Marvel Studios has had a big year in 2026, and it’s all leading to the release of Avengers: Doomsday, which is expected to be one of the biggest movies of all time. The first Marvel movie of the year, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, was so successful that Avengers: Doomsday has lofty expectations if it’s going to surpass its box office total. Tom Holland’s fourth Spider-Man movie has grossed over $2.5 billion at the global box office, which is enough to make it one of the highest-grossing movies in history. Marvel has even found success on the small screen this year with returning shows like X-Men ‘97 and Daredevil: Born Again, which have both been picked up for new seasons. The only new Marvel Disney Plus show of the year so far has been Wonder Man, which was initially renewed for Season 2 before being canceled.
While Wonder Man wasn’t given the chance to continue beyond Season 1, there’s one more new Marvel show coming out this year that fans are excited about. We’re talking, of course, about VisionQuest, the new Marvel series starring Paul Bettany as Vision that drops on October 14. 11 years after Age of Ultron, James Spader is also returning in the series to star as Ultron, and he’s confirmed to appear in both human and AI form. As part of our Exclusive Fall Preview here at Collider, we chatted with showrunner Terry Matalas about what fans can expect to see from the new Marvel Disney Plus show. In addition to an exclusive image from the series that can be found below, Matalas also shared which cast member “blew him away” and took their role in the show to the next level, and spoiler alert, it isn’t Bettany or Spader:
“T’Nia Miller. We have purposely kept her character out of a lot of the promotion of the show because T’Nia’s performance is revelatory. Chilling, nuanced and even a little heartbreaking. I can’t wait for everyone to see it.”
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
How Does ‘VisionQuest’ Connect to ‘WandaVision’?
VisionQuest will be the third and final chapter in a mini-saga that began with WandaVision and continued a few years ago with Agatha All Along. The new series is set years after the events of WandaVision, and it follows Bettany as White Vision as he tries to piece back together his memories and reconnect to his old life. There’s no word yet on if Elizabeth Olsen will return as Scarlet Witch in the series, but if she’s going to come back to the MCU after Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, VisionQuest will give her the perfect opportunity to do so. Additional cast members include Emily Hampshire as E.D.I.T.H., Orla Brady as Friday, T’Nia Miller as Jocasta, Ruaridh Mollica as Tommy Maximoff, and more.
Check out the new image from VisionQuest and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of the show.
