{"id":22778,"date":"2026-07-31T05:35:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T00:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22778"},"modified":"2026-07-31T05:35:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T00:35:33","slug":"yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-speaks-out-after-wonder-man-gets-surprise-cancellation-despite-being-renewed-just-jared-celebrity-news-and-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22778","title":{"rendered":"Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Speaks Out After &#8216;Wonder Man&#8217; Gets Surprise Cancellation Despite Being Renewed | Just Jared &#8211; Celebrity News and Gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"post-2257378\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/yahya-speaks-wonder-man-cancellation-788x444.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Yahya Abdul Mateen II in Wonder Man series\" decoding=\"sync\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/yahya-speaks-wonder-man-cancellation-428x241.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/yahya-speaks-wonder-man-cancellation-788x444.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100px, 788px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-cf-ratio=\"788x444\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Marvel \/ Disney+<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/yahya-abdul-mateen-ii\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Yahya Abdul-Mateen II<\/strong><\/a> is speaking out amid the shocking news that his Marvel series <strong><em>Wonder Man<\/em><\/strong> has been canceled by Disney+, months after the streamer had renewed it for a second season. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The show debuted in January 2026 and received wide acclaim, including a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Two months later, the show got a renewal. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, the second season has been scapped. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-wonder-man-canceled-marvel-1236824724\/\">Variety<\/a><\/em> reported that \u201ca writers\u2019 room for Season 2 was never opened and the show\u2019s writers have been released to pursue other projects.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/yahya-speaks-wonder-man-cancellation-02.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"0\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 1 image.\" title=\"Open gallery of 1 image.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/yahya-speaks-wonder-man-cancellation-02-788x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2257385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/yahya-speaks-wonder-man-cancellation-02-788x525.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/yahya-speaks-wonder-man-cancellation-02-428x285.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">1<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"h-yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-posts-statement-about-the-cancellation\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Yahya Abdul-Mateen II posts statement about the cancellation<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yahya<\/strong> spoke out in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbbwEw1ugIH\/?utm_source=ig_embed\">Instagram<\/a> post on Thursday (July 30). <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Word just dropped that Wonder Man won\u2019t be coming back for Season 2. (And if you don\u2019t knowww, now ya knoww! ?) That\u2019s life, right? Everything will shake out. I wanted to say thank you to everybody who WATCHED the show, ENJOYED the show, and SHARED that they enjoyed the show in some way or other. The show worked. And that\u2019s my favorite thing about it. I could see it on the faces of the Youtube Reactors (because I watched along with y\u2019all this time. Shoutout to y\u2019all) and I can see in the messages I get saying how the show reminded some of you not to give up, and I feel it in the genuine love shared when I bump into some of you all during the day. So, thinking of you all today. I\u2019m glad we got to be a part of something cool. Thank you for watching\u2026 And uhh\u2026 See you at the EMMYS.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yahya<\/strong> earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance in <em>Wonder Man<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p><center xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbbwEw1ugIH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/><p>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Just because <em>Wonder Man<\/em> is canceled, does not mean the characters are permanently done in the MCU<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A source added to <em>Variety<\/em> that the \u201ccharacters featured in the series could still appear in other Marvel projects in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a big year for Marvel. Tomorrow, the new <em>Spider-Man<\/em> film, <em>Brand New Day<\/em>, hits theaters. In December, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/07\/20\/avengers-doomsday-trailer-puts-robert-downey-jr-s-doctor-doom-on-display-teases-chris-evans-return-video\/\">star-studded<em> Avengers: Doomsday <\/em>is set to debut.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/disney-plus\/\" rel=\"tag\">Disney Plus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/marvel\/\" rel=\"tag\">Marvel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/television\/\" rel=\"tag\">Television<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/wonder-man\/\" rel=\"tag\">Wonder Man<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/yahya-abdul-mateen-ii\/\" rel=\"tag\">Yahya Abdul-Mateen II<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Marvel \/ Disney+ Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is speaking out amid the shocking news that his Marvel series Wonder Man has been canceled by Disney+, months after the streamer had renewed it for a second season. 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