Confirmed: Multiple MCU Actors Recast for Phase Six

Marvel’s WandaVision franchise is about to gain some new faces, and multiple actors are being recast for the upcoming third installment in the “trilogy.”

Marvel Studios’ long-delayed Vision series is finally moving forward, but as new details emerge, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the project isn’t just about picking up loose narrative threads from WandaVision and Agatha All Along—it’s also quietly reshaping some of the MCU’s most recognizable artificial intelligences along the way.

Originally announced in 2022 under the working title Vision Quest, the Disney+ series was meant to follow Paul Bettany’s synthezoid Avenger after the emotional finale of WandaVision. While Bettany’s return has long been expected, the project itself went through a prolonged period of uncertainty behind the scenes.

That changed last year when Marvel Studios reactivated the series under new creative leadership, tapping Star Trek: Picard executive producer Terry Matalas to reimagine the show with a more traditional, showrunner-driven television approach. The revamped series is now targeting a 2026 release, and its evolving cast suggests a much larger thematic focus on androids, A.I., and identity.

At the center of that shift are several notable recastings and reinterpretations of familiar MCU characters—starting with E.D.I.T.H., the advanced A.I. system first introduced in 2019’s Spider-Man: Far From Home. Originally voiced by Dawn Michelle King, E.D.I.T.H. represented Tony Stark’s final technological safeguard, entrusted to Peter Parker after Stark’s death in 2019’s Avengers: Endgame.

Housed within a pair of high-tech sunglasses, the system gave its user access to Stark satellites, drones, and global surveillance—power that Peter quickly learned he wasn’t ready to wield.

Now, VisionQuest will see E.D.I.T.H. return, with Schitt’s Creek star Emily Hampshire stepping into the role.

E.D.I.T.H. isn’t the only familiar system getting a new face. VisionQuest will also recast FRIDAY, Tony Stark’s longtime digital assistant who replaced JARVIS following the events of 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Voiced throughout much of the Infinity Saga by Kerry Condon, FRIDAY became a constant presence in Iron Man’s life, appearing across Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Condon even returned to voice the character in Marvel Zombies, further cementing FRIDAY as a recognizable part of the MCU’s technological backbone.

For VisionQuest, however, FRIDAY will now be played by Orla Brady. The recasting marks another notable transition, especially as Marvel reportedly explores more physical or embodied versions of its A.I. characters. Rather than functioning purely as background support, FRIDAY may now play a more active role within the narrative—one that reflects Marvel Studios’ broader effort to recontextualize the legacy of Tony Stark through the lens of Vision’s ongoing journey.

Adding to that expanding roster is Jocasta, a character pulled directly from Marvel Comics lore. T’Nia Miller has been cast in the role, introducing yet another artificial intelligence into a series already packed with sentient machines and unresolved moral questions.

With James Spader also returning as Ultron, VisionQuest is shaping up to be less of a traditional superhero series and more of a philosophical exploration of consciousness, legacy, and what it truly means to be alive in a world built by humans.

These casting changes also reflect a larger shift within Marvel Studios itself. As previously reported, VisionQuest is the studio’s first new live-action Disney+ series greenlit in nearly two years, following internal changes to how Marvel develops television. By leaning into experienced showrunners and longer-term planning, the studio appears to be placing greater emphasis on character-driven storytelling rather than rapid content expansion.

White Vision’s abrupt departure from Westview left audiences with more questions than answers, and VisionQuest seems poised to finally address that dangling thread. By surrounding Vision with reimagined versions of E.D.I.T.H., FRIDAY, and Jocasta, the series may explore how artificial beings process memory, responsibility, and autonomy—especially in a post–Tony Stark MCU.

As Marvel continues to recalibrate its Disney+ strategy following projects like Agatha All Along and Daredevil: Born Again, VisionQuest could serve as a quiet but important turning point.

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