According to a new report from Nexus Point News, ‘X-Men ’97’ is set to return with Season 2 in 2026.
This is said to be a result of ‘changes being made to the story and scripts.’ Matthew Chauncey has replaced DeMayo as Head Writer and is believed to be reworking the drafts DeMayo wrote before he was let go from the show.
‘X-Men: The Animated Series’ executive producers Larry Houston and Eric and Julia Lewald will stay on as consulting producers. The main voice cast will return, but there are no new additions announced yet.
Marvel Animation fans will have other shows in 2025. ‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’ and ‘Marvel Zombies’ are coming, and ‘What If…?’ season 3 is also expected next year.
In August, Marvel Studios Head of Streaming, Television, and Animation Brad Winderbaum joined supervising producer Jake Casterona and director Emi/Emmett Yonemura for a Q&A.
When Winderbaum was asked what to expect from the second season, he hinted, “There [are] many teams, in Marvel, that have the letter ‘X’ that are followed by a hyphen. I would put it to you like this…there [are] two other X teams in Season 2.”
Emi/Emmett Yonemura also praised ‘X-Men ’97’s new Head Writer. “Oh, he’s lovely. I absolutely love working with him,” the director said. “He hasn’t even been on super long, and he’s already a super sweet, incredibly talented writer, so we’re already having a blast over here, and I’m really excited for fans to kind of see what he helps bring to the table because it’s amazing, he’s a genius.”
‘X-Men ’97’ takes us back to the 1990s, where the X-Men, a group of mutants with special powers, face new challenges in a world that fears them. All episodes are now streaming on Disney+.
