Agatha All Along Star Opens Up About Why She Thinks The LGBTQ+ Community Will Resonate With Marvel’s Show: 'I Hope That Queer Audiences Like It'

The latest project on the list of Marvel's upcoming TV shows is the the WandaVision spinoff Agatha All Along , which premieres on the 2024 TV schedule in mid-September. The series starring Kathryn Hahn ’s Agatha Harkness promises spooky vibes for Halloween lovers, and it'll especially appeal to fans of Hocus Pocus and The Craft . Along with that, as one star recently discussed, there’s also plenty to love for those from the LGBTQ+ community, too.

The miniseries is packed full of queer icons, from Heartstopper ’s Joe Locke playing an openly gay familiar to Aubrey Plaza (who is openly bisexual) being a warrior witch named Rio Vidal to one of Broadway’s gay icons, Patti LuPone. From the marketing, we also know it will blend horror, camp and musical elements. Saturday Night Live alum, Sasheer Zamata, who plays sorceress Jennifer Kale, shared her thoughts on how Agatha All Along itself may speak to the LGBTQ+ community: I do think there’s a lot of queerness in witches, and being a witch, being the ‘other’, you’re cast out by nature, and you’re pushed aside for many reasons.

Witchcraft and the queer community have long been familiars, just look at how Buffy the Vampire Slayer often discussed themes of sexuality through that lens. When speaking to PinkNews about the upcoming miniseries, Zamata also said this: There’s something to creating your own community and using the magic within. The reason that you are different is the reason that you’re special.

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