Marvel is kicking off the new year with its trailer for Wonder Man.
The eight-episode series, created by Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest, stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen Il as aspiring Hollywood actor Simon Williams, who is struggling to launch his career and becomes entangled with Trevor Slattery (Ben Kingsley), a performer whose biggest successes are behind him, when legendary director Von Kovak (Zlatko Burić) begins remaking the superhero film Wonder Man.
It was announced that Abdul-Mateen was cast in the role in October 2022. Variety noted at the time that it was the actor’s third major comic book character after playing villain Black Manta in 2019’s Aquaman and Dr. Manhattan in HBO’s Watchman the following year.
He reprised his role as Black Manta in 2023’s Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
All eight episodes of Wonder Man begin streaming on Disney+ on January 27 at 6 pm P.T. / 9 pm E.T.
Watch the trailer for Wonder Man up top.
