Marvel Animation’s sneak peek at D23 on Saturday offered many intriguing updates on highly-anticipated series. The session featured a panel including Marvel’s Head of Streaming, Television & Animation Brad Winderbaum, and What If…? co-helmer Bryan Andrews.
Takeaways from the closed-door presentation included:
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (Disney+)
Following its tease at the Marvel Studios previews in December, the project (formerly titled Spider-Man: Freshman Year) was discussed by series creator Jeff Trammell, who introduced voice stars Hudson Thames (Peter Parker) and Colman Domingo (Norman Osborn), who watches over Peter in this version of the tale with questionable intent.
Other characters confirmed to appear in the show at the panel include Doctor Octopus, Doctor Conners and Doctor Strange; the extraterrestrial parasites known as the Symbiote will also play a role. Early footage also shows Peter meeting Nico Minoru.
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Marvel Zombies (Disney+)
Attendees got an exclusive look at the four-episode mini-series, created by Zeb Wells, which showed Shang-Chi, Katy Chen and Xu Wenwu confronting a horde of the undead before time jumping five years into the future, where the zombie apocalypse has left the world a Mad Max-like wasteland.
Eyes of Wakanda (Disney+)
Also revealed at the December studio lot previews, the show will explore Wakandan history through tales of the brave warriors who traveled the world to collect vibranium artifacts. A quick first-look glimpse revealed a 3D animation style for the show, which will also be a four-part mini-series.
X-Men ’97 (Disney+)
Fans got a little tidbit about the second season of this critically acclaimed throwback series. The panel revealed that Season 2 will feature new outfits based on Grant Morrison’s suit designs. Footage also showed Magneto on trial in the upcoming story arc.
What If…? (Disney+)
Marvel confirmed that the speculative standalone will end after Season 3, which will feature the return of Oscar Isaac as Moon Knight as well as appearances from Ironheart and White Vision.
On top of the previously revealed episodes where Nebula joins the Nova Corps and Happy Hogan saves Christmas, one of the S3 episodes will show Captain America lead a team of mech pilots in a battle against Gamma Monsters.
