It looks like the Marvel Cinematic Universe is officially shutting the Darkhold on Agatha All Along season 2, as Jac Schaeffer’s nine-episode Disney+ show could be living up to its ‘limited series’ billing. Although many were disappointed that they wouldn’t be getting WandaVision season 2, Agatha All Along filled that gap as something of a spiritual successor. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem that Agatha will be forming a new coven anytime soon.

Agatha All Along was a largely self-contained story that showed Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn) leading her coven down the mythical Witches’ Road. However, it soon became clear that the titular wicked witch wasn’t the only focus. Introducing major players, including Joe Locke’s Billy Maximoff/Wiccan, Agatha All Along also featured the (well-signposted) reveal that Aubrey Plaza was playing Lady Death in the MCU. Even though things neatly tied off in episode 9, fans had high hopes that Agatha All Along season 2 would take flight on its broomstick.

Agatha All Along Season 2 Gets a Disappointing Update

Agatha All Along was a breath of fresh air at a time when the MCU was caught in accusations of franchise fatigue. Fans had received disappointing outings in Secret Invasion and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, while Nia DaCosta’s The Marvels was struck down as a box office bomb. Combining just the right sparkle of Schaeffer’s WandaVision with an ensemble cast of Hahn, Plaza, Patti LuPone, and more, Agatha All Along became a campy classic. Sadly, LuPone has pretty much killed hopes of season 2.

Speaking to Andy Cohen on his Sirius XM podcast (via The Wrap), the Lilia Calderau actor claimed that although Disney was looking to Schaeffer for a second season, the show’s creator shot down the idea. In LuPone’s own words:

“[Schaffer] said, ‘I don’t do second seasons.’ She said, ‘They wanted me to do a second season of Wanda Vision and I didn’t.’ She said, ‘There’s too much to write,’ so she does one-offs and I’m really hoping and praying that someday I get to work with her again because she’s magic.”

It came as LuPone learned Lilia’s fate and also implored Schaeffer to return to this world. Marvel Studios Television entered Agatha All Along into the Best Comedy Series categories at the Golden Globe, Emmy, and SAG awards instead of the Limited Series or Anthology categories. This sparked speculation that Agatha All Along season 2 was at least in the planning stages.

However, Schaeffer’s musings don’t come as much of a surprise. WandaVision is considered one of the best things the MCU has ever produced, and it still didn’t get a second season. Director Matt Shakman was keen to hammer home the fact that Agatha All Along isn’t WandaVision season 2, instead seeing it as its own entity. Despite the return of Hahn’s and a couple of other characters from WandaVision, Agatha All Along managed to strike out on its own. Then again, Marvel Television Studios isn’t known for commissioning second seasons. Apart from Loki and the upcoming Daredevil: Born Again, none of its live-action shows have ever been renewed.

We Don’t Need Agatha All Along Season 2

It’s easy to look at what could happen in Agatha All Along season 2, especially with a ghostly Harkness being pulled straight from the pages of 2015’s Scarlet Witch #1. Although Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha wasn’t killed by a vengeful Wanda Maximoff like her comic book counterpart, there were hints at where things were going. While Ghost Agatha aided Wanda in the 2015 comic series, the Agatha season 1 finale mixed things up a bit and set up her heading off with Billy to find his brother, Tommy.

There’s also the fact that Agatha All Along completely ignored the potential of the Darkhold. WandaVision teased the potential that the Book of the Damned could bring to this magical side of the MCU. Despite it seemingly being destroyed during Doctor Strange in the Multiverse, Agatha All Along’s mentions of the Darkhold had audiences thinking it could connect to a bigger story. Speaking of the wider world, a mythical Agatha All Along season 2 could have included Sacha Baron Cohen’s rumored Mephisto after he was finally name-dropped in the MCU, but missed out on a season 1 cameo.

Still, none of this needs to happen in an official Agatha All Along season 2. Both WandaVision and Agatha All Along had unique concepts that made them stand out from the pack. They felt like distant cousins with a familiarity, but are very much their own separate stories. Although unconventional, a new series from Schaeffer could spring from Sasheer Zamata’s standout performance as Jennifer Kale, possibly giving fans a much darker Midnight Sons miniseries. Schaeffer could bring together forgotten characters like Gael García Bernal’s Werewolf by Knight, Oscar Isaac’s Moon Knight, and even a new Ghost Rider, again doing something different.

For now, Agatha All Along can rest easy and live on without being potentially tarnished by season 2. After there was a buzz that Schaeffer could lead every WandaVision spin-off series, there’s still hope that she can. The showrunner hasn’t said she’s done with the MCU, but just reiterated that she doesn’t do second seasons. It’s also hard to ignore Schaeffer’s thoughts on Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, telling RadioTimes.com she hoped to see ‘more’ of Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff. That’s far from confirmation she’s working on something new with the character, but with rumors of an eventual Scarlet Witch solo movie, she’d be a popular choice to direct.

In the meantime, Schaeffer could remain on staff to consult on the Paul Bettany-led Vision Quest, which is being helmed by Terry Matalas. As the Vision Quest cast grows with the likes of James Spader, it’s possible that Locke and Hahn could appear and continue their search for Tommy. Others think that Wiccan will get his own miniseries to continue Agatha’s dangling plot threads. Picture the scene where Agatha and the boys are reunited with Vision, and if the rumors that Olsen is appearing in Avengers: Secret Wars are true, it would all flow nicely into a potential Scarlet Witch movie. It’s all wild speculation, but after two certified hits in a row, Schaeffer is sure to continue being an in-demand talent for the MCU.