Marvel's Vision release date speculation, cast and latest news

But now, he's officially back in action more than a decade after his debut in Avengers: Age of Ultron, with two high-profile additions joining him in the MCU's artificially intelligent ranks.

Gangs of London's T'Nia Miller has been cast as Ultron's comic book bride Jocasta, who goes on to become an Avenger in her own right, while Schitt's Creek and The Rig star Emily Hampshire is taking on Spider-Man: Far From Home's EDITH.

The series picks up after the events of WandaVision, which saw an all-white version of the typically technicolour synthetic go AWOL on a mission to understand his place in the world.

If you're eager to find out what this chapter holds in store for the MCU, read on for everything we know so far about Marvel's Vision, which is coming soon to Disney+.

Marvel's Vision release date speculation

Marvel Television is yet to confirm a precise release date for Disney+ series Vision, but the show is expected to premiere sometime in 2026.

Rumblings of a WandaVision spin-off featuring Paul Bettany's AI superhero date back to October 2022, when Deadline reported that Jac Schaeffer was developing the project alongside Agatha All Along.

Schaeffer would ultimately step back from the project, handing the reins to former Star Trek: Picard executive producer Terry Matalas, who oversaw a reunion of The Next Generation cast for the acclaimed third season of the show.

Fans will be hoping he can have similar luck bringing back another long-dormant character, with Vision having been missing in action since his disappearance at the end of 2021's WandaVision.

Marvel's Vision cast: New and returning

Paul Bettany will lead the cast of Marvel's Vision on Disney+, reprising the title role for the first time since the emotional WandaVision finale.

Last year, Bettany told The Hollywood Reporter that Agatha All Along would be at the forefront of his mind as he returns as Vision, telling the publication: "I love it and I’m so proud of [showrunner] Jac Schaeffer.

"I am going to watch again because there's so much for me to learn moving forward into my contribution... We’re cooking up something that I’m really excited about."

Bettany will be joined by some unexpected faces from the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including James Spader (The Blacklist) as the voice of Ultron; a father of-sorts to Vision, who designed him during 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron.

It's unclear how exactly the chilling villain will factor into the story, having been destroyed in the climactic sequence of Age of Ultron, meaning flashbacks or a surprise comeback are very much on the cards.

Speaking of surprise comebacks, few could have expected Faran Tahir (The Old Man) to reprise his Marvel role after almost two decades – and yet that's exactly what's happening, according to Deadline.

Marvel fans with good memories will recall that Tahir played Raza, the leader of a terrorist organisation who abducted Tony Stark in in 2008's Iron Man, prompting the character to design his first mechanical suit.

Raza hasn't been seen since Stark's audacious escape from his secret base, but it appears the character will be coming back into relevance during the events of Vision.

Meanwhile, Gangs of London and The Haunting of Bly Manor star T'Nia Miller has been cast as Jocasta; another android, originally designed to be bride of Ultron, but who rebels against her creator to join forces with the Avengers instead.

It's unclear how closely the Vision series sticks to this somewhat dated origin story, with Deadline describing Miller's Jocasta as "cunning and powerful" as well as "driven by revenge" – but why?

Schitt's Creek star Emily Hampshire is playing another AI character in the series, taking on the role of EDITH – a weapons system designed by Tony Stark, which gave Peter Parker a major headache in Spider-Man: Far From Home.

The character was voiced by film editor Dawn Michelle King in the 2019 film, with this recast suggesting that the role may be expanded here, with potential for the character to even take a physical form (echoing the evolution of JARVIS to Vision).

Vision showrunner Terry Matalas is also reuniting with Star Trek: Picard actor Todd Stashwick, who has joined the Marvel series as "an assassin who is on the trail of [the] android and the technology he possesses".

It's possible he could have been hired by Raza, who must surely be ruing the day that he let Stark's revolutionary tech prowess slip through his fingers.

Lastly, up-and-comer Ruaridh Mollica has also joined the project in a role known only as Tucker; ironically, the actor's previous screen appearance was HBO comedy The Franchise, which spoofed the Marvel Cinematic Universe and similar endeavours.

Of course, one of the biggest questions lingering over Marvel's Vision series is whether Elizabeth Olsen could appear as Wanda Maximoff aka the Scarlet Witch.

The character appeared to die at the end of 2022 blockbuster Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but fans are convinced it's only a matter of time until Marvel devises a way to bring her back.

After expressing some dismay that the studio apparently "didn't know what to do" with her character post-WandaVision, Olsen has recently indicated that she would be willing to return as the Scarlet Witch under the right circumstances.

She told Irish radio station FM104 (via Collider): "It's a character that I love going back to when there's a way to use her well... If there's a good way to use her I'm always happy to come back."

For now, only time will tell if Wanda will cameo in Vision or if her grand return will be saved for one of the upcoming Avengers sequels: Doomsday and Secret Wars.

Marvel's Vision plot theories: What could happen in the series?

There are no confirmed plot details about Marvel's Vision series just yet, but the show will most likely follow White Vision – a reconstructed version of the original model, without his core memories – on a quest of self-discovery.

The inclusion of James Spader's Ultron and Faran Tahir's original MCU villain Raza suggests that Vision could be learning about the lives and legacies of his co-creators – those being Ultron him/itself and Tony Stark, whom Raza once held captive.

Fans are also holding out hope for a reunion between Vision and Wanda Maximoff aka the Scarlet Witch, but we cannot be sure that will happen at this juncture, with Elizabeth Olsen not said to be part of the cast so far.

Is there a Marvel's Vision trailer?

Alas, there's nothing of the sort right now – we'll update this page once the first footage from Marvel's Vision is released.

Marvel's Vision is coming soon to Disney+.

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