Not way back, this vacation season was shaping as much as be an thrilling one for Marvel followers. Half a dozen Marvel reveals had been both rumored or confirmed for the autumn and winter, however after the newest scheduling shakeup, solely two stay. In line with The Hollywood Reporter, Loki season 2 and What If…? season 2 are the one Marvel sequence that can premiere on Disney+ this fall, as delays have impacted Echo, Agatha, and the animated sequence X-Males ’97.
Sources inform The Hollywood Reporter that Marvel needs to unfold out its content material “to make every title an occasion for followers and audiences.” Marvel’s model new technique, mixed with the fallout of the continuing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, has resulted in a number of delays.
Loki season 2 is now the one Marvel present coming this fall. Regardless of all of the turmoil within the trade, the brand new season will nonetheless premiere on October 6, as deliberate. Given the essential success of the primary season, Marvel undoubtedly has excessive hopes for Tom Hiddleston’s return.
Marvel has but to announce a launch date for What If…? season 2, however The Hollywood Reporter claims that it ought to begin streaming round Christmas Day. Jeffrey Wright will reprise his position as The Watcher as Marvel explores extra alternate variations of acquainted tales.
Transferring on to delays, Marvel reportedly moved the Hawkeye spinoff sequence Echo from November 29, 2023, to January 2024. Marvel presumably nonetheless plans to launch all episodes of Echo without delay, which will likely be a primary for the studio. Alaqua Cox will return as Maya Lopez, aka Echo, with Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio set to look as Daredevil and Kingpin.
X-Males ’97 — a sequel to X-Males: The Animated Collection, which ran for 5 seasons from 1992 to 1997 — was additionally apparently slated to drop this yr, however Marvel has determined to push it to early 2024 as properly. A second season is already within the works.
Lastly, not solely has Marvel delayed Agatha: Coven of Chaos from winter 2023 to fall 2024, however the studio additionally modified its identify. Once more. Agatha: Darkhold Diaries is alleged to be the newest identify of the sequence after Marvel axed Home of Harkness and Coven of Chaos.
THR additionally notes that Ironheart, Daredevil: Born Once more, and Surprise Man are all impacted by the strikes. As such, there’s no telling when they’ll debut on Disney+.
