wrote, "Abdul-Mateen and Kingsley make their characters equally ridiculous and romantic, urged on by a motivation more intimate and individual than saving the world."
In further updates, Abdul-Mateen collected an Emmy nomination for outstanding lead star in a comedy series for his work on the show, making him the only live-action star to get an Emmy nod for both a Marvel and DC project following his win for his work on HBO’s “Watchmen.”
On top of that, Disney did not rollout any viewership data for the show, though it did make a single appearance in the Nielsen streaming top 10 charts the week of its rollout. The show managed to crack the number eight position on the streaming top 10 originals chart for the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1, but fell off the chart the following week.
According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, while “Wonder Man” is not proceeding with Season 2, the characters featured in the series could still appear in other Marvel projects in the future.
Source: Variety