Matt Shakman

Matt Shakman

Matt Shakman is an American film, television, and theatre director and former child actor. He produced and directed WandaVision and has directed episodes of The Great, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Fargo, and Game of Thrones. He is the artistic director of the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, California. Shakman was born and raised in Ventura, California. His Jewish father and Catholic mother maintained a "relatively secular household", their interfaith marriage being a source of conflict with Shakman's Jewish paternal grandmother. After acting as a child, starting with commercials and landing a series regular role on Just the Ten of Us, he stepped away to attend The Thacher School in Ojai. Shakman went on to attend Yale University, where he graduated with an art history and theatre double major. It was at Yale that Shakman became interested in theatre, going on to direct a number of stage productions. After university, Shakman lived in New York City for several years before permanently moving to Los Angeles. As a child actor, Shakman played Graham "J.R." Lubbock, Jr., in the Growing Pains spin-off series Just the Ten of Us (1988–1990). His other television acting credits include The Facts of Life, Highway to Heaven, Diff'rent Strokes, Night Court, Good Morning, Miss Bliss, and Webster. He also appeared in the films A Night at the Magic Castle (1988) and Meet the Hollowheads (1989). Shakman is the founder and artistic director of the Black Dahlia Theatre (BDT) in Los Angeles, which was named one of "a dozen young American companies you need to know" by American Theatre Magazine. Since 2002, Shakman has mostly been directing for television. Among his credits are Succession, Mad Men, Six Feet Under, The Boys, The Great, House M.D., Fargo, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (also executive producer). Shakman directed the episodes "The Spoils of War" and "Eastwatch" for the seventh season of the HBO series Game of Thrones in 2017. In August of the same year, Shakman was appointed as the new artistic director of the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. In 2017, TriStar Pictures announced that Shakman would direct its upcoming "live-action/hybrid" film adaptation of The Phantom Tollbooth [until in 2018, Carlos Saldanha replaced Shakman due to scheduling conflicts]. In 2021, Shakman directed and executive produced the Marvel Studios miniseries WandaVision for Disney+. Later that year, it was revealed that Shakman would direct a film in the Star Trek franchise. In late August 2022, Shakman was in early talks to direct the Marvel Studios film The Fantastic Four, set to release in 2025, replacing Jon Watts, who exited the project to take a break from superhero films. On August 26, 2022, Shakman exited the Star Trek film, citing "scheduling issues", before being confirmed as the Fantastic Four director just weeks later. When asked why he chose to do Fantastic Four over Star Trek, Shakman said: "[M]ovies have different journeys and momentums, and schedules are a little bit mercurial, and so when the Fantastic Four opportunity came up, it was just too hard to pass up and to go back home to Marvel, a place that I worked on WandaVision at, with those people who are wonderful collaborators." Description above from the Wikipedia article Matt Shakman, licenced under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Matt Shakman
  • Popularity: 3.963
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1975-08-08
  • Place of Birth: Ventura, California, USA
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Matt Shakman Movies

  • 1989
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    Meet the Hollowheads

    Meet the Hollowheads

    6 1989 HD

    The Hollowheads are a strange, futuristic family that live in a Jetsons type world complete with many cool gadgets. Henry is hoping for a promotion...

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  • 1988
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    A Night at the Magic Castle

    A Night at the Magic Castle

    4 1988 HD

    Boy turns seven, and is flown to Magic Castle by Harry Houdini to battle an evil magician and his young protégé.

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  • 2019
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    Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe

    Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe

    5.8 2019 HD

    An exciting look into the future of Marvel Studios' films and upcoming Disney+ series.

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  • 2014
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    Cut Bank

    Cut Bank

    5.7 2014 HD

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  • 2025
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    The Fantastic Four: First Steps

    The Fantastic Four: First Steps

    1 2025 HD

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  • 2009
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    A Very Sunny Christmas

    A Very Sunny Christmas

    9.2 2009 HD

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  • 2009
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    The Nightman Cometh: Live

    The Nightman Cometh: Live

    9.5 2009 HD

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  • 1985
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    Growing Pains

    Growing Pains

    6.472 1985 HD

    Fatherhood has taken on a whole new meaning for Jason Seaver, who has assumed the chores of cooking, cleaning and minding the kids so that his wife,...

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  • 1984
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    Night Court

    Night Court

    7.3 1984 HD

    An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.

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  • 1979
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    The Facts of Life

    The Facts of Life

    7 1979 HD

    The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from August 24, 1979, to May 7, 1988, making it the longest...

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  • 1988
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    Just the Ten of Us

    Just the Ten of Us

    7.3 1988 HD

    Just the Ten of Us is an American sitcom starring stand-up comedian Bill Kirchenbauer as Coach Graham Lubbock, a teacher and the head of a large...

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  • 1984
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    Highway to Heaven

    Highway to Heaven

    7.408 1984 HD

    A probationary angel is sent back to Earth to team up with an ex-cop and help people.

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  • 2021
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    7.195 2021 HD

    Go behind the scenes of the shows and movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, following the filmmakers, cast and crew, and Marvel heroes every step...

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    7.471 1970 HD

    After the unexpected death of her husband, a suburban mom resorts to selling weed to support her family.

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    8.029 1970 HD

    Chris is a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the early 1980s. Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bused...

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    7.7 1970 HD

    In Tree Hill, North Carolina two half brothers share a last name and nothing else. Brooding, blue-collar Lucas is a talented street-side basketball...

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    7.1 1970 HD

    The close-knit Walker family deals with struggles and triumphs.

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    6.897 1970 HD

    Relationship coach Marin Frist knows what to look for, what to avoid and what will make her happy. As the many fans of her two bestselling books...

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    6.8 1970 HD

    The series depicts the family of a single mother and her romance with a single father.

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    6.133 1970 HD

    Serial monogamist Brian O'Hara hits his mid-30s and suddenly realizes he's the last bachelor standing in his circle of friends. Not averse to the...

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    7.6 1970 HD

    After the death of his wife, world-class neurosurgeon Dr. Andrew Brown leaves Manhattan and moves his family to the small town of Everwood, Colorado....

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    7.5 1970 HD

    Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy...

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    6.7 1970 HD

    Bradin, Nikki and Derrick are 3 kids from an average normal Kansas household. Their whole life is thrown upside-down when their parents are...

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    8.1 1970 HD

    When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least...

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    8.143 1970 HD

    Oliver Beene is an American sitcom. Set in 1962 and 1963, the show chronicled the trials and tribulations of the 11-to-12-year-old Oliver Beene, in...

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    8.1 1970 HD

    Set in 1960-1970 New York, this sexy, stylized and provocative drama follows the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue...

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    7.7 1970 HD

    When Buy More computer geek Chuck Bartowski unwittingly downloads a database of government information and deadly fighting skills into his head, he...

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    8.589 1970 HD

    Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional...

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    7.354 1970 HD

    Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable...

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    7.7 1970 HD

    Dr. Craig Huffstodt, a family man and a successful psychiatrist, gets a wake-up call after a tragedy occurs with one of his patients.

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    7.872 1970 HD

    Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad)....

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    1 1970 HD

    Windfall is a serial drama television series about a group of people in an unnamed small city who win almost $400,000,000 in a lottery.

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    7.9 1970 HD

    Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and...

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    8.293 1970 HD

    Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships....

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    6.288 1970 HD

    Betty Suarez is smart, tough and tenacious, but also sensitive and loving. She hopes these skills will help her to get a job within the Meade...

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    6.95 1970 HD

    A family of crooks assume the identity of an upper-middle-class suburban clan in the Deep South.

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  • 1970
    imgS7 E14

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    7.2 1970 HD

    A hospital isn't a place for lazy people. It's a place for smart people who take care of people who aren't smart enough to keep themselves healthy....

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    6.612 1970 HD

    Contra Security is a high tech security firm that specializes in breaking in as a way to test security measures. The team members comprise various...

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    6.9 1970 HD

    Jack Bourdain had it all but messed it up going wild. Four years later, he ends up with a crappy job in Pizza Chain. Then, he gets an offer to get...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E10

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    6 1970 HD

    Amanda Vaughn, once the ultimate high school "mean girl," is forced to return home in disgrace after her marriage ends in scandal. As Amanda and her...

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  • 1970
    imgS4 E23

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    7.6 1970 HD

    When Emily Thorne moves to the Hamptons, everyone wonders about the new girl, but she knows everything about them, including what they did to her...

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  • 1970
    imgS3 E10

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    6.6 1970 HD

    Desperate times call for desperate measures and Ray Drecker's situation couldn't be much tougher. The former high school sports legend turned...

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  • 1970
    imgS7 E22

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    7.582 1970 HD

    Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political...

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  • 1970
    imgS5 E10

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    8.295 1970 HD

    A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E13

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    5.2 1970 HD

    A prominent Boston family attempts to redefine itself in the wake of a chilling discovery that links their recently deceased patriarch to a string of...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E20

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    7.2 1970 HD

    Once upon the 1970s, Dan Stark and his partner, Frank Savage, were big-shot Dallas detectives. So big, in fact, that they were lauded as American...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E22

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    6.8 1970 HD

    A lone American manages the new call center of an American novelties company in Bombay and must explain American popular culture to his employees as...

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  • 1970
    imgS4 E22

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    7.526 1970 HD

    James "Jimmy" Chance is a clueless 24-year-old who impregnates a serial killer during a one-night-stand. Earning custody of his daughter after the...

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  • 1970
    imgS3 E23

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    6.994 1970 HD

    A fresh and funny take on modern friendship and what one urban family will do to stay friends after the perfect couple who brought them all together...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E13

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    6.778 1970 HD

    The supernatural phenomenon begins again with a fresh crop of inspiring heroes who take on the ultimate struggle between those with extraordinary...

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  • 1970
    imgS8 E6

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    8.457 1970 HD

    Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very...

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  • 1970
    imgS7 E12

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    7.7 1970 HD

    A complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance. Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and the brilliant, ambitious...

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  • 1970
    imgS4 E8

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    8.466 1970 HD

    A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E9

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    8.226 1970 HD

    Wanda Maximoff and Vision—two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.

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  • 1970
    imgS3 E10

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    8.105 1970 HD

    A genre-bending, anti-historical ride through 18th century Russia following the rise of Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great and her...

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  • 1970
    imgS4 E10

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    8.259 1970 HD

    Follow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment...

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  • 1970
    imgS3 E10

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    8.105 1970 HD

    A genre-bending, anti-historical ride through 18th century Russia following the rise of Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great and her...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E9

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    8.226 1970 HD

    Wanda Maximoff and Vision—two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E8

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    6.8 1970 HD

    After an unspeakable tragedy at CompWare, a games studio based in downtown Los Angeles, a mysterious consultant, Regus Patoff, blows into town and...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E8

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    6.8 1970 HD

    After an unspeakable tragedy at CompWare, a games studio based in downtown Los Angeles, a mysterious consultant, Regus Patoff, blows into town and...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E8

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    6.5 1970 HD

    The outrageous story of Somen “Steve” Banerjee, an Indian immigrant who became the unlikely founder of the world’s greatest...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E8

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    6.5 1970 HD

    The outrageous story of Somen “Steve” Banerjee, an Indian immigrant who became the unlikely founder of the world’s greatest...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E10

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    7.858 1970 HD

    After surviving Godzilla's attack on San Francisco, Cate is shaken yet again by a shocking secret. Amid monstrous threats, she embarks on a...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E13

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    6.778 1970 HD

    The supernatural phenomenon begins again with a fresh crop of inspiring heroes who take on the ultimate struggle between those with extraordinary...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E10

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    7.858 1970 HD

    After surviving Godzilla's attack on San Francisco, Cate is shaken yet again by a shocking secret. Amid monstrous threats, she embarks on a...

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  • 1970
    imgS7 E16

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    7.683 1970 HD

    Elegant, proper Grace and freewheeling, eccentric Frankie are a pair of frenemies whose lives are turned upside down - and permanently intertwined -...

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  • 1970
    imgS5 E13

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    7.424 1970 HD

    Narcissistic, brash, and self-destructive Jimmy Shive-Overly thinks all relationships are doomed. Cynical, people-pleasing, and stubborn Gretchen...

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  • 1970
    imgS2 E7

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    6.7 1970 HD

    The story of the mysterious and brilliant Jack Parsons in 1940s Los Angeles as by day he helps birth the discipline of American rocketry and by night...

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  • 1970
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    Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

    10 1970 HD

    Inconceivable is an American primetime television medical drama, which was broadcast on NBC. The program premiered on September 23, 2005. The show...

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