‘Agatha All Along’ Star Calls the Show An “Adventure Series” Like ‘Goonies’
After a difficult 2023, Marvel Studios decided to slow down its release schedule this year and focus on quality over quantity.
To that end, with the release of Deadpool & Wolverine last weekend, Marvel fans will have to wait until February 2025 for the next film installment in the MCU.
On Disney+, however, Marvel is still set to release Agatha All Along this September.
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The long-awaited spin-off of 2019’s WandaVision will follow the adventures of Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha Harkness as she attempts to regain her powers.
A Mysterious Teen Kicks Off Agatha’s Journey
While much of the plot of Agatha All Along has been shrouded in secrecy, in a recent interview with Empire, showrunner Jac Shaeffer explained that Agatha is spurred into action by a surprise visitor.
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“Then, this mysterious goth teen [Joe Locke] shows up in her life. It’s his idea to travel the Witches’ Road to get her power back,” Schaeffer explains.
“But in order to go on the Road, you’ve got to get a coven together. So how does a witch that no-one’s going to trust get a band of sisters together?”
According to Locke, his mystery character (who is only referred to as “Teen” in the Agatha script) says his character is a witch super-fan who is happy to go along for the ride.
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“He’s a familiar; he’s like the assistant to the coven,” he explained. “Teen is a big fan of witchcraft and witches, so for him to be taken under Agatha Harkness’ wing and form a coven and go down the Witches’ Road is his dream. He’s fanboy-esque, and in his element. Which is very fun — because I was [too]!”
“We Were Making This Adventure Series”
While early press for Agatha All Along has suggested that the series will incorporate horror elements, according to Locke, it will also have a familiar feel.
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Jac sent Kevin Feige a picture of the Witches’ Road set, and he replied, ‘Oh my God, we’re making The Goonies,’” he recalls. “That’s what I’d been saying — that we were making this adventure series.”
As for Agatha herself, Hahn has been teasing fans that they will soon see another side of the witch.
“We’ve seen her with all her bravado and crazy confidence,” explains Hahn. “So much of Agatha is performance. It was exciting to get to the kernel under the sass and sarcasm and taking pleasure in other people’s pain. There’s something broken under that, big-time.”
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Agatha All Along will debut on September 19.
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