Marvel Television · Disney+ · Season 1
VisionQuestThe Nerd Wire’s Complete Coverage
A rebuilt Vision, the voices in his head, and a boy who might be his son. Episode guide, Lore Checks, character explainers and the WandaVision thread — from Marvel Television’s series about memory, family and what counts as alive.
Now streaming on Disney+·Next: Episodes 3–4 · Tue Oct 20 · 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET
The VisionQuest cast at New York Comic Con 2026 · Photo: Kat Lee / The Nerd Wire
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Episode Guide
Season 1 · Eight episodes · Disney+Two episodes a week for the first three weeks, then one a week to the finale. New episodes land Tuesday evenings in the US (6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET), which is why some listings show the following Wednesday. Card summaries stay spoiler-free; the spoiler pieces live in the Spoiler Zone below and are marked.
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“No Strings”
Tue Oct 13 · 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET · Disney+
Vision’s quiet life in hiding ends when a bounty surfaces and his AI personas have to earn their keep.
Our coverage of this episode is in the works.
“Theseus”
Tue Oct 13 · 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET · Disney+
Vision sets out to learn whether Tommy Shepherd really is his son.
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“Reboot”
Tue Oct 20 · 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET · Disney+
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“Malware”
Tue Oct 20 · 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET · Disney+
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“Firewall”
Tue Oct 27 · 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET · Disney+
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“Deadlock”
Tue Oct 27 · 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET · Disney+
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“Immolation”
Tue Nov 3 · 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET · Disney+
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“Forever”
Tue Nov 10 · 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET · Disney+
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Episode titles as announced by Marvel Television. Release times are Marvel’s stated premiere slot; later weeks follow the same Tuesday-evening pattern per Disney+ listings and will be corrected here if the schedule changes.
Spoiler Zone
Released episodes onlyRecaps, Easter-egg breakdowns and theories that discuss what actually happens in episodes that have already streamed. Everything above this line stays spoiler-free; everything inside the box does not.
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Lore Check
Show vs. comicsWhat the show takes from the comics, what it changes, and where the MCU’s version of Vision, Ultron and the Mind Stone parts ways with the page. Confirmed canon is labeled as such; interpretation is labeled too.
Lore Check coverage will appear here automatically as it publishes.
Who TF Is?
ExplainersThe characters, AIs and comic deep cuts the show drops in without a footnote. We supply the footnote.
Canon Event
Marvel historyThe storylines behind the series — Vision’s creation, the Mind Stone, Wanda and Vision, the Young Avengers — with comic continuity and MCU continuity kept clearly apart.
Characters & Connections
EvergreenWho’s who, who plays them, and where each one comes from — with the comic version and the MCU version kept separate, because the show is about to blur them on purpose.
VisionPaul Bettany
Rebooted and in hiding from the people who would turn him back into a weapon, Vision goes looking for meaning in the AI personas buried in his own programming.
MCU so far: Built in Avengers: Age of Ultron from J.A.R.V.I.S., the Mind Stone and a vibranium body; killed in Infinity War; rebuilt by S.W.O.R.D. as White Vision and gone by the end of WandaVision.
In the comics: Created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema in Avengers #57 (1968) as Ultron’s creation, not Stark’s — one of the biggest splits between page and screen.
Read our primer →The voiceUltronJames Spader
One of the personas Vision consults — the murderous AI now living inside the mind of the being made from his body. Spader returns to the role for the first time since 2015.
MCU so far: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015): created by Tony Stark and Bruce Banner, destroyed by Vision in Sokovia. Later variants appeared in What If…?
In the comics: Hank Pym’s creation in Avengers #54–55 (1968), and the comics’ Vision was Ultron’s “son.” The series leans into that relationship; the MCU had not.
See the trailer breakdown →The boyThomas “Tommy” ShepherdRuaridh Mollica
A London teenager who may be Vision’s reincarnated son. Marvel’s own logline puts a “may” on that, and so do we. (Marvel.com spells it Shepard; Disney+ and the comics spell it Shepherd.)
MCU so far: WandaVision introduced twins Tommy and Billy, who vanished with the Westview hex. Agatha All Along ended with Billy, reborn as William Kaplan, searching for his brother.
In the comics: Tommy Shepherd, a.k.a. Speed, debuted in Young Avengers #10 (2006) by Allan Heinberg and Jim Cheung — a super-fast twin with a juvenile record.
Read our primer →The hunterPaladinTodd Stashwick
The bounty hunter on Vision’s trail — the reason the quiet life ends. Stashwick reunites with head writer Terry Matalas after Star Trek: Picard and 12 Monkeys.
MCU so far: New to the MCU; the series is his live-action debut.
In the comics: Created by Jim Shooter and Carmine Infantino in Daredevil #150 (1978): a mercenary for hire who has run with Silver Sable’s Wild Pack, Heroes for Hire and the Thunderbolts, usually with a stun gun and a price.
Read our primer →AI personaJ.A.R.V.I.S.James D’Arcy
Tony Stark’s original AI, now one of the voices in Vision’s head. D’Arcy previously played the human Edwin Jarvis in Agent Carter and Avengers: Endgame.
MCU so far: Voiced by Paul Bettany from Iron Man (2008) through Age of Ultron, where J.A.R.V.I.S. became part of Vision.
In the comics: Edwin Jarvis is the Avengers’ human butler, created by Stan Lee and Don Heck in Tales of Suspense #59 (1964); the AI version is a film invention.
Read our primer →AI personaF.R.I.D.A.Y.Orla Brady
Stark’s successor AI, another persona Vision can call on.
MCU so far: Introduced in Age of Ultron after J.A.R.V.I.S. was folded into Vision; ran Stark’s suits through Endgame. Voiced by Kerry Condon in the films.
In the comics: Friday first appeared as Stark’s holographic assistant in Iron Man vol. 3 #53 (2002).
Read our primer →AI personaE.D.I.T.H.Emily Hampshire
Stark’s posthumous defense-and-intelligence system, the last of his AIs, now part of Vision’s inner chorus.
MCU so far: Handed to Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) and briefly hijacked by Mysterio.
In the comics: No direct comic counterpart — E.D.I.T.H. was created for the films.
Read our primer →The basics
What it is: an eight-episode Marvel Television series on Disney+ in which a rebooted Vision (Paul Bettany), hiding from those who want to weaponize him, consults the AI personas in his programming — including Ultron — until a bounty forces him on the run with Thomas Shepard, a boy who may be his reincarnated son. Marvel bills it as the final chapter of the story that began with WandaVision and Agatha All Along. Roles above are as credited on screen in Episodes 1–2 or confirmed by Marvel.
Who made it: Terry Matalas is head writer and executive producer. Writers include Matalas, Cindy Appel, Christopher Monfette, Nicole Falsetti and Matthew Okumura; directors include Christopher J. Byrne, Gandja Monteiro, Vincenzo Natali and Matalas. Executive producers include Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, Mary Livanos, Jac Schaeffer and Byrne.
Do I need the comics? No. Our everything-we-know primer →
Cast
- Paul Bettany — Vision
- James Spader — Ultron
- Ruaridh Mollica — Thomas “Tommy” Shepherd
- Todd Stashwick — Paladin
- James D’Arcy — J.A.R.V.I.S.
- Orla Brady — F.R.I.D.A.Y.
- Emily Hampshire — E.D.I.T.H.
- Henry Lewis — D.U.M-E
- Jonathan Sayer — U
- Lauren Morais — Lisa Molinari
- Polly Frame — Fiona
- Diane Morgan — Paladin’s associate
- T’Nia Miller — Jocasta (per Marvel’s promo; not yet on screen)
Video & Social
@thenerdwire · @the.nerd.wire on TikTokThe official trailer, plus our shorts, explainers and episode breakdowns as they post.
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