Agatha All Along offers a distinct story with more than enough charm to stand on its own. Yet it’s tough to forget the fact that the show is a spinoff of the acclaimed Marvel Cinematic Universe-set series WandaVision . That link was clear early on in the 2024 TV schedule entry, as Wanda Maximoff’s body appeared in the pilot.
Most probably won’t be surprised to hear that Elizabeth Olsen , who plays Wanda, wasn’t actually on set. Still, I was shook when the hair and makeup department heads told CinemaBlend how they made the double look like Olsen. Cindy Welles and Vasilios Tanis – who headed Agatha ’s hair and makeup teams, respectively – were kind enough to speak with me about their work.
A question I had going into our chat was whether or not Wanda’s body was portrayed by a real, living actor or whether a dummy of sorts was used. Tanis and Welles confirmed that a trained professional, who had to stay “very still,” was used for that Agnes of Westview segment. That information alone was fascinating to me, but I was also intrigued by Welles’ comments about styling the hair: The hair was literally just a weft of hair that stuck out from the, you know – I don't remember if she was when she was laying face down in the dirt, if the hair stuck out.
I don't think it did. I don't think it popped out until the morgue. But that was literally just a weft of hair that we curled into the pattern of what Wanda's hair would have been.
On the surface, these may sound li.