"We Interrupt This Program"
Series WandaVisionSeason 1, Episode 4
Air date	January 29th, 2021
Writers	Bobak Esfarjani; Megan McDonnell
Director	Matt Shakman
Producers	Kevin Feige; Louis D'Esposito; Victoria Alonso; Matt Shakman; Jac Schaeffer; Mary Livanos; Trevor Waterson; Mary Kane; Gretchen Enders; Chuck Hayward
Starring	Paul Bettany; Elizabeth Olsen; Teyonah Parris; Kathryn Hahn
Episode guide
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"We Interrupt This Program" is the fourth episode of the comic book fantasy/comedy series WandaVision, which is part of the greater Marvel Cinematic Universe, and is based on concepts developed by Marvel Comics. It was directed by Matt Shakman with a script written by Bobak Esfarjani and Megan McDonnell. It premiered on Disney+ on Friday, January 29th, 2021.

Cast

Starring

Actor	Role
Paul Bettany	The Vision
Elizabeth Olsen	Wanda Maximoff

Guest Starring

Actor	Role
Kathryn Hahn	Agnes Bohner
Teyonah Parris	Monica Rambeau
Randall Park	Jimmy Woo
Kat Dennings	Darcy Lewis
Josh Stamberg	Director Hayward
Alan Heckner	Agent Monti
Selena Anduze	Agent Rodriguez
Lana Young	Doctor Highland

Co-Starring

Actor	Role
Samir Younis	Doctor
Viviana Chavez	Nurse
Bobby Hernandez	Security guard
Shaun MacLean	Orderly
Brian Brightman	Sheriff
Zac Henry	SWORD agent/Beekeeper
Vince Canlas	Man in van
Archith Seshadri	Man in van
Michaela Cronan	Woman in van
Janet Song	Blip back person
Christopher James	Blip back person
Lloyd Pitts	Man

Notes & Trivia

• WandaVision was created by Kevin Feige, Louis D'Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Matt Shakman, and Jac Schaeffer. Shakman served as head writer on the series.

• Wanda Maximoff was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. She first appeared in The X-Men, Volume 1 #4 in March, 1964 in a story called "The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants!".

• The Vision was created by writer Roy Thomas and artists John Buscema, Marie Severin and George Klein. He first appeared in Avengers, Volume 1 #57 in October, 1968 in a story titled "Behold... the Vision!".

• Although actress Kathryn Hahn receives screen credit in this episode, all of her scenes are actually archival footage.

• Despite the fact that this is their series, Wanda Maximoff and the Vision are barely in this episode.

• This episode establishes that the town of Westview is located in New Jersey.

• This is the first full appearance of S.W.O.R.D. on the series.

• This is the first appearance of Jimmy Woo on WandaVision, and his second appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He appeared last in the 2018 film Ant-Man and the Wasp.

• This is the first appearance of Darcy Lewis on WandaVision, and her third appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She was previously seen in Thor in 2011, and in Thor: The Dark World in 2013. It should also be noted that in those films, Darcy was an intern, but now she has a PhD.

Allusions

• The title of this episode is taken from an often-used network programming implementation, which was common throughout the 1970s and part of the 1980s, but is not so much used today. The full phrase was a variation of "We interrupt this program to bring you a special news bulletin". In the context of this episode, it could refer to the fact that the series is breaking away from the fictionalized "WandaVision" show to focus on characters and events taking place in the real world.

Quotes

• Darcy Lewis: A bonafide joint multi-service response. Really looking forward to the commemorative t-shirt.

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• Jimmy Woo: So you're saying the universe created a sitcom starring two Avengers?!
• Darcy Lewis: It's a working theory.

See also

WandaVision WandaVision pages WandaVision images

WandaVision episodes WandaVision characters WandaVision miscellaneous

External Links

"We Interrupt This Program" at MDP "We Interrupt This Program" at IMDB "We Interrupt This Program" at TV Maze "We Interrupt This Program" at the TV IV

"We Interrupt This Program" at Trakt.TV "We Interrupt This Program" at ShareTV.org "We Interrupt This Program" at the Disney Wiki "We Interrupt This Program" at Themoviedb.org

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Season One This article pertains to an episode from the WandaVision streaming miniseries. This template will categorize articles that include it into the WandaVision episodes category. Episodes "Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience" • "Don't Touch That Dial" • "Now in Color" • • "We Interrupt This Program" • "On a Very Special Episode..." • "All-New Halloween Spooktacular!" • "Breaking the Fourth Wall" "Previously On" "The Series Finale" Main characters Wanda Maximoff • The Vision Supporting characters Darcy Lewis • Jimmy Woo • Monica Rambeau • Agnes