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Wonder Man Stands Apart From the MCU as Marvel Puts Episode 1 on YouTube

The series was designed outside franchise crossover plans from inception, showrunner Andrew Guest said.

Overview

  • Guest said there were no crossover opportunities by design, calling the show “never part of a larger storytelling.”
  • The project was briefly removed from Marvel’s development slate during a Disney+ strategy reset before producers argued successfully to continue.
  • Early test screenings for the first two episodes were poor, but Marvel supported the series and advised a different marketing approach.
  • After release, the show drew strong notices with a 91% Rotten Tomatoes critic score, an 88% audience rating, and about 550 million minutes viewed in its first 10 days on Disney+.
  • To broaden sampling, Marvel has released the premiere episode to watch for free on YouTube.