As Marvel Cinematic Universe stories continue to permeate cinemas, the franchise is also still spreading its wings within the realm of TV. The last few years have seen fans treated to great shows set within the MCU proper, like Daredevil: Born Again and VisionQuest, as well as some set outside it, such as X-Men ‘97 and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. And, luckily for fans, there’s more TV content to come in addition to those upcoming Marvel movies!
Marvel Studios cranked out a plethora of offerings during its first several years in the TV game, but the company has since pulled back a bit and even dropped some surprising cancellations. Although the brand is now being a bit more judicious about what it produces, Disney+ subscription holders still have a mixture of new and returning shows to look forward to in the near future. So let’s run through those forthcoming titles, shall we?
Upcoming/Currently Airing Shows
VisionQuest (October 13, 2026)
The last time audiences saw Vision was during the events of 2021’s WandaVision, which introduced a white incarnation of the fan-favorite android. In the series finale, that robot fled, with his fate being left unknown. However, it's now known that the character’s story will continue in a new MCU show called VisionQuest, with Paul Bettany reprising his role as the titular character.
VisionQuest took a major step forward in 2024 when Terry Matalas, of Star Trek: Picard fame, was brought on as showrunner and director. The show was officially announced at NYCC 2025 (years after it was initially reported to be in the works). Bettany teased during the convention that the show would see White Vision trying to piece together the memories transferred to him by the OG Vision. The series will effectively conclude the TV "trilogy" that was started by WandaVision and continued in Agatha All Along.
Bettany is also joined by an excellent cast, which includes James Spader returning as Ultron, fellow MCU OG James D’Arcy playing J.A.R.V.I.S. Also, Henry Lewis plays D.U.M.-E, Jonathan Sayer portrays U, Orla Brady plays F.R.I.D.A.Y. and Emily Hampshire as E.D.I.T.H. What’s also particularly exciting is that Ruaridh Mollica has been confirmed in the role of Thomas Shepherd, the reincarnated version of Vision and Wanda Maximoff’s son, Tommy.
VisionQuest was originally set to grace Disney+ with its technological presence on October 14, 2026, though the streamer surprised fans by dropping the two-episode premiere a day early on October 13.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Season 2 (January 13, 2027)
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man was praised ahead of its debut in January 2025, and Marvel TV clearly felt good about this new take on Peter Parker's high school years from the jump. That's because the show was already renewed for a second season way back in 2022 while Season 1 was still in development.
As fans would expect, plot details on the new episodes are scarce at the moment. It seems likely, though, that series creator Jeff Trammell and co. will pick up the plot threads left dangling after the first season's finale. That includes the surprise appearance of Richard Parker, Peter's jailed father, during that defining installment. Something Trammell also confirmed was that Season 2 would introduce Gwen Stacy to shake up Peter's world just a bit, and footage shown at NYCC teased Peter once again doing battle with the symbiote.
Jeff Trammell also provided an ominous promise about Season 2 in 2025. According to the EP, this next batch of episodes will be “more and more grand, more tragic” and "more funny.” There are also plenty of stories to come, given a third season is in development, and a fourth season was announced at New York Comic Con 2026.
Before we get too far ahead of ourselves, though, know that Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Season 2 swings onto Disney+ on January 13, 2027.
Daredevil: Born Again Season 3 (March 2027)
Even before Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 premiered to positive reviews, the show had already been renewed for a third season. That renewal was confirmed in September 2025 and, by October, series showrunner Dario Scardapane provided an update in the form of a photo taken from the writers’ room.
Not too many plot details have been divulged about the upcoming season as of right now, though Scardapane has been dropping some hints following the Season 2 finale. That massive episode sees Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock revealing his identity as Daredevil to the general public and later being arrested for his vigilantism. Also, Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk (a.k.a. the Kingpin) is finally ousted from his post as the mayor of New York City, and he relocates. Though the imposing villain will return for the new season.
Filming for Season 3 began around March 2026 and, amid production, Scardapane has been teasing that the season will take inspiration from several comic book storylines. Given Matt’s current position, one of those arcs will be “The Devil in Cell-Block D.” The EP has also confirmed that psychiatrist Heather Glenn will become the next Muse. Also, the second-season finale marks the return of Luke Cage (played by Mike Colter), and set photos have teased that he’ll return alongside Jessica Jones and Danny Rand in Season 3.
In a surprising turn of events, it was reported in September 2026 that Born Again would end with three seasons and that Scardapane had quietly been released from his contract. Marvel TV boss Brad Winderbaum later told Brandon Davis that the plan was always for Born Again to conclude after a third season. Now, the question is what lies ahead for Murdock and co. after the show’s conclusion, and such plans have yet to be announced.
Daredevil: Born Again is expected to be released on Disney+ in March 2027.
X-Men '97 Season 3 (2027)
X-Men '97 has been critically acclaimed, with many considering it to be the best adaptation of the superheroic mutants to ever reach a screen. So it wasn’t all that surprising when it was confirmed that a second season had been greenlit. Production on those episodes began in 2022 ahead of the first season’s premiere in 2024. And, in 2026, it was confirmed that third and fourth seasons were in development.
Fans thankfully won't have to wait as long for the third season as they did for the second. During a panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, Marvel TV head Brad Winderbaum confirmed that production on Season 3 was finished. Ahead of that, EP Larry Houston also said the creative team learned from its past workflow practices in order to ensure that seasons would be released yearly moving forward.
X-Men ‘97 Season 3 is set to premiere sometime in 2027.
Marvel Zombies: The Winter Soldier (2027)
It’s not often that MCU fans receive horror-tinged or gory fare from the franchise, and that’s exactly what they received when Marvel Zombies debuted in September 2025. While it was initially reported that the four-episode show would be a miniseries, it was confirmed around April 2026 that a second season was in production.
A spinoff of Marvel’s What If…?, Zombies takes place in an alternate continuity in which the Earth has been ravaged by a virus that’s transformed people into undead creatures. Kamala Khan (who’s once again played by Iman Vellani) leads a ragtag group of characters who believe they have the key to saving humanity. The first season sees a number of fan-favorite MCU characters die and, ultimately, it ends with Kamala awaking in what appears to be a renewed world.
The last few moments of the finale, however, suggest that Kamala is only experiencing a false reality set forth by Wanda Maximoff, the leader of the zombies. While the story will continue, it won't do so in a way fans are necessarily expecting.
EP Brad Winderbaum announced at New York Comic Con 2026 that the show had been renewed for three "seasons," which are actually a trio of two-episode event series. The first of those three specials is subtitled The Winter Soldier, while the other two are The Fist of Khonshu and The Last Guardian. Plot details on the specials have yet to be divulged.
Marvel Zombies: The Winter Soldier is set to be released in Halloween 2027, with the other two set to be released around that same time in 2028 and 2029.
Zodiac (2028)
At this point, Marvel is cutting back a bit when it comes to live-action TV shows, but another one was announced at New York Comic Con 2026. Brad Winderbaum confirmed the company was developing a show called Zodiac, which he described as a spy thriller. The exec didn’t give concrete details on the show, but said that fans who looked closely at the series’ newly unveiled logo could probably guess where they were going with the series. That logo seemed to hint at a number of organizations, including S.H.I.E.L.D.
Shortly after that announcement was made, Deadline reported that Amit Cohen and Ron Leshem would serve as the show’s head writers. The two scribes are known for having penned several Israeli shows and, for the U.S., they created the Hulu original No Man’s Island. That report also included the claim that the show would focus on two spies tasked with tracking down metahumans.
Winderbaum previously revealed at NYCC that casting was set to begin weeks after the convention and that filming would commence in London in 2027. At this point, it’s unclear whether the show will only focus on new characters to the MCU or include a few familiar faces as well. Interestingly enough, though, franchise veteran Clark Gregg – famous for playing S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Phil Coulson – took to his Instagram story to share the show’s logo after it was announced. That move, of course, sparked speculation amongst fans.
There are still plenty of details we don’t know about Zodiac just yet, but what fans can count on right now is that the show will arrive on Disney+ sometime in 2028.
Canceled Shows/Seasons
Wonder Man Season 2
Wonder Man proved to be a pleasant surprise, as critics praised the MCU series as a fresh addition to the canon. Marvel seemingly took notice of the positive buzz that ensued after the Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest-created show premiered in January 2026. With that, the show was eventually renewed for a second season in March 2026.
However, Marvel Television ultimately reversed the renewal in July 2026, with a report later suggesting that Wonder Man was canceled due to viewership. Via a video posted to social media, Guest expressed sadness over the show's cancellation. Guest also revealed that before the axe came down the writers' room was set to reconvene shortly and that he'd already written the first episode of the season.
The show followed aspiring actor Simon Williams (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), who tried to navigate the industry while hiding the fact that he has ionic-based super powers. Simon’s world was shaken up after he met fellow actor (and ex-Mandarin portrayer) Trevor Slattery and he landed an audition for the remake of Wonder Man, the superhero movie he loved during his youth.
By the end of the season, Simon became a bonafide star and the lead of the aforementioned film. However, in the closing moments of the finale, Williams broke into the Department of Damage Control to rescue Trevor after he reprised the Mandarin to cover for Simon’s actions.
It’s currently unknown if or when Simon or Trever might appear in the MCU again.
With so many content-related changes as of late, it's honestly hard to say exactly what lies ahead for the TV branch of Marvel Studios. The main hope, however, is that regardless of how many shows are produced, the company will continue to tell varied stories about complex characters looking to navigate extraordinary situations. As a fan, there’s honestly not much more to ask for. Here’s to more hype-inducing superhero titles being added to this lineup in the future!
