X-Men '97
2024 Marvel Studios animated series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
X-Men '97 is an American animated television series created by Beau DeMayo for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team X-Men. It is a revival of X-Men: The Animated Series (1992–1997), continuing the story of the X-Men who face new challenges following the loss of their leader, Professor Charles Xavier. X-Men '97 is produced by Marvel Studios Animation, with DeMayo as head writer for the first two seasons and Jake Castorena as supervising director.
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Created by | Beau DeMayo |
Based on | Marvel Comics |
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Composer | The Newton Brothers |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 7 |
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Running time | 30–37 minutes |
Production company | Marvel Studios Animation |
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Network | Disney+ |
Release | March 20, 2024 (2024-03-20) – present |
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Ray Chase, Jennifer Hale, Alison Sealy-Smith, Cal Dodd, J. P. Karliak, Lenore Zann, George Buza, A. J. LoCascio, Holly Chou, Isaac Robinson-Smith, Matthew Waterson, Ross Marquand (Xavier), and Adrian Hough star as members of the X-Men. Sealy-Smith, Dodd, Zann, Buza, and Hough reprised their roles from the original series, as did Christopher Britton. Original series stars Catherine Disher, Chris Potter, Alyson Court, Lawrence Bayne, and Ron Rubin returned to voice new characters.
The revival was first discussed in June 2019 and formally announced in November 2021, with DeMayo and Castorena attached. Chase Conley and Emi Yonemura also directed episodes. DeMayo was fired as head writer in March 2024 after completing work on the first two seasons. The series is the first X-Men project from Marvel Studios since the company regained the film and television rights to the characters. Animation was provided by Studio Mir and Tiger Animation, and is a modernized version of the original series' style.
X-Men '97 premiered on March 20, 2024, with its first two episodes. The rest of the ten-episode first season is being released weekly until May 15. A second season is in production and a third is in development.