Kamala Khan is not within the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe present, however that hasn’t stopped Ms. Marvel star Iman Vellani from giving 12 the explanation why everybody ought to watch it.
The MCU’s newest tv collection on Disney+ is Surprise Man, starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams and Ben Kingsley as Trevor Slattery. Simon has superpowers, however he’s pressured to maintain this underneath wraps as he pursues his dream position in a superhero film remake, and receives assist alongside the way in which from Trevor, who’s a fellow actor. Whereas Trevor was additionally in Iron Man 3, All Hail the King, and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Surprise Man doesn’t function Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel (Vellani) or many different beforehand established MCU characters.
Nonetheless, Vellani has taken to Letterboxd to share her glowing evaluate of Surprise Man. After giving it a 4 and half out of 5 stars and inspiring others to look at it, she shared a listing of 12 causes “to briefly tickle ur internal skeptic.” This contains reward for a way the collection humanizes its superheroes and for being “one thing breathable and refreshingly bored with assaulting you with lore.” She concludes by clarifying that Kevin Feige, the president of Marvel Studios, had no influence on her response: “This message was written underneath the pure affect of pleasure. No Kevins and/or Feiges are presently current.” Take a look at the complete listing from her evaluate under:
– For those who like films, watch Surprise Man.
– For those who like films about films, watch Surprise Man.
– For those who’re a Midnight Cowboy fan, watch Surprise Man.
– For those who’ve seen each Marvel ever—or no Marvels in any respect—watch Surprise Man.
– For those who choose your superheroes human first and tremendous second, watch Surprise Man.
– For those who’re a lil sucker for a mentorship buddy-comedy, watch Surprise Man.
– For those who forgot what sincerity appears like, watch Surprise Man.
– For those who miss Ben Kingsley’s “Uh-merica” supply, watch Surprise Man.
– For those who’re craving one thing breathable and refreshingly bored with assaulting you with lore, watch Surprise Man.
– For those who recognize some baller needle drops, watch Surprise Man.
– For those who miss when the MCU was grounded and kinda bizarre and small and a little bit unhappy, or maybe you’ve felt like one thing’s been lacking recently and you’ll’t quiteee put your finger on what—congrats. You’ve discovered it. Watch Surprise Man.
– For those who like when individuals who CLEARLY care make tasks for individuals who REALLY care—watch Surprise Man.
Vellani’s response is per many Surprise Man opinions. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an 89% critics’ rating and 88% viewers rating, with a typical sentiment being that it is likely one of the finest reveals Marvel has ever made. The overwhelmingly constructive reception is essentially because of the distinctive means that the collection approaches superheroes. In ScreenRant‘s evaluate, Ben Gibbons explains that “the superhero facet of the present turns into a sub-genre, or a class that is still a defining attribute” and notes how the story has “humor, thriller, and rigidity, all whereas fastidiously present inside an enormous universe of tales, with out feeling weighed down by that truth.”
Coincidentally, aside from Trevor, the one different returning MCU character in Surprise Man is Agent P. Cleary (Arian Moayed), who beforehand appeared in Ms. Marvel. In each tales, he works for the Division of Injury Management, which is intent on capturing Ms. Marvel and Simon. Regardless of being in each collection, together with Spider-Man: No Manner Dwelling, figuring out Cleary’s full historical past isn’t wanted to know or get pleasure from Surprise Man.
It’s unconfirmed when Ms. Marvel or Simon will subsequent seem within the MCU, particularly since Surprise Man season 2 has not been renewed but. No matter whether or not they’re in Avengers: Doomsday or one other upcoming undertaking, Vellani is bringing additional recognition and reward to the MCU present, not as an actor or for company synergy, however as a longtime fan of superheroes and high quality storytelling.
All Surprise Man episodes are actually streaming on Disney+.
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2026 – 2026-00-00
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Disney+
- Writers
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Andrew Visitor
- Franchise(s)
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MCU
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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Simon Williams
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