This Peacock Series Solved She-Hulk Season 2’s Biggest Problem

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Peacock seems to have a fix for the issues surrounding a potential second season of Marvel’s *She-Hulk: Attorney at Law*. Tatiana Maslany, known for her role in *Orphan Black*, debuted in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Jennifer Walters, Bruce Banner’s cousin, in *She-Hulk*. The show was a nine-episode legal comedy featuring a superhero who frequently broke the fourth wall. However, *She-Hulk* received immediate criticism for several reasons, including awkward humor, a weak plot, perceived political messaging, and subpar visual effects.

Sources say it cost a whopping $225 million to make all nine episodes of *She-Hulk*, and despite the huge budget, the Disney+ series faced a lot of criticism for its visual effects. Spending over $200 million on a streaming show—especially a half-hour comedy—is hard to defend.

Tatiana Maslany has shared that a second season of *She-Hulk* is unlikely, mainly because the show went over budget. She explained that Disney decided not to move forward with it, suggesting they felt the costs were too high.

Although negative reactions and low viewership likely played a role in the decision to cancel *She-Hulk* Season 2, the show’s high production costs were the biggest issue. Creating a series centered around a CGI superhero with powers like She-Hulk is naturally expensive. However, the show could have potentially lowered costs by taking a cue from the approach of Seth MacFarlane’s *Ted*, a successful franchise from NBCUniversal and Peacock.

Seth MacFarlane, the creator of *Family Guy*, both directed and starred in the comedies *Ted*, released in 2012 and 2015. He provided the voice for Ted, a talking teddy bear with a penchant for swearing, who became the lifelong friend of Mark Wahlberg’s character, John Bennett, after being wished to life when Bennett was a child.

Although a third *Ted* movie didn’t happen because ticket sales weren’t strong enough, the story of John and Ted continued on Peacock in 2024 with a six-episode series. Because Ted is a talking teddy bear, he was created using computer-generated imagery (CGI), making the show expensive to produce—around $10 million per episode.

Despite the high cost of bringing back the prequel, Peacock is excited to expand the *Ted* universe with a new animated series. This show will essentially take the place of a potential *Ted 3* movie, and it will feature the original film stars Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarlane, and Amanda Seyfried.

Marvel Studios could learn from other shows and consider switching from live-action to animation for *She-Hulk* Season 2. This would likely lower production costs, allow for more episodes, and make it easier to feature popular actors as guest stars on the show.

She-Hulk: The Animated Series Has Endless Avengers Crossover Potential

Many of the most memorable scenes in *She-Hulk* happened when the show connected with other Marvel heroes. Characters like Tim Blake Nelson as Abomination, Benedict Wong as Wong, Charlie Cox as Daredevil, and Mark Ruffalo as Hulk appeared, leading to a variety of interactions. These ranged from courtroom drama and fighting crime, to more personal moments like family dinners and even intimate scenes.

Director Kat Coiro clearly recognized that the idea of a superhero lawyer was one of *She-Hulk*’s greatest assets, offering a huge range of storytelling options. She noted that the show could naturally feature any character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, whether from the past, present, or future.

Marvel’s animated shows, like *Marvel Zombies* and *What If…?*, have shown that many popular MCU actors are willing to reprise their roles for Disney+. This opens the door for an animated *She-Hulk* series to include exciting cameos and bring back beloved characters and actors that might be too expensive or difficult to feature in a live-action version.

The writing team was disappointed they couldn’t include Spider-Man in the first season because Sony controls the rights to his live-action appearances. However, since Marvel still has the rights to use the character in animated shows, Spider-Man could potentially return in a future season if it were animated.

An animated *She-Hulk* series could be the best way to avoid big, universe-threatening events or connections to other Marvel movies, allowing it to focus on self-contained, funny episodes. This doesn’t mean She-Hulk won’t appear in live-action Marvel projects – in fact, reports suggest she’ll have a “fairly significant” role in *Avengers: Doomsday*.

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2025-10-13 19:59