What If... Agatha Went to Hollywood?

"What If... Agatha Went to Hollywood?"
What If...? episode
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Episode no.Season 3
Episode 2
Directed byBryan Andrews
Written by
Editing byGraham Fisher
Original release dateDecember 23, 2024 (2024-12-23)
Running time30 minutes
Cast

"What If... Agatha Went to Hollywood?" is the second episode of the third season and twentieth episode overall of the American animated television series What If...?, based on the Marvel Comics series of the same name. It explores what would happen if Agatha Harkness became a Golden Age of Hollywood actress and worked alongside the Eternal Kingo to siphon Tiamut's powers. The episode was written by Matthew Chauncey and Ryan Little and directed by Bryan Andrews.

Jeffrey Wright narrates the series as the Watcher, with this episode also starring the voices of Kathryn Hahn (Agatha), Kumail Nanjiani (Kingo), Dominic Cooper (Howard Stark), James D'Arcy (Edwin Jarvis) and David Kaye (Arishem). Work on a third season of What If...? had begun by July 2022, with Chauncey replacing previous head writer A. C. Bradley by December 2023. Andrews and Stephan Franck returned from previous seasons to direct. Animation for the season is provided by Flying Bark Productions and Stellar Creative Lab, with Scott Wright serving as head of animation.

"What If... Agatha Went to Hollywood?" was released on Disney+ on December 23, 2024 to positive reviews, with praise for its visuals, humor and voice cast.