‘WandaVision’ Spinoff ‘Agatha: Coven of Chaos’ Casts Aubrey Plaza - Variety

Aubrey Plaza is joining Kathryn Hahn successful the upcoming Marvel Studios bid “Agatha: Coven of Chaos” astatine Disney+, Variety has learned from sources.

The bid is simply a spinoff of the Marvel amusement “WandaVision,” with Hahn acceptable to reprise the relation of Agatha Harkness. Exact crippled details, including the quality Plaza would play successful the show, are being kept nether wraps. Emma Caulfield Ford is besides acceptable to reprise the relation of Dottie from “WandaVision” successful the caller series, portion Variety exclusively reported that “Heartstopper” prima Joe Locke volition besides prima “Coven of Chaos.”

As has been the lawsuit successful the past, Marvel does not remark connected projects they person successful the works. Reps for Plaza declined to comment.

The relation marks a reunion of sorts for Plaza and Hahn, arsenic some antecedently appeared successful the NBC sitcom “Parks and Recreation,” with Plaza starring successful the bid arsenic April Ludgate, portion Hahn memorably played governmental strategist Jen Barkley successful astir a twelve episodes. Plaza presently stars successful the 2nd play of the HBO anthology bid “The White Lotus” arsenic good arsenic the FXX animated bid “Little Demon.” She is champion known for her roles successful shows similar “Parks and Recreation” and “Legion.” In features, she has starred successful projects similar “Dirty Grandpa,” “Ingrid Goes West,” and “Emily the Criminal.”

Plaza is repped by CAA, MGMT Entertainment and Schreck Rose.

Variety exclusively reported “Coven of Chaos” was successful the works successful October 2021, with Disney officially confirming the quality connected November of that year. Jac Schaefer, the caput writer and enforcement shaper connected “WandaVision,” returns successful that relation for “Coven of Chaos.”

In “WandaVision,” Hahn started retired playing the relation of Agnes, Wanda and Vision’s nosy neighbor, earlier it was revealed she was successful information Agatha Harkness, a almighty witch. In the Marvel comics and the series, Agatha is shown to person survived the Salem Witch Trials and is much than a lucifer for Wanda, a.k.a. Scarlet Witch. When viewers past saw her successful the finale of “WandaVision,” Wanda traps Agatha successful Westview by utilizing her powers to unit her revert to her Agnes persona.

“WandaVision,” the archetypal live-action MCU amusement connected Disney+, racked up 23 Emmy nominations upon its debut, including 1 for Hahn for champion supporting histrion successful a constricted series. One of the show’s triumph came successful the champion archetypal euphony and lyrics class for the opus “Agatha All Along,” which was utilized arsenic portion of the uncover that Hahn’s quality was not who she appeared to be.