Marvel Names Writers for Zodiac: A New Spy Series Unveiled

Spy shows stick with you. They whisper in the dark and make you squint at every neighbor. Marvel’s latest move follows that instinct: the studio has tapped Amit Cohen and Ron Leshem to write Zodiac, a new espionage thriller headed to Disney+.

When the project was first announced on October 8, details were scarce. Now insiders tell Deadline the story centers on two spies who hunt people with unusual abilities—agents shadowing the extraordinary. Tension, secrecy, and the moral thickets that come with policing power seem baked into the premise.

Production is expected to begin in 2027, with a Disney+ premiere slated for 2028.

Leshem is hardly new to high-stakes drama. He co-created the Israeli original of Euphoria and was involved in HBO’s adaptation—Sam Levinson’s version that launched Zendaya to stratospheric fame. Amit Cohen and Leshem form a familiar creative pairing; together they’ve created and executive-produced series such as Trust No One, Bad Boy, 8200, Red Skies and Traitor. That track record suggests Zodiac will lean into character-driven suspense rather than cheap spectacle.

Context matters. Zodiac arrives as Marvel’s live-action TV roster thins. Many of the studio’s recent small-screen entries have wrapped or are winding down. The WandaVision arc reaches a close this month with VisionQuest, which began airing on October 13 and will finish its run on November 10 with eight episodes released weekly. Daredevil: Born Again, which brought back fan favorites including Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock and Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, is scheduled to conclude next year with its third season.

Not every experiment stuck. Wonder Man lasted only one season before Marvel opted not to continue. Still, the show delivered an unexpected payoff: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II earned an Emmy nomination for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series—Marvel’s first nomination in that particular category since WandaVision.

Zodiac may be an attempt to recalibrate — a leaner, sharper series that plays to the strengths of its creative team and the appetite for espionage with a twist. Will it reshape Marvel’s TV ambitions? Time, and a few smart plot twists, will tell.