It might be hard to keep up to date with the upcoming Marvel movies and TV series – we know it's a lot, but the biggest news of late is definitely that Robert Downey Jr. himself returns to the MCU. No, not like Tony Stark, but rather like one of Marvel's most anticipated villains – Doctor Doom!
How the former Iron Man can now become the Fantastic Four's greatest villain remains unclear at this point, but we do know that he will be a central character in the next Avengers film: Avengers: Judgment Daywhich apparently will happen unite the Avengers, Fantastic Four and even the X-Men (plus a bunch of other people!).
Until we know more, all we can do is watch our newsfeeds, wait, hope, and speculate about what's next for Marvel. Hey, that's how it works for us nerds! We've done our best to consolidate and curate all the many MCU movies and TV shows that are in development into one convenient place for you to refer to and find out what's coming next. From movies to Disney+ shows, here's a quick look at everything on the MCU horizon.
Join us in the Multiverse and check out the slideshow below to see it (or read on to find out more)…
Marvel Movies/TV Shows Phase 6 and Beyond: Release Dates in 2026
For those keeping track, here's the full lineup of upcoming Marvel movies and shows:
- Wonder Man (January 27, 2026)
- Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 (March 2026) and Season 3 (date to be announced)
- Spider-Man: New Day (July 31, 2026)
- X-Men '97: Season 2 (Summer 2026) and Season 3 (date to be announced)
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: Season 2 (Fall 2026) and Season 3 (date to be announced)
- Avengers: Judgment Day (December 18, 2026)
- TV series Vision Quest (2026)
- The Punisher Marvel Special (2026)
- Avengers: Secret Wars (December 17, 2027)
- Blade (date TBD)
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 2 (date to be announced)
- Armor Wars (date to be announced)
Here are some of the most exciting Marvel films and shows in the MCU Multiverse saga currently in development…
Wonder Man (January 27, 2026)
Destin Daniel Cretton will executive produce the Disney+ series Wonder Man, with Andrew Guest (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Community, 30 Rock) serving as head writer. Wonder Man's real name is Simon Williams, and he has close ties to the Avengers and Vision in the comics. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Aquaman, Watchmen) will play the title character, while Sir Ben Kingsley will reprise his role as Trevor Slattery.
Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 (March 2026) and Season 3 (date to be announced)
Daredevil: Born Again Production on the second season began in New York City in February 2025, right before the debut of the first season. Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio continue to reprise their roles as Daredevil/Matt Murdoc and Kingpin/Wilson Fisk, respectively, as the Devil of Hell's Kitchen continues to deal with the fallout from the first season, including some serious consequences. Death of the Daredevil character And Fisk's rise to mayoralty New York.
Executive producer Brad Winderbaum confirmed to IGN that The third season has also been greenlit.. Production on season three will begin in 2026, with episodes likely arriving on Disney+ in either 2027 or 2028. It remains to be seen whether season three will continue Mayor Fisk's storyline or go in a different direction.
Spider-Man: New Day (July 31, 2026)
Tom Holland has confirmed that he will be wearing red and blue tights again for The fourth live-action Spider-Man film set in the MCU.. Filming for the sequel will begin in the summer of 2025, with a release date of July 2026. The director this time will be Destin Daniel Cretton from Shang-Chi. We don't know much about the plot of the fourth film yet, although Holland has teased it the latter script “really lit a fire under me.”
As for future solo films, producer Amy Pascal said during the Spider-Man: No Way Home press tour that there are supposed to be at least three more Spider-Man films starring Tom Holland. However, it should be noted that this has not yet been confirmed by either Sony or Marvel.
X-Men '97: Season 2 (Summer 2026) and Season 3 (date to be announced)
Season 1 X-Men '97The revival of the original 1990s X-Men animated series picked up where the storyline left off. Original voice actors from the first show returned to reprise their characters, including Wolverine's Cal Dodd, Rogue's Lenore Zann, Beast's George Booza, and more. The show was well received by fans and will return for at least two more seasons.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: Season 2 (Fall 2026) and Season 3 (date to be announced)
Since the first season will end in February 2025, after starring in films such as Charlie Cox's Daredevil, Doctor Octavius, Chameleon, Speed Demon, Scorpio, Pyromaniac Butane, Harry Osborn, Amadeus Cho and many other familiar faces. It has been confirmed that a second and third season of the show are in development.
Avengers: Judgment Day (December 18, 2026)
Details of this film have changed since Marvel has parted ways with Jonathan Majors after being found guilty of assault and stalking. Will his character, Kang the Conqueror, continue to appear in the MCU in some way? This seems unlikely. It was originally called Avengers: Kahn Dynasty, but at the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con we learned that the next Avengers movie is now called Avengers: Judgment Day and will feature the return of Robert Downey Jr. himself as Doctor Doom (somehow)! Avengers: Secret Wars will bring an end to the Multiverse saga and Phase 6 of the MCU a year later.
In March 2025 Marvel has revealed the full cast of Doomsday live with surprises including Channing Tatum's Gambit and a number of other X-Men fan favorites. After Marvel's latest delayAvengers 5 will be released in theaters on December 18, 2026.
TV series Vision Quest (2026)
In October 2022, Deadline reported that a WandaVision spin-off called Vision Quest was in development, opening up a writers' room. Possibility of appearance of Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) Vision of the show was not excluded in the report. Star Trek: Picard showrunner Terry Matalas will oversee the series under the direction of Paul Bettanywhich is expected to be released in 2026.
The Punisher Marvel Special (2026)
Jon Bernthal's Punisher was introduced to the MCU as part of Daredevil: Born Again, but that won't be the last we see of him. Marvel is currently in development separate special episode featuring the characterin the spirit of Guardians of the Galaxy and Werewolf by Night. Bernthal is co-writing the script with We Own This City's Reynaldo Marcus Green.
Avengers: Secret Wars (December 17, 2027)
Avengers: Secret Wars It will mark the end of both the MCU's Phase 6 and the entire Multiverse saga, which includes Phases 4, 5, and 6. It will be released almost exactly a year after Avengers: Judgment Day, on December 17, 2027. It will also be a big-screen adaptation of the beloved Secret Wars comic, in which the Avengers, Fantastic Four and X-Men teamed up to stop an unimaginable threat.
Blade (date TBD)
Blade will return to the big screen starring Mahershala Ali… or at least we hope so. The thing is, other than a quick voice-over appearance in The Eternals, we have yet to learn anything more about Blade Ali. Marvel initially announced a November 3, 2023 release date at SDCC 2022. However, the film has since been pushed back to February 14, 2025, as production was reportedly halted due to Ali's dissatisfaction with the script and the departure of director Bassam Tariq. The date was then pushed back to November 7, 2025, and it was just recently reported that the film had been pulled from the release calendar. But Marvel boss Kevin Feige says they are still working on the film, which, after some hesitation, will now be ready. the action takes place in the present day.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 2 (date to be announced)
At one point, Destin Daniel Cretton, who directed the first film, was said to return to write and direct Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 2. “We're in the very early stages of brainstorming and figuring out what direction we want to go in,” he told IGN back in 2021. “But yeah, we'll be kind of working on a lot of these things simultaneously from now until we start filming.”
The thing is, the director ended up making Spider-Man: New Day, which obviously took precedence over Shang-Chi. However, Shang-Chi will appear in Avengers: Judgment Day, so another solo film is certainly still possible.
Armor Wars (date to be announced)
Don Cheadle may return as James Rhodes – War Machine – in Armor Wars, which was originally intended to be a Disney+ series. The project was originally described as “a classic Marvel story about Tony Stark's worst fear coming true: what happens when his technology falls into the wrong hands?” However, in September 2022, The Hollywood Reporter reported that the project was being turned into a film rather than a series. We haven't heard much about it since then, so it's possible this project will never come together as Disney and Marvel cut back on the number of MCU movies and shows they're making.
Marvel films and TV series coming out in 2024
Note. This article was updated on December 23, 2025. It was originally published on 07/29/2021.
