Wanda Maximoff’s spin-off show WandaVision was the captivating continuation of the character’s story post-Endgame. Its ending was a real tearjerker as Wanda came to terms with the consequences of her fabricated reality with Vision, but the show’s jaw-dropping inclusion of her brother Pietro was also fueled by poignancy.

Evan Peters’ Quicksilver first appeared in 20th Century Fox’s X-Men: Days of Future Past, and most were surprised and confused by his portrayal appearing in the MCU – where the X-Men have not debuted yet. Marvel fans thought that it was the opening of the Multiverse, ahead of its expected awakening in Spider-Man: No Way Home, but Pietro’s role wasn’t as revelatory as that. Fans actually expected Doctor Strange to turn up – which Benedict Cumberbatch apologized for – leaving the Marvel community with a lot more questions about Pietro.

Luckily, creator Jac Schaeffer had all the answers for The Empire Film Podcast and its listeners, who explained why Peters returned to the role instead of Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Schaeffer confirmed that the first reason was to serve a meta joke to Marvel fans, who would most likely get a kick out of debating its significance.

The second and most important reason is related to Wanda’s grief and how people remember the faces of loved ones who have passed. Schaeffer revealed that a grief counselor was brought on set to explore the symptoms that grief-stricken individuals suffer from. One particular trait that people develop during the grieving process is anxiety over remembering their loved one’s face, and Schaeffer thought that this should be explored in the show. Wanda’s grief for her brother warped how she remembered him physically, and this was also the perfect opportunity to give a nod to Peters’ portrayal.

If you continue this deep dive into Marvel theories and analysis, there may be no way to return from that black hole. In addition to Schaeffer’s insight, a recent theory suggests that each of the first six spin-off shows for Disney Plus is connected to an Infinity Stone, which is a fascinating concept. WandaVision is thought to represent the Reality Stone – since the Scarlet Witch built an alternate reality around her – and The Falcon and The Winter Soldier seems to be connected to the Power Stone.

Evan Peters, one of Ryan Murphy’s go-to actors, is set as the title character in Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, a Netflix limited series co-created by longtime collaborators Murphy and Ian Brennan, Deadline has learned. Another actor from the Ryan Murphy TV universe, Niecy Nash, is set to star in the seres, which also has cast Penelope Ann Miller, Shaun J. Brown and Colin Ford, sources said. They join previously announced Richard Jenkins. Netflix declined comment.

Monster chronicles the story of one of America’s most notorious serial killers (Peters), largely told from the point of view of Dahmer’s victims, and dives deeply into the police incompetence and apathy that allowed the Wisconsin native to go on a multiyear killing spree. The series dramatizes at least 10 instances where Dahmer was almost apprehended but ultimately let go. The series also is expected to touch on white privilege, as Dahmer, a clean-cut, good-looking white guy, was repeatedly given a free pass by cops as well as by judges who were lenient when he had been charged with petty crimes.

Carl Franklin is directing the pilot episode. Mock will direct and write several episodes. The two executive produce with Murphy and Brennan. Rounding out the writers room with Brennan and Mock is David McMillan, who serves as supervising producer for the 10-episode limited series that spans the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s and ends with Dahmer’s arrest in the early ’90s. Rashad Robinson of Color of Change, a racial justice project, also serves as supervising producer. Also executive producing are Ryan Murphy Prods.’ Alexis Martin Woodall and Eric Kovtun; Scott Robertson is a co-producer.

Known as the Milwaukee Cannibal or the Milwaukee Monster, Dahmer murdered and dismembered 17 men and boys from 1978-1991, many of them persons of color and some underage. Most of the murders also involved necrophilia, cannibalism and the preservation of body parts. Convicted of 16 murders, he was beaten to death by another inmate in 1994, two years into his sentence. He was 34.

Peters has been a regular presence on Murphy’s American Horror Story since the start, with 1984 as the only season he has not appeared in. He is slated to be back for the upcoming Double Feature installment on FX. Peters also recurred on the Murphy-produced FX drama Pose. He recently recurred on Disney+’s WandaVision and will next be seen opposite Kate WInslet in HBO’s Mare of Easttown.