STRANGE ACADEMY: Will Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange Appear Alongside Benedict Wong's Wong?

We have another big update on Marvel Television's Strange Academy series, this time regarding the status of both Benedict Cumberbatch and Benedict Wong in the MCU project. Find more details here...

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By JoshWilding - Jan 20, 2025 04:01 AM EST

Filed Under: Doctor Strange

Strange Academy is a newer Marvel Comics concept as the team didn't debut until 2020. Created by writer Scottie Young and artist Humberto Ramos, the series plays out in Doctor Strange's corner of the Marvel Universe.

It began with the Sorcerer Supreme establishing a school to train young sorcerers and magic users in the arts of the mystic arts. The school is located in New Orleans, with Doctor Voodoo, Zelma Stanton, Scarlet Witch, and Man-Thing among those who have served on the faculty.

The students, meanwhile, include mostly new characters, though some of them have ties to much bigger names. For example, there's Doyle Dormammu, the "son" of Dormammu, Enchantress' son, Alvi Brorson, and a Frost Giant called Guslaug.

We've known for a while that Marvel Studios is working on a Strange Academy TV series and scooper @MyTimeToShineH has just shared a big update.

Apparently, she's managed to confirm that Wong actor Benedict Wong will star in the show. Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange isn't confirmed at this stage and, if he is in it, then it will be a "small role."

Stephen Strange's demise in Avengers: Infinity War meant Wong became Sorcerer Supreme, a title he still holds. Heading into Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, that's bound to make the hero a key figure in the fight against Doctor Doom.

Robert Downey Jr. will play the villain who, along with technology, utilises magic while battling ~~Earth's~~ the Multiverse's Mightiest Heroes.

Talking to us about his standout role in Bad Genius last October, Wong confirmed he's ready and willing to join the fight against Downey's Doom.

"Hey, well, look, I’m all for it. I’m ready!" the actor teased. "With Wong, he’s been promoted to Sorcerer Supreme so it’s all in the hands of the Marvel Universe to see where we go with it. Yeah, I’m looking forward to it."

Marvel Studios has made Wong a big part of the Multiverse Saga; as well as supporting roles in Spider-Man: No Way Home and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, he's also made cameo appearances in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

As for Cumberbatch, he'll be part of Avengers: Doomsday and is expected to begin production on Doctor Strange 3 next year. We'd imagine Wong will also be part of that story, though Strange and Wong may be about to go their separate ways.

Stay tuned for updates as we have them.

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32 Comments

Robby - 1/20/2025, 4:52 AM

10 bucks says this show wont happen

BraveNewClunge - 1/20/2025, 4:57 AM

They're gonna cram that cringy annoying madison or however you spell it chick into it aren't they 😩

ProfessorWhy - 1/20/2025, 5:07 AM

@BraveNewClunge - she was great and should come back. But I understand. I'm surprised I liked her

BraveNewClunge - 1/20/2025, 5:29 AM

@ProfessorWhy - what was great about her? She was literally the cringy airheaded college sorority stereotype.

For me she was as annoying as someone scratching a chalkboard 😅

ProfessorWhy - 1/20/2025, 5:31 AM

@BraveNewClunge - I was amused. Just a matter of taste, and attitude at the time of viewing

Urubrodi - 1/20/2025, 5:44 AM

@BraveNewClunge - Don't remind me that the character exists, so freaking annoying. Man that show had almost no redeeming qualities. Maybe Daredevil but then again it was a worse watered down version.

Matchesz - 1/20/2025, 6:09 AM

@BraveNewClunge - whats the MCU if they dont run a joke into the ground ?

BraveNewClunge - 1/20/2025, 6:28 AM

@ProfessorWhy - but why professor, why?

Fair enough, comedy is subjective 😅

BraveNewClunge - 1/20/2025, 6:29 AM

@Urubrodi - very watered down 😅 i liked wong and some of the hulk and she hulk scenes but then the show quickly got cringy.

BraveNewClunge - 1/20/2025, 6:29 AM

@Matchesz - 😅😅😅

True.

Urubrodi - 1/20/2025, 10:01 AM

@BraveNewClunge - Outside of some Hulk scenes in the first couple of episodes (although She-Hulk compared his struggles to those of her as woman lol) they completely destroyed the character, especially after he shows up for that BBQ with a horribly CGI son (that came out of nowhere). Wong was ok, but man what they did to Abomination was just sad.

ChrisRed - 1/20/2025, 5:08 AM

Why would they include the son of Enchantress when she has never appeared (which is a damn shame, as she's a great character)?
Enchantress should have been a supporting villain like three Thor movies ago

WruceBayne - 1/20/2025, 10:31 AM

@ChrisRed - if this show gets made I think it’ll be “Strange Academy” in name only.

IAmAHoot - 1/20/2025, 5:45 AM

A question with the answer being an obvious “No.”

MadThanos - 1/20/2025, 5:49 AM

It should be called Kamar-Taj and that US nonsense should stop.

JDL - 1/20/2025, 7:11 PM

@MadThanos - That's way too expensive for a real life (non animated) TV budget, which is the way things are going it would appear. Besides Louisiana has all those lovely tax credits.

MadThanos - 1/21/2025, 4:42 AM

@JDL - yeah financially makes sense. Kamar-Taj is just so mysterious and there's so much there to explore... Lousiana has history with Voddoo but hey, what's in Lousiana if the Sanctum is in NY?

JDL - 1/21/2025, 11:16 AM

@MadThanos -
1) Much less valuable stuff around to blow up.
2) More easily over-whelmed local and state officals.
3) Much harder to be surveiled by government types and bad guys.
and of course the big city is just a slingy away !
(once you learn how of course so practice, practice, practice !)

frottage - 1/20/2025, 5:51 AM

Bring on the Wonguverse

ObserverIO - 1/20/2025, 6:24 AM

Recast and reboot.

Corruptor - 1/20/2025, 7:45 AM

@ObserverIO - A bald manservant.

Nothing wrong with baldies, or serving.

dragon316 - 1/20/2025, 6:41 AM

😂😂😂😂😂 Wong is stil sorcerer surpreme who gets more action dr strange that’s messed don’t care how you look at it it’s falcon taking mantle of captain America but somehow Steve Rogers return as captain America falcon takes back seat not now but captain America mantle has been passed on to falcon but who gets more action Steve

tylerzero - 1/20/2025, 7:06 AM

Soooo the show won't prominently feature the person it's named after? First thing that came to my mind...

Corruptor - 1/20/2025, 7:43 AM

"Man-Thing served on the faculty"

LOL

MakeAmericaGrea - 1/20/2025, 8:47 AM

Favorite sorcerers in the MCU and outside the MCU?

Things are about to get spicy in the U.S.A.

DocSpock - 1/20/2025, 12:14 PM

@MakeAmericaGrea -

Sanity returns to the White House.

ObserverIO - 1/20/2025, 8:57 AM

I'm starting to have no interest in anything post-Secret Wars. It seems like the post-Endgame stuff but even more diluted. The only exciting prospect is the rebooted X-Men and now we're hearing that Hugh is staying on as Wolverine.

mountainman - 1/20/2025, 9:02 AM

So Marvel, who has much more famous schools for young people like the Xavier school, is instead choosing to develop first a project based on a recent comic run that features Z list characters?

AnEye - 1/20/2025, 9:45 AM

This is only getting green-lit so Disney/Marvel can have a rival show to Harry Potter on MAX.

Other than that, I really see no point exploring "Strange Academy" as a full blown TV show. Considering they got their ass handed to them by Scarlet Witch, I think it's pointless to give them the limelight over other characters.

DocSpock - 1/20/2025, 12:30 PM

This will be another unneeded show. I think on balance D+ has been bad.

I liked Hawkeye a lot. WandaVision was pretty good. I liked a lot, but not all of Loki 1&2. Echo was pretty good.

She-Hulk, Falcon & Winter Soldier, Moonknight, Ms. Marvel, & Agatha were all bad or worse.

Secret Invasion took what should have been an epic 2-3 movie blockbuster and turned it into a limp flop.

Now we're going to get who cares shows Ironheart & Wonderman for the obvious reasons. And now Wong's magic school.

The wrong agendas drove a lot of this, but for whatever reasons, D+ has a BAD track record that looks like it will get worse.

Fail.

jwholmes2011 - 1/20/2025, 12:51 PM

Honestly, Wong being Sorcerer Supreme for on movie or show was enough. It was funny, but fans have moved on and are waiting things to be set straight again, making Doctor Strange sorcerer supreme again. Nobody is tuning in to watch Wong, except as a sidekick. He's funny, but c'mon, not the main character, that title goes to DS.

JDL - 1/20/2025, 7:39 PM

@jwholmes2011 - Disagree. Plus he relieves Strange from a lot of the broader comedy. Can you imagine Madisynn and Strange doing a scene together ? So let Wong take that Ham Grenade ! Yeah ! For the Team !

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STRANGE ACADEMY: Will Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange Appear Alongside Benedict Wong's Wong?

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