Marvel’s New TV Show Is Winning Over Critics Despite Quiet Release

Marvel's Wonder Man has opened to strong reviews from critics, despite Marvel downplaying the show's release with very muted marketing.

The show follows a Hollywood actor named Simon Williams (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), who auditions for a role in the MCU's in-universe "Wonder Man" movie but finds himself thrust into the world of superheroes for real once he develops powers of his own.

The show also stars Ben Kingsley, Demetrius Grosse, Ed Harris, Arian Moayed, and Zlatko Buric. All eight...