I just realized that Marvel is dropping all eight episodes of this at once at the end of the month. I don't think any of us expected this one to have any relevance to Doomsday or Secret Wars, but it stinks that this one will almost certainly come and go with no impact.

Anyone else hate to see this happen in the MCU?

Yeah, it IS quite sad to see. Feels like a show that was greenlit and then Marvel didn't feel confident of.

Yeah, it does feel like one of those projects that’s getting quietly dropped rather than rolled out with any real confidence.

Part of me wonders if dumping all the episodes at once is Marvel just trying to get it out there without overcommitting, especially since it doesn’t seem tied into the bigger picture.

I’m still curious to watch it, but I agree it’s hard not to feel like it’ll come and go pretty fast unless word of mouth really kicks in.

Sad to see. I'm not like super hyped for Wonder Man or anything, but it seems like it could be fun. I like the whole meta angle and commentary on superhero movies/shows. It seemed different. But I guess they don't have much faith in it.

3 hours ago, FantasticJerome said:

Yeah, it does feel like one of those projects that’s getting quietly dropped rather than rolled out with any real confidence.

Part of me wonders if dumping all the episodes at once is Marvel just trying to get it out there without overcommitting, especially since it doesn’t seem tied into the bigger picture.

I’m still curious to watch it, but I agree it’s hard not to feel like it’ll come and go pretty fast unless word of mouth really kicks in.

Yeah, feels like this is a byproduct of the previous era fully expanding into Disney+ before they realized this strategy wasn't going to work.

I hope it's good, but feel like the release strategy is going to kill any momentum it might have with audiences.

1 hour ago, saperry said:

Yeah, feels like this is a byproduct of the previous era fully expanding into Disney+ before they realized this strategy wasn't going to work.

I hope it's good, but feel like the release strategy is going to kill any momentum it might have with audiences.

I'll still watch it and I'm sure many fans will, but I think you're right about it killing any momentum it could have.

Could one of the reasons why Marvel seems to have deemed it a "c-list" release is in response to some of the negativity it's getting from fan communities and "comic book influencers."

Part of me is happy about this because, as a Wonder Man fan generally, I love that I'll get to sit and just absorb it all at once. I've been so excited for this show since it was announced and I'm so interested to see what they do. It has the potential to be a really interesting series and surprisingly smart, too.

The rest of me is mad as a Wonder Man fan because my boy deserves more and I really hate that Marvel does this.

4 hours ago, Nicole Drum said:

Part of me is happy about this because, as a Wonder Man fan generally, I love that I'll get to sit and just absorb it all at once. I've been so excited for this show since it was announced and I'm so interested to see what they do. It has the potential to be a really interesting series and surprisingly smart, too.

The rest of me is mad as a Wonder Man fan because my boy deserves more and I really hate that Marvel does this.

Wonder Man was always one of my low-key favs largely off thefact that he was the "brother" of my all-time fav hero (The Vision)

It does suck, but it won't change much in our house. We watch the Marvel Disney+ shows as a family, and it is usually one episode a week, even if they do drop them all at once (like with Eyes of Wakanda).

I hate how Netflix drops every episode at once because it eliminates the chance for people to discuss the series and look forward to what is next, since half of the people will just watch it all on Day 1 and be finished with it.

2 hours ago, Shawn Lealos said:

It does suck, but it won't change much in our house. We watch the Marvel Disney+ shows as a family, and it is usually one episode a week, even if they do drop them all at once (like with Eyes of Wakanda).

I hate how Netflix drops every episode at once because it eliminates the chance for people to discuss the series and look forward to what is next, since half of the people will just watch it all on Day 1 and be finished with it.

You know ... where I live in East Asia ... the drop all at once formula is the rule. Many of my friends, in contrast to your point, don't get how Americans can stand waiting weeks or months to figure out the ending. There is also less dread about dropping spoilers. Personally, I still adhere to the weekly drop ... I just have to avoid all the chatter.

I love when shows drop all at once, so this is great for me. I can't say I'm that excited for the show, as I've never been a big Wonder Man person anyway, but having it all drop at once means I can watch it at my leisure, and if it's great I can just keep watching.

11 hours ago, Shawn Lealos said:

It does suck, but it won't change much in our house. We watch the Marvel Disney+ shows as a family, and it is usually one episode a week, even if they do drop them all at once (like with Eyes of Wakanda).

I hate how Netflix drops every episode at once because it eliminates the chance for people to discuss the series and look forward to what is next, since half of the people will just watch it all on Day 1 and be finished with it.

Yes, the issue with dropping all episodes at once is trying to avoid spoilers! It's impossible and forces us to watch it quickly so we can keep up with the conversations.

It's what happened to Ironheart too, and that died on the vine. This is likely the same way, and it's a shame that it's another Black led show that's getting this treatment. Not a good look for Disney tbh

On 1/9/2026 at 7:14 PM, MAG said:

Could one of the reasons why Marvel seems to have deemed it a "c-list" release is in response to some of the negativity it's getting from fan communities and "comic book influencers."

I think there's proabbly something to them knowing that this won't reach major engagement levels. I wouldn't pin the whole thing being dumped on it, but it deffinitly contributed

I prefer a weekly rollout, and in my experience, Marvel Studios dropping a whole show at once is not a great sign. Everything I see about this show makes me want to watch it, but I was also excited about Echo, and that show is not great.