Ranking 2024's Confirmed Marvel And DC Movies And TV Shows From Least To Most Anticipated

Ranking 2024's Confirmed Marvel And DC Movies And TV Shows From Least To Most Anticipated

2024 is shaping up to be a unique year for superhero movies and TV shows, and we've taken a closer look at all of them in an effort to rank these Marvel and DC titles from least to most anticipated...

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By JoshWilding - Dec 15, 2023 12:12 PM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Studios

2023 has ended up being a disastrous year for superhero movies. DC has produced flop after flop, and not even Marvel Studios was immune from releasing some critical and commercial disappointments. Now, the internet is rife with "superhero fatigue" talk. 

Can 2024 turn it all around? Honestly, we're not sure. There are some very exciting Marvel and DC movies on the way and some which we can almost guarantee will bomb at the box office and with comic book fans. 

Still, it's a unique lineup and one we've now ranked from least to most anticipated. Sony Pictures will release more Marvel movies than even Marvel Studios in 2024, while it won't just be in theaters that this genre makes its mark. 

Find out what we think will be the winners and losers of next year for Marvel and DC by clicking the "Next" button below. 

NOTE: Spider-Man: Freshman YearMarvel ZombiesSuperman & Lois season 4, and Creature Commandos are not listed here because, post-strikes, they are only rumoured for release in 2024, not confirmed.
 

9. Kraven the Hunter

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Spider-Man has a great many villains and, of all of them, Kraven the Hunter arguably stands the best chance of holding his own in a movie which explores his origin. 

Unfortunately, Sony's R-Rated approach to the villain looks utterly dismal. Now an animal-loving do-gooder who hunts down poachers, Kraven seems to have lost much of his personality from the comic books and, when he's not biting ears off, he'll be battling a crummy-looking CG Rhino. 

This has all the makings of a bad movie and, while we're expecting some decent action scenes, there will likely be too many liberties taken with the source material to make Kraven the Hunter any better than Venom and Morbius
 

8. Madame Web

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Like Kraven the Hunter, Madame Web looks like an unreleased superhero movie from the mid-2000s that's somehow found its way to the present day. 

On the one hand, it's hard not to be intrigued by what appears to be a Multiversal adventure which could have wider ramifications for Sony's Spider-Verse. However, it feels like the trailer is trolling fans to some extent, with those comic-accurate costumes bound to only appear in flash-forwards to a possible future. 

"Generic" may be the best word to describe this one and we're not expecting much. If anything, it's likely to do something catastrophically dumb like making the MCU's Peter Parker this world's Spidey before he was sent to an alternate reality! Best case scenario, The Vulture gets sent home.
 

7. Agatha: Darkhold Diaries

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We're sorry not to rank this one any higher, but Marvel Studios has yet to get us excited about what's to come in Agatha: Darkhold Diaries

If recent rumours are to be believed, the Disney+ series will free Agatha Harkness from the mental prison the Scarlet Witch trapped her in during the events of WandaVision. However, her old coven will then come looking for revenge and we anticipate a teenage Billy Maximoff, a.k.a. Wiccan, stepping into the spotlight. 

That suggests the events of Agatha: Darkhold Diaries will be key to the MCU's future to some extent, but did the story require a six-episode TV series? We'd bet on this being another show that feels like a Marvel Special Presentation that's been stretched out into an episodic format. 
 

6. Venom 3

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Venom: Let There Be Carnage was a significant improvement over its predecessor, though it still made more than its fair share of mistakes. For example, killing Carnage is up there as one of the dumbest creative decisions Sony has ever made. 

Now, franchise screenwriter Kelly Marcel is making her directing debut with this untitled third instalment. Chiwetel Ejiofor and Juno Temple joining the cast has piqued our interest, but money talks, and plenty of great actors have already been wasted by the Venom movies. 

The scripts have always been the weakest part of these movies, so nothing about Marcel helming the action has us particularly excited. There's a chance it will surprise us, so we'll see. 
 

5. X-Men '97

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We've now reached a point in this list where the titles listed are both far more exciting and likely to be a lot better than the other movies and TV shows mentioned above. In the case of X-Men '97, the long-awaited X-Men: The Animated Series follow-up can't get here quickly enough.

It's too soon to say whether it will be able to live up to its predecessor, but the prospect of those original voice actors reprising their respective roles for a legitimate sequel is thrilling. 

Little has been revealed about X-Men '97. However, Professor X will have gone missing, prompting Magneto to put his evil-doing ways behind him as a bona fide member of the X-Men. Oh, and with Mister Sinister set to serve as the big bad, we're keeping everything crossed this one doesn't disappoint. 
 

4. The Penguin

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In a strange way, it feels like The Batman came and went before largely being forgotten. Perhaps that's because there were so many other superhero movies and TV shows which dominated headlines in 2022; either way, Matt Reeves' reboot remains a masterpiece. 

Do we need The Penguin, a series detailing Oz's rise from flunky to Gotham City's criminal boss, any more than Agatha: Darkhold Diaries? We can't deny that it's up for debate, but with the villain expected to be a key player in The Batman II, the show should make for essential viewing (Batman is also rumoured to appear). 

With the same adult tone as the movie it follows, we're confident The Penguin will be a hard-hitting crime show which further expands this Elseworlds DC Universe.
 

3. Echo

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It's beginning to feel like we could ask "What's the point?" for all of the 2024 TV shows listed here. Alaqua Cox was phenomenal in Hawkeye, but her role in the 2021 series didn't exactly leave us thinking Maya Lopez was in desperate need of a spin-off. 

However, with a TV-MA rating and an unprecedented five-episode debut for a Marvel Studios TV series, Echo has the potential to be 2024's biggest surprise. Gritty, violent, and featuring appearances from Daredevil and The Kingpin, this feels like the show fans of Marvel Television's Netflix offerings have spent years demanding.

We've seen the first three episodes of Echo and while that's all we can tell you right now, the trailer alone left us confident enough to place the series this high. 
 

2. Joker: Folie à Deux

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Joker was an incredible movie and it's fair to say none of us expected a sequel. There were suggestions a follow-up could pit Arthur Fleck against a traumatised Bruce Wayne (who dresses up as a bat), but instead, filmmaker Todd Phillips is shifting the spotlight to The Joker's relationship with Harley Quinn. 

It will be key for this movie to avoid retreading any familiar ground from the past but, because the first instalment barely adhered to what we've seen on the page, Joker: Folie à Deux will likely be another outing simply inspired by the source material. 

That's not necessarily a negative, of course, and we cannot wait to see what 2024's only DC movie does with the Clown Prince of Crime before DC Studios launches the new DCU in 2025. 
 

1. Deadpool 3

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Just like Joker: Folie à Deux is DC's only 2024 movie, so too is Deadpool 3 all we're getting from Marvel Studios. That's probably a necessity as Kevin Feige looks to get the MCU back on the right track, but all signs point to this threequel being a much-needed return to form for Marvel Studios and the Multiverse Saga. 

We're expecting cameos galore, the X-Men in their comic-accirate costumes, and the stage being set for the net Avengers movies...along with the expected R-Rated humour and action the Deadpool franchise is known for. 

If this movie doesn't work, then perhaps that "superhero fatigue" talk is warranted. As things stand, though, we expect Deadpool 3 to live up to expectations and deliver a win for Marvel Studios which will remind the haters why they're the best there is at what they do...bub!
 

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bobevanz
bobevanz - 12/15/2023, 12:37 PM
I'm most excited for X-Men '97 and Joker 2, the rest look mediocre and nostalgia bait
bobevanz
bobevanz - 12/15/2023, 12:39 PM
bobevanz
bobevanz - 12/15/2023, 12:40 PM
@bobevanz - correction The Penguin will also be great lol
OleBobbyTiger
OleBobbyTiger - 12/15/2023, 12:53 PM
**crickets chirp**

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AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 12/15/2023, 1:35 PM
@bobevanz -


Literally nobody is attacking you😂🤡
Origame
Origame - 12/15/2023, 1:59 PM
@RoberTiger - @AmazingFILMporg says the guys who would've attacked had he not preemptively put the meme in making fun of you.
OleBobbyTiger
OleBobbyTiger - 12/15/2023, 2:16 PM
** more crickets chirping **

@Origame : You guys are so mean!!!!! Stop Attacking us.
Origame
Origame - 12/15/2023, 3:00 PM
@RoberTiger - ?si=2SOF_9ne17Q1HhF9
WhatIfRickJames
WhatIfRickJames - 12/15/2023, 12:41 PM
Who is we? Just Josh?
The1st
The1st - 12/15/2023, 1:03 PM
@WhatIfRickJames - oh, well dissociative journalism disorder is apparently a thing.

Insert Split meme..

(Here)
MaxPaint
MaxPaint - 12/15/2023, 6:12 PM
@WhatIfRickJames - Josh and his personality disorder issues.
Nomis929
Nomis929 - 12/15/2023, 12:43 PM
I Like the Deapool movies and all (first more than the second), but number one for me is...

Origame
Origame - 12/15/2023, 2:00 PM
@Nomis929 - eh, I'm more cautious about that honestly. The first joker I think works best when you don't know for sure what's real or not. This movie risks muddling that.
Nomis929
Nomis929 - 12/15/2023, 2:07 PM
@Origame - Well, let's wait and see.
dracula
dracula - 12/15/2023, 12:45 PM
A list i 102% agree with. With a 2% margin of error
thedrudo
thedrudo - 12/15/2023, 12:50 PM
There’s like three spelling errors in the Deadpool write up.
thedrudo
thedrudo - 12/15/2023, 12:55 PM
Am I the only one who thinks Venom is better than Let Their Be Carnage? That second one was so bad. First one has some major issues but it somehow worked better for me.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 12/16/2023, 6:35 AM
@thedrudo - Venom is mid.
But Let There Be Carnage is aggressively bad.
tmp3
tmp3 - 12/15/2023, 1:00 PM
Joker’s the only thing moving the needle i fear. I want Penguin to be good… I just don’t know if it will. Everything else sounds a bit like nyquil though.
Big year for Wolverine… excited for the game. Less so on the movie. Somewhere in the middle for ‘97
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 12/15/2023, 1:03 PM
Penguin sounds like it'll be the gritty take on the Gotham Underground I wanted Gotham to be without the sillier elements. Hyped for it.
ShellHead
ShellHead - 12/15/2023, 1:05 PM
Deadpool 3 is going to reset a lot of wrongs next summer
mountainman
mountainman - 12/15/2023, 1:05 PM
Deadpool 3, X-Men 97, Joker 2, and Penguin could all be interesting.

The rest are all skips for me.
HulkisHoly
HulkisHoly - 12/15/2023, 4:51 PM
@mountainman -

Same.
Matador
Matador - 12/15/2023, 1:06 PM
Just Deadpool 3 for me.

DocSpock
DocSpock - 12/15/2023, 1:06 PM

I think Joker caught lightning in a bottle.

I doubt the sequel will do near half the box office.

MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 12/15/2023, 1:08 PM
@DocSpock - I'm expecting a fall off similar to MI dead reckoning this year. First movie was a one-trick pony anyway.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 12/15/2023, 1:12 PM
@MCUKnight11 -

I agree. I kinda smell poo on Joker number two.

DocSpock
DocSpock - 12/15/2023, 1:07 PM

For me, Deadpool 3 & Echo. Then see ya next year.

MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 12/15/2023, 1:07 PM
Big year for the Mutants between Deadpool 3 and X-men 97.
mountainman
mountainman - 12/15/2023, 1:46 PM
@MCUKnight11 - Seeing this makes me realize how much I hated what Marvel told Capcom to cut out all mutant characters in MvCI.

X-Men v Street Fighter, X-Men Children of the Atom, the two Marvel fighting games and the first two MvC games are all such classics.
Baf
Baf - 12/15/2023, 1:12 PM
I get the feeling that the original X-Men costumes in D3 will only serve as a self-deprecating joke?
marvel72
marvel72 - 12/15/2023, 1:28 PM
Deadpool 3
Joker 2
Penguin
X-Men 97
Venom 3

That's it,have very little interest in anything else.
grif
grif - 12/15/2023, 1:41 PM
not interested in one single thing on this list


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