Marvel Zombies - General Discussion

[The Crazed Spruce]

Spinning off from "What If...?", and currently in production.

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The animated series from Marvel Studios reimagines the Marvel Universe as a new generation of heroes battle against an ever-spreading zombie scourge. Directed by Executive Producer Bryan Andrews and written by Executive Producer Zeb Wells.

 

[Spartan Girl]

Can they retcon it so that Hope, Sharon, and Okoye are still alive and not zombies?

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From D23...

Shang-Chi's MCU Return In Marvel Zombies Revealed In First-Look Footage Details
Ross Tanenbaum   Aug 10, 2024
https://screenrant.com/shang-chi-marvel-zombies-footage-description-d23/ 

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The footage features Shang-Chi fighting hordes of zombies alongside his father, Wenwu a.k.a. The Mandarin, who sacrifices himself as Shang-Chi is bitten. The Ten Rings save Shang-Chi's life, before a time jump to 5 years later. In an apocalyptic future, Katy and Shang-Chi fight a Skrull biker gang in a Mad Max-style sequence. The footage shown at D23 confirmed that Shang-Chi - with his zombified arm protected by the Rings - Katy, and Jimmy Woo are the main characters of the upcoming show.
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The footage also featured the return of Death Dealer, the high-ranking warrior who died in Shang-Chi. The series also features similar animation to What If...?, which included a zombie episode in its first season. Marvel Animation has not yet confirmed a release date for Marvel Zombies, but revealed that it will consist of four episodes, will have a TV-MA rating (the second after Echo), and will release on Disney+.

Edited August 11, 2024 by tv echo

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[AnimeMania]

Marvel Zombies   (Animated)    October 3, 2025     Disney+     4 episodes

Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel

Simu Liu as Xu Shang Chi

Awkwafina as Katy Chen

Andy Le as Death Dealer

Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams / Ironheart

David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian

Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova / Black Widow

Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop / Hawkeye

Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch

Randall Park as Jimmy Woo

Todd Williams

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Marvel Animation 2025 Preview: ‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man,’ ‘Eyes of Wakanda,’ and ‘Marvel Zombies’
January 10, 2025
https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/marvel-animation-2025-sneak-peek/ 

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Marvel Zombies

Streaming October 3, 2025, on Disney+

The fifth episode from Season 1 of What If…? pondered the possibility of an alternate reality in which the MCU films Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) and Avengers: Infinity War (2018) ended differently — resulting in a zombie apocalypse that left a few surviving heroes in search of a cure. That episode inspired the new series Marvel Zombies.

“Brad and Kevin loved the What If…? episode so much. They were like, ‘We need more zombies!'” showrunner Bryan Andrews recalled. “They said, ‘Let’s do a sequel to that episode — but let’s do four episodes, like a mini-movie event.’ So, we’re upping the ante.”

“It’s TV-MA, so we don’t have to pull punches,” Andrews continued. “We can be a little bit more hardcore. We go for the throat — no pun intended. It’s pretty wild, pretty out there.”

Perhaps ironically, Marvel Zombies also has a lot of heart.

“In many ways, animation is the most direct access you’ll ever have to a filmmaker’s imagination. If you can conjure it in your mind, you can put it onscreen. Marvel Zombies is proof of that,” Winderbaum said. “It’s not just a zombie story, it’s a sweeping adventure — one with themes of hope and despair, and that’s what you want from a rich zombie story.”

Marvel Zombies features the voices of MCU stars Awkwafina, David Harbour, Simu Liu, Elizabeth Olsen, Randall Park, Florence Pugh, Hailee Steinfeld, Dominique Thorne, and Iman Vellani. “An old favorite also shows up: Zombie Cap makes an appearance,” Andrews teased. “He has quite a scuffle with another main character, and I think fans will love it.”

Edited January 20 by tv echo