# Marvel's VisionQuest Makes TV History

> James Spader returns as Ultron in Marvel's VisionQuest, his first TV role since The Blacklist.
- Title: Marvel's VisionQuest Makes TV History · ScreenRant | Shortify
- Summary: James Spader returns as Ultron in Marvel's VisionQuest, his first TV role since The Blacklist. James Spader's VisionQuest debut as Ultron marks his first…
- Keywords: visionquest, james spader, ultron, marvel studios, the blacklist, disney+, paul bettany, wanda vision, avengers age of ultron, entertainment, culture, Marvel's
- Source: ScreenRant — https://screenrant.com/visionquest-james-spader-ultron-first-tv-role-since-blacklist
- Author: Kevin Erdmann
- Published: 2026-10-15T04:04:29+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: visionquest, james spader, ultron, marvel studios, the blacklist, disney+, paul bettany, wanda vision, avengers age of ultron, entertainment, culture
## VisionQuest Debuts
Marvel Studios' VisionQuest series returns Paul Bettany as Vision seeking identity after WandaVision.

> Vision is in search of identity and his lost humanity in the wake of WandaVision
## James Spader's Ultron Return
James Spader reprises his role as Ultron 11 years after Avengers: Age of Ultron.

> bringing back james spader to the role eleven years after he first debuted in 2015's avengers: age of ultron
## Spader's TV Hiatus
Spader's last television role was on The Blacklist in 2023, ending after ten seasons.

> serving as one of his most well-known television roles, james spader spent years playing raymond "red" reddington
## Ultron's MCU History
Ultron was spared by Vision after Sokovia, becoming a prisoner in his mindscape for over a decade.

> he was indeed "backed up and copy-pasted" into vision's mindscape after sokovia
## VisionQuest's Impact
VisionQuest marks Spader's first TV role since The Blacklist, making television history.

> it's making television history with james spader finally returning to television to begin with
## New Episodes
New VisionQuest episodes release Tuesday nights on Disney+ from Marvel Studios.

> new episodes of visionquest release tuesday nights on disney+ from marvel studios
## Key takeaway

James Spader's VisionQuest debut as Ultron marks his first television role since 2015's The Blacklist.