Film guide · 2021

WandaVisionComplete Guide

The parts that are hard to follow from the film alone, explained with a story summary, a character map and key terms.

Released
2021
Runtime
9 episodes (about 30–50 min each)
Set in
2023

Good to know before watchingNo spoilers

It's set after Endgame

Vision died in Infinity War. Keep that in mind and the strangeness makes sense.

It starts as a classic sitcom on purpose

Black-and-white, laugh track and all. Give the first few episodes time: the real story emerges.

It's a TV series

Nine episodes, streaming on Disney+.

Two scenes after the finale

Both lead into later stories.

Character mapSpoilers

Who's who in WandaVision (2021), with Wanda and Vision at the center. Westview's residents are above; those investigating from outside are below.

Because of copyright, we can't use stills, posters or any other images of the characters as they appear in the film. All face photos are freely licensed photos of the actors themselves (non-human characters are original illustrations made for this site; people without a photo are shown with initials).

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All characters

About the images

Face photos are freely licensed photos of the actors from Wikimedia Commons, cropped to a square and resized. Non-human characters are original illustrations made for this site, and people without a photo are shown with a placeholder (initials).

StorySpoilers

Read the story (spoilers up to the ending)

Episodes 1–3: A sitcom town

Life in Westview looks like a 1950s–70s sitcom, but strange things keep happening.

Episode 4: The outside world

Outside town, S.W.O.R.D. is investigating what's going on.

Episodes 5–6: Cracks

Vision starts to see through the town's secret.

Episode 7: Who the neighbor is

The truth about nosy neighbor Agnes comes out.

Episode 8: Wanda's memories

Wanda's past grief, and the reason the town exists, are revealed.

Episode 9: The finale

After a great battle, Wanda chooses how to face the world she created.

Read the detailed scene-by-scene story

Key terms

Westview
The small American town where Wanda and Vision live.
The Hex
A giant invisible barrier around the town. Inside, the world runs by different rules.
S.W.O.R.D.
An agency handling threats such as those from space, investigating the town from outside.
The Scarlet Witch
The name of a legendary, immensely powerful witch.
Chaos magic
A rare magic that can reshape reality itself.

Confusing parts, explainedSpoilers

Contains spoilers about the ending.

Why is Vision alive?

The Vision in town is one Wanda created with her own power out of grief.

What happened to the townspeople?

Wanda's power forced them to play roles in her sitcom, and they suffered for it.

What's the White Vision?

S.W.O.R.D. rebuilt the real Vision's body. In the end, he regains his memories and flies away.

What happened to Monica?

Passing through the Hex gave her powers. Her story continues in The Marvels.

Easy-to-miss details

Era-by-era style

Each episode imitates the screen shape, color and theme songs of TV shows from its decade.

The commercials

The retro commercials hide nods to Wanda's past.

Agnes's song

The song in Episode 7 became a big hit with fans.

The ending and post-creditsSpoilers

After the end credits

Mid-credits: a Skrull recruits Monica. Post-credits: Wanda studies the Darkhold.

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