WandaVision
is an American television miniseries created by Jac
Schaeffer for the streaming service Disney+, based
on the Marvel Comics characters Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet
Witch and Vision. Set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
(MCU), it shares continuity with the films of the
franchise, and takes place after the events of the
film Avengers: Endgame (2019). WandaVision is produced
by Marvel Studios, with Schaeffer serving as head
writer and Matt Shakman directing.
Elizabeth
Olsen and Paul Bettany reprise their respective roles
as Wanda Maximoff and Vision from the film series,
while Debra Jo Rupp, Fred Melamed, Kathryn Hahn, Teyonah
Parris, Randall Park, Kat Dennings, and Evan Peters
also star. By September 2018, Marvel Studios was developing
a number of limited series for Disney+ centered on
supporting characters from the MCU films such as Wanda
and Vision, with Olsen and Bettany returning. Schaeffer
was hired in January 2019, the series was officially
announced that April, and Shakman joined in August.
The series pays homage to past sitcoms, with Wanda
and Vision living in a reality that takes them through
different decades of television tropes. Filming began
in Atlanta, Georgia in November 2019, before production
halted in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Production resumed in Los Angeles in September 2020
and ended that November.
WandaVision
premiered with its first two episodes on January 15,
2021, and will run for nine episodes until March 5.
It is the first series in Phase Four of the MCU. The
series received praise from critics for its sitcom
settings and tropes, dark tonal shifts, and the performances
of Olsen and Bettany. (Wikipedia)
