Kathryn Hahn-Led ‘WandaVision’ Spinoff in the Works at Disney+

portraying the late comic and talk show host in the Showtime miniseries “The Comeback Girl.”Now those plans have been scrapped as the network does not have Joan’s life rights, Variety reported.The rights are currently held by the brash funnywoman’s daughter, Melissa. While the project could have gone the unauthorized route, Joan’s jokes and trademark catchphrases could not have been used without rankling Melissa or the estate.

UPDATE: The Comeback Girl, a limited series which was set to star Kathryn Hahn as late comic legend Joan Rivers, is not moving forward at Showtime, Deadline can confirm.

Joan Rivers’ life story isn’t coming to TV just yet.

Variety, which first reported the news that “The Comeback Girl” would not be moving forward, “The project could have proceeded as an unauthorized venture, but ‘The Comeback Girl’ wouldn’t have been able to use any of Rivers’ jokes or catchphrases, and, of course, risked running afoul of Melissa Rivers and the estate.”“The Comeback Girl,” which hailed from Warner Bros.

The Comeback Girl, a Showtime limited series set to star Kathryn Hahn as the late Joan Rivers, is no longer moving forward and has been scrapped completely.

Kate Aurthur editorBecause of issues around the life rights of Joan Rivers, a limited series in which Kathryn Hahn would have played the legendary comedian, isn’t moving forward.The project, called “The Comeback Girl,” was announced last month in Variety. It had been in development at Showtime, and was to be produced by Warner Bros.

Kathryn Gallagher is joining the Gossip Girl universe!

WandaVision spin-off series has been confirmed, which will star fan favourite Kathryn Hahn as the villainous witch Agatha.The new Marvel show, which will stream on Disney+, has a relatively unknown plot at this stage, although Variety has reported that it will be “a dark comedy.”The publication has claimed that WandaVision head writer Jac Schaeffer will serve as the writer and executive producer on the project.The announcement of the spin-off comes after WandaVision star Elizabeth Olsen

A Wandavision spin-off show starring Kathryn Hahn is reportedly in the works at Disney+.

Kathryn Hahn‘s spell-conjuring villain Agatha Harkness, who stole the spotlight in the critically acclaimed Disney+ show.Variety is reporting that she will reprise her role as the villainous witch in a spinoff series that’s already in development.That unnamed show, which Marvel — as usual — is remaining tight-lipped on, is reported to be another dark comedy like its predecessor, according to the outlet.Representatives for Disney and Hahn did not immediately respond to requests for comment from

multiple reports, Kathryn Hahn's Agatha Harkness is getting her own Disney+ from Marvel Studios spinoff series, centered around her deliciously evil character. ET has reached out to Disney+ for confirmation. The show was described to by sources as a dark comedy with head writer Jac Schaeffer at the helm as the show's writer and executive producer. In the finale, viewers saw Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) trapping Agatha in Westview by using her powers to revert her to her Agnes persona.

Marvel Studios is developing a spinoff of Emmy-winning WandaVision for Disney+, sources confirm to Deadline. The potential spinoff would be centered around Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha Harkness character which Hahn is set to reprise across the MCU — on streaming and in movies — under a larger deal she has made with the studio, sources said.

With the massive success of “Loki” proving that Marvel Studios can make series led by a villain/anti-hero work, combined with the success of “WandaVision,” it makes total sense that Marvel Studios would be developing a new Disney+ series based on one of its most popular villainous characters, Agatha Harkness, from the latter streaming series.

A WandaVision spinoff starring Kathryn Hahn is in the works at Marvel and Disney+!

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA “WandaVision” spinoff starring Kathryn Hahn is in development at Disney Plus from Marvel Studios, Variety has learned exclusively from sources.Hahn would reprise the role of Agatha Harkness in the series, which is described by sources as a dark comedy, though exact plot details remain under wraps. “WandaVision” head writer Jac Schaeffer would serve as the writer and executive producer on the project.

Kathryn Gallagher looks gorgeous on the red carpet at the 2020 Tony Awards!

Kathryn Thomas is feeling a sense of relief No Place Like Home has wrapped filming for the season, not least because she’s in the final few weeks of her second pregnancy.