WONDER MAN Trailer Sees Simon Williams Targeted By The Department Of Damage Control (And Superhero Fatigue)

WONDER MAN Trailer Sees Simon Williams Targeted By The Department Of Damage Control (And Superhero Fatigue)

Marvel Television is beginning 2026 in style, releasing a new trailer and poster for Wonder Man, confirming that the superpowered Simon Williams will be targeted by the Department of Damage Control.

By JoshWilding - Jan 01, 2026 12:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Wonder Man

Happy New Year! As Hollywood slowly starts getting back to work, the news cycle can be a little slow after the holidays. Fortunately, Marvel Television has us covered with a new trailer and poster for Wonder Man!

The first half of the sneak peek is mostly familiar, but it further establishes Simon Williams' unlikely friendship with Trevor Slattery. Later, we learn that the former "Mandarin" is actually reporting back to the Department of Damage Control, an organisation that believes Simon is a threat. His handler is Agent Cleary, the DODC agent you'll remember from Spider-Man: No Way Home and Ms. Marvel.

The implication is that Trevor is being forced to work with the DODC to earn his freedom after the real Mandarin, Wenwu, broke him out of prison in the All Hail the King One-Shot. 

While the trailer stops short of fully revealing Simon's powers, he's obviously incredibly strong and perhaps not in full control of these awesome abilities. However, all Simon wants to do is star in the "Wonder Man" reboot, even if that means contending with another dangerous threat: superhero movie fatigue.

Wonder Man looks like a blast, making it all the more surprising that Marvel Studios seemingly intends to release all 8 episodes at the same time on Disney+ later this month. That echoes (no pun intended) how Echo was dumped on the platform a couple of years ago...and quickly forgotten.

In Wonder Man, aspiring Hollywood actor Simon Williams is struggling to get his career off the ground. During a chance meeting with Trevor Slattery, an actor whose biggest roles may be well behind him, Simon learns legendary director Von Kovak is remaking the superhero film "Wonder Man." 

These two actors, at opposite ends of their careers, doggedly pursue life-changing roles in this film as audiences get a peek behind the curtain of the entertainment industry.

Wonder Man stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ben Kingsley, Arian Moayed, X Mayo, Zlatko Burić, Olivia Thirlby, and Byron Bowers.

The series is written by Andrew Guest, Paul Welsh & Madeline Walter, Zeke Nicholson, Anayat Fakhraie, Roja Gashtili & Julia Lerman, and Kira Talise. Directors on the series include Destin Daniel Cretton, James Ponsoldt, Tiffany Johnson, and Stella Meghie. 

Created by Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest, Wonder Man's executive producers are Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Stephen Broussard, Jonathan Schwartz, Brad Winderbaum, Destin Daniel Cretton, and Andrew Guest.

Wonder Man premieres on Disney+ on January 26, 2026.

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KaptainKhaos
KaptainKhaos - 1/1/2026, 12:40 PM
My first comment of 2026!
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 1/1/2026, 12:49 PM
@KaptainKhaos - User Comment Image
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 1/1/2026, 12:54 PM
@KaptainKhaos - your first comment? Better aknlowdege how this show ITS about Wonder Woman scaming Minesota of 1billion usd using somalí actors
Amaru
Amaru - 1/1/2026, 12:40 PM
Not sure I care about the show but that was a solid trailer.
JediKnight91
JediKnight91 - 1/1/2026, 12:43 PM
Am I the only one bothered by Damage Control being portrayed as a bunch of SHIELD wannabes? Why can’t they just be the contruction company that rebuilds and cleans up after superhero fights?
PantherKing
PantherKing - 1/1/2026, 12:44 PM
@JediKnight91 - I think they need a shield entity back in marvel.
NGFB
NGFB - 1/1/2026, 12:43 PM
Like the tone they're going for in this. Should be fun.
EpicMan
EpicMan - 1/2/2026, 9:22 AM
@NGFB - Im getting Barry vibes from HBO....
Spike101
Spike101 - 1/1/2026, 12:43 PM
Zero interest in this I’m afraid. Ben Kingsley would have made an amazing Mandarin but instead they chose to do that ridiculous twist, and now they want to put us all through that again. No thanks.
NGFB
NGFB - 1/1/2026, 12:46 PM
@Spike101 - What are they putting us through again? Looks pretty obvious that Simon has powers and Trevor is just playing an actor.
Spike101
Spike101 - 1/1/2026, 12:50 PM
@NGFB - seeing Ben Kingsley not being the Mandarin, the trailer even has clips of him as such.
PantherKing
PantherKing - 1/1/2026, 12:44 PM
Looks really good! I’m now interested to see where it leads
kylo0607
kylo0607 - 1/1/2026, 12:44 PM
All of you thinking this looks good is the reason why we keep getting slop like this each year.
Rpendo
Rpendo - 1/1/2026, 12:52 PM
@kylo0607 - SLOP IS THE NEW WOKE
ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 1/1/2026, 1:11 PM
@Rpendo - lol! Buncha pants shitters
Simonsonrules
Simonsonrules - 1/1/2026, 1:27 PM
@Rpendo - Ha, it is, too.
Amaru
Amaru - 1/1/2026, 5:06 PM
@kylo0607 - Maybe our lives just aren't so miserable that we are always miserable and want to hate on everything.
Tonic24k
Tonic24k - 1/2/2026, 12:13 PM
@kylo0607 - Orrrrr...maybe you just need to learn that things you don't like have zero obligation to please you. I don't like the Fast and Furious franchise...so I don't watch those films and I let others who do enjoy them watch them. It's a very fvcking simple concept.

But keep moaning like a child year after year, I guess.
TheShellyMan
TheShellyMan - 1/1/2026, 12:48 PM
That was a solid trailer, even though my expectation for this show is low.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 1/1/2026, 12:51 PM
Looks good imo!!.

It feels very different from a “standard” superhero narrative which is good since it is a show tackling superhero fatigue to some extent…

It seems like Trevor is a DODC informant now and is trying to get close to Simon to find out what powers he possesses & such though I wouldn’t be surprised if they end having a genuine friendship by the end.

Also I think this is the first time we saw Olivia Thirlby in one of the trailers and she seems to be playing Simon’s ex?.

Anyway , looking forward to the show!!.
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 1/1/2026, 12:53 PM

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JustAWaffle
JustAWaffle - 1/1/2026, 1:58 PM
@harryba11zack - User Comment Image
Rpendo
Rpendo - 1/1/2026, 12:53 PM
Looks like fun!

Totally in for this.
Oberlin4Prez
Oberlin4Prez - 1/1/2026, 1:04 PM
Looks good. No one will watch it though.
grif
grif - 1/1/2026, 1:05 PM






shit show


JustAWaffle
JustAWaffle - 1/1/2026, 2:01 PM
@grif - Happy New Year, Grif!
TheDpool
TheDpool - 1/1/2026, 1:05 PM
It will genuinely be a shame if a character as important to a certain era of Marvel as Wonder Man was, gets his own show and like She-Hulk its a dud.
Rpendo
Rpendo - 1/1/2026, 1:50 PM
@TheDpool - was Wonder Man ever really important?

He was always kind of a C-tier Avenger.
TheDpool
TheDpool - 1/1/2026, 5:16 PM
@Rpendo - I dunno, he was part of the team through some solid stories. Has a fair history with a good few characters.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 1/1/2026, 1:05 PM

Dept. of Damage Control is stupid and adds nothing to the MCU.

And I predict many many dozens of people will watch this, and at least half of them will do it on purpose.

FusionWarrior
FusionWarrior - 1/1/2026, 1:06 PM
So basically the Bewitched Remake?
Reginator
Reginator - 1/1/2026, 1:12 PM
[frick] no
ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 1/1/2026, 1:13 PM
I can't wait to hear the whining when this is good. People here actually do that
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 1/1/2026, 1:14 PM
Looks interesting, definitely feels like a nice change of pace from the typical superhero format Disney Plus series.
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 1/1/2026, 1:33 PM
She/he-Hulk vibes.
Tonic24k
Tonic24k - 1/2/2026, 12:16 PM
@HashTagSwagg - Meanwhile, your posts are always neckbeard vibes.
ThorArms
ThorArms - 1/1/2026, 1:45 PM
The best show no one will watch
dragon316
dragon316 - 1/1/2026, 1:56 PM
Super hero fatigue is bull shit lazy excuse for comic book entertainment not do well what’s excuse reason end game made three billion super fatigue not there for that one same Deadpool 3
2BOOKOO4U
2BOOKOO4U - 1/1/2026, 2:03 PM
HOT GARBAGE!

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