Disney+'s New 8-Part Sci-Fi Series Deserves Credit For Being So Ambitious

Published Oct 17, 2026, 10:40 AM EDT Felipe Rangel is a Movie and TV Journalist ScreenRant. He has been writing about movies and TV since 2021. Felipe joined ScreenRant in 2022, working across different teams, covering everything from breaking news to features to reviews and more. Felipe is a writer who is an avid film and TV fan, with superhero movies and series being his biggest passion. He graduated from college in 2019, having studied Journalism. Before college, he spent a month studying at the Oxford English Centre. His superhero knowledge expands to the comics, with his undergraduate thesis being "Politics Reflected In American Comics." Disney+ has a new sci-fi series that is taking over the world, and it deserves credit for working with the level of ambition that it has. Disney+'s roster of TV shows is filled with exciting sci-fi shows. That was to be expected from the streamer that is the home to major franchises. After all, Disney+'s originals include Star Wars and Marvel. The former is the biggest sci-fi franchise of all time, finding success in theaters and the small screen. Over the last few years, Pedro Pascal's The Mandalorian showed that Star Wars could thrive on Disney+. The sci-fi franchise expanded with shows like the spy thriller Andor, the coming-of-age Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, several animated Star Wars shows, and more. As for the MCU TV shows on Disney+, the streaming service also got to explore the Marvel franchise in both live-action and animation. That includes both grounded, street-level shows like Daredevil: Born Again and Echo, as well as full-on sci-fi series, such as Loki and Secret Invasion. Now, the latest MCU release of 2026 has proved itself one of Disney+'s most ambitious sci-fi shows. That project is VisionQuest. The MCU started all the way back in 2008, with Paul Bettany present since the franchise's first movie, Iron Man. Back then, the actor voiced an AI, J.A.R.V.I.S., with his role in the MCU slowly shifting. In Marvel's VisionQuest, Bettany plays White Vision as the character tries to understand Vision's memories. The Disney+ sci-fi series deserves credit for its ambition. VisionQuest Is One Of Disney+'s Most Ambitious Series Disney+'s roster of TV shows is filled with ambitious releases, such as Andor in the Star Wars side of the streamer. With only two of its eight episodes out, VisionQuest already reveals itself as one of those, and that comes both from its subject matter and what it means to the world right now, as well as VisionQuest's larger role in the MCU and the superhero genre. When it comes to the first, VisionQuest is an MCU TV show that shines the spotlight on AI right in the middle of a global debate on the limits of AI, which fields it should operate in, and so on. VisionQuest is about finding the humanity within the AI, a timely topic, exploring how human connection can never be disregarded in favor of cold automation. In terms of the MCU itself, VisionQuest is also an extremely ambitious Marvel series because it goes against the movement dubbed superhero fatigue. In the Multiverse Saga, many have complained about the MCU's several new releases starting to feel like homework. Well, VisionQuest is not a standalone series, being the third of a TV show trilogy with WandaVision and Agatha All Along. You need to watch both of those to fully appreciate VisionQuest. That said, here it works. VisionQuest's Bold Ideas Are Already Paying Off On Disney+ Image courtesy of Marvel VisionQuest's ambitious plan has led to the new Disney+ sci-fi series instantly becoming a global sensation. According to data from FlixPatrol, VisionQuest is currently the most-watched TV show on Disney+ worldwide, and its release has also bumped Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen's WandaVision back to 3rd on the global chart. Additionally, FlixPatrol shows that VisionQuest is trending on Disney+ in 75 countries, ranking as the #1 show on the streamer in 73 of those nations, which includes the United States. VisionQuest's strong showing on Disney+'s global and US charts builds on the fact that the new MCU series found universal acclaim, becoming a hit with viewers and critics alike. On Rotten Tomatoes, VisionQuest stands at a near-perfect 90% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes based on 70 reviews. The new MCU TV show also boasts a high 85% audience score. As such, VisionQuest's ambitious plan has led to it becoming a massive hit, and Disney+ deserves credit for going the distance. Release Date 2026 - 2026-00-00 Network Disney+ Showrunner Terry Matalas Directors Vincenzo Natali, Christopher J. Byrne, Gandja Monteiro, Terry Matalas Writers Terry Matalas, Cindy Appel, Nicole Falsetti