Film Music Reporter

Composer Joel P West (Grandma, Love, Brooklyn, Band of Robbers, The Bachelors) is reteaming with writer/director Destin Daniel Cretton on Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ original series Wonder Man. The show is created by Cretton & Andrew Guest and stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ben Kingsley, Demetrius Grosse, Ed Harris, Arian Moayed and Zlatko Burić. The drama follows actor Simon Williams who gains superpowers and becomes the titular superhero as he struggles with the pitfalls and vanity of the Hollywood entertainment industry. Cretton & Guest are also executive producing the Marvel Television production with Kevin Feige (Avengers: Endgame, Black Panther), Louis D’Esposito (WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) and Brad Winderbaum (Loki, Daredevil: Born Again). West has previously collaborated with Cretton on Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, as well as the features I Am Not a Hipster Short Term 12, The Glass Castle and Just Mercy. Wonder Man will premiere on January 27, 2026 on Disney+.