WandaVision is an American television miniseries created by Jac Schaeffer for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel comics featuring the characters Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch and Vision. It is the first television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios, sharing continuity with the films of the franchise and taking place after the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019). It follows Wanda Maximoff and Vision as they live an idyllic suburban life in the town of Westview, New Jersey, until their reality begins to drift through various decades of sitcom homages and television tropes. Schaeffer served as head writer for the series, which was directed by Matt Shakman.
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Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany reprise their roles as Maximoff and Vision from the film series, and Debra Jo Rupp, Fred Melamed, Kathryn Hahn, Teyonah Parris, Randall Park, Kat Dennings and Evan Peters also star. By September 2018, Marvel Studios was developing a number of limited series for Disney+ focusing on supporting characters from the MCU films, such as Maximoff and Vision, with Olsen and Bettany returning. Schaeffer was hired in January 2019, with the series officially announced in April and Shakman joining in August. The production used period-appropriate sets, costumes and effects to recreate the various sitcom styles the series pays homage to. Filming began in Atlanta, Georgia in November 2019 before production was halted in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Production resumed in Los Angeles in September 2020 and wrapped in November.
WandaVision premiered with its first two episodes on January 15, 2021, and ran for nine episodes, ending on March 5. It is the first series and the beginning of the fourth phase of the MCU. The series received praise from critics for its homages to past sitcoms and the performances of the cast, particularly Olsen, Bettana and Hahn, although the finale was criticized. It has been widely discussed and analyzed by fans based on various popular theories as well as commentators for its exploration of sadness and nostalgia. The series received numerous awards, including 23 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, of which it won three. Olsen reprized her role in Doctor Strange in Multiverse of Madness (2022), which continues Maximoff's story from WandaVision while a spin-off series focusing on Hahn's Agatha Harkness is in the works.