Invincible (TV series)

Invincible is an American adult animated superhero television series created by Robert Kirkman for the streaming service Amazon Prime Video, based on the Image Comics comic book series of the same name he co-created with Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley. It is produced by Skybound Entertainment, Wind Sun Sky Entertainment, Point Grey Pictures, and Amazon MGM Studios. The series follows teenager Mark Grayson and his transformation into a superhero under the guidance of his father, Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man, the most powerful superhero on the planet. During his transformation, Mark finds himself struggling between his personal life and superhero duties and is forced to prove that he can be the hero that his father is, unaware of a conspiracy that threatens the world and leaves him questioning the true nature of his role. Steven Yeun stars in the series as Mark/Invincible alongside Sandra Oh and J. K. Simmons as Mark's mother and father, respectively, while the remaining cast members have recurring roles.

Invincible
Title card as seen in the first episode
Genre	Action-adventure Comedy drama Science fantasy Superhero
Created by	Robert Kirkman
Based on	Invincible by Robert Kirkman     Cory Walker     Ryan Ottley
Developed by	Robert Kirkman Simon Racioppa
Showrunner	Simon Racioppa
Voices of	Steven Yeun Sandra Oh J. K. Simmons
Composer	John Paesano
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	25
Production
Executive producers	Robert Kirkman Simon Racioppa Cory Walker David Alpert Margaret M. Dean Catherine Winder Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg
Producers	Maude Lewis Helen Leigh
Editors	Scott Winlaw Matthew Sipple
Running time	45–55 minutes
Production companies	Skybound North[1] Wind Sun Sky Entertainment[1] Skybound Animation Point Grey Pictures Amazon MGM Studios[a]
Original release
Network	Amazon Prime Video
Release	March 25, 2021 (2021-03-25) – present

Invincible premiered its eight-episode first season across March and April 2021, after which Amazon renewed the series for a second and third season. A prequel special, "Invincible: Atom Eve", was released in July 2023. The eight-episode second season was divided into two parts, first released in November 2023, then across March and April 2024. The eight-episode third season was released between February and March 2025. The fourth season is set to premiere in March 2026. A fifth season has also been announced ahead of its release.

The series has received widespread critical acclaim, with praise for its animation, action sequences, story, voice performances (particularly Yeun, Oh, and Simmons), faithfulness to the comics, and emotional weight. It has been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Annie Awards and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Animated Series.

Premise

Mark Grayson is a seemingly typical teenager whose father, Nolan, is the most powerful superhero on Earth.^[2] Shortly after his 17th birthday, Mark begins to develop powers of his own and learns how to wield them with help from his father, who turns out to not be as heroic as he thought, as he hides a dark secret, which starts to slip when he brutally murders the members of the world's greatest superhero team, the Guardians of the Globe.^[3]

Characters

See also: Invincible (comics)#Characters

Main

• Markus "Mark" Grayson / Invincible (voiced by Steven Yeun):^[4] The eponymous main character. After developing his powers at 17 years old, Mark discovers the harsh realities of being a superhero.^[5]
• Deborah "Debbie" Grayson (voiced by Sandra Oh): Mark's mother, Nolan's wife, Oliver's adoptive mother, and an experienced real estate agent who was once long-adjusted to being a superhero's spouse.
• Nowl-Ahn / Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voiced by J. K. Simmons):^[6] Mark and Oliver's father and Debbie's husband. Born on the planet Viltrum, Omni-Man's parents died in his youth before he joined the Viltrum Empire's intergalactic expansion several thousand years ago. After arriving on Earth 20 years prior to the series, Omni-Man is considered the most powerful superhero on the planet with a civilian identity of a rich travel writer.

Recurring

• Samantha Eve Wilkins / Atom Eve / Phase One (voiced by Gillian Jacobs as a teen/young adult, Jazlyn Ione as a preteen, and Aria Kane as a child): A matter/energy manipulating superheroine, former member of the Teen Team, and an invitee of the new Guardians of the Globe roster who refuses to join the latter group after learning her teammate and ex-boyfriend Rex Splode cheated on her with teammate Dupli-Kate. Struggling to find self-meaning, she chooses to help people directly with humanitarian actions.
• Amber Justine Bennett (voiced by Zazie Beetz): Mark's insightful classmate and first girlfriend.
• William Francis Clockwell (voiced by Andrew Rannells): Mark's openly gay best friend and civilian confidant.
• Global Defense Agency (GDA): A clandestine organization that organizes global superhero responses and uses advanced technology to expedite their recovery or resuscitation after death.
  • Cecil Stedman (voiced by Walton Goggins): The director of the GDA who possesses a long-range personal teleporter and inducts Invincible at the start of his hero career.
  • Donald Ferguson (voiced by Chris Diamantopoulos): A high-ranking GDA agent who serves directly under Cecil Stedman. After being killed by Omni-Man, his brain was transferred to a robotic endoskeleton made in his image and later realizes that he has died countless times.
  • April Howsam (voiced by Calista Flockhart): A GDA agent and nanny experienced with superhero children who was hired by Cecil to help Debbie take care of and tutor Oliver.
• Guardians of the Globe (new roster): A group of superheroes who were formerly of the Teen Team merged with other experienced heroes with diverse skill sets.
  • The Immortal (voiced by Ross Marquand): A millennia-old superhero and former leader of the original Guardians who was once an unnamed Celtic warrior before he was exposed to a cosmic anomaly that rendered him functionally immortal unless he is decapitated. Over the years, he went on to fight in the Crusades and become Abraham Lincoln before forming the Guardians. In the first season, the Immortal is killed twice by Omni-Man, but the Mauler Twins revive him after his first death while the GDA helps him recover following his second death. In the second season, Immortal is assigned by Cecil Stedman to replace Robot as the new Guardians' leader, enters a relationship with fellow Guardian Dupli-Kate, and becomes distrustful of Invincible due to his experience with Omni-Man.
  • Katherine "Kate" Cha / Dupli-Kate (voiced by Malese Jow): A self-replicating superheroine and former member of the Teen Team who is selected to join the new Guardians roster. All Kates are numbered, with the prime Kate being numbered "0". She also has a telepathic link with her doubles, which causes her to feel what they feel.
  • Markus Grimshaw / Black Samson (voiced by Khary Payton): An original Guardian from the team's early days who left after losing his powers. Donning an armored super-suit to continue as a hero, he joins the new roster as the veteran voice. After being hospitalized by Battle Beast, his powers return to accelerate his recovery and he shelves his armor.
  • The Shapesmith (voiced by Ben Schwartz): A Martian with shapeshifting abilities who takes the place of astronaut Rus Livingston and masquerades as a human superhero, joining the Guardians in the second season.
  • Benjamin Taylor / Nightboy / Darkwing II (voiced by Cleveland Berto): Darkwing's former sidekick who possesses the ability to transport people to the "shadowverse", took up Darkwing's mantle following his death, and is eventually recruited by Cecil to join the Guardians.
• Teen Team: A teenage group of superheroes who later get promoted to the Guardians of the Globe.
  • Rudolph "Rudy / Rex" Connors / Robot (voiced by Zachary Quinto as Robot and Rudy's original body, Ross Marquand and Jason Mantzoukas as Rudy's cloned body)
  • Rex Sloan / Rex Splode (voiced by Jason Mantzoukas): An incorrigible superhero who can charge potential energy into anything he touches to create explosives and a former member of the Teen Team who is selected to join the new Guardians roster. Following Omni-Man's betrayal, Rex matures and grows closer to the team.
  • Rachel / Shrinking Rae (voiced by Grey Griffin): A size-manipulating superheroine who is selected to join the new Guardians roster.
  • Amanda / Monster Girl (voiced by Grey Griffin in human form, Kevin Michael Richardson in ogre form): A cursed superheroine whose powers allow her to transform into a powerful masculine ogre, but gradually makes her younger each time she does so. She begins the series at 24 years old chronologically and 12 physically.
  • Zandale Randolph / Bulletproof (voiced by Jay Pharoah): A superhero who is impervious to harm and can fly. He is invited by Cecil Stedman to join the Guardians in the second season.
• The Mauler Twins (both voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson): Two blue-skinned, hyper-powerful, super-genius superhumans and long-time adversaries of the original Guardians. Despite their name, they are clones of each other with each claiming to be the original while the other is a clone.
• Killcannon (voiced by Fred Tatasciore): A supervillain with an arm-mounted laser cannon and an enemy of Invincible and Atom Eve.
• Arthur "Art" Rosenbaum (voiced by Mark Hamill): A superhero suit tailor and long-time friend to many superheroes, such as Omni-Man. After helping Debbie uncover the truth about Omni-Man, Art joins her in falling into a drunken depression.
• Adam Wilkins (voiced by Fred Tatasciore): Eve's abusive adopted father who vocally disapproves of her being a superhero and wants her to be normal.
• Elizabeth "Betsy" Wilkins (voiced by Grey Griffin): Eve's soft-spoken adopted mother who acts as a buffer between her husband and daughter.
• Thokk / Battle Beast (voiced by Michael Dorn): A space-faring white lion-like alien warrior who seeks to find worthy opponents to fight.
• Titan (voiced by Mahershala Ali in season 1, Todd Williams in season 3): A criminal enforcer-turned-crime lord who can manifest regenerative stone armor at will and feels that superheroes look down on him due to him and his family living in poverty. He initially works under Machine Head until the latter is arrested, allowing Titan to take over his criminal empire and work to protect people who are overlooked by superheroes.
• Isotope (voiced by Chris Diamantopoulos): A teleporting villain who initially works for Machine Head before joining Titan.
• Damien Darkblood (voiced by Clancy Brown): A demon detective who escaped from Hell to seek justice for others and save his soul and whose presence triggers a sudden cold in the ambient temperature. Cecil hires him to investigate Omni-Man before exiling him back to Hell to prevent him from exposing Omni-Man too early.
• Newscaster (voiced by Gary Anthony Williams)
• Rick Sheridan (voiced by Jonathan Groff in season 1, Luke Macfarlane in season 2 onward): William's love interest who is kidnapped and converted into a Reaniman by D.A. Sinclair before the GDA helps him recover.
• Angstrom Levy (voiced by Sterling K. Brown): A man who can create portals to other dimensions. He gathers several alternate universe variants of himself in the hopes of adding their knowledge to his own and improving his world, only to be forced to end the process early, which leaves him with a mutated brain. Driven mad due to his variants' memories, he vows revenge on Invincible.
• Rus Livingston (voiced by Ben Schwartz): An astronaut who traveled to Mars only to be possessed by Sequids after Shapesmith took his place.
• Paul (voiced by Cliff Curtis): Debbie's fellow real-estate agent.
• The Coalition of Planets: A collection of alien races who gathered together to fight the Viltrumites.
  • Allen the Alien (voiced by Seth Rogen): An assessor of member world candidates for the Coalition whose homeworld of Unopa was destroyed by the Viltrumites.
  • Thaedus (voiced by Peter Cullen): A rebel Viltrumite and the founder and leader of the Coalition.
  • Telia (voiced by Tatiana Maslany): Allen's girlfriend and a decorated general in the Coalition with a zero-tolerance policy for Viltrumite aggression.
• Viltrum Empire:
  • Grand Regent Thragg (voiced by Lee Pace): The ruler of the Viltrumites.
  • Conquest (voiced by Jeffrey Dean Morgan): A long-lived Viltrumite warrior.
  • General Kregg (voiced by Clancy Brown): A high-ranking Viltrumite general.
  • Anissa (voiced by Shantel VanSanten): A high-ranking Viltrumite warrior and the most powerful female Viltrumite sent to check on Invincible's progress in taking over Earth.
  • Lucan (voiced by Phil LaMarr): A Viltrumite warrior.
  • Vidor (voiced by Chris Diamantopoulos): A Viltrumite warrior.
  • Thula (voiced by Grey Griffin): A long-lived Viltrumite warrior.
  • Viltrumite Executioner #1 (voiced by Eric Bauza): A Viltrumite who works as an executioner.
  • Viltrumite Executioner #2 (voiced by John DiMaggio): A Viltrumite who works as an executioner.
• Oliver Grayson / Kid Omni-Man (voiced by Lincoln Bodin in season 2, Christian Convery in season 3): The Viltrumite-Thraxan son of Omni-Man and Andressa, and Mark's younger half-brother. Due to his mother's DNA, he is a highly gifted learner and currently has pale purple skin while his father's Viltrumite physiology has drastically slowed his Thraxan aging and given him superhuman strength and durability.
• The Order: A criminal organization.
  • Mister Liu (voiced by Tzi Ma): A cyborg crime lord and the leader of the Order who can summon a dragon from his body.
  • Machine Head (voiced by Jeffrey Donovan): A cyborg crime lord with an auto-tuned voice, extensive illicit funding, and Titan's former boss. He would later become a member of the Order.
  • Paul Cha / Multi-Paul (voiced by Simu Liu): Dupli-Kate's twin brother with the same powers.
  • Connie / War Woman II (voiced by Mae Whitman): War Woman's co-worker and business partner in the heroine's civilian identity who later takes up her mantle and joins the Order to avenge her predecessor and take revenge on "man's world".

Guest

• Steve (voiced by Jon Hamm): A Secret Service agent who guards the White House's front gate.
• Matt (voiced by Max Burkholder): Steve's stepson.
• Guardians of the Globe (original roster): A decades-old superhero team who are massacred by Omni-Man. Immortal and Black Sampson were originally members of this faction.
  • Holly / War Woman (voiced by Lauren Cohan) A powerful ancient warrior and co-benefactor of the Guardians.
  • Green Ghost (voiced by Chris Diamantopoulos): A superhero encased in a green suit with ghost-like powers.
  • Alana / Green Ghost (voiced by Sonequa Martin-Green): A superheroine encased in a green suit with ghost-like powers.
  • Martian Man (voiced by Chad L. Coleman): An exiled, shapeshifting Martian superhero.
  • Josef / Red Rush (voiced by Michael Cudlitz)^[7]: A Russian speedster and the team's first responder.
  • Darkwing (voiced by Lennie James): A gadget-wielding caped crusader and co-benefactor of the Guardians.
  • Aquarus (voiced by Ross Marquand): A hydrokinetic, piscine humanoid and king of an underwater Atlantean kingdom.
• B.N. Winslow (voiced by Reginald VelJohnson): The principal of Reginald VelJohnson High School who later becomes the dean of Upstate University.
• Doc Seismic (voiced by Chris Diamantopoulos): A mad scientist who holds socially progressive views towards the U.S. government and its past leaders and wields earthquake-generating wristbands, which give him concussions every time he uses them.
  • Magmanites: An army of lava humanoids that Doc Seismic gains control of.
• Bi-Plane (voiced by Ross Marquand): A flight suit-empowered supervillain who attempted to destroy Denver, only to be thrown into outer space by the Immortal.
• Kursk (voiced by Ross Marquand): A Russian electrokinetic supervillain.
• Flaxans: A warrior race of aliens who seek to conquer Earth despite three failed attempts and Omni-Man attacking their planet.
  • Slash (voiced by Djimon Hounsou): The leader of the first three invasion forces who aims to kill Invincible for scarring him and conquer Earth before he is killed by Omni-Man.
• Olga (voiced by Grey Griffin): Red Rush's widow and friend of Debbie Grayson.
• Martian Emperor (voiced by Djimon Hounsou): The unnamed ruler of Mars.
• Sequids: The parasitic aliens who have infested Mars enough for it to be quarantined from the rest of the galaxy.
• Vanessa (voiced by Nicole Byer): Titan's wife.
• Fiona (voiced by Nicole Byer in season 1, Somali Rose in season 3): Titan's daughter.
• Furnace: A magma-esque supervillain wearing namesake-themed armor.
• Magmaniac: A shapeshifting pyrokinetic supervillain.
• Tether Tyrant (voiced by Reginald VelJohnson): A supervillain hired by Machine Head.
• Doug Cheston (voiced by Justin Roiland): A student at Upstate University who is kidnapped and converted into a Reaniman by D.A. Sinclair. He later commits suicide while fighting Invincible upon seeing himself.
• Lizard League: A gang of lizard-themed supervillains.
  • Queen Lizard (voiced by Tatiana Maslany): The Lizard League's original leader.
  • King Lizard (voiced by Scoot McNairy as an adult, Jacob Tremblay as a child): The son of Queen Lizard who was formerly known as Prince Lizard and succeeded his mother as leader of the Lizard League.
  • Salamander (voiced by Phil LaMarr): A namesake-themed member.
  • Iguana (voiced by Malese Jow): A namesake-themed member.
  • Komodo Dragon (voiced by Jay Pharoah): A namesake-themed member.
  • Supreme Lizard (voiced by Fred Tatasciore): A Lizard League member who tried to take over while King Lizard was incarcerated until he is killed by him.
• Kyle (voiced by Khary Payton): A nerdy frat boy who befriends Amber at Upstate University.
• Dr. Elias Brandyworth (voiced by Stephen Root): A government scientist who created Atom Eve 18 years prior and secretly swapped her with the Wilkins' miscarried fetus to prevent the government from using her as a weapon. In the present, he and Eve's birth mother Polly are eventually killed by his superior Steven Erickson.
• Polly (voiced by Grey Griffin): Eve's biological mother who was initially presumed dead after giving birth to Eve, but was secretly taken captive and experimented on by Steven Erickson, who later kills her.
• Steven Erickson (voiced by Lance Reddick): A government agent who ordered Dr. Brandyworth to develop a weapon capable of transmuting anything. After Brandyworth left and kept Eve hidden from him, he made his new scientist, Dr. Rodgers, attempt to recreate Brandyworth's experiment, but ended up with deformed, degrading children. After he kills Brandyworth and Eve's biological mother, Polly, Eve uses her powers to erase Erickson's memories.
• Dr. Rodgers (voiced by Chris Diamantopoulos): A government scientist and Steven Erickson's right-hand man.
• Louise (voiced by Zehra Fazal): A civilian who lived in an apartment in Chicago with her daughter before it was destroyed.
• Louise's Daughter (voiced by Micah Aliling): A girl who lived in an apartment in Chicago with her mother Louise before it was destroyed.
• The Giant (voiced by Fred Tatasciore): An orange-skinned giant cyclops with the mind of a child.
• Queen Aquaria (voiced by Tatiana Maslany): The sole monarch of the Atlanteans and their undersea kingdom after her husband Aquarus was murdered by Omni-Man. A beloved leader who rules with an iron fin, she seeks retribution for her husband's death through unconventional means.^[8]
• Catlin Stedman (voiced by Kari Wahlgren): A female alternate universe variant of Cecil.
• Denise Ferguson (voiced by Kari Wahlgren): A female alternate universe variant of Donald.
• Theo (voiced by Daveed Diggs): The widower of Green Ghost and member of a support group for superhero spouses. He briefly becomes acquainted with Debbie until he learns that she used to be married to Omni-Man and grows hostile towards her.
• Carol (voiced by Lea Thompson): The therapist of a superhero spouse support group.
• Thraxans: A race of insectoid aliens with accelerated aging.
  • Nuolzot (voiced by Rob Delaney): A shapeshifting insectoid alien from the planet Thraxa and one of Nolan's subjects.
  • Andressa (voiced by Rhea Seehorn): Nolan's second wife, an inhabitant of Thraxa, and the mother of Mark's half-brother Oliver.
• Narrator (voiced by Paul F. Tompkins): The narrator for Mark's college trip and Allen's side mission.
• Filip Schaff (voiced by Tim Robinson): The creator of Seance Dog. He is visually inspired by comic artist Ryan Ottley, who worked on the Invincible comics.
• Agent Spider (voiced by Josh Keaton): A web-shooting superhero from an alternate universe whom Mark encounters while fighting Angstrom. The character replaces Marvel Comics' Spider-Man, whom Invincible met briefly in the comic series.
• Angstrom Jr. (voiced by Camden Coley): The son of one of Angstrom's variants who was killed by his universe's Invincible.
• Jane (voiced by Ella Purnell): An archaeologist who uncovers the ancient Tomb of Ka-Hor in search of her father.
• Riley (voiced by Chloe Bennet): Jane's friend and fellow archaeologist who possesses super-strength.
• Ka-Hor (voiced by Clancy Brown)
• Fightmaster and Dropkick (both voiced by Xolo Maridueña): A duo of time-traveling thieves.
• Knuckle Buster (voiced by Kari Wahlgren): A member of a radical terrorist organization that Cecil encountered in the past.
• Force Fist (voiced by Chris Diamantopoulos): A member of a radical terrorist organization that Cecil encountered in the past.
• Radcliffe (voiced by Bokeem Woodbine): Cecil's predecessor as director of the GDA.
• Scott Duvall / Powerplex (voiced by Aaron Paul): An electricity-powered villain who seeks vengeance on Invincible for killing his sister.
• Becky Duvall (voiced by Kate Mara): Scott's wife.
• The Elephant (voiced by John DiMaggio): A namesake-themed villain who seeks to make the world stop eating meat.
• Brit (voiced by Jonathan Banks):
• Bolt (voiced by Cleveland Berto):
• The Technicians (voiced by Doug Bradley):
• Demon (voiced by Bruce Campbell): A demon that Damien Darkblood meets with.
• Dinosaurus (voiced by Matthew Rhys): A transforming dinosauroid.

Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	8		March 25, 2021 (2021-03-25)	April 29, 2021 (2021-04-29)
Special			July 21, 2023 (2023-07-21)
2	8	4	November 3, 2023 (2023-11-03)	November 24, 2023 (2023-11-24)
		4	March 14, 2024 (2024-03-14)	April 4, 2024 (2024-04-04)
3	8		February 6, 2025 (2025-02-06)	March 13, 2025 (2025-03-13)

Season 1 (2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date [9]
1	1	"It's About Time"	Robert Valley	Robert Kirkman	March 25, 2021 (2021-03-25)
When hulking villainous scientist clones, the Mauler Twins, attack the White House, they are repelled by the Guardians of the Globe and Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man. Nolan's son Mark, who is waiting for his powers to emerge, goes to school and defends classmate Amber Bennett from bully Todd. After Todd beats Mark, Amber saves the latter and develops an interest in him. Later, Mark's powers emerge, and he tells his parents over dinner. While Nolan is initially uncertain, he nonetheless begins to train Mark on how to use them. However, Mark is caught off-guard when Nolan, emphasizing the severity of being a superhero, punches him too hard. Feeling hurt emotionally and physically, Mark blows off steam by stopping a robbery in a homemade suit. After a heart-to-heart with his son, Nolan takes Mark to meet superhero suit tailor Art Rosenbaum, who creates a proper superhero suit for Mark after he takes the name "Invincible". Later, Nolan secretly ambushes and kills the Guardians at their headquarters before falling unconscious from injuries sustained from their resistance.
2	2	"Here Goes Nothing"	Paul Furminger	Simon Racioppa	March 25, 2021 (2021-03-25)
The clandestine Global Defense Agency (GDA) nurses a comatose Nolan back to health, but fails to revive the Guardians. GDA Director Cecil Stedman meets Mark and his mother Debbie. As extra-dimensional aliens called the Flaxans attack, Mark helps the Teen Team fight them. When the Flaxans rapidly age and retreat, Teen Team leader Robot deduces this was due to a time dilation difference between the Flaxans' dimension and Earth. As Mark recognizes Atom Eve as classmate Samantha Eve Wilkins, they share their secret identities and become friends. The Flaxans return with anti-aging technology, but Mark and the Teen Team destroy them, forcing another retreat. The Flaxans return once again and nearly succeed until a recuperated Nolan forces them back to their dimension, where he devastates their planet in retaliation before returning as news breaks of the Guardians' deaths. Meanwhile, Mark skirmishes with Allen the Alien, who wants to test Earth's defenses for the Coalition of Planets. Using a time-out to talk and learn of Allen's mission, Mark helps Allen realize he confused "Earth" for another planet called "Urath" and leaves on good terms. Concurrently, demon detective Damien Darkblood investigates the Guardians' deaths for Cecil, theorizing the killer was among the heroes.
3	3	"Who You Calling Ugly?"	Jeff Allen	Chris Black	March 25, 2021 (2021-03-25)
Following a televised funeral, the Graysons attend the Guardians' private burial with their loved ones, where Darkblood questions Nolan privately and hints at his suspicions. Cecil commissions Robot to form a new Guardians roster of his choosing, applauding his handling of the Flaxan invasions. Robot merges the Teen Team with experienced heroes Monster Girl, Black Samson, and Shrinking Rae. However, Eve quits, resentful of her teammate and ex-boyfriend Rex Splode after catching him cheating on her with teammate Dupli-Kate. Mark gets Amber's number and sets up a "study date", which is interrupted when he is called to help Eve stop Doc Seismic from attacking Mount Rushmore. Nonetheless, an intrigued Amber waits for him. When Rex tries apologizing to Eve, she refuses to accept and seeks out Mark, only to discover him with Amber. Despite being saddened, she acknowledges his happiness and quietly leaves. With Robot's unseen help, the Maulers escape from their GDA prison, though one sacrifices the other. When Darkblood questions Debbie, he finds Nolan shared little with her. This encounter leaves her suspicious of Nolan, who senses Darkblood's lingering presence.
4	4	"Neil Armstrong, Eat Your Heart Out"	Cory Evans	Ryan Ridley	April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)
Angry that the GDA has not caught the original Guardians' killer yet, Red Rush's widow Olga commissions Debbie to sell her house so she can return to Moscow. Cecil asks Nolan to protect the first mission to Mars, but the latter refuses, citing his duty to protect Earth, so Mark volunteers. Despite successfully landing, Mark's inattentiveness allows Martians to abduct the astronauts. The Martian Emperor orders their execution to prevent the parasitic Sequids from reaching Earth and destroying the universe. Mark hastily evacuates the astronauts, unaware that a Martian secretly replaced one of them while the real astronaut is possessed by the Sequids and launches an invasion of Mars. As Nolan and Debbie vacation in Rome to rekindle their relationship, he regains her trust with half-truths. Cecil realizes Nolan is the killer, but cannot act until he determines the latter's motive and a way to stop him. Knowing he will not drop the case, Cecil exiles Darkblood to Hell, unaware that the detective hid his notepad in Debbie's closet. As the surviving Mauler clones himself, Robot monitors his progress and methods before stealing a DNA sample from Rex on the behalf of his real self, the deformed Rudy Connors.
5	5	"That Actually Hurt"	Jay Baker	Christine Lavaf	April 8, 2021 (2021-04-08)
After Debbie finds Darkblood's notepad, her lingering suspicions return, leading to her locating Nolan's bloodied super-suit while he is away. After Samson lectures his teammates on failing to protect civilians due to their infighting, Robot secretly approaches the restored Maulers with a job offer. Meanwhile, Mark promises to help Amber at a soup kitchen she volunteers at as recompense for neglecting her while working as Invincible. However, he must also help the superpowered enforcer Titan defeat his boss Machine Head, who predicted their attack and hired multiple villains for security. The Guardians arrive to help, but Mark, Monster Girl, and Samson are beaten and severely wounded by Battle Beast, which prompts the rest of the Guardians to act as a team. Seeing the other villains swiftly defeated, a disgusted Battle Beast leaves. The GDA arrest Machine Head and medevac Mark and the others, allowing Titan to take over Machine Head's organization. Eve volunteers alongside Amber, needing direction after quitting being a superhero, but leaves when Cecil calls her about Mark's hospitalization. Elsewhere, GDA scientists test samples of Mark's blood, discovering that his cells are invulnerable to every test they run.
6	6	"You Look Kinda Dead"	Paul Furminger	Curtis Gwinn	April 15, 2021 (2021-04-15)
Humbled by his week-long recovery, Mark reconciles with Amber before they accompany his best friend William on a visit to Upstate University to see his crush Rick Sheridan. However, a "Reaniman" cyborg that mad scientist D.A. Sinclair manufactured escapes confinement and fights Mark before killing himself. As William deduces Mark's identity, Amber breaks up with Mark due to his "absence" during the Reaniman's rampage. He later sacrifices reconciliation to rescue William and Rick from Sinclair, who converted the latter into a Reaniman. William's pleas for help enable Rick to overcome his alteration and help Mark defeat Sinclair. Following Sinclair's arrest, Cecil takes an interest in his technology, which overwhelmed Mark's physiology. Meanwhile, Rosenbaum examines Nolan's bloodied suit for Debbie, confirming Nolan killed the Guardians. Both fearfully agree to stay silent, but the revelation sends Debbie into a drunken depression. Having studied Monster Girl's biology beforehand, Robot gathers magical ingredients to heal her. While the Maulers continue to grow a body for Robot, they also exhume the corpse of the Guardians' leader, the Immortal; intending to resurrect him as their enthralled weapon against Robot. Eve is inspired by Amber to skip college and use her powers in direct humanitarian endeavors.
7	7	"We Need to Talk"	Vinton Heuck	Simon Racioppa	April 22, 2021 (2021-04-22)
After Debbie relocates to the GDA, she and Cecil witness Nolan kill his second-in-command Donald Ferguson and several GDA agents. After adding a neural link upgrade, the Rudy clone reluctantly euthanizes his progenitor before betraying the Maulers. He explains himself to the Guardians, who are taken aback by his revelations, before learning the truth about Omni-Man and their predecessors' fates. Cecil deploys Sinclair's "Reanimen" and a modified kaiju to attack Nolan. Unfazed by Mark revealing his superhero identity, Amber dumps him as he never trusted her before. Mark seeks Eve's wisdom, but she criticizes his selfishness. When the two intercept Nolan's fight with the kaiju, Cecil orders Eve to rendezvous with the Guardians. When the Maulers revive the Immortal, he awakens enraged over Nolan's betrayal and flies off to battle him in an attempt to avenge his team's murder. As Mark narrowly subdues the kaiju, news helicopters capture Nolan killing the Immortal again in a live broadcast before Nolan asks to talk to a bewildered Mark.
8	8	"Where I Really Come From"	William Ruzicka	Robert Kirkman	April 29, 2021 (2021-04-29)
After revealing himself as an infiltrator for the Viltrum Empire sent to conquer Earth, Nolan fails to convince Mark to join him and overpowers his son, devastating Chicago and killing thousands. Despite being beaten into a near-death state, Mark causes Nolan to remember his love for his family. Unable to reconcile this with his duties, Nolan tearfully abandons Earth. The Guardians and Eve mobilize to aid Chicago relief efforts as the world learns of Nolan's betrayal while Cecil helps Debbie and Mark by falsifying Nolan's civilian death. A heartbroken Debbie and Rosenbaum share a drink as Mark and Amber rekindle their relationship after his two-week recovery. As Amber and William learn Eve is also a superhero, Cecil sends Mark to intercept an approaching Allen and update him on recent events. Allen warns Mark that the Viltrumites will come for Earth given Nolan's uncharacteristic abandoning of his post, but he thinks that Mark can help the Coalition stop the Viltrumites' expansion. As Mark plans to finish high school, the Maulers are arrested while the Immortal recuperates under GDA protection. Villainous forces conspire to return as Cecil commissions Sinclair to mass-produce Reanimen contingency troops.

Special (2023)

No. overall	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date [9]
9	"Invincible: Atom Eve"	Haylee Herrick	Helen Leigh and Robert Kirkman	July 21, 2023 (2023-07-21)
Eighteen years ago, government scientist Dr. Elias Brandyworth disobeys his superior, Steven Erickson, and leaves with a dying pregnant woman named Polly, who gives birth to a powerful superhuman. Fulfilling Polly's wishes, Brandyworth swaps her child with the Wilkins' deceased newborn so that she can grow up with a normal family as Samantha Eve Wilkins. Growing up, Eve proves highly knowledgeable about molecules and is admitted to a school for scholars, but longs for a normal life. After discovering her transmutation powers, she is transferred back to public school for failing class. As she attempts to become a hero, she encounters a homeless Brandyworth, who reveals her origins as a government project and warns her not to use her powers. She later battles a group of deformed children that the government created amidst failed attempts at recreating her. After the children die, Erickson captures Eve, Brandyworth, and Polly, intending to use them to create better weapons. In the ensuing fight, Erickson kills Brandyworth and Polly. Enraged, Eve overcomes the mental barrier that prevented her from transmuting living material and erases Erickson's memories. She returns home to find her adopted parents upset with her for not being normal.

Season 2 (2023–24)

Main article: Invincible season 2

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date [9]
Part 1
10	1	"A Lesson for Your Next Life"	Sol Choi	Simon Racioppa	November 3, 2023 (2023-11-03)
11	2	"In About Six Hours, I Lose My Virginity to a Fish"	Ian Abando	Matt Lambert	November 10, 2023 (2023-11-10)
12	3	"This Missive, This Machination!"	Tanner Johnson	Adria Lang	November 17, 2023 (2023-11-17)
13	4	"It's Been a While"	Jason Zurek	Helen Leigh	November 24, 2023 (2023-11-24)
Part 2
14	5	"This Must Come as a Shock"	Haylee Herrick	Helen Leigh	March 14, 2024 (2024-03-14)
15	6	"It's Not That Simple"	Sol Choi	Vivian Lee	March 21, 2024 (2024-03-21)
16	7	"I'm Not Going Anywhere"	Ian Abando	Simon Racioppa	March 28, 2024 (2024-03-28)
17	8	"I Thought You Were Stronger"	Tanner Johnson	Robert Kirkman	April 4, 2024 (2024-04-04)

Season 3 (2025)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date [9]
18	1	"You're Not Laughing Now"	Jason Zurek	Simon Racioppa	February 6, 2025 (2025-02-06)
Three months after his battle with Angstrom, Mark continues training under Cecil's supervision to gain enough strength to compete with Viltrumites while avoiding Eve. Mark and Rex try to stop two thieves, Dropkick and Fightmaster, from stealing the Declaration of Independence, but are attacked by Kate's brother, Multi-Paul, who tries to avenge his sister's death. Kate and the Immortal come out of retirement while Rae returns to the Guardians. William and Rick encourage Mark to confess his feelings and ask Eve out, but warn him against telling her about her future self. However, Mark lets it slip, leading Eve to reject him. Doc Seismic breaks out of confinement and kidnaps Earth's superheroes using giant underground creatures. When Mark and Eve fail to save the heroes, Cecil sends in Darkwing II and Reanimen to help, with Darkwing II recapturing Doc Seismic. Mark confronts Cecil for lying to him and working with Darkwing II and Sinclair, leading Cecil to trap him in the White Room, which was constructed to keep him safe from Mark. Allen and Nolan bond in prison while the Viltrumites begin testing Allen to determine the source of his newfound strength.
19	2	"A Deal with the Devil"	Haylee Herrick	Helen Leigh	February 6, 2025 (2025-02-06)
In a flashback, Cecil objects to his predecessor rehabilitating criminals. In the present, Mark destroys Reanimen deployed to stop him. Cecil activates a device installed in Mark's head matching the Atlantean kaiju's roars, causing him intense pain and preventing him from flying. Mark flees to the Guardians for help but Cecil arrives and attacks Mark with more Reanimen, prompting the Guardians to aid him. Rudy jams the signal that is harming Mark while Cecil, realizing his mistake, deactivates the Reanimen. A furious Mark threatens to kill Cecil should he approach him or his family, ending their working relationship. The Guardians break up, with Monster Girl, Rex, Rae, Bulletproof, and Rudy losing trust in Cecil, while the Immortal, Kate, Samson, and Shapesmith remain and are joined by Darkwing II. Cecil later reflects on his first meeting with Nolan and developing his personal code of doing anything to protect Earth while Mark and Eve reconcile and start a relationship.
20	3	"You Want a Real Costume, Right?"	Sol Choi	Jay Faerber	February 6, 2025 (2025-02-06)
Mark receives a new suit from Rosenbaum. After getting his own suit, Oliver names himself "Kid Omni-Man", but Mark advises against it, explaining the destruction Nolan caused, before they join forces to stop Titan from breaking out Multi-Paul. Eve moves back in with her parents, promising not to use her powers at home if they become more accepting of her duties as a hero. Debbie forms a relationship with her colleague Paul and reveals to him Nolan, Mark, and Oliver's secret identities, angering Mark. The Maulers break into a missile silo, planning to launch an EMP device to destroy the world's communication systems, and incapacitate the attacking Guardians. Mark destroys the missile while Oliver, against Mark and Debbie's wishes, kills the Maulers. He reveals to Mark his indifference to killing, believing Nolan may be right, worrying Mark. While talking with Oliver, Mark notices a floating orb-like drone spying on the Grayson household, which detonates in his hand as he catches it. Unbeknownst to him, the drone belongs to Angstrom, who survived his previous encounter with Mark.
21	4	"You Were My Hero"	Ian Abando	Tania Lotia	February 13, 2025 (2025-02-13)
Mark asks Rudy to analyze the drone, which he determines originated from Earth and was created by someone with vast resources. Mark confronts Cecil, believing he built it, but Cecil denies it. Later, while on a date with Eve, Fightmaster and Dropkick forcibly recruit Mark and bring him to their future, believing he can save their Earth from its tyrannical king, the Immortal. Driven mad by his immense power and immortality, he blames Mark for his eventual abandonment of Earth and demands he fight him to the death to bring him peace. Reluctantly, Mark fights and is eventually forced to kill the Immortal. Returning to the present, a shaken Mark finds solace with Eve. Meanwhile, Nolan faces execution until Allen breaks free, liberates their fellow inmates, gains Battle Beast's help in fending off the Viltrumites, and feigns defeat to spur Nolan into action. After breaking out, Allen suggests they flee before reinforcements arrive, but Nolan reveals the Viltrum Empire now consists of fewer than fifty pure-blooded members.
22	5	"This Was Supposed to Be Easy"	Tanner Johnson	Helen Shang	February 20, 2025 (2025-02-20)
After Mark suggests that he and Eve get their own apartment, she offers Invincible's services to a supervillain prison. Debbie later sends the couple out in search of Oliver, whom they discover has befriended two children while defending them from bullies. Meanwhile, Titan is pressured by Mr. Liu, a fellow crime boss and the leader of a criminal organization called the Order, into breaking out Multi-Paul or Liu will kill his family. Titan attempts to manipulate Mark into helping him before Liu attacks the prison holding Multi-Paul. While fighting Mark and Eve, Multi-Paul escapes while Titan's henchman, Isotope, frees Machine Head, who shoots Liu. Afterwards, Mark and Eve decide to take their relationship at a slow pace. Machine Head assumes control of the Order and grants Titan his autonomy, unaware that Liu survived.
23	6	"All I Can Say Is I'm Sorry"	Jason Zurek	Ross Stracke and Simon Racioppa	February 27, 2025 (2025-02-27)
Having witnessed his sister and niece's deaths during Mark and Nolan's fight in Chicago, GDA scientist Scott Duvall steals advanced bio-capacitors to augment his ability to convert kinetic energy into electrical power and publicly challenges Mark. Wishing to take the night off to celebrate William's birthday, Mark ignores Scott while Shapesmith answers his challenge. Scott defeats Shapesmith and flees to his wife Becky and son Jack, fearing GDA retaliation. As Rudy works with Monster Girl to stop her powers from de-aging her body when she uses them, Rae confesses to Rex that she plans to retire from superhero work, which he accepts before they kiss. Amidst a memorial for the Chicago massacre, Scott takes the name "Powerplex" and tries to lure out Mark again, but is defeated and captured by Eve. Nonetheless, Scott escapes and returns to Becky, who suggests he stages her and Jack's kidnapping and use them as bait. Mark attempts to talk Scott down, but Scott accidentally kills his family while fighting Mark. After being taken into GDA custody, Scott vows revenge on Mark. Elsewhere, Angstrom gathers several of Mark's multiversal variants.
24	7	"What Have I Done?"	Haylee Herrick	Robert Kirkman	March 6, 2025 (2025-03-06)
Angstrom sends his Invincible variants to destroy Earth and tarnish Mark's image. The GDA, the Guardians, and Earth's heroes are overwhelmed and suffer heavy losses. Scott briefly escapes; Eve is incapacitated; Rex sacrifices himself to save Rudy, Monster Girl, and Bulletproof; Darkwing II is presumed dead; and the Immortal, Kate, Samson, and Shapesmith are wounded. When the surviving Invincibles turn on Angstrom, he traps them on a desolate Earth before battling Mark. Mark overpowers and nearly kills Angstrom, but he escapes to the Technicians, advanced cybernetic surgeons who previously healed him. Angstrom orders them to fix his wounds, but they refuse, demanding he repay them for all they have done for him. In the aftermath of Angstrom's attack, an aged Viltrumite envoy named Conquest arrives to survey Mark's subjugation of Earth for the Viltrum Empire and is disappointed by his lack of progress. Devastated by the destruction and deaths directed at him, Mark charges at Conquest to vent his rage.
25	8	"I Thought You'd Never Shut Up"	Sol Choi	Robert Kirkman	March 13, 2025 (2025-03-13)
Conquest and Mark fight, destroying cities and maiming each other in the process. Oliver and Eve attempt to intervene, but are injured. Nonetheless, Eve temporarily overcomes her mental blocks, allowing her to reconstruct her body and burn Conquest's skin off before Mark seemingly kills him. Mark awakens in the hospital, where Debbie apologizes for bringing him into this world, though Mark says he does not blame her. At Rex's funeral, Rudy changes his name to Rex to honor him. As the world rebuilds, Rus builds up an army of Sequid-possessed humans, a group of aliens find Battle Beast, and the Technicians fully heal Angstrom before working out a partnership to claim a new world. Cecil reveals to Donald he has captured a comatose Conquest and placed him in an underground prison, intending to interrogate him about the Viltrum Empire. Mark tells Oliver he was right to kill people, promising to do so to anyone who threatens their family. Meanwhile, Darkblood meets with a demon overlord to help reinstate him as Hell's ruler by exploiting a powerful being on Earth.

Production

Development

A live-action film based on the Image Comics comic book series Invincible was revealed in April 2017 to be in development at Universal Pictures, with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, who were fans of the comics, hired as the writers and directors. The duo were set to produce the film alongside James Weaver through their company Point Grey Pictures, while Invincible co-creator Robert Kirkman also joined to produce alongside David Alpert, Bryan Furst, and Sean Furst through his company Skybound Entertainment, which had a first-look deal with Universal for the film.^[10] However, when the series was announced, the film remained in hiatus, until on January 26, 2021, when it was revealed that the film was still in development and would exist separately from the series.^[11][12] In a 2023 interview, Rogen stated that the animated series has had a strong influence on the live-action film adaptation in development at Universal, which is essentially being developed as a live-action version of the animated series.^[13]

On August 11, 2017, Kirkman, with his company Skybound Entertainment, signed a deal with Amazon to develop various series for Amazon Prime Video. However, it was revealed that series that were already in production or development with other studios, would not be developed for Amazon.^[14] Kirkman revealed that he was interested on developing a series of the Invincible comic series, but that would not be possible at the moment because Universal was developing a film based on the comic series.^[15][16]

However, on June 19, 2018, it was announced that Amazon had given a series order to the project for a first season consisting of eight episodes.^[17] It was also revealed that the series would be animated and its episodes would be hour-long.^[18][19][20] Kirkman chose traditional hand-drawn animation, realizing from the CGI adaptation of Super Dinosaur that 3D modeling’s lengthy and costly process would limit the number of new characters per episode.^[21] Simon Racioppa served as showrunner for the series and also served as executive producer alongside Kirkman, Alpert, and Catherine Winder. Production companies involved with the series include Skybound.^{[3][22][23][24]}

On April 29, 2021, after the release of the final episode of the first season, Amazon renewed the series for a second and third season.^[25][26][27] In April 2023, Kirkman stated that the second season would focus on Angstrom Levy, a supervillain with access to multiple dimensions.^[28] In April 2024, Amazon was reported to have renewed the series for a fourth and fifth season, although IGN subsequently reported this was not accurate.^[29][30] In May 2024, The Immortal voice actor Ross Marquand said that season 3 "is nearly finished" and would be released in early 2025.^[31] In July 2024, Amazon officially renewed the series for a fourth season.^[32] In July 2025, it was announced that Amazon had renewed the series for a fifth season and that voice recording had already been completed.^[33]

Casting

On January 31, 2019, the cast of the series was revealed, with Steven Yeun to portray Mark Grayson / Invincible and J. K. Simmons portraying Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man.^[34][35][36] Sandra Oh, Mark Hamill, Seth Rogen, Gillian Jacobs, Andrew Rannells, Zazie Beetz, Walton Goggins, Jason Mantzoukas, Mae Whitman, Chris Diamantopoulos, Malese Jow, Kevin Michael Richardson, Grey Griffin and Max Burkholder also joined the cast of the series.^[37][38] On July 18, 2020, Kirkman confirmed the casting in a live video on Twitter.^{[39][non-primary source needed]}

Yeun and Oh are both of Korean descent. Oh's character Debbie Grayson was made to be Korean American in the animated adaptation, with her son Mark Grayson being half-Korean.^[40][41] Their Korean identity is not directly mentioned in the show,^[40] but a painting featuring Hangul text that reads 안녕 (annyeong; 'hello') is shown in the Grayson home.^[42] The decision came from a desire to increase diverse representations in the series. Similarly, Amber Bennett, Mark's ex-girlfriend, was made an African American teenager in the adaptation.^[40][41] The character of William, Mark's best friend, is openly gay.^[43]

In January 2025, it was announced that Aaron Paul, Simu Liu, Jonathan Banks, Kate Mara, Xolo Maridueña, John DiMaggio, Tzi Ma, Doug Bradley, and Christian Convery would join the voice cast for season 3.^[44]

In February 2025, Kirkman stated that Bryan Cranston was offered a role multiple times for three seasons, but turned it down.^[45]

In July 2025, it was announced that Matthew Rhys had been cast as Dinosaurus.^[33][46] In October that same year, it was announced that Lee Pace had been cast as Thragg.^[47]

Animation and title sequence

When the show was confirmed to be animated, it was confirmed that Wind Sun Sky Entertainment and its partner company, Skybound North, would be animating and co-producing the series.^[1][48][49]

Kirkman praised the work of the show's animation studio, Maven Image Platform. Kirkman noted in particular the Guardians' deaths at the end of episode 1, and the fight between Mark and Omni-Man in episode 8.^[50] Two additional animation studios were brought on for season 2 according to an interview with Margaret Dean.^[51]

The series title sequence is recognized by appearing right where a character would have said "Invincible" for the first time at each episode. However, the title sequence also becomes bloodier with each episode. Kirkman revealed that he wanted to represent the dark days that lied ahead by using the increasingly bloody title cards. Racioppa revealed that he wanted each episode to be different from the previous ones to convince the audience to not skip it.^[52][53] The animation style borrows from the look of Saturday morning cartoons from the early 2000s, and has also been noted for its anime-like visuals and aesthetics.^[28]

The second season's title cards feature a similar progression, with a bloodied variant of the first season's title card cracking to uncover a black-and-blue design underneath.^[54]

The third season's title cards feature a glitch effect, followed by a completely new color palette and design of the title card from the previous episode, each representing an alternate version of Invincible's suits and respective variants.^[55]

Music

On December 2, 2020, it was revealed that John Paesano would be composing the score to the series.^[56]

Release

After Amazon ordered the first season of the series, it was confirmed that it would consist of eight episodes.^[57] On January 22, 2021, during a livestream celebrating the 18th anniversary of the first issue of Invincible,^[58] Kirkman revealed that the series would debut on March 25, 2021 (midnight EST), with the first 3 episodes.^[59][60] The remaining episodes would release weekly thereafter.^[61] On January 20, 2023, a teaser trailer was released, in which Steven Yeun and Seth Rogen as Invincible and Allen the Alien respectively discuss the upcoming season.^[62] During San Diego Comic-Con on July 21, 2023, a trailer for the second season was shown, and it was announced that part one of the second season would premiere on November 3, 2023,^[63] with part two debuting on March 14, 2024.^[64] It was also announced that a special episode, called Invincible: Atom Eve, would release later that day.^[65][66][67] The third season premiered on February 6, 2025 with its first three episodes, with the remaining five episodes released weekly.^[68][69] The fourth season is set to premiere in March 2026.^[47]

Reception

Critical response

Critical response of Invincible

Season	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic
1	98% (88 reviews)[70]	73 (16 reviews)[71]
2	100% (41 reviews)[72]	82 (13 reviews)[73]
3	100% (25 reviews)[74]	74 (6 reviews)[75]

Invincible has received critical acclaim, with praise for its animation, performances, and writing.^[b] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season of Invincible has a 98% approval rating, based on 88 critic reviews, with an average rating of 8.6/10. The site's consensus reads: "With bold animation, bloody action, and an all-star cast led by the charming Steven Yeun, Invincible smartly adapts its source material without sacrificing its nuanced perspective on the price of superpowers."^[70] Metacritic reported a score of 73 out of 100 based on 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews" for the first season.^[71] The second season has an approval rating of 100% based on 41 reviews, with an average rating of 8.4/10. The site's consensus reads: "Still as bracing as a punch to the face and invigorating with its vivid worldbuilding, Invincible is practically impervious to disappointing audiences in this sterling sophomore season."^[72] On Metacritic, the season has a weighted average score of 82 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".^[73] The third season has an approval rating of 100% based on 21 reviews, with an average rating of 8.3/10. The site's consensus reads: "Muddying the waters of justice and adding droplets of blood for good measure, Invincible and its titular hero reach their prime with this epic third season."^[85] On Metacritic, the season has a weighted average score of 74 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.^[86]

Ben Travers of IndieWire gave the show a B rating, stating that "Kirkman's adaptation is provocative, surprising, and sometimes challenging, as it constantly tries to disrupt the accepted ideas of its genre, whether that's the superhero genre, the teen drama genre, or the misguided notion that animation is a genre unto itself."^[87] Kathryn VanArendonk of Vulture stated that "the series has a palpable 'more of an eight-hour movie' thing going on, and the potential of that model is that it will all coalesce in the end into this glorious, big, transfixing story" but also adds that "the pitfall is that it makes these opening episodes a little weaker; there are so many characters happening here, so many story threads to put in place, that it's hard to know what to invest in as a viewer."^[88] Caroline Framke from Variety commented: "Now, of course, Kirkman is the wildly successful co-creator and executive producer of 'The Walking Dead,' so even those who might not have picked up an 'Invincible' comic might be interested in this spry, hourlong animated series that somehow manages to be both snarky and earnest within the same breath."^[89] William Hughes from The A.V. Club praised the series for its animation and stated: "Funny, exciting, and emotionally smart—seriously, Sandra Oh is killing it here—Invincible isn't bulletproof. But, like its increasingly burdened hero, it's trying. And sometimes, in the superhero game, that's all you can really do."^[90] Bob Strauss from Datebook praised the show, commenting: "While you can't describe 'Invincible' as gritty, it does feel like the right kind of animated super-show for an era marked by Zack Snyder's dark-hued 'Justice League' reconstruction and Amazon's own, ultra-pathological take on the genre, 'The Boys.' It's as clean-looking as any program we grew up with, but it has the dirtier stuff we secretly wanted."^[91]

Siddhant Adlakha of IGN gave the first season an 8 out of 10, stating the season "is great, thanks to its unique action and strong character-centric gravitas" and that the show "combines familiar superhero tropes with unexpected gore and moving character dynamics, resulting in the year's most surprising superhero series."^[92] Alan Sepinwall from Rolling Stone stated: "As the series moves along, Kirkman and company begin introducing twists to what we think is the formula — perhaps too many. Even within three episodes, the number of reversals and secrets pile so high that it can be hard to invest in certain characters and scenes, rather than trying to guess what will come next."^[93] Roxana Hadadi from RogerEbert.com praised the series for its story and animation, commenting: "'Invincible' sets up those questions quickly and engagingly in these first three installments, wraps them in a mystery, and then splatters them with blood. It's not an entirely new approach for this genre, but the familiarity of 'Invincible' is forgivable in light of the confidence that both Kirkman and Yeun bring to the material. They're the reason to watch."^[94] Niv M. Sultan from Slant Magazine gave the first season 3.5 stars of 4, and commented, "Invincible recaptures what our current glut of superhero fiction largely loses sight of: the pleasure that superheroes must feel when wielding their powers. Not the sacred satisfaction of helping the downtrodden, but the id-centered thrills of soaring through the sky and inflicting hurt on those deemed deserving."^[95] Louis Chilton from The Independent gave the series 3 stars of 5 and stated, "Invincible often seems derivative; perhaps its ideas were more groundbreaking in the original early-2000s comics. Some of its characters are unapologetic parodies (the Batman facsimile "Darkwing", for example), and you could easily go through picking out elements or story ideas that have cropped up in Watchmen, or The Incredibles, or Sky High, or Misfits. But there are still some good bones to its premise, and just enough subversiveness to let you ignore the fact this is a story you've seen a hundred times before."^[96]

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards	August 22, 2021 (2021-08-22)	Best Animated Series or Animated Television Movie	Invincible	Nominated	[97]
Dorian TV Awards	August 29, 2021 (2021-08-29)	Best Animated Show			[98]
Annie Awards	March 12, 2022	Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production	Jay Baker (for "Where I Really Come From")	Nominated	[99]
	February 17, 2024	Best Animated Special Production	Invincible: Atom Eve	Nominated	[100]
Saturn Awards	October 25, 2022	Best Animated Television Series	Invincible	Nominated	[101]
Primetime Emmy Awards	September 7-8, 2024	Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance	Sterling K. Brown as Angstrom Levy (for "I Thought You Were Stronger")	Nominated	[102]
	September 6-7, 2025		Steven Yeun as Invincible/Mark Grayson (for "What Have I Done")	Nominated	[103]
Critics' Choice Television Awards	January 12, 2025	Best Animated Series	Invincible	Nominated	[104]
Golden Reel Awards	February 23, 2025	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Animation	Brad Meyer, Katie Jackson, Mia Perfetti, Natalia Saavedra Brychcy, Logan Romjue, Carol Ma (for "I Thought You Were Stronger")	Nominated	[105]

In other media

The eighth episode of the series' first season spawned a popular Internet meme known as "Think, Mark".^[106][107] A 2022 promotional episode of the web series Death Battle! pit Invincible's Omni-Man against The Boys' Homelander,^[108] with Amazon Studios' Head of Marketing Adam Bersin having partnered with Rooster Teeth to promote its series, previously including the second season of The Boys, also produced by Amazon.^[109] Consequently, both Omni-Man and Homelander were made available as playable characters in the 2023 video game Mortal Kombat 1, with J. K. Simmons reprising his role as the former.^[110] In November 2023, a role-playing video game titled Invincible Presents: Atom Eve was released; the game is loosely based on the animated series' continuity with some alterations and a new original story.^[111] In February 2024, a mobile game RPG titled Invincible: Guarding the Globe was released.^[112] In April 2024, Skybound was revealed to be internally developing an AAA video game based on Invincible. Over 30 employees were reported to be working on the game, which included industry veterans who had worked for Electronic Arts, Activision Blizzard, and AMZ Games, while a fundraiser campaign was also being established.^[30] In June 2025, a fighting game titled Invincible VS was announced.^[113]

Lawsuit

Creator Robert Kirkman was sued by comic book colorist William Crabtree, citing a rights and profits concern, on January 10, 2022.^[114][115] The case was settled out of court on January 25, 2024.^[116]

Notes

1. Credited as Amazon Studios until 2023
2. Multiple references, including:^{[76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84]}