Marvel Updates From Doctor Strange 2, Madame Web, and Secret Invasion

Morbius

The latest Morbius TV spot includes a few seconds of new footage.

Mayfair Witches

According to Variety, Alexandra Daddario will star in the upcoming Mayfair Witches series as Rowan, “a brilliant doctor who grapples with her fate as the heir to a family of powerful witches.”

Anansi Boys

Deadline also has word Jason Watkins, Fiona Shaw and CCH Pounder have joined the cast of Anansi Boys. Watkins will play Grahame Coats opposite Shaw as his client, Maeve Livingstone. Pounder rounds out the cast as Mrs. Higgler, “the matriarch of her clan and an old family friend of Charlie’s.”

The Winchesters

Nida Khurshid and newcomer Jojo Fleites join the cast of the Supernatural prequel series The Winchesters. Khurshid will play Latika Desai, a character described as a “fiercely intelligent and braver than she believes young hunter-in-training” whose “research and problem-solving skills help her face her fears in battling dark forces.” Fleites will portray Carlos Cervantez, the “easygoing and confident Carlos, who is” a natural when it comes to fighting demons and a boost of positivity for the team as it takes on more serious threats.” [Deadline]

Secret Invasion

Appearing as a guest on the Happy Sad Confused podcast (via /Film), Samuel L. Jackson confirmed Don Cheadle also stars in the upcoming Secret Invasion series at Disney+.

C’mon man, you walk on the set, Emilia [Clarke]’s amazing… Ben Mendelsohn, he’s awesome. Don, Don Cheadle. I got Don, that’s my golf buddy. I didn’t realize it, but til we did this thing, I was like, ‘We’ve never worked together.’ We just kinda know each other, hang out and laugh… but we’d never worked together and we finally got to work together.

The Lighthouse Witches

According to Deadline, a TV series based on C.J. Cooke’s The Lighthouse Witches is now in development at Studio Canal. The story will reportedly follow “young mother Liv and her three daughters” as they “arrive on a mysterious Scottish island to run a decrepit lighthouse.”

The Flash

The Flash fights for a metahuman’s innocence in the trailer for “The Fire Next Time”.

Kung Fu

The team break into Russell Tan’s mansion in the trailer for “The Bell” — next week’s episode of Kung Fu.

Resident Alien

A new promo reveals Resident Alien will return for new episodes this summer.

The Pentaverate

Finally, Netflix has released a trailer for Mike Myer’s new Illuminati comedy, The Petaverate premiering May 5.

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