Marvel Exec Reveals WONDER MAN Series Episode Count & Runtimes; Describes It As "The Best Show No One's Ever Seen"

Aside from the casting news and first look photos we’ve seen from the upcoming Marvel Spotlight series Wonder Man, the studio has been pretty quiet about the show.

But we now have an update on the series thanks to Marvel's Head of Streaming, Television, and Animation, Brad Winderbaum.

The exec has shared some updates, including confirming the episode count, and commenting on its runtime. He's also given Wonder Man his endorsement, calling it "the best show no one's ever seen."

Winderbaum told Collider, "Wonder Man is eight episodes. It's a very new flavor for Marvel. It's straight from the minds of Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest.

Honestly, it is one of my favorite things ever. I think it's the best show no one's ever seen, and I’m very excited to see the audience reaction to it. I think it's a love letter to what we do as filmmakers. It's a love letter to acting as a profession, and it's a very sincere, beautiful show."

Winderbaum's comments align with previous reports that the series was developed as a superhero satire and “a love letter to LA and the industry." We've also heard that producers Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest are going for a tone similar to shows such as Silicon Valley, Dave, and Barry.

As for the episode run-times, Winderbaum says they will vary. "There's a little bit of some streaming leeway in the episode runtimes, so I think our shortest episode is 20-something, and our longest is, like, 40-something."

Along with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams, Wonder Man will star Demetrius Grosse as Simon's brother Eric Williams, aka the Grim Reaper, along with Sir Ben Kingsley as the returning Trevor Slattery.

Byron Bowers is also on board in an undisclosed role. We have heard that Ed Harris, Bob Odenkirk, and Courtney Cox have been enlisted for cameos, but only Harris has been confirmed (he'll play Simon's agent Neal Saroyan).

Stella Meghie (The Photograph) had been tapped to direct multiple episodes. Cretton, who is set to helm Spider-Man 4, will reportedly direct the first two episodes and is on board as a writer along with Brooklyn Nine-Nine, 30 Rock, and Community scribe Andrew Guest, who will also serve as showrunner.

Wonder Man is set to hit Disney+ this December.

via: CBM