Due to the ongoing actors and writers strike, Marvel has announced new release dates for its slate of Disney+ TV shows.
What If…?. Echo, and Agatha: Coven of Chaos, now titled Agatha: Darkhold Diaries, are among the titles receiving the updated new release dates.
Check out the updates below.
Loki Season 2
The Loki Season 2 release date is unchanged and remains set for Oct. 6; however, Echo, which was supposed to drop all its episodes on November 29 is now pushed back to January 2024.
Loki Season 2 picks up in the aftermath of the shocking season finale when Loki finds himself in a battle for the soul of the Time Variance Authority. Along with Mobius, Hunter B-15, and a team of new and returning characters, Loki navigates an ever-expanding and increasingly dangerous Multiverse in search of Sylvie, Judge Renslayer, Miss Minutes, and the truth of what it means to possess free will and glorious purpose.
Echo
Marvel Studios’ Echo will arrive on November 29, 2023 on Disney+, with all episodes dropping onto the streaming platform that day. The new series tells the origin story of Maya Lopez, whose ruthless behavior in New York City catches up with her in her hometown. She must face her past, reconnect with her Native American roots and embrace the meaning of family and community if she ever hopes to move forward.
What If…?
What If…? Season 2 is said to be debuting around Christmas Day, which previously was supposed to be released in early 2023.
Details known include Jeffrey Wright returns as the voice of the Watcher, and Laurence Fishburne plays Giant Man.
X-Men ’97
The X-Men ’97 animated series was originally supposed to be released this Fall but will now be released in early 2024, with it said the show is retro and a love letter to the original, and that a season two remains in the works.
“We’re gonna be picking up about several months after Professor X left Earth after being shot by Henry Gyrich and had to return to the Shi’ar homeworld to be with Lilandra. And what ends up happening is that assassination attempt has led to this wave of increased sympathy towards mutants and understanding. Despite the Friends of Humanity still having their mullets and getting all kind of up in it, things are really starting to look up for mutants,” revealed writer and executive producer behind the series, Beau DeMayo in March.
Agatha
The Agatha spinoff from WandaVision sees a couple of changes as the title drops “Coven of Chaos” in favor of “Darkhold Diaries” and will be released in the early Fall of 2024, said to serve as a lead-up to the Halloween holiday in October.
Ironheart
Ironheart was supposed to be released this Fall as well, but according to THR, is now off the schedule, as they report the series is finished shooting but its completion is affected by the strikes.
Update: Is Ironheart canceled?
Daredevil: Born Again
Daredevil: Born Again has also been impacted by the strikes as filming has stopped. The series was supposed to be released in Spring 2024 but no new released date is known as of yet.
We’ve been told by insiders Marvel is retooling things to make it more in line with the popular Netflix show.
Wonder Man
The Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Wonder Man series was also forced to stop production and has no release date as of yet.
MCU TV release date schedule:
- Loki Season 2 — Oct.6 (unchanged)
- What If…? S2 — Christmas 2023
- Echo — Jan. 2024
- X-Men ’97 — early 2024
- Agatha: Darkhold Diaries — early fall 2024
- Ironheart — undated
- Daredevil: Born Again — filming on pause / undated
- Wonder Man — filming on pause / undated
(via THR)
