Marvel moves VisionQuest premiere up a day, shifts schedule to Tuesdays
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The gist
Marvel Studios moved VisionQuest's two-episode premiere to October 13, a day early, and shifted the rest to Tuesdays.
The WandaVision trilogy's final chapter is drawing strong early reviews.
Background
VisionQuest is the third and final chapter in the WandaVision saga, following WandaVision (2021) and Agatha All Along (2024). It stars Paul Bettany as Vision, the android who, after his resurrection in WandaVision, lives in hiding and tries to understand his identity while being hunted, with James Spader playing Ultron, a figure from Vision's past. Terry Matalas, who previously worked on Star Trek: Picard, is creator and showrunner. Marvel announced the schedule change two days before the originally planned premiere.
How it unfolded
- 2021WandaVision, the first installment of the trilogy, debuted, continuing the story of Wanda Maximoff and Vision.
- 2024Agatha All Along, the second installment, continued the saga.
- Sep 2026Marvel announced VisionQuest would get a two-episode premiere, with Episodes 3-8 released weekly, ending November 25.
- Oct 12, 2026Marvel Studios announced the entire release schedule had been completely changed, two days before the originally scheduled premiere.
- Oct 13, 2026VisionQuest debuted its first two episodes, "No Strings" and "Theseus," moved up one day from the planned Wednesday, October 14.
- Oct 15, 2026Collider reported the series held an 81% Certified Fresh critics' score and an 89% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
- Oct 20, 2026Episodes 3 ("Reboot") and 4 ("Malware") released together on Disney+ at 9:00 p.m. ET.
- Oct 27, 2026Episodes 5 ("Firewall") and 6 ("Deadlock") scheduled to release together.
- Nov 3, 2026Episode 7 ("Immolation") scheduled to release.
- Nov 10, 2026Episode 8 ("Forever"), the series finale, scheduled to release.
Who’s saying what
- Analysts
- Collider reported critics praised the Vision-Ultron interactions, while some pointed to "forced callbacks" in the first two episodes and questioned how well the series fits Marvel's current overarching storyline.
- Expert
- Collider's Taylor Gates gave the series an 8/10, calling the Vision-Tommy reunion "satisfying" yet complicated, praising the action scenes but criticizing an early character death.
- Expert
- IGN's Jesse Schedeen scored Episodes 3 and 4 an 8, saying the series is "turning out to be quite the pleasant little surprise" while noting the transition between villains "isn't as elegant as it could be."