The upcoming Wandavision spin-off titled Agatha: Coven of Chaos has added Heartstopper star Joe Locke to the cast. The casting is one of the few morsels of information that fans have gotten about the upcoming Marvel Studios and Disney Plus series.

Agatha: Coven of Chaos will revolve around Agatha Harkness, based on the Marvel comics character of the same name. The character was first introduced to the MCU in the limited series WandaVision, where she posed as an overbearing neighbor right up until her reveal as the show’s primary antagonist. Kathryn Hahn's portrayal of the character was very well received and was a standout that fans enjoyed well enough that Marvel Cinematic Universe boss Kevin Feige hinted at the WandVision character’s MCU return soon afterward.

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Feige's vague hints soon materialized into an announcement that Hahn's Agatha Harkness would be getting her own spin-off series following on from where the events of Wandavision left the upcoming show’s titular character. The news followed soon after that Emma Caulfield Ford would be reprising their roles from WandaVision, and a report from Variety has now added Heartstopper star Locke to that cast list. The young actor will be joining the Jac Schaeffer-led production in an as-of-yet-unconfirmed role.

Agatha using her purple magic in WandaVision

Additional character and plot details are being withheld due to the early nature of the production, with lead actress Hahn confirming that Agatha: Coven of Chaos filming is just set to begin sometime in November. While there is no way of telling what role Locke will be playing as of this time, the series is billed as a dark comedy, which might give more imaginative fans enough of a hint to base guesses on and craft expectations about the star’s upcoming performance. Locke's addition, the first announcement of a fresh face on the project, is sure to be a net plus to the show’s debut reception when it eventually rolls around.

Locke's popularity in a vastly different genre might pull in a few of the elusive MCU holdouts while bolstering the existing fanbase. In addition, the reprisal by Ford and the fact that Agatha: Coven of Chaos is one of the top candidates for the Scarlet Witch to appear in all but ensure that even casual MCU enthusiasts will keep an eye out for the spin-off’s premiere on Disney Plus.

While the titular character and possible cameo appearances have many excited about the project, others still maintain that Agatha: Coven of Chaos feels like Marvel's most unnecessary project to them. Whether or not these claims will be shown as truth or shot down with success remains to be seen, with the show still having quite some time to properly ensure the required interest and fanfare.

Agatha: Coven of Chaos will premiere for streaming in late 2023 on Disney Plus.

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Source: Variety