The full team are back to chat about Wonder Man Episode 7 "Kathy Friedman" as Simon Williams is concerned his secret will be exposed to the world by a journalist but he is not the target. As always we discuss the episode in spoiler filled detail.

Wonder Man Episode 7 "Kathy Friedman" Details

Executive Producers are Kevin Feige, Stephen Broussard, Jonathan Schwartz, Louis D’Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Guest

Directed by Stella Meghie

Written by Kira Talise and Andrew Guest

Episode Synopsis:

Filming on the Wonder Man Movie begins. Simon Williams struggles to be personable with the crew and to communicate his thoughts on the script, but is helped by Trevor Slattery. 

At a dinner meeting with his team his agent Janelle informs the pair that The New York Times journalist Kathy Friedman is writing a profile on them, terrifying Simon who describes her as a character assassin of the highest order, who could discover and reveal his secret, just like she did with Joseph Gordon Levitt. 

He becomes paranoid after learning that Friedman talked to his ex-girlfriend Vivian, his mom, and brother Eric about him for her story. Vivian reveals to Simon that she knows he has powers, but she did not say anything about them to Friedman. 

Still concerned as they sit down for their joint interview with Kathy Friedman the next day, Simon is surprised to learn that Eric only had good things to say and he’s really proud of him. 

It wasn’t Simon who should have been concerned Kathy Friedman grills Trevor about what happened after his arrest when he returned to US soil and asks him what government deal he cut to avoid returning to prison, prompting him to walk out of the interview. 

Confronted by Simon, Trevor confesses the truth of his deal with the Department Of Damage Control to spy on Simon but promises that he will find a way to get out of it. 

Upset and overwhelmed, Simon goes to a Wonder Man soundstage and unleashes a large explosion that destroys the set.

Wonder Man Episode 7 Cast

• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams
• Ben Kingsley as Trevor Slattery
• X Mayo as Janelle
• Olivia Thirlby as Vivian
• Arian Moayed as Agent Cleary
• Zlatko Buric as Von Kovak
• Shola Adewusi as Martha Williams
• with Lauren Weedman as Kathy Friedman

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Date recorded: 12/02/2026

Date published: 18/02/2026

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