‘Agatha All Along’ Moves To Comedy Series, New Season Announcement Imminent?

In a literal gift to the cast and crew of “Agatha all the time”, Walt Disney Television and Marvel Studios have decided to reclassify the hit Disney+ program into the Comedy Series category for awards purposes. This is a big change after the “WandaVision” spin-off was originally considered a limited series. That’s great news if you want “Agatha” to win guild recognition or Emmys. It might be even better if you’re hoping for a surprise second season.

When I interviewed the creator Jack Schaeffer Last week, the first question I asked was based on how the finale ended, was a second season possible? Her reaction was perhaps more telling than she intended it to be. She remarked: “There is no reason for this i can’t happen. I just can’t report anything about it right now. That is my answer.”

Schaeffer originally developed the future “VisionQuest” series before Kevin Feige was snapped up Terry Mattress (“Star Trek: Picard”) as showrunner (“created by” and Marvel Studios executive producer terminology). This program is another spin-off that will theoretically follow the new incarnation of the Vision (Paul Bettany) that hasn’t been seen in the MCU since Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) defeated Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn) at the end of “WandaVision” nearly four years ago. Initially, there were rumors that the “secret project” Schaeffer was working on would be a new Scarlett Witch movie. This may still be true, but it seems more likely that she was lining up a second season of “Agathan All Along” and was just waiting for Disney’s green light.

From an awards perspective, the change in category classification allows “Agatha” to qualify in the arguably more appropriate DGA, PGA, WGA and SAG categories this winter. In fact, “Agatha” now has a great shot at a SAG Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series nomination. Especially with the only serious competition he currently comes from “Only Murders in the Building”, “Hacks”, “Abbott Elementary” and in theory “The Bear” (it’s unclear if it will move to the drama series, following its major snub at the Emmys in September). Hahn also has an excellent shot at earning an Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Comedy Series nomination. And Emmy? oh god

Traditionally, we don’t even consider Emmy season until March, but “Agatha” now has an excellent shot at more acting nominations than if it had been in a limited-series setting that doesn’t always look good on shows with ample comedic moments (“Beef,” eg it was barely a drama). In theory, Hahn is not only a player, but so are his co-stars Patti LuPone (crazy worth it) and Sasheer Zamata (a stunner in episode 8) in Supporting Actress. What’s more, while the show has always had a shot at nominations for numerous below-the-line categories like original music and lyrics, costume design, and production design, it might now win them due to its scale (and relative lack of CG ) in series.

For those who care, this change should also help “Agatha” with Golden Globe nominations.

It should be noted that barring a renewal announcement in the coming weeks, Disney Television and Marvel Studios will have to prove to the Television Academy that “Agatha” is an ongoing series. This is a process that sister network FX went through “Shogun” earlier this year, when it also dropped limited series for drama series. That being said, Marvel Studios’ social media seems to be teasing something regarding the future of Billy Maximoff (Joe Locke) and Agatha. So stay tuned and don’t take a wrong turn on Witch Road.

This news was first reported by Variety.

“Agatha All Along” is available on Disney+