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Agatha: Darkhold Diaries E01 Overview, Aubrey Plaza Character Details

We might have some new details on Marvel Studios & Disney+'s Kathryn Hahn-starring Agatha: Darkhold Diaries - courtesy of the U.S. Government?

While we await word on when Marvel Studios & Disney+'s Kathryn Hahn-starring WandaVision spinoff Agatha: Darkhold Diaries (previously: "Agatha: Coven of Chaos") will be hitting our screens (with some unconfirmed rumblings having it dropping in Fall 2024), it turns out that the U.S. Copyright Office Public Records System might have some new details for us to pick over. According to a recent listing, the first episode overview reads: "In the first episode, we see Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn) finally break out of a spell she has been trapped in. She can't wait to go back to her old murderous ways – only to find that she is powerless. The only way forward for her is to embark on a perilous quest to get her powers back with the help of an unlikely friend or two." In addition, Aubrey Plaza's character is listed as "Rio," seemingly confirming rumblings from earlier that Plaza would be playing a new character named Rio Vidal – described as a "really pivotal role" during a November 2022 interview. Again, what's listed is always subject to change to proceed with caution – but it's definitely something interesting to throw into your dumpster fires of random speculation.

Agatha Star Sasheer Zamata: Jennifer Kale "Very Different" From Comics

Actress & comedian Sasheer Zamata (Woke, Home Economics, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur) discussed the MCU series during a pre-SAG-AFTRA & WGA strikes interview with Mashable. With the topic of witches & witchcraft being one that's fascinated her for some time (including helping to inspire her stand-up special The First Woman), Zamata explained that getting the role of sorceress Jennifer Kale just felt right. "I had already written material for ['The First Woman'] before I went through the audition process. It felt magical that I got to be in a show about witches. I talk about it so much in my special," Zamata shared.

Though her character has a number of past connections to popular Marvel Comics characters (Man-Thing, Howard the Duck, Doctor Strange, and others), the actress shared that her take on the Steve Gerber & Rich Buckler-created character will be "very different" from what comics fans might be expecting. "I definitely did do as much [comic book] research as I could, but the way we formed this character is very different from what I think people expect," Zamata added. And from how she describes it, the vibe on the set seemed to fit perfectly with what she was hoping for. "[Filming 'Agatha'] was so magical and ethereal. It brought that out of everyone on set. There were crystals and candles everywhere. We saged and cleansed the stage all the time. It was the perfect environment for me," Zamata explained.

Elizabeth Olsen & Agatha: Darkhold Diaries

Speaking with Deadline Hollywood at their South by Southwest (SXSW) studio, Elizabeth Olsen (HBO's Love & Death) was asked if Wanda Maximoff would be returning to her old stomping grounds. After admitting that she never knows how to answer those types of questions, Olsen added, "I think I'll be back." Here's a look at a clip of Olsen's response regarding the streaming series:

Joining Hahn on the "WandaVision" spinoff are Aubrey Plaza, Patti LuPone, Debra Jo Rupp, Joe Locke, Sasheer Zamata, Emma Caulfield Ford, David Payton, David Lengel, Asif Ali, Amos Glick, Brian Brightman, Kate Forbes, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Okwui Okpokwasili, and Maria Dizzia. In addition, head writer & executive producer Jac Schaefer is directing several episodes, with Gandja Monteiro (Netflix's Wednesday) and Rachel Goldberg (Peacock's A Friend of the Family) helming.

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