Following the success of the hit sitcom WandaVision, Marvel announced that an Agatha Harkness series titled Agatha: House of Harkness was in development. The series is a spin-off of WandaVision and premiered on Disney+ on Sept. 18, 2024.
In this series created by Jac Schaeffer, the infamous Agatha Harkness finds herself down and out of power after a suspicious goth Teen helps break her free from a distorted spell. Her interest is piqued when he begs her to take him on the legendary Witches’ Road, a magical gauntlet of trials that, if survived, rewards a witch with what they’re missing. Together, Agatha and this mysterious Teen pull together a desperate coven, and set off down, down, down The Road…
The series stars Kathryn Hahn as Agatha Harkness, Patti LuPone as Lila Calderu and Aubrey Plaza as Rio Vidal. The story takes place three years after Agatha’s defeat by Wanda Maximoff in Westview, New Jersey, where Agatha is trapped under Wanda’s spell. She believes herself to be the police detective Agnes O’Connor within a crime noir television series titled Agnes of Westview, where she is fixated on a Jane Doe murder case. One night, a teenager breaks into Agnes’ house, looking for “The Road”.
Teen reveals he freed Agatha from the spell and wishes to travel the Witches’ Road, which rewards any witch who survives its trials what they desire most—in Agatha’s case, the restoration of her powers.
The Vulture reports that the first episode of Agatha attracted a healthy 9.3 million global views during its first seven days on the platform, not far from the 11 million views Disney reported each episode of Loki season two averaged during its first full week of availability in November 2023. The series turned into a spooky-season binge with the last 2 episodes being released on Oct. 30.
The series has been applauded for it’s pro-trans messages and LGBTQ+ representation. From Agatha and Rio’s groundbreaking sapphic romance to Billy’s adorable relationship with his boyfriend Eddie, the community has been treated to heaps of queer content across the show’s impressive run. Agatha All Along celebrated the trans community, with fans noticing a ‘Trans Lives Matter’ flag hanging in Billy’s room during the sixth episode.
