X-MEN '97 Appears To Now Be Taking Aim At 2024 Disney+ Debut; New Synopsis Claws Its Way Online

X-MEN '97 Appears To Now Be Taking Aim At 2024 Disney+ Debut; New Synopsis Claws Its Way Online

After months of speculation and conflicting reports, it now looks like X-Men: The Animated Series sequel X-Men '97 will be released on Disney+ in 2024! With that news comes a new synopsis for the show...

By JoshWilding - May 30, 2023 11:05 AM EST
Filed Under: X-Men '97
Source: Toonado.com

X-Men: The Animated Series premiered in 1992 and ran for a total of 76 episodes. The show was a hit with comic book fans and delivered a near-perfect take on the mutant team that still resonates today. 

It's no wonder then that Marvel Studios is revisiting the franchise in the upcoming Disney+ revival X-Men '97, with most of the original cast returning to pick up where the series left off. We'd hoped to see it launch later this year, but with Marvel Studios slowing down its output, we've been hearing for a while that a 2024 debut is likely.

Now, that appears to have been confirmed (via Toonado.com).

While this is only an approximation, it makes sense when this year looks set to conclude with live-action MCU shows Loki and Echo. Squeezing X-Men '97 in there probably wouldn't do the series much good, and kicking off 2024 with the long-awaited animated series would be a smart way to get as many eyes on the revival as possible. 

The X-Men will eventually be rebooted for live-action, and X-Men '97 seems like a great way to familiarise many fans with the team before they join the MCU. After all, Fox's movies are quickly becoming a distant memory and, outside of a few exceptions, are best off forgotten. 

"Marvel Studios presents 'X-Men ’97,'" reads a newly released synopsis, "in which the X-Men, a band of mutants who use their uncanny gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them, are challenged like never before and are forced to face a dangerous and unexpected new future."

We recently got a new look at the team on a Marvel Comics variant cover. Be sure to check that out by clicking here.

Stay tuned for further updates as we have them!

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Order66
Order66 - 5/30/2023, 11:38 AM
X1, X2, The Wolverine, DOFP, First Class, Logan, Deadpool 1 & 2 are the only good Fox-Verse movies. Origins, X3, Apocalypse, Dark Phoenix, and New Mutants were a bag of shit. Can’t wait for this show and can’t wait til they reboot X-Men.
mountainman
mountainman - 5/30/2023, 1:35 PM
@Order66 - I know it was always popular to shit on the Fox-Verse, but it did give us 7 good movies. I’d say a handful of those (X2, Deadpool, DOFP, Logan) we’re better than much of the MCU too.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 5/30/2023, 8:06 PM
@Order66 - hey, that's a good movie every other year! Not too shabby.
Stinkor1
Stinkor1 - 5/30/2023, 11:47 AM
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 5/30/2023, 11:49 AM
Cool way to start the new year. We're gonna party like it's 1997!

Cut to...

bobevanz
bobevanz - 5/30/2023, 11:58 AM
Technically this is X-Men '92, that ended in '97. Stupid title bub!
ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 5/30/2023, 12:22 PM
@bobevanz - he's not quite the best at what he does......
SpiderParker
SpiderParker - 5/30/2023, 12:40 PM
@bobevanz - I'm not sure what you are on but technically X-men:TAS was X-men '92-'96 so sequel would be '97.
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 5/30/2023, 11:39 PM
@bobevanz - It's picking up where it left off, not where it started...
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 5/30/2023, 12:23 PM
i need to rewatch the original before this comes out... that should get me going
StSteven
StSteven - 5/30/2023, 2:03 PM
@MotherGooseUPus - Yeah, same here. Although considering I'm married with 2 little girls and none of them have ANY interest in a 30 year old superhero show, I'll have to retire to my man-cave to watch it in peace without starting a family curfuffle (my man-cave is literally a walk-in closet with a beanbag chair, a Laval lamp, and framed posters of bands and comic book #1 covers (Spidey #1, Hulk #1, Cap #1) inside of the bathroom which is inside of my Transformers room which no-one is allowed in - my kids don't even know it exists).
jonedc
jonedc - 5/30/2023, 3:41 PM
I never watched the 97 series because the animation was cheesy at best. I hope they improved the animation.
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