The Chi’s Byron Bowers has been cast in Marvel Studios’ upcoming Wonder Man series.
Wonder Man is a new MCU series created by Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest. The series will star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as the titular superhero.
Per Deadline, Wonder Man has now cast Bowers in an undisclosed role in the series, which does not yet have a premiere date.
Bowers is known for playing Meldrick in Showtime’s The Chi. He has also starred in movies such as 2019’s Honey Boy, 2020’s Concrete Cowboy, 2021’s No Sudden Move, 2022’s Kimi, and more. He’ll soon be seen playing a character named Slappy in Apple TV+’s Lady in the Lake, which premieres on July 19, 2024.
What else do we know about Wonder Man?
In addition to Abdul-Mateen II (Aquaman, Us) and Bowers, Marvel‘s Wonder Man stars Ben Kingsley as Trevor Slattery, Demetrius Grosse as Eric Williams, and Lauren Glazier in an undisclosed role. Ed Harris and Josh Gad are both rumored to be in the series as well, although their casting has not been officially confirmed at this time.
Guest serves as the head writer for the series, while Cretton and Stella Meghie will both direct multiple episodes. Cretton also serves as an executive producer alongside Kevin Feige.
Plot details remain under wraps at this time.
On The Official Marvel Podcast (via GamesRadar), Feige recently teased of Wonder Man, “We have a show coming up that we’ve talked very little about called Wonder Man, that I won’t talk about much today either except to say it’s extremely different. It’s very exciting to be a part of a company of 25 years or more, and a company that’s been around for 85 years, nestled [within] the Walt Disney Company, that’s been around for 100 years, and still being able to try new things, to take characters and stories to new places. That’s what’s exciting to me.”
