‘Wonder Man’ Showrunner Discusses Show’s Sudden Cancellation
It’s been a handful of days since Disney reversed its season two renewal of Wonder Man, and folks have questions. Somewhat luckily, showrunner and co-creator Andrew Guest has some answers. On Tiktok, Guest put out a video clarifying that no, this isn’t a marketing stunt, and no, the season wasn’t morphing into a movie.
- ▪It’s been a handful of days since Disney reversed its season two renewal of Wonder Man, and folks have questions.
- ▪Somewhat luckily, showrunner and co-creator Andrew Guest has some answers.
- ▪On Tiktok, Guest put out a video clarifying that no, this isn’t a marketing stunt, and no, the season wasn’t morphing into a movie.
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It’s been a handful of days since Disney reversed its season two renewal of Wonder Man, and folks have questions. Somewhat luckily, showrunner and co-creator Andrew Guest has some answers. On Tiktok, Guest put out a video clarifying that no, this isn’t a marketing stunt, and no, the season wasn’t morphing into a movie. Likewise, it wasn’t a scheduling issue—”contracts were signed and schedules were cleared,” he explained. “Yahya [Abdul Mateen II], Sir Ben [Kingsley], Destin [Daniel Cretton] and I all loved making this show, and we all felt passionately about continuing to do it.” He also revealed that he’d gone and written the season premiere ahead of the writers room meeting later in August, and production would’ve begun early next year.
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