Followers longing for the return of X-Males ‘97 should wait slightly longer. Whereas many anticipated Season 2 to drop in 2025, Marvel has now confirmed that the wait extends into 2026.
Marvel’s head of streaming, tv, and animation, Brad Winderbaum, broke the information in an interview with Collider, saying:
“Season 2 of X-Males ’97 goes to be in ’26. We’re engaged on it now. It is thrilling. That world of the ’90s is simply… I am unable to imagine they let me make it.
“I grew up at Marvel, as you recognize, clocked a variety of time right here, and I really feel like I used a variety of foreign money to revive this factor that I beloved watching after college. So, the truth that we get to play in that universe with these actors is truthfully why I went into this enterprise within the first place.”
The animated revival has been certainly one of Marvel’s extra well-liked latest tasks, efficiently persevering with the legacy of the fan-favorite X-Males: The Animated Collection whereas introducing it to a brand new era.
With Season 2 deep in manufacturing and a 3rd season already greenlit, there’s a lot extra mutant motion forward, simply not as quickly as followers had hoped.
Season 3 can be shaping up, with What If author and producer Matthew Chauncey taking up writing duties. He steps in for authentic showrunner Beau DeMayo, who was fired by Marvel earlier than Season 1 even aired. Winderbaum previoulsy teased what’s coming subsequent, saying:
“Proper now, we’re nonetheless engaged on X-Males ’97 season 2. It is coming collectively amazingly, and the scripts for season 3 are insane.”
Whereas X-Males ’97 is preserving the animated nook of Marvel robust, the long-awaited live-action X-Males reboot stays in growth. Winderbaum acknowledged this, including:
“That’s definitely scratching the X-Males itch for me on tv. And there may be an X-Males characteristic in growth proper now, so that’s the focus of X-Males at the moment.”
So, whereas the look ahead to X-Males ’97 Season 2 is longer than anticipated, Marvel is hoping to make the wait price it.
