WANDAVISION Director Matt Shakman Talks Season 2 Chances And Whether DARKHOLD DIARIES Is A Continuation

WANDAVISION Director Matt Shakman Talks Season 2 Chances And Whether DARKHOLD DIARIES Is A Continuation

WandaVision director Matt Shakman tells fans they shouldn't expect a second season of the show and that Agatha: Darkhold Diaries will be its own thing.

By MarkJulian - Nov 18, 2023 01:11 PM EST
Filed Under: WandaVision
Source: The Direct

Director Matt Shakman helmed all 9 episodes of WandaVision, something of a rarity when it comes to Marvel Disney+ shows. The television side of the MCU started out with this model for its first few television offerings, including The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki season 1, and What If...? season 1 but moved to a multi-director strategy starting with Hawkeye.

Shakman rode the positive wave of fan and critic reviews for WandaVision into securing a directorial gig on Apple TV+'s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and ultimately that wave crescendoed with Shakman securing directorial duties on Marvel's upcoming Fantastic Four film.

in an interview to promote Legacy of Monsters, Shakman briefly touched on the chances of WandaVision receiving a second season and if not, whether fans should view Agatha: Darkhold Diaries as season 2.

Speaking to The Direct, Shakman stated:

“I don't think so, you know, we were telling a very specific story, a complete story; a story about grief, about Wanda's journey, having lost Vision, and we completed that story. And Jac Schaeffer is an amazing writer who wrote 'WandaVision', [and she] has created a show called 'Agatha'.”

[‘Agatha is] not a 'WandaVision' Season 2, but it's definitely existing in that universe, of course, and with some of the characters that you met on that show, Agatha, in particular… So, you know, there are elements of 'WandaVision' that are out there still in their own way. But, a proper WandaVision Season 2, with more sitcom styles, and all of that is definitely not in the cards."

Marvel has been cagey in confirming whether the Scarlet Witch is actually still alive, following the events of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Currently, there are tons of rumors swirling about the role she'll play in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars but nothing has been confirmed.

In fact, there are conflicting rumors that Marvel might be looking to completely move away from the Kang storyline amid Jonathan Major's legal woes and tepid box office reception to Phase Four and Phase Five. 

If fans are looking for a true sequel to WandaVision, there's also the previously announced Vision Quest series which will chronicle what the White Vision has been up to since departing Westview, New Jersey- that is, if the project is still moving forward after Disney CEO Bob Iger recently stated that the company would be looking to cut spending on Disney+ shows.

Stay tuned for future updates on the Scarlet Witch and the overall Multiverse Saga as Kevin Feige and co. could be looking to overhaul their original plans.

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Apophis71
Apophis71 - 11/18/2023, 1:36 PM
Well yeh, better stated as Agatha's show is part two of a West View arc cos without Vision or Wanda in it...
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 11/18/2023, 2:04 PM
@Apophis71 - that would get me hooked. Doesn't need to be WandaVision S2, but if it's marketed as Westview S2 (so still a WV S2 I suppose) I'd be way more interested
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 11/18/2023, 1:43 PM
Wandavision/Loki S1
Loki S2

Everything else has been mediocre or crap
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 11/18/2023, 1:45 PM
@MotherGooseUPus - I will always defend Moon Knight. It's a great show.
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 11/18/2023, 1:47 PM
@Urubrodi - to me it was very up and down. Had some amazing episodes and some that bore me. If I were to rank it I'd say it's closer to the top than middle or bottom.. imo
DocSpock
DocSpock - 11/18/2023, 2:17 PM
@MotherGooseUPus -

That is sadly mostly true.

MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 11/18/2023, 5:01 PM
@DocSpock - unfortunately.. I do have high hopes for Daredevil but other than that 0. Although I will admit the Echo trailer looks good.. but so did secret invasion and we all know how that turned out
cubrn
cubrn - 11/19/2023, 7:23 AM
@Urubrodi - The only bad show has been Secret Invasion and luckily because it didn't add up to much, I can easily just forget about it even existing. All the other shows are great and I will die on that hill.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 11/18/2023, 1:43 PM
Sidenote but that Monarch show is pretty sweet. He directed the first episode, I'm locked in
Godzilla2000Zer
Godzilla2000Zer - 11/18/2023, 1:57 PM
I haven't seen Wandavision but his work on the first two episodes of Monarch have made me excited for Fantastic 4.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 11/18/2023, 2:02 PM
The only thing that gets me slightly interested in 'Agatha: [insert title of the month here]' is that it's a quasi-sequel to WandaVision.

Agatha on it's own doesn't warrant nine episodes imo. Hope that I'm proven wrong though, and that it's a solid middle chapter to the Westview trilogy it could form with WandaVision and Vision Quest.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 11/18/2023, 2:03 PM
Not a huge Marvel guy. Won't rip on it and will always respect.....

However, Wandavision has been my hands-down favorite of all by far.
Very much hope there's a second....., then 3rd, 4th, and 24th season.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 11/18/2023, 2:19 PM

Let's hear from all 6 people who care about Agatha.

And Kathryn Hahn's relatives don't count.

WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 11/18/2023, 2:31 PM
Let's hope they don't bench Wanda for too long and give us more of her in the witchy corner. And let's hope that corner doesn't stay limited to Disney+.
LordHarryLatts
LordHarryLatts - 11/18/2023, 2:47 PM
Sure...the delusional witch with the imaginary kids has plenty of towns to hold hostage. No thank you for Season 2.
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