WandaVision's first spinoff, Marvel Television's upcoming Agatha All Along, is expected to copy one of the best parts of the Scarlet Witch's original MCU series. Kathryn Hahn's return as original Salem witch Agatha Harkness is very exciting, as she had a fantastic debut in 2021's WandaVision opposite Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch. Agatha All Along isn't expected to include Wanda Maximoff, since she met her demise in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but the upcoming series will still take a huge amount of inspiration from the Scarlet Witch's previous adventure.
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The first trailers for Agatha All Along have revealed more about what promises to be an exhilarating and spooky series. Confirming the formation of a new coven of witches in Westview, Agatha All Along's trailers have shown Agatha Harkness' new coven on a journey down the fabled Witches' Road. This is a plane of existence reserved only for sorcerers, filled with dangerous threats and haunting creatures. The MCU's version of the Witches' Road has been altered, however, so using it could introduce a case-of-the-week format that would allow Agatha All Along to copy WandaVision in the best way.
Agatha All Along’s Witches’ Road Will Explore Many Different Styles & Themes
Agatha All Along's Witches' Road has been described as "a magical gauntlet of trials that, if survived, rewards a witch with what they're missing." Agatha Harkness seemingly wants to use the Witches' Road to regain her power, which was stolen by the Scarlet Witch in WandaVision's finale, but she must face a series of trials and tribulations first. The series' trailers suggest that these trials take place in differently-themed settings, which draws comparison to WandaVision's own exploration of different styles and time periods.
Agatha All Along actor Joe Locke recently confirmed to Total Film that "each episode has a different classic horror/thriller film that it is basing itself off." While WandaVision explored different time periods, Agatha All Along will borrow themes from classic movies such as The Wizard of Oz, The Exorcist, Rosemary's Baby and The Goonies. This is a brilliant way for WandaVision's themes to continue in its first MCU spinoff, and gives Kathryn Hahn and the full cast of Agatha All Along the chance to play with many different styles.
WandaVision’s Exploration Of Different Time Periods Was Genius
While Agatha All Along will be taking inspiration from the styles of some classic horror and thriller movies, WandaVision borrowed its episodes' styles from different time periods and iconic TV sitcoms. Wanda Maximoff's love for sitcoms inspired the style of her world inside the Westview Hex, beginning in the 1950s, drawing from The Dick Van Dyke Show, before moving onto I Love Lucy and Bewitched in the 1960s, The Brady Bunch in the 1970s, Full House in the 1980s, Malcolm in the Middle in the 1990s, and Modern Family in the 2000s before catching up to the present day.
These style changes contributed to WandaVision becoming one of the most popular MCU projects in recent years.
Using this technique, WandaVision was able to deliver something new and exciting every week, and the series pulled this off to perfection. These style changes contributed to WandaVision becoming one of the most popular MCU projects in recent years, so it's a clever move for Agatha All Along to copy this technique. This is especially true as Agatha All Along will be harking back to classic movies, inciting the sense of nostalgia that WandaVision captured, while also being able to be as fantastical, ridiculous and unexpected as possible.
Will WandaVision’s Next Spinoff Also Copy Its Best Style Technique?
While Agatha All Along has been confirmed to be copying this technique from WandaVision, it's unclear whether the Phase 4 series' second spinoff will also do the same. Agatha All Along was led by WandaVision's Jac Schaeffer, meaning she could have retained some of the same styles and themes from WandaVision very easily. However, Schaeffer is not involved with Marvel Studios' upcoming Vision series, which will instead be run by Star Trek: Picard's Terry Matalas, meaning it could be far removed from WandaVision's original style.
Focusing on Paul Bettany's new white version of Vision also makes it difficult to imagine how the MCU's Vision series could follow this same style. Vision remained one of the few constants throughout WandaVision, as his design is very distinctive. It seems unlikely that the Vision series will be following the development of robotics and technology through the ages, or something to that effect, so it seems more believable that the series won't follow any overly-impressive style techniques. Luckily, Agatha All Along will give us our fill
