🔗 Share this article Marvel's Wonder Man Preview Reveals Marvel's Most Meta TV Show Ever Marvel has heard that audiences could be experiencing some superhero fatigue, so they've decided to include this exact idea into their upcoming superhero show. That's right, the first trailer for Wonder Man has been released, and it promises a self-referential angle on the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The trailer, which debuted on October 10th, also quietly pushed the Wonder Man release date later from its initial late 2025 slot into January 2026. Why another superhero movie? Everyone is tired of superhero content. Why watch them in the theater? Wonder Man spoke to me on a deep level. There is an opportunity to shock audiences. To reinvent the whole category of storytelling. The reporter responds: "Have you considered about casting?" The trailer then transitions to series star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who's viewing the interview on his mobile device, and the trailer concludes. Image: Marvel 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 film star who becomes a super-powered being (the hero Wonder Man). The supporting cast includes 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 returning as Department of Damage Control agent P. Cleary. Marvel's Self-Referential Comedy Approach We have limited information about the plot of Wonder Man, but it's clear that the studio intends to laugh at its own tropes. In the aftermath of Deadpool & Wolverine, it seems like the production company is all in on meta-humor. Will this approach succeed without the star power of its previous leads? We'll have to wait and see.