Yahya Abdul-Mateen II On Marvel’s Black-Led Cancellations: ‘It Does Not Look Good’ — But Fans Quit Watching Everything
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has now given his most direct answer yet on the Wonder Man cancellation, and this time the…
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has now given his most direct answer yet on the Wonder Man cancellation, and this time the…
Marvel Television’s new marching orders are now on the record, and they’re built around the wrong diagnosis. On Friday’s mailbag
The people who made Wonder Man keep saying the same thing: nobody ever showed them the numbers. Luminate just published
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II confirms Wonder Man was canceled over viewership numbers he was never shown, telling Vanity Fair the show deserves real answers.
The Ankler reports Disney canceled Wonder Man because the viewership did not justify the costs, pulling the plug before the Season 2 writers room ever opened.
Update 8/19/26: A new report contradicts the cutback claim below. Puck reports multiple live-action Marvel series are in development for
Wonder Man showrunner Andrew Guest says there is no movie in the works, no scheduling conflict, and the Season 2 premiere was already written when Disney and Marvel pulled the plug.
Marvel has canceled Wonder Man at Disney+, reversing a Season 2 renewal it announced in March. The Nielsen data said this was coming six months ago.
UPDATE 8/21/26: The catalog problem has not improved. Luminate’s mid-year numbers show The Mandalorian pulling 2.4 billion minutes with zero
UPDATE: Season 2 is no longer happening. Marvel has since canceled Wonder Man and reversed the renewal, with Abdul-Mateen II