At 2025 New York Comic Con, Marvel treated fans to the first trailer for VisionQuest, offering the clearest look yet at how Vision’s story is evolving. The standout surprise: Paul Bettany’s White Vision—the “anti-Vision” introduced during WandaVision—returns, carrying the memories he absorbed from Red Vision (Wanda’s Vision) and wrestling with what that means for his identity. 

But that wasn’t all. In the trailer, Bettany also appears in a more “human” form—echoing his appearances in WandaVision—and is joined by human analogues of Tony Stark’s AI assistants: J.A.R.V.I.S., F.R.I.D.A.Y., E.D.I.T.H., and even Ultron, played in human form by James Spader. The concept is audacious: if Vision is reconstructing his internal landscape, his mind might serve as a stage for these AIs to appear as reflections of his psyche.

We also got a glimpse of Tommy, the grown-up version of Wanda and Vision’s son, hinting that VisionQuest will explore the MCU’s next generation. 

 Scenes like these drive home that VisionQuest is no side story—it aims to be the emotional and conceptual capstone to the WandaVision trilogy (with Agatha: All Along as its middle act). 

From Death to Rebirth: A Vision Reforged

Let’s rewind through Vision’s journey:

• In Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos rips the Mind Stone from Vision’s head, killing him in a haunting moment of color draining from his body. 

• Wanda later reconstructs her own version of him in WandaVision, creating a reality in Westview—but it turns out none of it was “real.” 

• Meanwhile, S.W.O.R.D. reacts to Vision’s corpse, rebuilt him as the blank, emotionless White Vision, stripped of memory. In WandaVision, that version absorbs Wanda’s memories and ultimately departs into the world to “find himself.” 

Now, VisionQuest picks up after WandaVision, with White Vision struggling to reconcile those absorbed memories with a lack of emotional truth. Paul Bettany has said the show will lean into themes of intergenerational trauma, fathers and sons, denial of pain, and acceptance of one’s truth—a clear echo of WandaVision’s emotional core. 

Bettany also revealed that VisionQuest is set “about a year or so” after the events of WandaVision, placing it in a window where Vision must face a world that’s largely moved on—or forgotten him. 

Cast, Structure & Hidden Threads

Cast Highlights

• Paul Bettany returns as the titular Vision (White Vision) 

• James Spader reprises Ultron, now appearing in both AI and human form

• Ruaridh Mollica is confirmed as Tommy (Thomas Shepherd), hinting the series will lean into the younger Maximoff’s potential as Speed

• T’Nia Miller is reportedly playing Jocasta, the android with ties to both Ultron and Vision lore

• Emily Hampshire is cast as E.D.I.T.H., appearing in human form 

• James D’Arcy will portray J.A.R.V.I.S., again in human form 

Interestingly, Kerry Condon—the MCU’s voice of F.R.I.D.A.Y.—recently denied rumors she would appear in the live-action version, casting doubt on whether her AI will get a human avatar. 

Structure and Production

• VisionQuest is expected to consist of eight episodes. 

• Filming began in March 2025 (under the working title “Tin Man”) and wrapped around July 2025 in the U.K.

• Terry Matalas (of Star Trek: Picard fame) is the showrunner, replacing WandaVision’s Jac Schaeffer, who shifted focus to Agatha: All Along. Marvel has hinted that VisionQuest is the concluding act of a trilogy that started with WandaVision and passed through Agatha: All Along. 

• Some rumors suggest multiple endings are being tested, with possible cameo turnbacks from Wanda, Agatha, or Billy Maximoff. 

What VisionQuest Means for the MCU & What to Watch

Identity & Memory

One of the central tensions is: can Vision ever truly be Vision if he was rebooted cold? His grip on Wanda’s memories may be intellectual, but emotional connection is another beast entirely. That internal struggle could be the emotional core that sets VisionQuest apart, not just from other Marvel shows but from superhero fare broadly.

AI, Androids & Consciousness

With human incarnations of AIs like J.A.R.V.I.S., E.D.I.T.H., and possibly F.R.I.D.A.Y., VisionQuest seems poised to interrogate what it means to be “alive” or “real.” Ultron’s presence as both creator and adversary further complicates that dynamic—he is, in a twisted way, Vision’s father. Bettany has teased that the show will examine “denial of pain” and “denial of your own truth,” which sounds tailor-made for a storyline rooted in artificial beings seeking authenticity. 

Legacy & Lineage

The inclusion of Tommy (and potential hints at Billy) opens the path toward examining the next generation of MCU characters. It’s not just about Vision, but about what lineage—biological or spiritual—means in a universe of resurrected beings and multiversal realities.

Tying Into the Larger MCU

VisionQuest will release during Phase 6, aligning it with major films like Avengers: Doomsday. While Marvel hasn’t confirmed direct tie-ins, the introspective nature of the show may ripple outward—especially with Wanda’s unresolved arc and the potential for Vision’s rebirth to resonate in other narratives. 

There’s also speculation of connections to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. via the storyline of LMDs (Life Model Decoys), which have thematic similarities to what VisionQuest is exploring.

When & How It Arrives

• Release: While initially slated for December 2025, VisionQuest is now expected to debuts sometime in 2026 on Disney+. 

• Premiere window: No official date yet, but indicators point to early or mid-2026. 

• Episodes: Eight total. 

Final Thoughts: A Vision Reclaimed (or Rewritten)

If VisionQuest delivers on its promise, it may shift how we think about superhero identity. Vision’s journey is no longer just about external threats but about internal reconstruction—about how much flesh and memory matter when your “body” is made of circuitry and synthezoid parts. This will not be a clean hero’s arc; it will most likely be messy, introspective, and deeply tied to emotional truths.

As Marvel fans, we should brace for a story that is part sci-fi, part psychological drama, and part legacy saga—all wrapped within the connective tissue of the MCU’s wider narrative. For a character once brought to life by lightning, it’s poetic that his most powerful journey may be the one taking place in the mind.

VisionQuest isn’t just another Marvel show — it’s the emotional reckoning of a being who’s died, been reborn, and is now searching for what makes him truly alive. From Wanda’s grief to Vision’s awakening, this saga stands as one of the MCU’s most poetic explorations of identity, memory, and love that transcends circuitry.

As VisionQuest prepares to redefine the meaning of sentience and soul in the Marvel Universe, fans can brace for a story that’s part introspection, part resurrection, and entirely revolutionary for the MCU’s future.

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