What If...?
What If...? is an American computer-animated anthology series made for Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics series of the same name. It is the fourth television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios and the studio's first animated series from Marvel Studio Animation. It is set after the events of Loki and shows alternate timelines where the major events in the MCU movies have occurred differently. The series stars Jeffrey Wright as the Watcher, with many MCU movie actors reprising their roles.
| What If...? | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animation Anthology Superhero |
| Created by | A. C. Bradley |
| Based on | Marvel Comics |
| Directed by | Bryan Andrews |
| Starring | Jeffrey Wright |
| Composer | Laura Karpman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | A. C. Bradley Bryan Andrews Victoria Alonso Louis D'Esposito Kevin Feige Brad Winderbaum |
| Producer | Carrie Wassenaar |
| Animator | Stephan Franck |
| Editors | Graham Fisher Joel Fisher |
| Running time | 30-37 minutes |
| Production company | Marvel Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney+ |
| Release | August 11, 2021 – present |
The series's first season premiered on August 11, 2021, and ran for nine episodes until October 6 as part of Phase 4 of the MCU. The second season premiered on December 22, 2023, as part of Phase Five. Its nine episodes was released daily until December 30. A third season and a Marvel Zombies series are in development. The Marvel Zombies series is based on one of the episodes in What If...?
Synopsis
changeFollowing the establishment of the multiverse in the season one finale of Loki, What If...? explores various alternate timelines across the multiverse in which major moments from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies occur differently, as observed by the Watcher.[1][2] In the second season, following the formation of the Guardians of the Multiverse, the Watcher continues to explore more strange worlds, meeting new heroes and keeping the multiverse safe.[3]
Episodes
change| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 9 | August 11, 2021 | October 6, 2021 | |
| 2 | 9 | December 22, 2023 | December 30, 2023 | |
Season 1 (2021)
change| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?" | Bryan Andrews | A. C. Bradley | August 11, 2021 |
| 2 | 2 | "What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?" | Bryan Andrews | A. C. Bradley | August 18, 2021 |
| 3 | 3 | "What If... the World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes?" | Bryan Andrews | A. C. Bradley & Matthew Chauncey | August 25, 2021 |
| 4 | 4 | "What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?" | Bryan Andrews | A. C. Bradley | September 1, 2021 |
| 5 | 5 | "What If... Zombies?!" | Bryan Andrews | Matthew Chauncey | September 8, 2021 |
| 6 | 6 | "What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?" | Bryan Andrews | Matthew Chauncey | September 15, 2021 |
| 7 | 7 | "What If... Thor Were an Only Child?" | Bryan Andrews | A. C. Bradley | September 22, 2021 |
| 8 | 8 | "What If... Ultron Won?" | Bryan Andrews | A. C. Bradley | September 27, 2021 |
| 9 | 9 | "What If... the Watcher Broke His Oath?" | Bryan Andrews | A. C. Bradley | October 6, 2021 |
Season 2 (2023)
change| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | "What If... Nebula Joined the Nova Corps?" | Stephan Franck | Matthew Chauncey | December 22, 2023 |
| 11 | 2 | "What If... Peter Quill Attacked Earth's Mightiest Heroes?" | Bryan Andrews | Matthew Chauncey | December 23, 2023 |
| 12 | 3 | "What If... Happy Hogan Saved Christmas?" | Bryan Andrews | A. C. Bradley & Matthew Chauncey | December 24, 2023 |
| 13 | 4 | "What If... Iron Man Crashed into the Grandmaster?" | Bryan Andrews | A. C. Bradley | December 25, 2023 |
| 14 | 5 | "What If... Captain Carter Fought the Hydra Stomper?" | Bryan Andrews | A. C. Bradley | December 26, 2023 |
| 15 | 6 | "What If... Kahhori Reshaped the World?" | Bryan Andrews | Ryan Little | December 27, 2023 |
| 16 | 7 | "What If... Hela Found the Ten Rings?" | Bryan Andrews | Matthew Chauncey | December 28, 2023 |
| 17 | 8 | "What If... the Avengers Assembled in 1602?" | Bryan Andrews | A. C. Bradley & Ryan Little | December 29, 2023 |
| 18 | 9 | "What If... Strange Supreme Intervened?" | Bryan Andrews | Matthew Chauncey | December 30, 2023 |
References
change- ↑ Dinh, Christine (April 12, 2019). "Marvel Studios Brings First Animated Series 'Marvel's What If...?' to Disney+". Marvel.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 1, 2021). "'What If…?' Actor Jeffrey Wright On Chadwick Boseman's Final "Mythic" Turn As T'Challa In MCU". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- ↑ Hipes, Patrick (November 12, 2021). "Disney+ Day: All The Streamer's Film & TV News From Premiere Dates To Series Orders". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 12, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2023.