Jac Schaeffer
‘Agatha All Along’ Creator Jac Schaeffer Took Steps to Prevent a Repeat of ‘WandaVision’ Fan Theory Commotion
[The following story engages with Agatha All Along’s marketing campaign and does not contain major spoilers.] Jac Schaeffer’s WandaVision wasn’t supposed to kick off Marvel Studios’ foray into television on Disney+, but that pandemic-related pivot in early 2021 ended up going so well that the showrunner spun off her wildly successful series into the Kathryn […]
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Kathryn Hahn, Aubrey Plaza Conjure Up Chaos in Marvel’s ‘Agatha All Along’ Trailer
Kathryn Hahn and Aubrey Plaza stirred up trouble at D23, where they performed a song from the Disney+ series Agatha All Along — and also unveiled the new trailer. The new promo for the Marvel Television project debuted Friday at the D23 expo in Anaheim, California. Created by Jac Schaeffer, Agatha All Along is a […]
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‘Agatha All Along’ Trailer Sees Kathryn Hahn Return as Witch for Marvel Series
Kathryn Hahn is back as witch Agatha Harkness in the first trailer for the Disney+ series Agatha All Along. A spinoff series from Disney+’s 2021 show WandaVision, Agatha All Along hails from creator Jac Schaeffer and premieres on the streaming service Sept. 18 with the first two episodes. Rounding out the cast for the Marvel […]
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‘Agatha: Coven of Chaos’ Sets Directors as Production Readies for Next Week
Marvel Studios is about to unleash chaos. Agatha: Coven of Chaos, the spinoff of Marvel’s Emmy-winning WandaVision that stars Kathryn Hahn, begins production Tuesday in Atlanta, having lined up its directing talent and supporting cast members. Jac Schaeffer, who is serving as head writer and executive producer on the show, has stepped up to act as a […]
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‘WandaVision’ Showrunner on Putting Her Own Spin on Characters and the Challenge of Big Fight Scenes
The next phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, by far the most lucrative entertainment franchise in the world, quietly started in January … with a TV show. WandaVision, a meditation on grief disguised as a genre-bending ode to several decades’ worth of TV sitcoms, laid the groundwork for not just the coming barrage of Marvel […]
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‘WandaVision’ Writer Jac Schaeffer: How I “Created My Fantasy” Writers Room (Guest Column)
It’s hard to pinpoint the scariest part about writing WandaVision. There was the fact that I had never run a room before, or even been staffed on a TV show. There was the tonal high-wire act of the premise itself: a superhero sitcom that is also a meditation on grief. There was the pressure of […]
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‘WandaVision’ Head Writer Inks Marvel, 20th TV Overall Deal
Disney and Marvel liked what it saw from Jac Schaeffer. The WandaVision creator has inked a three-year overall deal with Marvel and 20th Television. Under the pact, she will create and develop TV projects for both Disney-owned platforms. WandaVision was Marvel’s first TV series that directly connected to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The series, starring […]
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