The creator of WandaVision will be sticking around Marvel Studios for the next three years.
Jac Schaeffer, the head writer of WandaVision, has signed a three-year overall deal with Marvel Studios and Disney’s 20th Television. She will create and develop projects for both studios and various Disney platforms.
WandaVision was Marvel Studios’ first-ever TV series and it proved to be a major hit for Disney+. The series starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany is already in the race for a limited series Emmys.
Schaeffer helped Marvel Studios with the story of Black Widow which will hit theaters on July 9. She also has penned the screenplay for Olaf’s Frozen Adventure and 2019’s The Hustle.
Schaeffer as head writer crafted a reality-bending sitcom called WandaVision which paid homage to iconic sitcoms like The Dick Van Dyke Show, Bewitched, Family Ties, The Brady Bunch, Full House, Malcolm in the Middle, and Modern Family.
Post-WandaVision it will interesting to see what Schaeffer creates for Marvel Studios.
Zach Perilstein is the Editor-in-Chief of the Boardwalk Times
