{"id":24929,"date":"2026-08-02T07:29:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T02:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=24929"},"modified":"2026-08-02T07:29:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T02:29:46","slug":"wonder-man-star-yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-reacts-to-marvel-show-canceled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=24929","title":{"rendered":"Wonder Man Star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Reacts to Marvel Show Canceled"},"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=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:default1=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/marvel\/\" id=\"auto-tag_marvel_1\" data-tag=\"marvel\">Marvel<\/a>\u2018s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/wonder-man\/\" id=\"auto-tag_wonder-man_1\" data-tag=\"wonder-man\">Wonder Man<\/a><\/em> star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/yahya-abdul-mateen-ii\/\" id=\"auto-tag_yahya-abdul-mateen-ii_1\" data-tag=\"yahya-abdul-mateen-ii\">Yahya Abdul-Mateen II<\/a>\u00a0is speaking out after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/wonder-man-canceled-disney-plus-no-season-2-1236660321\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/wonder-man-canceled-disney-plus-no-season-2-1236660321\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Disney+ series was un-renewed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe streamer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/wonder-man-season-2-yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-ben-kingsley-1236544737\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/wonder-man-season-2-yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-ben-kingsley-1236544737\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">picked up the series for a second season<\/a>\u00a0in March before reversing course and canceling the renewal on Thursday. The decision came as a surprise after <em>Wonder Man<\/em> had a solid debut on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/disney\/\" id=\"auto-tag_disney_1\" data-tag=\"disney\">Disney+<\/a> in late January, drawing 618 million minutes of viewing time during its premiere week, according to Nielsen\u2019s streaming ratings. While the show fell out of the top 10 original streaming titles after that, it continued to earn positive reviews from critics and audiences. Abdul-Mateen also received an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/emmys-nominations-2026-nominees-list-1236641054\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/emmys-nominations-2026-nominees-list-1236641054\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emmy\u00a0nomination<\/a> for his performance of the title character.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tFollowing the cancellation, Abdul-Mateen took to Instagram to share his reaction. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cWord just dropped that <em>Wonder Man<\/em> won\u2019t be coming back,\u201d he wrote in the caption. \u201cThat\u2019s life, right? Everything will shake out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe <em>Candyman<\/em> actor continued, \u201cI 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.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tHe concluded his post: \u201cThank you for watching\u2026 And uhh\u2026 See you at the EMMYS.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAbdul-Mateen is nominated for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-features\/harrison-ford-glen-powell-comedy-actor-roundtable-1236601154\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-features\/harrison-ford-glen-powell-comedy-actor-roundtable-1236601154\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">best actor in a comedy series<\/a> alongside Steve Carell (<em>Rooster<\/em>), Matthew Rhys (<em>Widow\u2019s Bay<\/em>), Jason Segel (<em>Shrinking<\/em>) and Martin Short\u00a0(<em>Only Murders in the Building<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<em>Wonder Man<\/em> co-creators Destin Daniel Cretton (<em>Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings<\/em>) and Andrew Guest had also been set to return for a second season. They executive produce\u00a0alongside Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, Louis D\u2019Esposito, Jonathan Schwartz and Brad Winderbaum, head of Marvel Television and Marvel Animation. Guest also served as showrunner, while Cretton directed several episodes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tBen Kingsley, X Mayo, Demetrius Grosse, Zlatko Buri\u0107, Arian Moayed, Olivia Thirlby, Dan Donohue and Kameron J. Meadows rounded out the cast. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marvel\u2018s Wonder Man star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II\u00a0is speaking out after the Disney+ series was un-renewed. The streamer picked up the series for a second season\u00a0in March before reversing course and canceling the renewal on Thursday. 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