X-Men ’97 Season 2 Will Be Out Pretty Late

With the success of X-Men ’97, fans are expecting bigger and better things in the season 2 follow up. As such, it’s natural to expect the wait to be a lot longer than usual.

According to an exclusive interview from Collider, Marvel Studios’ head of streaming/television/animation Brad Winderbaum said Season 2 of X-Men ’97 will not be arriving until 2026.

“Season 2 of X-Men ‘97 is going to be in ‘26. We’re working on it now. It’s exciting. That world of the ‘90s is just… Honestly […] I can’t believe they let me make it. I grew up at Marvel, as you know, clocked a lot of time here, and I feel like I used a lot of currency to revive this thing that I loved watching after school. So, the fact that we get to play in that universe with those actors is honestly why I went into this business in the first place.

I think, certainly, the viewership has opened up some opportunities on the development side for us on animation. To me, it’s important to try to get to an annual cadence with these shows and to have something that people can rely on. This has been a challenge for streaming in general, but I really want to create television shows that feel like shows. So, part of that is creating a seasonal cadence that people can rely on.

So, we do have other things we’re working on, but X-Men ‘97 and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man are the top priorities in trying to get to a place where we can reliably have very strong seasons every year.”

The long wait time is to ensure that it maintains or exceeds the level of quality the first season dished out. And boy did it ever.

You can watch the whole of X-Men ’97 Season 1 right now on Disney+ Hotstar. Or just watch the references videos we’ve done that point out cameos and references to Marvel.