Wonder Man Episode 1 Matinee Review

We are back fellow Defenders to chat about Wonder Man Episode 1 "Matinee". All episodes of the series are available now on Disney Plus. We'll be releasing our podcasts on Wednesday and Friday each day one podcast for each episode so we'd love to hear your feedback as you watch along.Wonder Man Episode 1 "Matinee" DetailsExecutive Producers are Kevin Feige, Stephen Broussard, Jonathan Schwartz, Louis D’Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew GuestWonder Man first appearance Avengers issue 8 by Don Heck and Jack KirbyCreated for Television by Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew GuestDirected by Andrew GuestWritten by Destin Daniel CrettonEpisode Synopsis: In present day Los Angeles, actor Simon Williams just can't help but mess up his opportunities. Recently fired from a cameo role on American Horror Story for overthinking the bit part, but in a chance meeting with Trevor Slattery, actor and former Terrorist mouthpiece, he finds a kindred spirit.Trevor is auditioning for a role in the reboot of Simon's favourite character Wonder Man. He feels the role is his destiny and with Trevor's help to trust the words and not overthink it, Simon delivers an excellent audition for the lead role.Trevor brings Simon for a drink to celebrate this small win but after he leaves, the former Terrorist gets a phone call asking if Simon suspects anything, he's very dangerous and needs to be brought in.Wonder Man Episode 1 CastYahya Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams Ben Kingsley as Trevor SlatteryX Mayo as JanelleOlivia Thirlby as VivianZlatko Buric as Von KovakWonder Man Pub QuizDuring each podcast we'll ask a question about each episode in our Wonder Man Pub Quiz. You can send in your answers at the end of the season to [email protected] the fellow Defenders with the most correct answers will be in with the chance of getting their hands on some Wonder Man goodies. All questions will be updated on: https://www.tvpodcastindustries.comQuestion 1: What Book does Simon want to bring into his scene in American Horror Story?Contact us and subscribe to the podcastThank you so much for listening to our Wonder Man Podcast. Make sure you subscribe to the podcast through our website TV Podcast Industries.Join Us On On Facebook or DiscordIf you want to chat with us about the shows we have covered in 2025 or the ones coming up in 2026 you can email us to [email protected] join us on Facebook at facebook.com/groups/tvpodcastindustries or join us on our brand new Discord server at https://discord.gg/DyVtkuuWZP we'd love to see you wherever you want to join us.We'll be back on Friday with our podcast on Wonder Man Episode 2 "Self-Tape" we hope you'll join us.Keep watching, Keep Listing and Keep DefendingJohn, Chris and DerekDefenders on TV Podcast IndustriesDate recorded: 15/01/2025Date published: 28/01/2025All images and audio clips are copyright of Marvel and Disney Plus and are used for the purposes of review no infringement is intended. The intro and outro music for our show is an excerpt from the song “Horizons" by Scott Buckley https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckleyCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://www.audiolibrary.com.co/scott-buckley/horizonsMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/9Uo4QvDG2qA