Agatha: The Dark DiariesKathryn Hahn will return, and she will once again star as Agatha Harkness, alongside Aubrey Plaza and Joe Wicke. Here are all the details that are known so far.
Summary. Agatha: The Dark Diaries, as a spin-off based on Agatha Harkness, is currently highly anticipated and one of the most talked about episodes in the current MCU release schedule. The show will delve further into Agatha's character and will reveal her story after Wanda and Vision, and will hopefully further reveal the magical aspects related to the MCU world. The cast will include familiar faces from Wanda & Vision, as well as a number of new characters, with the potential for other MCU characters such as Strange and Wong, while further connecting the show to the larger MCU narrative. After "Wanda and Vision", Agatha Harkness's spin-off "Agatha: The Dark Diaries" attracted attention for its outstanding performance. Katherine Han's character initially appears as Agnes, Sivenillo's neighbor, and it is later revealed that she is actually the witch Agatha Harkness.
She is a magician who has lived for centuries, but Agatha meets Wanda, who becomes the Scarlet Witch and is defeated by the Scarlet Witch. However, in the MCU timeline, the villain is not finished.
Agatha Harkness was also the one who linked Wanda to Darkhold, which ultimately led to the Scarlet Witch's death in Multiverse of Madness.
In Wanda and Vision, Wanda traps Agatha in the character of Agnes. "Agatha: The Dark Diaries" is likely to reveal the aftermath of Agatha Harkness after the events of "Wanda and Vision", which also opens up promising prospects for the cast of "Agatha: The Dark Diaries."
While nothing is more powerful than the Scarlet Witch's chaos magic, Agatha's centuries of studying the occult may allow her to find some way out of Wanda's spell.
The latest news on Agatha: The Dark Diaries
The biggest news about Agatha Harkness's spin-off is that it has undergone a second name change, and the title now confirmed is Agatha: The Dark Diaries. A list of directors was also announced, including Rachel Goldberg, Ganda Montero and producer Jack Schaefer directing the series. "The Dark Diaries" has also been postponed, originally scheduled for release in 2023, and is now scheduled for 2024.
The delay in Agatha: The Dark Diary is one of many Marvel delayed projects, partly due to production delays, but also seemingly due to the restructuring of the series as a whole, especially in terms of MCU episodes.
Agatha: The Dark Diary has been confirmed
After the success of Wanda and Vision and Katherine Han's breakthrough role, rumors began to spread that there might be an Agatha Harkness spin-off. Although these rumors gradually attracted attention, Han himself denied any news about the show. Finally, in November 2021, the show was confirmed, when it was confirmed that Kathleen Han would return in Agatha: House of Harkness. It was renamed Agatha: Chaos Witch in July 2022 and then again in September 2023.
Wanda & Vision screenwriter Jake Schaffer has also been confirmed to return as a producer on the show as part of the development of a new Disney+ project, which was announced as one of the fifth phase of Disney+.
The cast of Agatha: The Dark Diaries
The spin-off will feature several actors already on Wanda and Vision, including Emma Courafield, Debra Jo Rupp, and David Lengel, all of whom play residents of Westview in the show. In addition, Kate Frobes, who played Agatha's mother, Evanora Harkness, in a memory segment, will also return. Aubrey Plaza is the biggest new character and she will star alongside other MCU newcomers, including Joe Locke, María Dizia, Sahir Zamata, Patti Lupen and Elle Ann, among others.
So far, only the roles of Sahil Zamata and Patti Lupen have been confirmed, as Marvel Comics witches Jennifer Kyle and Lilia Caldrew, respectively. Viewers are also speculating whether Joe Rourke will play a witchcraft cultist in the spin-off.
In addition, there is the question of whether Wanda Maksimov will appear on the show. Elizabeth Olsen has denied that she will be acting on the show, but that doesn't entirely rule out the possibility that Scarlet Witch will appear in some way.
There is currently uncertainty about Wanda's future in the MCU, as it is widely believed that she is dead. Therefore, it seems unlikely that the plot of her resurrection will be left for this show. However, "Agatha: The Dark Diaries" may pave the way for a new vision show with a single vision.
The story of Agatha: The Dark Diaries
Not much has been revealed about the story of the Agatha Harknes spin-off. In addition to continuing Agatha's storyline in Wanda and Vision, it may dig deeper into the character's background in the comics, which could introduce more Marvel characters.
Including Franklin Richards, who was the son of Sue and Reed Richards, and Agatha who served as his nanny. The Agatha Harkness spin-off may also reveal more about Agatha's past when she worked with teams like the Daughters of Liberty or the Mystical Division.
Harkness has also been linked to the X-Men's Firestar and even Doctor Doom. In other words, it's not sure what the Dark Diary story will be, but all the potential stories are worth looking forward to.
While it's uncertain if Wanda will return in Agatha: The Dark Diaries, the fifth phase of the MCU could introduce multiple new magic users into the multiverse.
At the same time, the fact that so many Westview characters join the TV series suggests that there will be a storyline in which Agatha breaks Wanda's spell and realizes that she is not Agnes.
Characters who appear in Agatha?
The vast majority of Westview residents have been confirmed to be on the cast of The Dark Diaries, along with two Marvel witches who are either part of Agatha's Witch Church or have otherwise revealed the witch organization in the MCU, including how magic works in the MCU.
At the same time, given some of the above plot clues, there may also be some big-name characters.
Strange and Wong wong may be investigating Agatha's big move. After all, WONG has appeared in several projects in the fourth phase of the MCU, such as "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" and "The Female Hulk".
Since Wanda absorbed the power of Agatha Harkness, it may have led to some kind of connection between the two, which means that Agatha is not only related to Strange, but also to White Vision, Earth-838 Wanda, and Tommy and Billy Maximoff.
As the show re-unfolds in Westview, it is also possible that other characters from Wanda and Vision will be involved, such as Monica Rambo, Jimmy Wu, Darcy Lewis, and others involved in the SWORD affair.
Why does Agatha have an MCU spin-off?
If it weren't for Agatha Harkness, Wanda might not have realized her full potential as a Scarlet Witch. Agatha Harkness has a long history with Marvel Comics, which means she's associated with a group of Marvel characters who haven't yet made it to the MCU, making Agatha: The Dark Diaries an extremely important series and a potential bridge between the rest of the MCU.
In addition, considering Agatha's uniquely attractive and captivating side to Wanda and Vision, Agatha Harkness has been popular enough with at least foreign fan groups that Marvel has decided to approve the spin-off: "Agatha: The Dark Diaries."