VisionQuest arrives on Disney+ on October 14, 2026, and it serves as a direct sequel to 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron. The eight-episode series brings back Paul Bettany as Vision and James Spader as Ultron, marking Spader’s first return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe since the second Avengers film. Set years after the events of WandaVision, the show also completes the television trilogy that began with WandaVision in 2021 and continued with Agatha All Along in 2024.
VisionQuest Is the Proper Sequel to Avengers Age of Ultron
More than a decade after Avengers: Age of Ultron, Marvel Studios is delivering a project that directly continues the storylines from that film. VisionQuest picks up the threads left hanging when Vision was first created and Ultron was seemingly destroyed.
In Age of Ultron, Tony Stark and Bruce Banner experimented with the Mind Stone and accidentally created the genocidal AI known as Ultron. Later in the film, Stark and Banner created Vision using the synthezoid body Ultron intended for himself, combining JARVIS’ programming, the Mind Stone, and help from Thor. Vision joined the Avengers against Ultron and faced Ultron’s final drone alone, with its demise shown off-screen. This left theories that Vision secretly spared Ultron, especially given his earlier comment about being “on the side of life.”
VisionQuest showrunner Terry Matalas told Polygon that the show is very much inspired by that last scene in Age of Ultron between Vision and Ultron. He explained that watching James Spader and Paul Bettany “chew up the scenery” was something he saw in his head from the very beginning.
“It really started with a voiceover. Ten years later, here I am.” – James Spader on returning as Ultron
Spader also said Ultron is “older and wiser” in the new series, teasing a different version of the character who has had more time to evolve since his last appearance.
Where VisionQuest Sits in the MCU Timeline
In the MCU timeline, Avengers: Age of Ultron takes place in 2015, the same year the film was released. VisionQuest is set many years later.
Terry Matalas confirmed the timeline placement directly. “Years have passed since WandaVision. I would say we’re about current with Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” he told Polygon.
This places VisionQuest around 2028 in the MCU timeline, roughly five years after WandaVision. The events of WandaVision happened just a few weeks after Avengers: Endgame, which took place in 2023. Spider-Man: Brand New Day is set four years after the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home, pointing to 2028 as the in-universe year for both projects.
The Disney+ official MCU timeline places Avengers: Age of Ultron in 2015, followed by Ant-Man later that same year. The timeline then moves through Captain America: Civil War in 2016, Black Panther and Thor: Ragnarok in 2017, and Avengers: Infinity War also in 2017. Avengers: Endgame concludes the Infinity Saga in 2023. WandaVision takes place shortly after Endgame, and VisionQuest sits at the furthest point along the MCU timeline, alongside Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
How VisionQuest Connects to WandaVision and Agatha All Along
VisionQuest continues the story of the rebuilt White Vision from WandaVision. The Vision at the heart of the series is not the same Vision introduced in Age of Ultron, killed in Avengers: Infinity War, and resurrected by Wanda Maximoff in WandaVision. That version disappeared when Wanda released her hex on Westview.
Instead, VisionQuest follows the rebuilt version of Vision, originally created by S.W.O.R.D. as a weapon. When he encountered Wanda’s facsimile of Vision in the WandaVision finale, he gained all of Vision’s memories and went rogue.
The series also continues the Maximoff family story after Agatha All Along. In that show, Billy Maximoff placed Tommy Maximoff’s soul into the body of a drowning teenager named Thomas Shepherd. In VisionQuest, Tommy is an 18-year-old orphan in London who left the foster care system. Ruaridh Mollica plays Thomas Shepherd, a mysterious boy who may be Vision’s son reincarnated.
Thomas analyzes his hands as they seemingly warp at super speed, the same powers Tommy possessed at a young age. Vision must figure out the truth about Thomas while dealing with the consequences of his own fractured identity.
James Spader Returns as Ultron After 11 Years
James Spader returns as Ultron for the first time since 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron. In VisionQuest, Ultron appears as a human version of James Spader with a big beard, occupying a space in Vision’s mind. The showrunner explained that this choice was made because he wanted to see Spader and Bettany act together.
“It’s funny, people say it’s a budget thing, it’s not, it’s a James Spader thing,” Terry Matalas told Polygon. “I love James Spader. Who doesn’t love James Spader? I just want to see James and I want to see Bettany.”
The show is set to feature plenty of robot action. Vision retreats into his internal Mindspace to interact with familiar AI personas embedded within his programming, including F.R.I.D.A.Y., E.D.I.T.H., J.A.R.V.I.S., and Ultron.
“You are blind, Vision, to almost everything, including the truth.” – Ultron in the VisionQuest trailer
Ultron’s intentions are made clear when he says, “I’m going to finish what I started all those years ago.” He later warns, “I’ll just be here watching the world burn.”
The Cast and Creative Team Behind VisionQuest
Paul Bettany leads the cast as Vision. He previously voiced Tony Stark’s AI assistant J.A.R.V.I.S. before bringing the synthetic superhero to life on screen.
James Spader returns as Ultron. The cast also includes Ruaridh Mollica as Thomas Shepherd, Todd Stashwick, T’nia Miller as Jocasta, Lauren Morais as Lisa Molinari, Orla Brady as F.R.I.D.A.Y., Diane Morgan, Polly Frame, Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, with Emily Hampshire as E.D.I.T.H. and James D’Arcy as J.A.R.V.I.S.
T’nia Miller’s Jocasta is a robotic character created by Ultron as his companion in Marvel Comics. She is making her live-action debut in the Disney+ series and is described as “a cunning and powerful android.”
Terry Matalas serves as showrunner. The series is directed by Christopher J. Byrne, Gandja Monteiro, Vincenzo Natali, and Terry Matalas. It is written by Terry Matalas, Cindy Appel, Christopher Monfette, Nicole Falsetti, and Matthew Okumura. Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, Paul Bettany, Mary Livanos, Terry Matalas, Jac Schaeffer, and Christopher J. Byrne serve as executive producers.
Release Schedule and Where to Watch VisionQuest
VisionQuest premieres on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, on Disney+ with the first two episodes. The eight-episode season continues with double-episode drops for the next two Wednesdays, followed by single episodes through to the November 11 finale.
The release schedule is:
- October 14, 2026: Episodes 1 and 2
- October 21, 2026: Episodes 3 and 4
- October 28, 2026: Episodes 5 and 6
- November 4, 2026: Episode 7
- November 11, 2026: Episode 8 (Finale)
For viewers in India, the series streams on JioHotstar from October 14 in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. In the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and other global markets, the show is available exclusively on Disney+.
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Early Reactions from New York Comic Con
Marvel surprised attendees at New York Comic Con on Thursday, October 8, 2026, with a screening of the first episode of VisionQuest. The screening took place during the “Up Next From Marvel Television and Marvel Animation” panel.
Early reactions shared on social media were largely positive. Nexus Point News’ Demet Koc wrote on X that VisionQuest is “a worthy successor to WandaVision” and “feels like a love letter to Wanda Maximoff at times.” Koc added that the show “tackles the themes of love, grief, generational trauma, and identity.”
Agents of Fandom’s TJ Zwarych wrote that “the chemistry between Paul Bettany & James Spader is off the charts” and called VisionQuest a “worthy conclusion to the WandaVision trilogy.”
Brandon Davis, who co-hosted the NYCC panel, shared on X that VisionQuest is “a fantastic sequel to WandaVision” and described it as “smart, weird, ambitious, and creative with a beating father/son heart.”
Another viewer, @Mar_Tesseract on X, said the series is “easily one of Marvel’s best shows – up there with Wonder Man and Loki.”
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