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WandaVision

WandaVision

Experience a new vision of reality.

2021Miniseries1 season9 episodes~40 min/epTV-14Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

Wanda Maximoff and Vision—two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.

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Where to watch

Where can I watch WandaVision?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists WandaVision streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.

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Highlights

What stands out about WandaVision?

WandaVision earns 8 badges, led by Cultural touchstone and Top 10% of the 2020s.

  • Rank
  • Reception
  • Craft and mood
  • Content

Reception

Is WandaVision worth watching?

WandaVision's Midcredits score is the 89th percentile of all shows, from 442K ratings across 2 sources. 86% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

89th percentile

Better received than 89% of shows

86th percentile among Action91st percentile among 2020s
Acclaim (how much people like it)88th
Approval (how many liked it)85th

Acclaim

Crowd Pleaser: Rating-distribution shape vs the catalog

How much people like it

80 /100

88th percentile of all shows

89th percentile among Action90th percentile among 2020s

Rating distribution

Most people land high, with a thin tail of low scores from those it didn't reach.

Approval

How many liked it

86% liked it

85th percentile of all shows

80th percentile among Action88th percentile among 2020s
86% rated it 7–1014% rated it 1–6

Reach

How many have seen it

99th percentile

429K ratings across platforms

97th percentile among Action99th percentile among 2020s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 40% in 30 days

What reviewers say

Common ground

A slow-build mystery that starts as a sitcom pastiche before revealing a darker story about grief and trauma.

Fans praised

  • bold genre experiment paying loving homage to classic sitcom eras
  • elizabeth olsen's career-best performance, deep emotional range in grief
  • compelling mystery with clever double meanings and hidden clues

Detractors panned

  • first three episodes dull, padded and unfunny as sitcom homages
  • ends with generic cgi superhero battle betraying original promise
  • overstretched premise — meager plot padded into nine short episodes

What stands out

OriginalityDivisive88

genre-bending sitcom-superhero hybrid; divisive among detractors as gimmick

Acting85

elizabeth olsen and paul bettany praised for comedic and dramatic range; hahn steals scenes

Emotional impactDivisive80

wanda's grief journey resonates deeply with fans; detractors find it unearned

AtmosphereDivisive80

intriguing blend of idyllic sitcom surface and creeping dread

CharactersDivisive78

wanda and vision gain needed depth; side characters praised but some underused

Plot and storyDivisive60

compelling mystery unravels but finale devolves into typical mcu formula

EndingDivisive45

emotional resolution undercut by generic cgi climax and unsatisfying plot closure

Pacing40

first three episodes widely criticized as slow; picks up from episode 4

Preferred by

Critics vs users

Preferred by Critics

Critics scored it 38 points higher than users.

No notable difference between the other groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • Women vs men 8 points apart
  • Under-30s vs over-30s 2 points apart
  • US vs non-US 4 points apart

Episodes

1 season

Miniseries · 2021 · 9 episodes · 7.8 average across 9 rated episodes

  • S1E1

    Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience

    Jan 15, 202131 minTMDB rating 7.2
  • S1E2

    Don't Touch That Dial

    Jan 15, 202139 minTMDB rating 7.3
  • S1E3

    Now in Color

    Jan 22, 202135 minTMDB rating 7.6
  • S1E4

    We Interrupt This Program

    Jan 29, 202137 minTMDB rating 8.1
  • S1E5

    On a Very Special Episode...

    Feb 5, 202143 minTMDB rating 8.2Season best
  • S1E6

    All-New Halloween Spooktacular!

    Feb 12, 202140 minTMDB rating 8.1

Watch experience

What is WandaVision like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Earnest, dark and intense — an even-paced watch that leaves you bittersweet.

ToneFeelDemandexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

What it feels like

Moods
TenseBittersweetMelancholic
Heaviest: late
Absurdist humor: Deliberately illogical; embraces nonsense.
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Dreamlike · under 1% of shows: Logic gives way to atmosphere and association.Melodramatic · 9% of shows: Heightened emotion, played large.
Told as
Frame story · 3% of shows: A story told inside another — someone is recounting it.Multiple perspectives · 2% of shows: The same events retold from different characters' points of view.Case of the week plus an arcSingle-season story
ToneThe show plays its sitcom homages straight on the surface while undermining them with an underlying unease, maintaining a knowing distance between the two realities.
The rideThe series builds from unsettling sitcom charm to a deeply mournful climax in the final episodes.
StructureThe series presents Wanda's constructed sitcom reality within the framing device of the SWORD investigation, and shifts between these perspectives.
Episode formatEach episode emulates a different era of sitcom, forming an episodic mystery, while a season-long arc explains the Hex and confronts Wanda's grief.
Season formatWandaVision is a limited series that tells one complete story across one season with a beginning, middle, and end.

How it leaves you

what you carry away
BittersweetThought-provoking
Why it leaves you this wayThe ending resolves Wanda's grief with a poignant farewell, leaving a mix of sadness and hope.
How it ends · evidence
Bittersweet ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all shows
Monster — 18% of shows. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of shows. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 6% of shows. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 2% of shows. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 12% of shows. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 4% of shows. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 7% of shows. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 8% of shows. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 40% of showsPredator — 7% of shows. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 3% of shows. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of shows. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 3% of shows. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of shows. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of shows. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of shows. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of shows. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of shows. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of shows. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — 1% of shows. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of shows. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of shows. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of shows. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of shows. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 2% of shows. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 4% of shows. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of shows. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — under 1% of shows. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of shows. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 1% of shows. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — under 1% of shows. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of shows. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — under 1% of shows. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 2% of shows. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of shows. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of shows. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of shows. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 2% of shows. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of shows. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — under 1% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 1% of shows. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 1% of shows. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 1% of shows. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 1% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 3% of shows. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of shows. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 1% of shows. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of shows. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 6% of shows. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 1% of shows. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).MysteryEnigma
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 18%: Predator 7% · Tyrant 3% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 3% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 6%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 2% · Mission 4% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage under 1%
  • Voyage 2%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 1% · Survival ordeal under 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent under 1%
  • Comedy 12%: Romantic comedy 2% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 2%
  • Tragedy 4%: Hubris 1% · Obsession under 1% · Corruption arc 1% · Doomed love 1% · Crushed by fate 1%
  • Rebirth 7%: Redemption 1% · Healing 3% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 1%
  • Mystery 8% (this title): Puzzle 1% · Investigation 6% · Enigma 1% (this title)
  • No archetype 40%

Mystery: A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered. · Enigma: The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).

8% of shows fit this archetype

Why this archetypeThe show's central question is what is real and what is Wanda's creation; each episode deepens the enigma.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 31% of showsSelf — 27% of showsPower — 7% of showsMorality — 11% of showsSurvival — 9% of showsSociety — 10% of showsIdeas — 5% of showsRomantic love — 10% of showsMarriage — 2% of showsFamily bonds — 22% of showsParenthood — 1% of showsFriendship — 18% of showsLoyalty — 7% of showsIdentity — 20% of showsComing of age — 9% of showsAging — under 1% of showsSelf-worth — 7% of showsAmbition — 14% of showsPurpose — 16% of showsMemory — 3% of showsObsession — 2% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 5% of showsCorruption — 3% of showsGreed — 2% of showsClass — 4% of showsOppression — 2% of showsFreedom — 4% of showsJustice — 14% of showsDuty — 2% of showsRevenge — 1% of showsGuilt — 1% of showsRedemption — 3% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — under 1% of showsSacrifice — 2% of showsBetrayal — 3% of showsDeception — 6% of showsSurvival — 12% of showsWar — 1% of showsViolence — 2% of showsMortality — 2% of showsGrief — 4% of showsTrauma — 5% of showsMental illness — under 1% of showsAddiction — under 1% of showsIllness and disability — under 1% of showsCommunity — 25% of shows. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 3% of showsPrejudice — 2% of showsDisplacement — 1% of showsFaith — 1% of showsTradition vs change — 3% of showsFame — 5% of showsLegacy — 3% of showsFate — 1% of showsFree will — under 1% of showsTruth — 6% of showsHope — 4% of showsNature — 3% of showsArt — 2% of showsTechnology — 1% of showsSelfGriefSurvival
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 31%: Romantic love 10% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 22% · Parenthood 1% · Friendship 18% · Loyalty 7%
  • Self 27%: Identity 20% (this title) · Coming of age 9% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 14% · Purpose 16% · Memory 3% · Obsession 2%
  • Power 7%: Power 5% · Corruption 3% · Greed 2% · Class 4% · Oppression 2% · Freedom 4%
  • Morality 11%: Justice 14% · Duty 2% · Revenge 1% · Guilt 1% · Redemption 3% · Forgiveness under 1% · Sacrifice 2% · Betrayal 3% · Deception 6% (this title)
  • Survival 9% (this title): Survival 12% · War 1% · Violence 2% · Mortality 2% · Grief 4% (this title) · Trauma 5% · Mental illness under 1% · Addiction under 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 10%: Community 25% · Isolation 3% · Prejudice 2% · Displacement 1% · Faith 1% · Tradition vs change 3% · Fame 5% · Legacy 3%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 6% · Hope 4% · Nature 3% · Art 2% · Technology 1%

Survival

Grief · 4% of showsIdentityDeception · 6% of shows
Mourns its theme: Grieves its theme, or what has been lost of it.Community stakes: Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Dual lead
How it treats its themeThe show centers on Wanda's unprocessed grief over Vision's death, which manifests in a constructed reality where she can will him back, while also interrogating who she is without him.
StanceThe series grieves Wanda's loss and the impossibility of perfect love, while treating her grief with empathy rather than condemnation.

The world

Near futureSuburbanDomesticInstitutionalRealistic
Orchestral modernJazzPopForeground music · hybrid · Christophe Beck
SettingAn idyllic suburban town that shifts through decades of sitcom aesthetics, revealed to be a constructed reality within a closed-off area called the Hex.
MusicThe score features pastiche sitcom theme songs for each era alongside a poignant orchestral underscore for the emotional and action sequences.

Content guide

Is WandaVision okay for kids?

TV-14

WandaVision is rated TV-14. As of October 3, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at mild (29/100), sexual content at minimal (14/100), language at minimal (12/100), drug and alcohol content at mild (16/100) and frightening material at moderate (44/100). Overall it is heavier than 9% of TV-14 shows.

Ratings in 31 other countries
  • UK12
  • Canada14+
  • AustraliaM
  • Germany12
  • France12
  • Ireland12
  • New ZealandM
  • South Korea12
  • Brazil12
  • Austria12
  • BG12
  • Czechia12+
  • FinlandK12
  • Greece12
  • Hungary12
  • IDR
  • IndiaU/A 13+
  • Israel12+
  • ItalyVM12
  • Netherlands12
  • Norway12
  • Poland12
  • Portugal12AP
  • PRTV-14
  • RO12
  • SingaporePG13
  • SK12
  • Spain12
  • Switzerland12
  • Türkiye13+
  • VITV-14
Overall
Mild · all five categories
Heavier than 11% of all showsHeavier than 9% of TV-14 shows
Violence & Gore
Mild
light for a TV-14 show
heavier than 21%
Sex & Nudity
None / Minimal
light for a TV-14 show
heavier than 8%
Profanity
None / Minimal
light for a TV-14 show
heavier than 4%
Alcohol & Drugs
Mild
light for a TV-14 show
heavier than 14%
Frightening / Intense
Moderate · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
typical for a TV-14 show
heavier than 44%

Point along a line to see a well-known title at that level.

Nothing here is extreme. The strongest element is frightening material, heavier than 44% of TV-14 shows.

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other shows that have them.

What content warnings does WandaVision have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in WandaVision?

Cast

2 of the cast already had the standing of a top-10% working actor.

Elizabeth Olsen
as Wanda Maximoff
Career best: Their highest-reaching show role by billing, audience size and rating.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Paul Bettany
as Vision
Career best: Their highest-reaching show role by billing, audience size and rating.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Kathryn Hahn
as Agnes
Veteran: 15 or more years in, with as much work as the typical long-career actor.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Teyonah Parris
as Monica Rambeau
Career best: Their highest-reaching show role by billing, audience size and rating.
Josh Stamberg
as Director Hayward
David A Payton
as Herb
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
David Lengel
as Phil Jones
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Amos Glick
as Dennis the Mailman
Screen debut: No prior film or television role.
Selena Anduze
as Agent Rodriguez
Randall Park
as Jimmy Woo

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