{"id":274540,"date":"2026-02-01T00:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T00:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/274540\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T00:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T00:09:08","slug":"marvels-new-release-is-an-instant-hit-after-near-perfect-rotten-tomatoes-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/274540\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvel’s New Release is An Instant Hit After Near-Perfect Rotten Tomatoes Score"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has a huge hit on its hands with Wonder Man<\/a>, and few people could have seen it coming. Wonder Man\u00a0changes a lot in the origin of the Marvel Comics character, who initially debuted in\u00a0The Avengers\u00a0as a reluctant villain and eventual hero. However, the early trailers showed that this was not a typical MCU release, wasn\u2019t so much about superheroes battling villains, and was instead a meta look at comic book movie fatigue using one of Marvel Comics\u2019 most notable in-world actors. However, when Marvel dropped every episode at once, it seemed it had given up on the new MCU series.<\/p>\n

Instead, Wonder Man is a global success story for Marvel. According to\u00a0FlixPatrol<\/a>,\u00a0Wonder Man\u00a0is the most-watched TV show on Disney+ right now in the world, ahead of Ryan Murphy\u2019s The Beauty<\/a>, and way ahead of the number three show, Tell Me Lies. However, that is only part of the story. <\/p>\n

Wonder Man hit the top of the charts in 69 different territories, with a viewership score of 773. That is higher than any other series except for Bridgerton (913) on Netflix and three Apple TV series \u2013 Hijack (975), Shrinking (887), and Tehran (817). Comparatively, Paramount+\u2019s best-ranked TV show is South Park, which is only at 279. The critically acclaimed The Pitt is only at 633<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wonder Man Has a Surprising Rotten Tomatoes Score<\/p>\n

\"WonderImage Courtesy of Marvel<\/p>\n

Not only is Wonder Man getting a ton of attention from viewers, but it has a fantastic critics\u2019 score as well. Critics praised the series, certifying it Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes at 90%. While its audience score is not certified Hot, it does have a high 89% score. What likely makes it so accessible for the massive viewing numbers it is getting is that it doesn\u2019t require a strong knowledge of recent MCU storylines<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Wonder Man thrives thanks to the chemistry between the stars \u2013 Yahya Abdul-Mateen II\u00a0as\u00a0Simon Williams and Ben Kingsley\u00a0returning as\u00a0Trevor Slattery. Critics praised the bromance between the two actors, while the show also offers low stakes and delivers one of the best MCU series to hit Disney+. Most of the bad reviews from critics and fans are based on it not being a typical superhero movie, but that is what makes it so great. The MCU did something different and succeeded on every level. <\/p>\n

Wonder Man also opens the door for future storylines, introducing things like the Roxxon Corporation and revealing that there is still fear and, oftentimes, hatred for superheroes, which should lead to the introduction of the X-Men in the MCU and the Champions\u2019 arrival in Phase 7 on Disney+. However, Wonder Man doesn\u2019t need to worry about the future MCU projects. Instead, this is the kind of thing Marvel needs to do with its Disney+ shows, and the viewing numbers prove it is a successful template.<\/p>\n

What do you think? Leave a comment below and join the conversation now in the ComicBook Forum<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Marvel Cinematic Universe has a huge hit on its hands with Wonder Man, and few people could…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":274541,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[93,61,60,270,57251,115054],"class_list":["post-274540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-movies","tag-regular-news","tag-wonder-man-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=274540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/274541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=274540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=274540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=274540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}