Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Salutes 618 Million-Minute Wonder Man Run as Disney+ Reverses Season 2
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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Aug 2
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Salutes 618 Million-Minute Wonder Man Run as Disney+ Reverses Season 2
3 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Aug 2
Summary
Disney+ scrapped Wonder Man’s second-season renewal just months after ordering it in March, prompting star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II to publicly acknowledge the reversal.
On Instagram, Abdul-Mateen thanked viewers, said “the show worked,” and ended with “See you at the EMMYS,” underscoring that he remains in contention for best comedy actor.
618 million minutes of viewing in its premiere week gave the Marvel series a solid January debut, even though it later slipped out of Nielsen’s top 10 original streaming titles.
The cancellation leaves co-creators Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest without the planned follow-up season despite positive reviews and Marvel backing led by Kevin Feige.