Paul Bettany and James Spader are reprising their roles as Vision and Ultron

NEED TO KNOW

• The Disney+ series VisionQuest premieres Oct. 13 and concludes a trilogy that began with WandaVision
• James Spader reprises Ultron for the first time since 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Paul Bettany returns to the MCU as Vision

Paul Bettany is back as Vision.

In the new Disney+ series VisionQuest, Vision is on the run with a bounty on his head and in need of help from several AI personas. The new Marvel show concludes a trilogy that began with WandaVision and Agatha All Along.

Starring alongside Bettany is James Spader, who is returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) for the first time since Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).

Bettany spoke about Spader’s return during a May 2026 episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast, saying, “He is delicious. … He’s so funny in this. It’s so delicious to watch him, and we loved working together.”

The actor also teased what fans can expect from the new show: “It manages to feel very much like it’s somehow a part of that world, an end to a trilogy of sorts, whilst also being very much its own thing, and it is just really good. … I’m really proud of it,” he said.

Below, here’s everything to know about the main cast members of Disney+’s VisionQuest.

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Paul Bettany as Vision

Bettany is stepping back into the synthezoid shoes of Vision.

The actor first appeared as the voice of J.A.R.V.I.S. in the Iron Man trilogy, receiving a vibranium body and becoming Vision in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).

Outside of work, Bettany has been married to Jennifer Connelly since January 2003. The couple met on the set of A Beautiful Mind (2001), and share two children together, son Stellan and daughter Agnes. He is also the stepfather to Connelly’s son Kai.

In an October 2026 conversation with E! News, Bettany spoke about the challenge of balancing family life while filming VisionQuest in the U.K.

“I live in New York City, so I was away from my family for a long time,” the actor said. “It was really, really hard on me. I don’t know how hard it was on my family, to be honest. It was definitely hard on me. I missed them terribly.”

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James Spader as Ultron

Spader portrays Ultron, who returns in human form in VisionQuest.

The actor agreed to return to the MCU without a script for the Disney+ series, he told IGN at New York Comic Con in October 2026.

“When I had to make the decision to do the show, it was just based on my conversation with [showrunner, writer and director Terry Matalas],” Spader said. “The story would have to be very different if Ultron wasn’t going to be on the show.”

The award-winning actor is best known for his portrayal of Alan Shore on The Practice and its spinoff series Boston Legal, and as Raymond Reddington on The Blacklist.

Off-screen, Spader has been in a long-term relationship with Leslie Stefanson and has three sons, two of whom he shares with his ex-wife Victoria Kheel.

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Ruaridh Mollica as Thomas Shepard

Ruaridh Mollica joins the cast as Thomas Shepard, “a mysterious boy who may be Vision’s son reincarnate,” per the show’s official description.

Keeping in tradition with past Marvel projects, cast members have remained tight-lipped about many details of the series, which Mollica said was “very hard” to do while speaking with i-D in July 2026.

“It is very hard to keep a secret,” he said. “But I also feel like it’s important that you do keep these secrets because you want the suspense to build, you want to like pull people in, and things to be a beautiful surprise. I’ve been keeping my lips sealed about three-and-a-half months.”

His previous television roles include the thriller series Witness Number 3 and HBO’s The Franchise.

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Todd Stashwick as Paladin

Todd Stashwick will play the mysterious bounty hunter Paladin in the new series.

VisionQuest marks a reunion for him and Matalas, whom he worked with on 12 Monkeys and Star Trek: Picard. Stashwick’s additional television credits include appearances on NBC’s Heroes, The CW’s The Originals and MTV’s Teen Wolf.

He has been with his wife, Charity Stashwick, for over three decades, per a post on his Instagram, and they have two kids.

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Emily Hampshire as E.D.I.T.H.

Emily Hampshire portrays E.D.I.T.H., a thrill-seeking AI.

Created by Tony Stark and bequeathed to Peter Parker, E.D.I.T.H. (Even Dead, I’m The Hero) was first introduced in Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019).

Best known for her role as Stevie Budd in Schitt’s Creek, Hampshire has also appeared in The Rig and 12 Monkeys, where she worked with Matalas. As for upcoming projects, she is set to appear in season 2 of Heated Rivalry.

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James D’Arcy as J.A.R.V.I.S.

James D’Arcy is returning to the MCU as J.A.R.V.I.S., another one of Vision’s AIs.

The actor made his MCU debut in Agent Carter as Edwin Jarvis, butler to Howard Stark, later appearing in Avengers: Endgame (2019) and What If…?. He has also had roles in Cloud Atlas (2012) and Dunkirk (2017).

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Orla Brady as F.R.I.D.A.Y.

Another alum of Star Trek: Picard is Orla Brady, who plays F.R.I.D.A.Y. in VisionQuest.

Her past TV roles include appearances in AMC’s Into the Badlands, FX’s American Horror Story: 1984 and Prime Video’s Bosch: Legacy.

Brady shared a VisionQuest teaser on Instagram in August 2026, writing that it was a “pure delight” to be part of the cast.

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Lauren Morais as Lisa Molinari

Lauren Morais is set to play Lisa Molinari, per IMDb.

“It’s incredible!!” the actress wrote on Instagram of the show. “So lucky to be a part of this beautiful cast.”

Morais previously made appearances in Paramount+’s The Crow Girl and AMC+’s The Red King.

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T’Nia Miller as Jocasta

Matalas said that T’Nia Miller’s performance as Jocasta “blew him away” while speaking to Collider in October 2026.

“We have purposely kept her character out of a lot of the promotion of the show because T’Nia’s performance is revelatory. Chilling, nuanced and even a little heartbreaking,” Matalas said. “I can’t wait for everyone to see it.”

Miller has previously appeared in Obey (2018) and the Netflix TV series Sex Education, among other projects.

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Diane Morgan

Diane Morgan is part of the main cast of VisionQuest, though her character details haven’t been officially confirmed.

The actress previously appeared in Alan Partridge (2013) and Me Before You (2016), as well as the BBC TV show Mandy.

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