Destin Daniel Cretton Is as Bummed as You Are That ‘Wonder Man’ Isn’t Coming Back
A billion dollars in a week can buy a lot of things, but it can’t buy a second season of Wonder Man. Just as director Destin Daniel Cretton comes off the largest box office opening in history with Spider-Man: Brand New Day, his show Wonder Man was mysteriously cancelled almost simultaneously. Of course, the two things aren’t necessarily related.
- ▪A billion dollars in a week can buy a lot of things, but it can’t buy a second season of Wonder Man.
- ▪Just as director Destin Daniel Cretton comes off the largest box office opening in history with Spider-Man: Brand New Day, his show Wonder Man was mysteriously cancelled almost simultaneously.
- ▪Of course, the two things aren’t necessarily related.
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| Publication time | Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:00:25 +0000 |
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A billion dollars in a week can buy a lot of things, but it can’t buy a second season of Wonder Man. Just as director Destin Daniel Cretton comes off the largest box office opening in history with Spider-Man: Brand New Day, his show Wonder Man was mysteriously cancelled almost simultaneously. Of course, the two things aren’t necessarily related. Wonder Man is a Disney+ show about a relatively obscure character, and Spider-Man is, well, Spider-Man. But because Wonder Man had been renewed for a second season, received an Emmy nomination, and then had the plug pulled around the same time as Cretton’s new movie, it’s all a little weird.
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