Marvel cancels Wonder Man despite second-season renewal

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Marvel Studios has cancelled Wonder Man after initially renewing the Disney series for a second season in March. Filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton said he and Marvel president Kevin Feige wanted to continue the show, but he did not understand the business reason for its cancellation. The series, starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Ben Kingsley, premiered in January, and Abdul-Mateen received an Emmy nomination.

Co-creator and showrunner Andrew Guest said the decision was internal and not linked to schedules, a marketing stunt or a planned film. Guest said contracts had been signed, the writers’ room was due to begin this month and production was expected to start early next year. Disney does not publicly release streaming figures, leaving the show’s audience performance unclear.

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Online claims that Wonder Man was cancelled to create a feature film, or that cast availability caused the decision, do not fit the available account. Guest rejects both explanations, while Cretton points to streaming economics without claiming to know the figures. An Emmy nomination also does not prove enough viewers watched. The useful test is whether Disney changes its reporting on streaming performance or revives the property in another format.

Source: hindustantimes.com

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