List of Mob Cinematic Universe television series

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Marvel Cinematic Universe television series
GenreSuperhero
Based onCharacters published
by Marvel Comics
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons
  • Marvel Television: 29 (across 12 series)
  • Marvel Studios: Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". (across 10 series)
No. of episodes
  • Marvel Television: 386
  • Marvel Studios: Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".
Production
Executive producersMarvel Television:
Marvel Studios:
Production companies
Original release
NetworkMarvel Television:
ReleaseSeptember 24, 2013 (2013-09-24) –
October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)
NetworkMarvel Studios:
ReleaseJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15) –
present
Related
Marvel Studios Special Presentations

The Mob Cinematic Universe (MCU) television series are American superhero television shows produced by Mob Productions and Epic Vision Studios, based on characters that appear in Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and Mob Comics. The series are set in, or inspired by, the shared universe of the MCU film franchise.

Marvel Studios, the production studio behind the films, began developing their own series in 2027 for the streaming service Disney+. Some series are focused on supporting characters from the films while others center on new characters that later appear in films. The Marvel Studios series have much larger budgets than the Marvel Television series and interconnect with the films in a way that the Marvel Television series did not. Marvel Studios also began producing animated series under its Marvel Animation division. Several actors from the Marvel Television series have reprised their roles for Marvel Studios productions since Marvel Television was shut down.

Eight series and two television specials—under the "Marvel Studios Special Presentation" banner—were released by Marvel Studios as part of their Phase Four slate. Seven new series and two continuing seasons are expected in Phase Five, and at least four new series and two continuing seasons are in development for the future. Some series are released under the "Marvel Spotlight" banner, which focuses more on character-driven stories than impacting the larger MCU narrative.

Development

Launch of Marvel Television

In June 2010, Marvel Television was launched with Jeph Loeb as head.[1] The studio began producing television series inspired by the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film franchise,[2][3] and was made aware of Marvel Studios' plans to avoid interfering when introducing someone or something to the universe.[4] In August 2015, Marvel Studios was integrated into Walt Disney Studios with President Kevin Feige reporting to Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan F. Horn instead of Marvel Entertainment CEO Isaac Perlmutter, while Marvel Television remained under Perlmutter's control.[5] This was seen as widening the existing divide between the Marvel film and television divisions, and making it unlikely that the films would acknowledge the series' events and characters.[6] By that point, the only series that had significant involvement from Marvel Studios was Agent Carter.[7][8]

Transition to Marvel Studios

By September 2018, Marvel Studios was developing several limited series for Disney's new streaming service Disney+, to be centered on "second tier" characters from the MCU films who had not and were unlikely to star in their own films; the actors who portrayed the characters in the films were expected to reprise their roles for the series. Feige was taking a "hands-on role" in each series' development,[9] focusing on "continuity of story" with the films and "handling" the returning actors.[10] The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022), a television special, was the first piece of content Marvel Studios planned to create for Disney+.[11] Loeb said Marvel Television would continue to develop new MCU series, including their own Disney+ series.[12] In March 2019, Feige said the Marvel Studios series would take characters from the films, change them, and see those changes reflected in future films; new characters introduced in the series could also go on to appear in films.[13] By September 2019, many of Marvel Television's existing series were cancelled or ending, and several developing projects did not move forward. Variety reported that the industry perception of these events was that Marvel Television was being phased out in favor of the new Marvel Studios series, which had access to well-known MCU characters.[14] The new series also had reported budgets of $100–150 million each, which would be much larger than those of the Marvel Television series.[14][15] Disney gave Marvel Studios an initial mandate to create as much content as it could, as quickly as it could, to bolster the new streaming service.[16] A month later, Feige was named Chief Creative Officer of Marvel Entertainment. Marvel Television moved under Marvel Studios and its executives began reporting to Feige.[17] Loeb was expected to leave Marvel by the end of the year.[18]

In December, Feige referred to the Marvel Studios series as "a new type of cinematic [story] that we haven't done before", going on to say, "for the first time ... the MCU will be on your TV screen at home on Disney+ and interconnect with the movies and go back and forth".[19] The next day, Marvel Television announced that it would complete work on its existing television series but would stop developing new projects. The division was set to shut down, with several executives moving to Marvel Studios to oversee the completion of existing series including executive producer Template:Visible anchor. Other staff were laid off, while Loeb was set to remain with the company until the handover was completed.[20][21] Zreik left his role as the senior vice president of original programming and production for Marvel Television Studios in June 2020 to become the head of television for Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, whose projects included several Marvel-based series for Sony Pictures Television that were intended to connect to the superhero films of Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU).[22][23] After the shut down of Marvel Television, ABC executives said they remained committed to featuring Marvel content.[20] In January 2020, ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke said talks were beginning with Feige and Marvel Studios about what a Marvel Studios series on ABC would be, but she noted that Marvel's focus at that time was on the Disney+ series.[24] Television specials from Marvel Studios are marketed as "Marvel Studios Special Presentations".[25][26]

In early February 2023, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that the company would be re-evaluating the volume of content it output as a way to cut costs over the next few years.[27][28] Shortly after, when reflecting on the amount of Disney+ content released for Phase Four in a short time frame, Feige anticipated that Marvel Studios would look to space out the releases of the Phase Five and Six Disney+ series or put fewer out each year "so they can each get a chance to shine".[29][28] This shift in philosophy at the company necessitated Marvel Studios to delay some previously announced series in order to spread out their release dates.[16]

File:Marvel Spotlight logo.jpg
Marvel Spotlight logo

In November 2023, Marvel Studios announced their "Template:Visible anchor" banner for select series that focus on more "grounded, character-driven stories" and are less about impacting the larger MCU narrative.[30] Head of streaming Brad Winderbaum explained that the banner was created during post-production on Echo (2024) as a way to indicate to audiences that they did not need to watch any other MCU projects to understand the series.[30][31] The banner was inspired by the Marvel Spotlight anthology comics from 1971 to 1981 and features a new opening logo with a musical fanfare composed by Michael Giacchino. The first series under the banner is Echo,[30] which was also the first Marvel Studios series to be simultaneously released on Hulu along with Disney+.[32] In May 2024, Iger said Disney planned to release two Marvel series a year moving forward, down from around four series being released a year, as part of the company's larger strategy to reduce its content output and focus on quality. He said some upcoming series, including Agatha, were "a vestige" of Disney's previous desire to increase Marvel's content output.[33]

Production partnerships

In February 2021, Ryan Coogler's production company Proximity Media was set to work with Marvel Studios on new Disney+ series as part of a deal with Walt Disney Television.[34] In May, WandaVision head writer Jac Schaeffer signed a three-year deal with Marvel Studios and 20th Television to develop Disney+ series for the studios.[35] In December, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) director Destin Daniel Cretton signed a multi-year deal with Marvel Studios to develop television projects for Disney+.[36]

Expansion to animation

In June 2021, Marvel Studios executive Victoria Alonso said the studio's expansion to animation with the series What If...? was an opportunity to make the MCU more diverse, and the medium of animation allowed Marvel Studios to work with new companies around the world.[37] At that time, Marvel Studios was creating an "animation branch and mini studio",[38] eventually named Marvel Studios Animation,[39] to focus on more animated content beyond What If...?. They were building infrastructure to handle a slate of Disney+ animated series and looking to hire around 300 new staff for production roles.[38][40][41] What If...? director Bryan Andrews said each additional animated series would exist "on its own term[s] and hopefully explore unexpected facets of the MCU".[42] Winderbaum said the studio would only tell stories that they felt needed to be told in animated form,[40] and Marvel Studios was open to working with corporate siblings Pixar Animation and Walt Disney Animation on MCU content "under the right circumstances".[43]

During Marvel Studios Animation's panel at the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con, the slate of animated series were described as the "Marvel Animated Multiverse".[44] Shortly after, Winderbaum said the MCU's Multiverse Saga and its exploration of the multiverse allowed the studio to "look at alternate paths and other takes on the characters" which was their "guiding light" for the animated projects.[45]

Television series

Phase Four

Series Season Episodes Originally released Head writer(s) /

showrunner

Director(s) Status
First released Last released Network
Secret Invasion 1 6 June 21, 2023 July 26, 2023 Disney+ Kyle Bradstreet Ali Selim Released
Loki 2 6 October 5, 2023 November 9, 2023 Eric Martin Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead, Dan DeLeeuw, and Kasra Farahani
What If...? 2 9 December 22, 2023 December 30, 2023 A. C. Bradley Stephan Franck and Bryan Andrews
Echo 1 5 January 9, 2024 Disney+

Hulu

Marion Dayre and Amy Rardin Sydney Freeland and Catriona McKenzie
Agatha All Along 1 9 September 18, 2024 TBA Disney+ Jac Schaeffer Jac Schaeffer, Gandja Monteiro, and Rachel Goldberg Post-production
Eyes of Wakanda 1 TBA 2024 TBA TBA Todd Harris In production
Your Friendly NeighborhoodSpider-Man 1 TBA 2024 TBA Jeff Trammell TBA
Daredevil: Born Again 1 18 9 March 2025 TBA Dario Scardapane Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead Post-production
9 TBA TBA Pre-production
Ironheart 1 6 2025 TBA Chinaka Hodge Sam Bailey and Angela Barnes Post-production
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