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Marvel Studios continues to pump out a multitude of content for Disney+ as the streaming service has thrived thanks partly to the superhero originals alongside the “Star Wars” shows from Lucasfilm. While projects like a “Black Panther” spinoff series and a show focused on Avengers member “Wonder Man” are being developed, there’s still much more to come.

Kathryn Hahn is reprising her role of Agatha Harkness in Agatha: Darkhold Diaries on Disney+.

Jaden Thompson Seven Bucks Productions, founded by Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia, has tapped Scott Landsman and Melissa Fried as head of television and VP of film development and production, respectively. These appointments come along as the multi-platform production company works to expand its film and television slate, following the success of the “Jumanji” franchise, “Hobbs and Shaw” and other titles produced under its banner.

Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia‘s Seven Bucks Productions has brought in former senior Sony TV comedy executive Scott Landsman as Head of Television. Meanwhile, Verve’s Melissa Fried has come on board as VP of Film Development & Production.

EXCLUSIVE: Liz Kerin’s female driven, vampire novel Night’s Edge, which is hitting shelves on June 20 from Tor Nightfire/Macmillan, is already in early development at Freeform and 20th Television. The author will co-write for TV with Keto Shimizu and WandaVision creator Jac Schaeffer executive producing.

Like what Jac Schaeffer did as the creator, head writer, and executive producer of Marvel’s “WandaVision,” arguably the best Marvel Disney+ show to date? Well, you might be happy about the recent development of “Agatha: Coven of Chaos.” Essentially a sequel or follow-up to “WandaVision,” ‘Coven of Chaos’ this time focuses on Kathryn Hahn reprising her role as Agatha Harkness, the powerful witch, and villain of that series.

EXCLUSIVE: WandaVision‘s best song Emmy win for “Agatha All Along”, performed by Kathryn Hahn, set the bar high for the spinoff series Agatha: Coven of Chaos, headlined by Hahn reprising her role as bad gal Agatha Harkness. The Marvel offshoot is now adding some big musical theater firepower, with three-time Tony winner Patti LuPone joining the cast of the upcoming series for Disney+, sources tell Deadline.

EXCLUSIVE: Saturday Night Live alumna Sasheer Zamata has been cast in Agatha: Coven of Chaos, Marvel’s upcoming WandaVision spinoff series for Disney+, sources tell Deadline.

A second WandaVision spinoff series focusing on Paul Bettany’s Vision is in the works at Marvel Studios for Disney+, sources tell Deadline.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaVerve has promoted Melissa Darman to partner.Darman, who joined Verve in 2014, started her career at ICM before pivoting to the studio system to work in comedy development at ABC Network. She then moved onto Lionsgate before joining Verve, where she has continued to focus on comedy during her time as an agent on the TV literary team.“Working at Verve continues to be rewarding on a daily basis,” Darman said in a statement.

Zoe Hewitt It’s easy — and perhaps a bit lazy — to posture that 2021 was a year like no other. In fact, not only was there a global pandemic, but the angst over film, theater attendance and the future of entertainment went along in lockstep.

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+.

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.

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.

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.

Jac Schaeffer has had quite a year. She was the head writer for Marvel Studios‘ first Disney+ series, “WandaVision,” a program that finished shooting during a pandemic, earned critical raves, and, eventually, 23 Emmy nominations.

Jac Schaeffer has had quite a year. She was the head writer for Marvel Studios‘ first Disney+ series, “WandaVision,” a program that finished shooting during a pandemic, earned critical raves, and, eventually, 23 Emmy nominations.

Kate Aurthur editorIn the movies that comprise the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda) and Paul Bettany (Vision) are parts of the larger Avengers ensemble — but in Disney Plus’ limited series “WandaVision,” they took centerstage.In the conversation between Kaley Cuoco (“The Flight Attendant”) and Olsen for Variety’s Actors on Actors series, Olsen said the creative minds behind “WandaVision”— head writer Jac Schaeffer, director Matt Shakman and Marvel’s Mary Livanos — “almost

Writer/producer Michael Waldron might be the most envied writer of the genre geek world. After working on “Rick and Morty” and being part of the Dan Harmon animated universe, his career accelerated fast.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“WandaVision” head writer Jac Schaeffer has signed a three-year overall deal TV deal with Marvel Studios and 20th Television.Under the deal, Schaeffer will develop projects for both Marvel Studios and 20th Television. Projects for Marvel Studios will go to Disney Plus, while projects for 20th TV will be developed for all platforms.Schaeffer created “WandaVision” for television and also served as head writer and executive producer.

Marvel Studios and 20th Television have entered into a three-year overall exclusive television deal with writer-producer Jac Schaeffer.

WandaVision creator Jac Schaeffer has revealed why Evan Peters was cast as Wanda’s brother, Pietro, in the Marvel–Disney+ series.Jac Schaeffer said in a new interview that Peters, who portrayed Pietro/Quicksilver in the X-Men and Avengers franchises, made casting sense due to his recognisability.Pietro dies in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterNow that nine-part epic “WandaVision” has wrapped and the premiere of “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” is still a week away, Disney Plus has released a new documentary-style special to fill the Westview-sized hole in your heart.“Assembled: The Making of ‘WandaVision'” features interviews with showrunner and exec producer Jac Schaeffer, director Matt Shakman, and stars Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Kathryn Hahn and Teyonah Parris.

It’s officially a thing now. Following the success of “Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian,” Disney+’s behind-the-scenes look at the making of and Lucasfilm’s hit “Star Wars” show, it appears that every major Disney+ series is going to receive a doc series about the making of the show.

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Marvel have shared a new mid-season trailer for WandaVision as the TV show reaches its half-way point.Four episodes of the show have been aired on Disney+ so far, with a fifth set to be screened this week (February 5).The trailer hints at what may happen following the cliffhanger we were left with at the end of the dramatic fourth episode, which aired last week.Get a teaser of the second half of WandaVision below.This week, the show’s boss Jac Schaeffer revealed she had “a lot of headaches”

WandaVision boss Jac Schaeffer has revealed she had “a lot of headaches” while setting out the new TV show’s various plot twists.Speaking to Digital Spy, Schaeffer said: “I think that when we were breaking the story, it was really hard. We had a lot of goals.

new cover story in Entertainment Weekly, they really leaned in on the homage part. How much? Marvel filmed the premiere episode in black-and-white — harkening back to the 1950s-era of TV — and brought in a live studio audience (this was pre-COVID days).“The show is a love letter to the golden age of television,” Jac Schaeffer, head writer for “WandaVision,” told Entertainment Weekly.

We just learned a fact about the upcoming Disney+ and Marvel show WandaVision starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany!

When the first announcement and concept art was released for Marvel Studios’ upcoming TV series, “WandaVision,” there was talk about how the show was going to capture the look and feel of classic sitcoms. Of course, even when that was revealed, there were some that didn’t believe the entire show would replicate the sitcom style.