Agatha (miniseries)
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Composer | Christophe Beck |
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Agatha is an upcoming American television miniseries created by Jac Schaeffer for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics character Agatha Harkness. A spin-off from the series WandaVision (2021), it is planned as one of the television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios alongside 20th Television, sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. Schaeffer serves as head writer and lead director.
Agatha is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ in late 2024, and will consist of nine episodes. It will be part of Phase Five of the MCU.
Premise
Cast and characters
- Mary Livanos described Harkness as "so deep and heartfelt and dangerous".[4]
- Aubrey Plaza as Rio Vidal: A witch in Harkness and Calderu's coven.[5][1]
- Joe Locke as Billy Kaplan: A familiar who is a "gay teen with a dark sense of humor".[5][6][additional citation(s) needed][7]
- Patti LuPone as Lilia Calderu: A 450-year-old Sicilian witch and a member of Harkness's coven, whose skill is in divination.[5]
- Sasheer Zamata as Jennifer Kale:
A sorceress. Before auditioning for the series, Zamata had a previous fascination with witches and witchcraft, writing material about the subject for her stand-up special The First Woman and being influenced by Kristen J. Sollee's book Witches, Sluts and Feminists: Conjuring the Sex Positive.[6] - Ali Ahn as Alice: A witch.[1][8]
- Miles Gutierrez-Riley as Hulkling: Billy's boyfriend.[11][6][additional citation(s) needed]
Reprising their roles from
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | TBA | Jac Schaeffer[1] | TBD | Late 2024[17] |
The series will consist of nine episodes.[18] Schaeffer and Gandja Monteiro directed multiple episodes of series, with Monteiro directing the finale.[11][19] Rachel Goldberg also directed.[11]
Production
Development
In August 2019, at
During the
Writing
Peter Cameron, Cameron Squires,
Casting
Hahn was expected to reprise her role in the series with the reveal of its development in October 2021,
In January 2023, Debra Jo Rupp, David Payton, David Lengel, Asif Ali, Amos Glick, Brian Brightman, and Kate Forbes were revealed to be appearing in the series, reprising their respective roles from WandaVision as Sharon Davis / "Mrs. Hart",[9][10] John Collins / "Herb", Harold Proctor / "Phil Jones", Abilash Tandon / "Norm",[11][13] a pizza delivery man cast as "Dennis",[11][13][14] the Eastview, New Jersey sheriff,[11][13][15] and Agatha's mother Evanora Harkness.[11][13] Miles Gutierrez-Riley was cast as Hulkling,[11][6][additional citation(s) needed] with Okwui Okpokwasili also cast in the series.[11]
Design
Daniel Selon serves as the costume designer, after previously working on WandaVision (2021), Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) as an assistant costume designer,[47] while John Collins serves as the production designer.[48]
Filming
Music
In January 2023, Hahn hinted at the inclusion of songs in the series, much like the original songs featured in WandaVision such as "Agatha All Along".[58] In March, Christophe Beck revealed he would be composing the score for the series, after previously doing so for WandaVision and other MCU media.[59] The following month, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez were revealed to have written the songs for the series, returning from WandaVision. Hahn serves as the lead singer for some songs, with the other witch actors such as LuPone acting as background singers.[60]
Marketing
A first-look at the series was included in the bonus features of the WandaVision physical media, which released in late November 2023.[4]
Release
Agatha is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ in late 2024 as a lead-up to Halloween,[33][17] and will consist of nine episodes.[18] A filing for the first episode with the United States Copyright Office indicates an approximate release on September 19, 2024.[32] It was previously expected to debut as early as late 2023,[26] however, by February 2023, amid Disney and Marvel Studios re-evaluating their content output, Secret Invasion and the second season of Loki were believed to be the only "sure bets" to debut in 2023;[61] it was confirmed to be releasing in late 2024 in September 2023.[17] It will be part of Phase Five of the MCU.[26]
Notes
- ^ As depicted in WandaVision (2021)
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External links
- Official website Marvel.com
- Agatha at IMDb