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Sasheer Zamata Makes Marvel History in ‘Agatha All Along’

With one casual line, Sasheer Zamata just made Marvel history.

The Saturday Night Live alum recently joined the MCU as Jennifer Kale, a witch-turned-wellness guru with a penchant for potions. In Agatha All Along, she serves as an ally to Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn), and in the series’ latest episode, she became the first to acknowledge an infamous comic-book character on-screen.

MCU Easter eggs aside, Agatha All Along series is a notable departure for Marvel and even its most magic-centric projects. For a show about a coven of witches, it’s surprisingly down to earth. The main characters don’t possess wild superpowers like Scarlet Witch or Doctor Strange. Most of them, like Zamata’s Jennifer, have been stripped of whatever powers they once had and forced to rely on good old-fashioned craft work.

“For a Disney show, I was surprised at how deep into witch stuff we were getting,” Zamata says. “This show is created by people who also are nerdy about witch lore and rituals, and it’s very cool to be a part of a project like that. A lot of research went into this.”

That research shines through in the latest episode of Agatha All Along, which also serves as a spotlight for the character. As the series kicks into a higher gear, Inverse caught up with Zamata to tease all that’s in store for the coven of chaos.

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