VISIONQUEST Showrunner Reveals Whether We'll See Ultron In His Robotic Form; Teases "Very Different" Episodes

VISIONQUEST Showrunner Reveals Whether We'll See Ultron In His Robotic Form; Teases "Very Different" Episodes

VisionQuest showrunner Terry Matalas has revealed whether we'll see James Spader's Ultron in his robotic form in the upcoming Disney+ TV series, and suggests each episode will be different from the others.

By JoshWilding - Oct 17, 2025 05:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Vision

VisionQuest will conclude the trilogy that started with WandaVision and continued last year in Agatha All Along. There's a huge amount of excitement surrounding what that means for the MCU, particularly with Avengers: Doomsday on the horizon.

The series will likely address the Scarlet Witch's status after her apparent demise in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. As for The Vision, he'll be reunited with his sons, Billy and Tommy Maximoff, and some familiar AIs from his and the MCU's past (who, based on recent rumours, are hiding out in Madripoor after somehow taking "human" form).

There have been some concerns among fans about James Spader's Ultron, for example, being portrayed in this way to save money on VFX costs. The villain's design in 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron was a somewhat divisive topic at the time, and fans have been waiting for over a decade to see the android stand tall again. 

Talking to Phase Hero, VisionQuest showrunner Terry Matalas confirmed that we'll get to see Ultron in his true form. "You do get to see robot Ultron, but you see a lot of James Spader and a lot of Paul Bettany together," he teased. "They are very much a core dynamic of the show."

He added that the show acts as "a delivery system for Bettany and Spade," and it's apparent that VisionQuest will finally address what happened after Vision and Ultron's final confrontation in the woods at the end of Avengers: Age of Ultron

That was left deliberately ambiguous; while it seemed likely that Vision destroyed his "father," it's long been theorised that he might have let him go free (or that Ultron found a way to fake his death). Recently, Paul Bettany suggested that the Avenger has been storing these AIs in his own mind, so perhaps they escaped after Avengers: Infinity War.

There's still a lot we don't know about VisionQuest, and according to Matalas, we can expect every episode to be wholly unique. 

"All of them," he responded after being asked if he had a favourite instalment. "To be honest, they're all very different. Each one of them are different types of movies, so each one of them I could say, 'Can't wait for that, can't wait for that.' They're all so different, but they all have favourite moments for me."

The first trailer for VisionQuest debuted at last weekend's New York Comic Con, but unfortunately for us, it hasn't leaked online. The series isn't expected to premiere on Disney+ until next Fall, so a first official look could still be a ways off.

The cast of VisionQuest features Paul Bettany as Vision, Ruaridh Mollica as Thomas Maximoff, James Spader as Ultron, T'Nia Miller as Jocasta, James D'Arcy as J.A.R.V.I.S., Orla Brady as F.R.I.D.A.Y., Emily Hampshire as E.D.I.T.H., Henry Lewis as D.U.M.-E (or Dum-E), Jonathan Sayer as U, Todd Stashwick as Paladin, and Faran Tahir as Raza.

VisionQuest is set to premiere on Disney+ in 2026.

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MarvelZombie616
MarvelZombie616 - 10/17/2025, 6:09 AM
The only D+ show i will watch in 26 is Daredevil Born Again season 2.
That and the Punisher Special Presrentation.
Spike101
Spike101 - 10/17/2025, 6:15 AM
@MarvelZombie616 - a wise choice I suspect.
SummersEssex
SummersEssex - 10/17/2025, 11:18 AM
@MarvelZombie616 - that’s so cool for you. I’m glad you were able to earn enough screen time minutes to get to watch all of it. Maybe if you’re really good your mom will give you a few more so you can watch something else, too. But really, congratulations. I know you had to try so hard all year and that I was a real struggle. Hope you start earning more.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 10/17/2025, 2:05 PM
@MarvelZombie616 - s1 was ass but Scardapane having full creative control on s2 is worth tuning in to see if that changes.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 10/17/2025, 6:09 AM
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Spike101
Spike101 - 10/17/2025, 6:15 AM
Ok so you do get to see Ultron but you get to see a lot of James Spader. I think you can read into that you’ll get as much or less Ultron than we saw of MoonKnight. I think we’ll all sit through 8 episodes of this nonsense in the desperate hood that the next scene will feature Ultron and at the end of the last episode realise he was on the screen for about 3 minutes in total including 2 minutes of flashbacks and switch off feeling rather disappointed again. Hope I’m wrong but I doubt it.
NonPlayerC
NonPlayerC - 10/17/2025, 10:21 AM
@Spike101 - Yeah im not expecting too much action. Im guessing ultra is just gonna be living in his head and appear human to him to taunt him for visions compassion and want to be human
Spike101
Spike101 - 10/17/2025, 11:47 AM
@NonPlayerC - yes I think you are probably right. Shame really as it could have been something so much more.
Mrnorth1921
Mrnorth1921 - 10/17/2025, 6:17 AM
This show is done by the guy who saves Picard. Did Season 3 and did 12 monkey’s. I have faith in this guy. I imagine we will see both the”human” forms and true forms throughout the series. The rumor is that someone is giving bodies to ai connected to Tony stark. Vision is looking into it. However I am sure there is more to it.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 10/17/2025, 8:07 AM
@Mrnorth1921 - I haven’t seen Picard but dude did really well with 12 Monkeys from what I’ve seen…

The mix of sci fi and philosophical themes in that show feels apt for Vision.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 10/17/2025, 9:09 AM
@TheVisionary25 - I liked Picard but completely see why some were dissing it with the first two seasons, however the third season that this dude created is up there with the best Trek content ever.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 10/17/2025, 9:37 AM
@Apophis71 - interesting

It probably helps that he’s gone on record of saying before that Next Generation was one of his favorite shows and he’s worked on various Star Trek media such as the comics aswell as Voyager & Enterprise.

Also he was co-showrunner of Picard S2 but was the lone one for S3

Given Feige himself is a huge Star Trek fan , if Matalas delivers then I wouldn’t be surprised if he keeps him on!!.
epc1122
epc1122 - 10/17/2025, 6:35 AM
I for one am looking forward to this show. Wonder if Ultron will like being a human and then will be forced to become a robot at the end. 🤣
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 10/17/2025, 8:04 AM
@epc1122 - I can see him absolutely hating being human tbh lol
epc1122
epc1122 - 10/17/2025, 10:43 AM
@TheVisionary25 - i can see it going a couple or ways. He accepts and finds love like the last terminator movie and then vision is jealous or he hates it, becomes a robot again and then a human in the end as an fu lol
HelloBoysImBack
HelloBoysImBack - 10/17/2025, 6:35 AM
What an odd choice
CrimsonComet40
CrimsonComet40 - 10/17/2025, 6:38 AM
The only reason I'm mildly interested in the show is because this guy saved Star Trek: Picard after 2 seasons of dogshit and wrote a final season that actually honoured the TNG cast after years of writers bastardizing them. So Terry gets credit for that!

Still, this seems like a show that should have been released in 2021.
RaddRider
RaddRider - 10/17/2025, 7:31 AM
Lack of Quality over Quantity approach
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 10/17/2025, 7:38 AM
“…𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫," 𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝. "𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰."

Well , shut up and take my money then!!.

If we get more scenes of them having philosophical conversations like at the end of AOU then that’s all I need tbh haha.

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Can’t wait to see the show!!.
Odekahn
Odekahn - 10/17/2025, 7:39 AM
Ultron parading around as a filthy organic. Not interested. Do Ultron correctly this time or leave him alone. Jesus, Mary Joseph, Paul, Peter Simon, Randy and Paula Abdul.
Skestra
Skestra - 10/17/2025, 7:43 AM
@Odekahn - Don't use Randy's name in vain.
Odekahn
Odekahn - 10/17/2025, 11:11 AM
@Skestra - That’s gonna be a no for me, Dawg. ✊🏻
FrankenDad
FrankenDad - 10/17/2025, 7:45 AM
I’m all in on this.

Can’t help but smile at the idea Ultron gets trapped in the body of a 65 year old balding man.
MisterBones
MisterBones - 10/17/2025, 9:27 AM
Vision has always been an interesting and well handled character so I am in. Spader is a hell of an actor that gave Ultron a distinct energy too.
ShellHead
ShellHead - 10/17/2025, 9:46 AM
Y'all want to whinge about Ultron being one and done, then whinge when they bring him back.

Here's a secret - a fully CGI character is expensive and their budget probably doesn't allow for him to be a robot the whole time. So it was either keep Ultron as a voice only, which you all would whinge about, or bring in Spader to embody the character in a creative way.

Which you all whinge about.

Go to therapy. Your default mode being a whiny asshole isn't healthy.
RolandD
RolandD - 10/17/2025, 10:08 AM
@ShellHead - I did not know that whinge was a word. I thought the first one way typo but then you used it a couple of more times. I guess that you are from the original land of English then. Getting that out of the way, I agree with you 100%.
WalletsClosed
WalletsClosed - 10/17/2025, 11:35 AM
@ShellHead - "Mehhhh, people aren't shilling for garbage choices" - You
MouthyMerc
MouthyMerc - 10/17/2025, 10:52 AM
Really looking forward to this show. Cant wait for it to tie up loose ends from WandaVision and Agatha.
CreateNowSlpL8r
CreateNowSlpL8r - 10/17/2025, 11:09 AM
If they dont have the budget to do it right, why not just make it a movie? Who the hell wants to watch Vision and Ultron as humans?
SummersEssex
SummersEssex - 10/17/2025, 11:22 AM
Like, we realize all these characters who are voice-acted appearing as actual people is because a lot of this show will exist in Vision’s mind or some AI realm, right?

I’m just hoping for cameos from Meta and ChatGPT
ComicPundit
ComicPundit - 10/17/2025, 12:02 PM
Who wants to see a human Ultron 🤣 That makes no sense...
1stDalek
1stDalek - 10/17/2025, 1:12 PM
I really dislike how they did Ultron's head in AoU so I'm not complaining about not getting that for most of the show. Just let Spader be a bit more sinister & less quippy as Ultron.
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 10/17/2025, 1:44 PM
I want to see Infinity Ultron in live action. I do hope we see him in Secret Wars. In What If it was explained that only one Infinity Ultron variant heard The Watcher and that's why he made it to the fifth dimension. But the rest never did and they just stand dormant in their universes. So it would be cool if Doom recruits one.

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