{"id":353270,"date":"2025-11-21T00:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T08:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=402279"},"modified":"2025-11-21T01:21:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T09:21:43","slug":"wonder-man-will-receive-an-eight-episode-series-on-disney-to-introduce-us-to-one-of-marvels-lesser-known-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wonder-man-will-receive-an-eight-episode-series-on-disney-to-introduce-us-to-one-of-marvels-lesser-known-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"Wonder Man will receive an eight-episode series on Disney+ to introduce us to one of Marvel&#039;s lesser-known characters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Wonder Man series will premiere on Disney Plus on January 27, 2026, and will consist of eight episodes. <strong>Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, the production stands out for its self-aware approach to themes such as superhero fatigue<\/strong>, a concept that has gained relevance in a context saturated with content of this genre.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An actor of whom we already have ample reference<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In statements to Empire, Abdul-Mateen II, who plays Simon Williams, the central character, emphasized that the tone of the series will differ from other Marvel productions. <strong>&#8220;We are doing something that, tonally, feels very different from any other Marvel show or movie. It&#8217;s something fresh, a bit ironic and self-aware,&#8221; the actor explained.<\/strong> Although the theme of superhero fatigue will be part of the discourse, the main focus will be on the friendship between Simon Williams and Trevor Slattery, played by Ben Kingsley.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trevor Slattery has a background in the Marvel universe, having previously appeared in Iron Man 3 as an actor portraying the fake terrorist known as the Mandarin. Slattery was seen again in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the 10 Rings, where he formed a bond with the titular hero. <strong>The relationship between the two characters promises to add a new emotional nuance to the narrative of the series<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Marvel Television\u2019s Wonder Man | Official Trailer | Disney+\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lgoxHC7WF9w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the universe of comics, <strong>Wonder Man gains his powers from ionic energy, which grants him superhuman strength, near invulnerability, and the ability to transform into pure energy, as well as an almost immortal state<\/strong>. This narrative promises to provide an intriguing backdrop to explore the challenges of a life dedicated to superheroes.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the release date approaches, <strong>Marvel fans eagerly await more information and promotional material about this new addition to the acclaimed cinematic universe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Disney+\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/246b1fd4-6164-4c6f-9318-27e1cb587dc6\/489019137\/disney-plus-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Disney+<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/disney-plus.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/disney-plus.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wonder Man series will premiere on Disney Plus on January 27, 2026, and will consist of eight episodes. Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, the production stands out for its self-aware approach to themes such as superhero fatigue, a concept that has gained relevance in a context saturated with content of this genre. An actor of whom we already have ample reference In statements to Empire, Abdul-Mateen II, who plays Simon Williams, the central character, emphasized that the tone of the series will differ from other Marvel productions. &#8220;We are doing something that, tonally, feels [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9318,"featured_media":353285,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[18590,7358,18591,18592,17085,10337],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6869],"class_list":["post-353270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-27-de-enero-de-2026","tag-disney-plus-2","tag-ocho-episodios","tag-simon-williams","tag-wonder-man","tag-yahya-abdul-mateen-ii","content-category-streaming-videos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353270"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":353287,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353270\/revisions\/353287"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/353285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353270"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=353270"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=353270"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=353270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}