One Of The MCU’s Best Trilogies Officially Returns In Less Than 3 Months

One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s best trilogies officially returns in less than three months, two years after its last installment. As the MCU promotes this year’s major big-screen releases like Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Avengers: Doomsday, it’s easy to forget about the franchise’s small-screen adventures. Though the MCU has significantly reduced its Disney+ streaming output recently, the shows have made an undeniable impact on the franchise’s primary theatrical timeline; Tom Hiddleston’s Loki can be seen holding a TVA card in the official Doomsday trailer, after all.

Still, few Disney+ stories have had as much of an effect on the wider MCU as WandaVision. The show changed the MCU’s power hierarchy forever, with Wanda Maximoff embracing her destiny as the Scarlet Witch, the creation of two powerful superheroes in her sons, Billy and Tommy, Monica Rambeau gaining her abilities, and Vision’s resurrection as White Vision. Perhaps even more importantly, however, WandaVision redefined what a Marvel Cinematic Universe story could look like, foregoing bombastic superhero spectacle in favor of a more grounded, emotional, character-driven story.

Agatha All Along‘s release in 2024 cemented WandaVision as the first installment in what has now come to be known as the “WandaVision trilogy,” as Jac Schaeffer’s second MCU show carried Agatha Harkness’ and Billy Maximoff’s story forward, expanding the audience’s understanding of witchcraft in the Marvel multiverse. Now, in October this year, the trilogy will be completed when Paul Bettany returns as White Vision in VisionQuest, spearheaded by Terry Matalas (Star Trek: Picard, 12 Monkeys).

The “WandaVision Trilogy” Is One Of The MCU’s Most Rewarding Stories

The MCU would be nowhere without its characters; there’s a reason audiences have returned to see Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Black Widow, the Guardians of the Galaxy, and more, year after year. Still, few of the MCU’s biggest stories truly explore what it means to be human and to love as deeply and as effectively as the WandaVision trilogy.

Before WandaVision, Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch felt like a side character, a member of the Avengers both in-universe and in real life because of her power, and little else. WandaVision made her into something altogether more iconic and relatable, producing a story of grief that was profound and meaningful. It just happened to be wrapped up in one of the MCU’s most creative and spellbinding productions yet.

This was, in part, thanks to the additional freedom and creative opportunities afforded by Disney+. Though the MCU shows have been of varying quality — Secret Invasion remains a blip best forgotten — WandaVision would never have been possible on the big screen. TV offers a more character-centric experience, and WandaVision took full advantage. The “superhero epic wrapped up in a mysterious sitcom homage” structure was truly inspired, inviting unparalleled fan theories and online discussions as new episodes arrived week after week. Even the final battle between the two Visions felt more meaningful than the norm, a philosophical debate rather than a physical brawl.

When Agatha All Along was originally announced, there was genuine and not entirely unfounded worry that it would dilute WandaVision‘s impact, cashing in on a fun musical meme without any real character or story foundation to build on. Luckily, Agatha All Along proved everyone wrong, growing its audience week after week thanks to its innovative, genuinely compelling blend of witchcraft, horror, and genre experimentation. This was a side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that had only briefly been focused on in WandaVision and Doctor Strange.

Not only did Agatha feature great performances by its ensemble cast, but it also followed up on WandaVision‘s themes in a way that didn’t feel gimmicky or repetitive. In its own way, Agatha is also a story of grief and love, the complex relationship between a witch, her lust for power, and her love for her son. The way it wove in Billy Kaplan/Maximoff’s development and his search for his true identity, all while solving one of WandaVision’s greatest mysteries — and setting up the next generation of magic wielders in the MCU — was a treat to watch.

Kathryn Hahn and Joe Locke made for a great duo, with Billy taking his mother’s place as ghost Agatha’s mentee and setting out to find his lost brother, Tommy. Hopefully, VisionQuest will fit right into the trilogy, as the cloned White Vision questions and learns to understand his creation, his memories — especially those from Wanda’s Hex — and his predecessors’ unique capacity for love and empathy.

VisionQuest Will Bring The Scarlet Witch’s Family Saga Full Circle

VisionQuest won’t just reunite audiences with White Vision (and other familiar MCU characters, like James Spader’s Ultron); it will also complete Wanda Maximoff’s family saga. Following in Agatha’s footsteps, VisionQuest will introduce a new, older version of Thomas Shepherd/Tommy Maximoff, Billy’s twin brother, played by Ruaridh Mollica. In Agatha All Along, Billy sensed his brother’s presence, though how and when the two will be reunited remains to be seen. Their reunion will bring the possibility of the Young Avengers one step closer, however, as both Billy and Tommy have been members in the comics.

With an android as its title character and Tommy’s power taking after his uncle’s superspeed rather than his mother’s inherent magic, VisionQuest will lean more towards science fiction than fantasy. Still, that’s an exciting prospect, as it means this well-structured trilogy will once again be able to experiment with genre and tone. Early footage previewed at 2025’s New York Comic-Con showed a suitably trippy sequence in which White Vision grapples with his memories, encountering personifications of the MCU’s most beloved AIs in what looks to be his own mindscape (via Entertainment Weekly).

If Marvel TV and Terry Matalas can pull off the seemingly impossible one last time, WandaVision, Agatha All Along, and VisionQuest may go down in MCU history as the franchise’s best and most wonderfully unexpected trilogy.

VisionQuest premieres October 14, exclusively on Disney+.