Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ series Vision Quest has added another character from the comics. Todd Stashwick (12 Monkeys, Star Trek: Picard) is confirmed to be playing Paladin. The announcement came from Vision Quest showrunner Terry Matalas during the Trek to Vegas 2025 Convention.
Matalas also revealed that Orla Brady will be playing Friday, the AI assistant known to Marvel fans from Iron Man.
Terry Matalas takes the @CreationEnt stage & announces that Todd Stashwick is playing Paladin in Marvel’s #VisionQuest & that Orla Brady is playing Friday. #STLV pic.twitter.com/W991yEpEzA
— Parks And Cons (@ParksAndCons) August 9, 2025
About Vision Quest
Vision Quest will see Paul Bettany return as The Vision in a story about the synthezoid’s attempt to regain his memory and humanity. The series is set to premiere in 2026 on Disney+.
Confirmed cast includes:
- Paul Bettany as Vision
- James Spader as Ultron
- Emily Hampshire as E.D.I.T.H.
- T’Nia Miller as Jocasta
- Ruaridh Mollica (rumored to be Tommy)
- Faran Tahir as Raza
- Orla Brady as Friday
- Todd Stashwick as Paladin
Who Is Paladin?
In Marvel Comics, Paladin is a mercenary and private investigator who has crossed paths with heroes like Daredevil, Spider-Man, and Luke Cage. While sometimes working for the highest bidder, Paladin has also fought alongside the Avengers.
What is Vision Quest about?
While Marvel hasn’t revealed the official plot synopsis, rumors offer Vision Quest will deal with Vision’s attempts to find his place in a world that thinks he’s dead. The series is also thought to follow MCU androids and AIs getting turned into human form, per the casting announcements above, using real actors.
