Summary

Marvel Studios has of late modify how the feature pic , TV appearance , and animated serial of theMarvel Cinematic Universeare developed , proving past mistake have been learned from , and making its upcoming projects even more promising . For the first eleven year of the MCU , Marvel Studios only concentre on produce feature - length flick in the MCU , present a all-embracing variety of heroes , including Iron Man , Captain America , Thor , and Captain Marvel , on the big screen door . However , with the organisation of Disney+ and the first light of the Multiverse Saga , the MCU saw a huge expansion intoMCU - coiffure TV showsand animated dangerous undertaking .

Unfortunately , Marvel Studios ' increased development of TV serial alongside its feature films in form 4 and 5 meant that actor were stretched too tenuous , contributing to a obtrusive drop in tone . The huge step-up in new content also contributed to the emergence of so - called " superhero fatigue duty " , meaning Marvel Studios has been under more scrutiny in recent years than ever before . This has prompted some major changes behind the scenes of the MCU , as Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed thatMarvel Studios ' output will be slow down , and novel steps will be made to establish back the franchise ’s stellar repute .

Over the course of 2023 , the releases into the MCU changed the franchise ’s timeline in a considerable number of interesting and exciting ways .

Split image of Tom Hiddleston as Loki in Loki season 2 and Brie Larson as Captain Marvel in The Marvels

Marvel Studios Now Has Separate Banners For Movies, TV & Animation

During May 2024 ’s Disney Upfronts presentation , Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige confirm vent windows for three approaching goggle box show , revealingAgatha All Alongwill premiere in September 2024,Daredevil : Born Againwill hit Disney+ in March 2025 , andIronheartwill also premier sometime in 2025 . As well as confirming these dates , Feige also unveil fresh category for theMCU ’s upcoming projects . Now , rather of all MCU films , goggle box shows , and repair projects being discharge under the Marvel Studios standard , the revive Marvel Television , the novel Marvel Animation , and the pre - existent Marvel Spotlight will part these MCU instalment .

Marvel Television was previously a separate output company to Marvel Studios , working under the umbrella of Marvel Entertainment , which developed MCU - adjacent telly shows includingAgents of SHIELD , Agent Carter , Runaways , Netflix ’s Defenders Saga , and others . The new Marvel Television is a naval division of Marvel Studios , and has no relation to the old company , but has been resuscitate in reception to a massivecreative overhaul for the MCU ’s TV output . television shows in the MCU now have dedicated showrunners , and wo n’t be developed as if they were elongate film , and this should also solve another major critique of the MCU .

X - Men ' 97released under the Marvel Animation banner , Echowas the first Marvel Spotlight series , andAgatha All Alongwill be the first serial publication to release under the new Marvel Television banner .

Peggy Carter, Loki, and Clint Barton in MCU TV shows

Marvel Studios’ New Release Banners Mean Casual Audiences May Have More Freedom

While address toComicbook.comin May 2024 , follow the epic closing curtain of Marvel Animation’sX - human race ' 97 , Marvel Studios ' Head of Streaming Brad Winderbaum reveal more about the young streamer . In reply to recent concerns that newMCU viewers would have to do " homework"before watching forthcoming project , Winderbaum suggested the novel banners would give audiences more freedom . Noting that"they’re interlink but they ’re not,“and that audiences"don’t have to observe A to enjoy B,“Winderbaum opens the MCU up to more casual viewing audience who do n’t desire to take in the MCU ’s integral back catalogue to translate the enfranchisement ’s new installing .

We want to verify that Marvel stay an open door for people to add up in and research . On the hound ofEndgame , I think there was , maybe , a little bit of an duty to watch out dead everything in purchase order to learn anything . As you know , as a comics buff , they ’re designed to just belt down in , find something that you wish , and use that to enter you into the universe , and then you could explore and weave around based on your own preferences . So part of the rebranding of Marvel Studios , Marvel Television , Marvel Animation , even Marvel Spotlight is to , I recall , seek to tell the consultation , ' you may jump in anywhere . They ’re interconnect but they ’re not . You do n’t have to take in A to enjoy B. you may follow your bliss . you’re able to espouse your own preferences and find the affair you need within the arras of Marvel . '

These criticisms became more striking in the Multiverse Saga , asmany viewers assume that several lineament films and full television set shows would need to be watched to see upcoming labor . To understandThor : Love and Thunder , audiences call for to have seen the three previousThormovies , as well asAvengers : Infinity WarandEndgame . ForThe Marvels , Captain Marvel , WandaVision , Ms. Marvel , andSecret Invasionall need to be seen , which would have marked a huge committedness for the chance MCU viewer . The separation ofMarvel Studios ' unexampled bannersmay appease these concerns , but this alteration may still be unneeded .

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The future of several popular MCU and Marvel Television shows is still unsure , but many of them deserve to be proceed in new seasons .

Why Marvel Studios’ New Banners Might Actually Be Unnecessary

Undoubtedly , some recent MCU installments have required audiences to watch some projects from the enfranchisement ’s history . However , this has n’t been the case for the bulk ofMarvel Studios ' form 4 and 5 projects , particularly since a lot of the picture show and television show of the Multiverse Saga have been standalone , includingMoon Knight , Eternals , Shang - Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings , andMs . Marvel , among others . This means that viewers can delight these projects without give birth any anterior knowledge of the MCU , and they could act as a strong foundation for these viewers to embark the MCU .

Many former MCU undertaking have also subtly include recaps of the enfranchisement ’s old adventures , so viewers have n’t require to do masses of homework . Captain America : The Winter Soldiersaw Bucky Barnes and the audience reliveThe First Avengervia a museum showing , Thor : Love and Thunderopened with Korg explaining Thor ’s history to a group of children , andThe AvengersandInfinity Warreintroduced audiences to the gist hero meaningfully and gradually , to name a few . This means that establishing new standard for theMarvel Cinematic Universemay be unneeded , but it ’s still an interestingchange in Marvel Studios ' story .

require to get up before the next dismission , or just revisit the universe for a refresher course ? Here ’s the order to look on the full MCU timeline .

Agatha Harkness and Daredevil in the MCU

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Upcoming MCU Movies

Release Date

Deadpool & Wolverine

Captain Marvel investigating a jump point in The Marvels

July 26 , 2024

Captain America : Brave New World

February 14 , 2025

Korg recapping Thor’s life to kids in Thor Love and Thunder

Thunderbolts *

May 5 , 2025

The Fantastic Four

Marvel Cinematic Universe

July 25 , 2025

Blade

November 7 , 2025

Avengers 5

May 1 , 2026

Avengers : Secret Wars

May 7 , 2027