Marvel rings in new year with Wonder Man trailer
Marvel Studios decided to ring in the new year with a fresh trailer for [*Wonder Man*][1], its eight-episode miniseries premiering later this month on Disney+. Part of the MCU’s Phase Six, the miniseries was created by Destin Daniel Cretton (*Shang-Chi and the Legend of Five Rings*) and Andrew Guest (*Hawkeye*), with Guest serving as showrunner.
As [previously reported][2], Yahya Abdul-Mateen II stars as Simon Williams, aka Wonder Man, an actor and stunt person with actual superpowers who decides to audition for the lead role in a superhero TV series—a reboot of an earlier Wonder Man incarnation. Demetrius Grosse plays Simon’s brother, Eric, aka Grim Reaper; Ed Harris plays Simon’s agent, Neal Saroyan; and Arian Moayed plays P. Clearly, an agent with the Department of Damage Control. Lauren Glazier, Josh Gad, Byron Bowers, Bechir Sylvain, and Manny McCord will also appear in as-yet-undisclosed roles
Rounding out the cast is Ben Kingsley, reprising his MCU role as failed actor Trevor Slattery. You may recall Slattery from 2013’s [*Iron Man 3*][3], hired by the villain of that film to pretend to be the leader of an international terrorist organization called the [Ten Rings.][4]Slattery showed up again in 2021’s [*Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,*][5]rehabilitated after a stint in prison; he helped the titular Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) on his journey to the mythical village of Ta Lo.
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[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Man_(miniseries)
[2]: https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/10/marvel-gets-meta-with-wonder-man-teaser/
[3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Man_3
[4]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Rings_(organization)
[5]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang-Chi_and_the_Legend_of_the_Ten_Rings
[6]: https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/01/marvel-rings-in-new-year-with-wonder-man-trailer/
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