Updated Sep 28, 2026: Marvel confirmed a two-episode premiere, posted a new trailer and moved the finale up to Nov 25. The first two episodes also screen in London on Oct 12.
VisionQuest premieres on Disney+ on Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026, with two episodes on day one. After that it’s one episode a week, all the way to the finale on Nov 25. Paul Bettany is back as Vision (the white one), James Spader is back as Ultron, and Terry Matalas (Star Trek: Picard) is running the show. It’s the last part of the trilogy that started with WandaVision and kept going with Agatha All Along. Below: the VisionQuest release date and schedule, the cast, the trailers, and what to watch first.
VisionQuest release date, time and episode schedule
- Premiere: Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026, on Disney+. Marvel’s latest promo is literally titled “Two-Episode Premiere, Streaming October 14”, and Deadline first reported the date back in May.
- Time: 12 a.m. PT / 3 a.m. ET, according to The Direct. That’s not the usual Marvel slot. Daredevil: Born Again season 2 dropped the night before, at 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET. Disney’s own promos only say “October 14”, so check the app on the 13th just in case.
- Episodes: Eight in total, per TMDB’s cast listing and Wikipedia’s episode table.
- Schedule: Episodes 1 and 2 on Oct 14, then one a week on Wednesdays: Oct 21, Oct 28, Nov 4, Nov 11, Nov 18 and the finale on Nov 25. The Direct says the two-episode start pulled the finale forward from Dec 2.
- Early screening: The first two episodes play at BFI IMAX in London on Oct 12 at 6 p.m. (97 minutes combined), as part of the BFI London Film Festival. There’s no US theatrical run.
Trailers
The first full trailer premiered at D23 in August, with Bettany and Spader on stage. It’s a strange one. Vision is living what looks like a normal life, only it’s a kind of virtual world inside his own head, and Ultron shows up calling himself Vision’s real father, as Inverse broke down. Here it is from Marvel’s channel:
Marvel followed that up on Sep 26 with a shorter “Her vision. His quest.” spot announcing the two-episode premiere:
VisionQuest cast
A lot of this cast plays AIs, and in Vision’s head most of them show up as humans. So yes, J.A.R.V.I.S. has a face now.
| Who | Role |
|---|---|
| Paul Bettany | Vision (Deadline) |
| James Spader | Ultron (The Hollywood Reporter) |
| Ruaridh Mollica | Tommy, the grown-up version of Wanda and Vision’s son (Deadline) |
| T’Nia Miller | Jocasta (Deadline) |
| Todd Stashwick | Paladin, a mercenary hunting Vision (Bleeding Cool) |
| Emily Hampshire | E.D.I.T.H. (Deadline) |
| Orla Brady | F.R.I.D.A.Y. (Bleeding Cool) |
| James D’Arcy | J.A.R.V.I.S. (NYCC 2025 panel) |
| Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer | D.U.M.-E and U (NYCC 2025 panel) |
| Lauren Morais | Lisa Molinari (Deadline) |
| Faran Tahir | Raza (Inverse) |
| Diane Morgan | Not announced (Deadline) |
A few of these are fun deep cuts. D’Arcy played the human Edwin Jarvis in Agent Carter, so casting him as the AI named after that guy is a neat full-circle move. Faran Tahir’s Raza was the villain in the cave in the very first Iron Man, back in 2008. And Stashwick and Brady both worked with Matalas on Picard. Behind the camera, Matalas directs alongside Vincenzo Natali, Christopher J. Byrne and Gandja Monteiro, and Kevin Feige and WandaVision creator Jac Schaeffer are executive producers, per Wikipedia and TMDB.
Who is White Vision?
Quick refresher, with spoilers for a show from 2021. Vision died in Avengers: Infinity War. In WandaVision, Wanda built a version of him out of her own magic inside Westview. Meanwhile, S.W.O.R.D. rebuilt his actual body, with the color drained out, and brought it back online. In the finale, Wanda’s Vision gave that body back his memories, and the white Vision flew off. Then nothing. He’s been gone for five years of real time.
That’s where VisionQuest picks up. At the NYCC 2025 panel, Marvel’s pitch was that White Vision has all his memories but can’t connect to them, so the show is him trying to work out who he was. According to Wikipedia’s plot summary, it’s set around 2028. Vision talks to the AI personas living in his mind and goes on the run with a mysterious teenager. Spader has said, per Screen Rant, that Ultron has been locked up for about 14 years in a nightmarish mansion and has taken up painting. We’d watch that on its own.
How it follows WandaVision and Agatha All Along
WandaVision (2021) gave us Wanda, Vision and their twins, Billy and Tommy. Agatha All Along (2024) brought Billy back and ended with the question of where his brother is. VisionQuest has an older Tommy, played by Mollica, and Marvel is officially calling it the final chapter of the trilogy. That’s why it’s shaping up as a Vision-and-son story, not just a robot road trip.
What to watch first
The short list, in order:
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). Vision’s birth, and Ultron at his most Spader. Honestly, it’s the one you need most.
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018). What happened to Vision, and why he had to come back as White Vision.
- WandaVision (2021). Nine episodes. The whole setup, including White Vision and the twins.
- Agatha All Along (2024). Nine episodes. It’s all about Billy, and it tees up Tommy.
Want the bonus round? Watch the first Iron Man for Raza and J.A.R.V.I.S. For everything else, our Marvel watch order guide has both release and timeline order.
Let’s be real: Marvel TV isn’t on a hot streak
We’re into the premise. The timing’s another story.
- The recent track record is rough. Wonder Man was renewed in March, got great reviews and an Emmy nomination for its lead, and was still canceled in July. Then Daredevil: Born Again, Marvel’s flagship streaming show, was set to end with season 3. VisionQuest lands in a year when good reviews haven’t been enough to keep a Marvel show alive.
- It’s a lot of homework. This is the third part of a trilogy, spread across five years and two shows that ran a combined 18 episodes, and it leans on movies from 2008, 2015 and 2018. That’s great for people who’ve been along for the ride. For anyone new, it’s a big ask.
- The schedule came together late. The two-episode premiere and the new finale date got locked in just two and a half weeks before launch, and we still don’t have a US release time from Disney itself. That’s small stuff, but it doesn’t scream confidence.
- The big-screen moment is London-only. The BFI IMAX screening is a cool flex, but it’s one theater in one city. Everyone else just gets the stream.
In fairness, Matalas is the guy behind Picard‘s much-loved third season, and this cast is stacked. If anyone can make “Vision has a therapy session with the smart speakers in his head” work, it’s this crew. We just wish Marvel was giving it more of a runway.
What’s next
Our spoiler-free VisionQuest review goes up closer to launch. For everything else on Marvel’s slate, from Avengers: Doomsday on Dec 18 on down, keep our upcoming Marvel movies and shows guide handy.
So which one are you most curious about: White Vision, Spader’s human Ultron, or grown-up Tommy? Tell us in the comments.
