Marvel’s Agatha All Alongside Season 2

This text accommodates spoilers for “Agatha All Alongside.”

Jac Schaeffer’s 2024 TV sequence “Agatha All Alongside” stars Kathryn Hahn as Agatha Harkness, a depraved sorceress who serves as a nemesis to the Scarlet Witch. The present is a direct spinoff of 2021’s “WandaVision,” the place the character was first launched. The brand new sequence noticed Agatha forming a brand new coven of witches in order that they alongside along with her new teenage sidekick Teen (Joe Locke) may face the trials of the Witches’ Highway, a mysterious course of that grants its survivors any want they need. Agatha misplaced her witch powers, so she very a lot want to have them again. The sequence additionally featured Aubrey Plaza because the Rio Vidal aka Loss of life (who was Agatha’s ex-girlfriend), in addition to dwelling legend, Patti LuPone, Sasheer Zamata, Ali Ahn, and Debra Jo Rupp. 

The exhibits from throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe have been a bit irritating to viewers, as one can by no means be certain if they’re meant to be long-running sequence with new seasons on the horizon, or in the event that they have been designed to be encapsulated miniseries with a particular endpoint. Typically, a Marvel present will not be outlined as a sequence or a miniseries till close to the top of its first season, and even then, a curious seeker must lookup its entry on Wikipedia simply to make sure. As of this writing, “Ironheart,” “Echo,” “Secret Invasion,” “She-Hulk: Legal professional at Regulation,” “Ms. Marvel,” “Moon Knight,” “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” and “WandaVision” are described as miniseries. Solely “Loki,” “What If…?,” and “Daredevil: Born Once more” depend as ongoing exhibits. Different upcoming exhibits stay up within the air. 

“Agatha All Alongside” was additionally declared a miniseries, implying that no “second season” will ever be nigh. This wasn’t a “season one.” This was a nine-episode TV particular. The miniseries was, nevertheless, well-received. “Agatha All Alongside” acquired typically optimistic critiques, with many responding cheerfully to the present’s flippant humor and queerness. Some have even posited that the great critiques would possibly result in a brand new season or a miniseries sequel. 

To date, nevertheless, a follow-up “Agatha” sequence stays within the realm of conjecture. 

The scores for “Agatha All Alongside” have been very excessive. Numerous score reviews said that it was the highest-rated present on Disney+ when it was being launched, and that social media engagement was excessive. It was additionally, in contrast to another Marvel exhibits, in style all through, retaining the best variety of viewers from the beginning. Everybody’s social media feed is totally different, in fact, so it is arduous to just accept a present has excessive social engagement in case you do not personally see individuals speaking about it, however the numbers have been certainly there. 

Critics additionally like “Agatha All Alongside,” and the present acquired an 83% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes primarily based on 207 critiques. That is an analogous approval as “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” and the unique 1992 “X-Males” animated sequence. It is also a sight higher than exhibits like “Iron Fist,” “Secret Invasion,” and “Inhumans,” which have been all panned. 

It is troublesome to say what numbers Marvel executives have to greenlight second seasons, or what sort of summary qualities a present should possess so as to be worthy of a follow-up, however no matter these are, “Agatha All Alongside” should not have it. The one trace audiences might need for a follow-up sequence is that the present’s makers submitted “Agatha All Alongside” to varied awards our bodies as a “sequence” and never a “restricted sequence.” The previous time period implies that the door is open for extra, nevertheless it is perhaps associated to the very fact it is a spin-off immediately related to “WandaVision” which makes the definition of “restricted sequence” a bit messier.

With none announcement, although, that is all anybody has to go on. 

The pinnacle of streaming for Marvel Studios, a person named Brad Winderbaum, famous on Twitter/X that he would certainly be taken with a second go-round for “Agatha All Alongside,” saying that “I feel all of us need to see extra adventures in Westview,” the city the place “Agatha” takes place. Though he’s in control of streaming, it is not his job to greenlight new exhibits, so his assertion was extra an expression of curiosity than any sort of official assertion. 

Speculations have begun to rise, in fact, positing that a number of the present’s supporting characters could flip up in future Marvel initiatives. Sadly, nobody’s contracts have been revealed, and no press releases have been given. Audiences are at the moment within the “what if” section, permitting them to invent thrilling new exhibits of their head.

Though the Marvel Cinematic Universe remains to be planning on many movies and TV exhibits for its future, there is a normal sense that the social gathering is over. Superhero films are, generally, bombing extra usually than hitting, and the dialog is not being led by the style as a lot because it was about 4 or 5 years in the past. Certainly, ever since “Avengers: Endgame,” increasingly more MCU films have been tanking or merely getting unhealthy critiques. The large success of “Deadpool & Wolverine” is now the exception, not the rule. In such an setting, releasing “Agatha All Alongside” was a threat to start with. The truth that it was mildly profitable and comparatively well-reviewed was a “thank our fortunate stars” second, and never a “we want this to proceed” second. 

The ambiance generally means that there might be no extra Agatha, except she seems in a unique MCU undertaking.