‘Wonder Man’ Renewed For Season 2 On Disney+

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Marvel has ordered more Wonder Man. The series starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in the titular role has official been renewed for Season 2 on Disney+.

Abdul-Mateen II will return as Simon Williams, and Ben Kingsley is back as Trevor Slattery, Disney confirmed Monday.

Series co-creators Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest are also on board for the second season. Guest returns as showrunner and executive producer, while Cretton returns as director and executive producer.

Created by writer Stan Lee and artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, Wonder Man was introduced to Marvel Comics in 1964 via The Avengers #9. 

The Disney+ series follows aspiring actor Simon Williams (Abdul-Mateen II), who is struggling to get his career off the ground. During a chance meeting with Trevor Slattery (Kingsley), an actor whose biggest roles may be well behind him, Simon learns that legendary director Von Kovak (Zlatko Buric) is remaking the

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