Kathryn Hahn reprises her WandaVision function as Agatha Harkness within the spinoff sequence Agatha All Alongside.
The true id of nosy next-door neighbor Agatha—performed to perfection by Kathryn Hahn—was the large reveal of 2021’s WandaVision, even inspiring a meta-jingle that went viral. Now Hahn is bringing the character again for her personal standalone journey with Agatha All Alongside. Primarily based on the primary trailer, it appears like lots of darkish, spooky enjoyable, simply in time for the Halloween season. The nine-episode sequence is without doubt one of the TV sequence within the MCU’s Section 5, approaching the heels of Secret Invasion, Loki S2, What If…? S2, and Echo.
(Spoilers for WandaVision beneath.)
WandaVision was set instantly after the occasions of Avengers: Endgame (however earlier than Spider-Man: Far From Residence), with newlyweds Wanda and Imaginative and prescient beginning their married life within the city of Westview, New Jersey. Wacky hijinks ensued because the couple tried to guide a traditional life whereas hiding their superpowers from their neighbors—particularly Hahn’s nosy Agnes. Every episode was shot within the model of a selected period of sitcom tv, from the Nineteen Fifties via the 2000s. The couple seen an increasing number of jarring components—a full-color drone, a voice calling out to Wanda over the radio, neighbors briefly breaking character—hinting that this seemingly idyllic suburban existence may not be what it appeared.
We realized {that a} grief-stricken Wanda had inadvertently locked all the city in a reality-warping Hex, with the residents pressured to play their sitcom “roles” and cling to Wanda’s “script,” creating the fortunately ever after ending she by no means bought with Imaginative and prescient. However the hijinks weren’t all because of Wanda’s powers. Agnes turned out to be a robust witch named Agatha Harkness, who had studied magic for hundreds of years and was simply dying to study the supply of Wanda’s unimaginable energy. Wanda’s pure talents had been magnified by the Thoughts Stone, however Agatha realized that Wanda was a wielder of “chaos magic.” She was, in truth, the Scarlet Witch. Within the finale, Wanda trapped Agatha in her nosy neighbor persona whereas releasing the remainder of the city.
Agatha All Alongside has been within the works since 2021, formally introduced in November of that yr. There have been quite a few title adjustments, culminating this Could with my private goofy favourite: Agatha: The Mendacity Witch with Nice Wardrobe (a nod to C.S. Lewis). It briefly appeared on the Marvel Twitter account earlier than being taken down, and Disney quickly revealed that the assorted title adjustments had been “orchestrated by [Harkness] as a means of messing with Marvel followers.” Head author Jac Schaeffer (who additionally created WandaVision) has stated that the sequence would comply with Agatha as she kinds her personal coven with “a disparate blended bag of witches… outlined by deception, treachery, villainy, and selfishness” who should study to work collectively. And apparently we are able to count on a few extra catchy tunes.
