🔗 Share this article Marvel's Wonder Man Preview Reveals The MCU's Most Self-Referential TV Show Ever The Marvel studio is aware that viewers could be experiencing some superhero fatigue, so they've decided to include that very concept into their next superhero series. Indeed, the first preview for Wonder Man has arrived, and it pledges a self-referential angle on the MCU. The preview, which premiered on October 10th, also quietly pushed the Wonder Man launch date later from its original end of 2025 window into January 2026. Why another superhero film? People is weary of superhero content. Why watch them in the cinema? Wonder Man spoke to me on a deep level. There is an opportunity to surprise audiences. To reimagine the whole genre of narrative. The reporter responds: "Have you considered about casting?" The trailer then cuts to series star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who's viewing the interview on his mobile device, and the trailer concludes. Photo: Marvel Comics Group What We Know Regarding Wonder Man We were previously aware that Wonder Man would be a meta take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The show features Abdul-Mateen II as the character Simon Williams, a Hollywood actor who transforms into a superhero (Wonder Man). The rest of the cast features actor Ben Kingsley reprising his role as Iron Man 3's Trevor Slattery, Demetrius Grosse as Eric Williams (also known as Grim Reaper), Ed Harris as Simon's manager Neal Saroyan, and Arian Moayed coming back as Department of Damage Control agent P. Cleary. Marvel's Meta-Humor Strategy We don't know much else about the storyline of Wonder Man, but it's evident that the studio intends to poke some fun at itself. In the wake of Deadpool & Wolverine, it seems like the studio is fully committed on self-referential comedy. Will that work without the celebrity appeal of its previous leads? We'll have to wait and see.