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'''''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 (TV series)|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.

The series's [[What If...? (season 1)|first season]] premiered on August 11, 2021, and ran for nine episodes until October 6 as part of Phase 4 of the MCU. The [[What If...? (season 2)|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==
Following the establishment of the multiverse in the [[Loki (season 1)|season one]] finale of ''[[Loki (TV series)|Loki]]'', ''What If...?'' explores various alternate timelines across the multiverse in which major moments from the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU) [[List of Marvel Cinematic Universe movies|movies]] occur differently, as observed by the Watcher.<ref name="MarvelDisneyInvestorDay" /><ref name="DeadlinePressDay" /> 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.<ref name="Disney+DayDeadline" /> 

==Episodes==
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===Season 1 (2021)===
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| EpisodeNumber   = 1
| EpisodeNumber2  = 1
| Title           = What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?
| DirectedBy      = [[Bryan Andrews (filmmaker)|Bryan Andrews]]
| WrittenBy       = [[A. C. Bradley (screenwriter)|A. C. Bradley]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|8|11}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 2
| EpisodeNumber2  = 2
| Title           = What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?
| DirectedBy      = Bryan Andrews
| WrittenBy       = A. C. Bradley
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|8|18}}
| LineColor       = 281C3A
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 3
| EpisodeNumber2  = 3
| Title           = What If... the World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes?
| DirectedBy      = Bryan Andrews
| WrittenBy       = A. C. Bradley & Matthew Chauncey
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|8|25}}
| LineColor       = 281C3A
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 4
| EpisodeNumber2  = 4
| Title           = What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?
| DirectedBy      = Bryan Andrews
| WrittenBy       = A. C. Bradley 
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|9|1}}
| LineColor       = 281C3A
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 5
| EpisodeNumber2  = 5
| Title           = What If... Zombies?!
| DirectedBy      = Bryan Andrews
| WrittenBy       = Matthew Chauncey 
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|9|8}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 6
| EpisodeNumber2  = 6
| Title           = What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark? 
| DirectedBy      = Bryan Andrews
| WrittenBy       = Matthew Chauncey 
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|9|15}}
| LineColor       = 281C3A
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 7
| EpisodeNumber2  = 7
| Title           = What If... Thor Were an Only Child?
| DirectedBy      = Bryan Andrews
| WrittenBy       = A. C. Bradley 
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|9|22}}
| LineColor       = 281C3A
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 8
| EpisodeNumber2  = 8
| Title           = What If... Ultron Won?
| DirectedBy      = Bryan Andrews
| WrittenBy       = A. C. Bradley 
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|9|27}}
| LineColor       = 281C3A
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 9
| EpisodeNumber2  = 9
| Title           = What If... the Watcher Broke His Oath?
| DirectedBy      = Bryan Andrews
| WrittenBy       = A. C. Bradley 
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|10|6}}
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===Season 2 (2023)===
{{Main|What If...? (season 2)}}
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{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 10
 |EpisodeNumber2  = 1
 |Title           = What If... Nebula Joined the Nova Corps?
 |DirectedBy      = [[Stephan Franck]]
 |WrittenBy       = [[Matthew Chauncey]]
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|12|22}}
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{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 11
 |EpisodeNumber2  = 2
 |Title           = What If... Peter Quill Attacked Earth's Mightiest Heroes?
 |DirectedBy      = [[Bryan Andrews (filmmaker)|Bryan Andrews]]
 |WrittenBy       = Matthew Chauncey
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|12|23}}
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{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 12
 |EpisodeNumber2  = 3
 |Title           = What If... Happy Hogan Saved Christmas?
 |DirectedBy      = Bryan Andrews
 |WrittenBy       = [[A. C. Bradley (screenwriter)|A. C. Bradley]] & Matthew Chauncey
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|12|24}}
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{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 13
 |EpisodeNumber2  = 4
 |Title           = What If... Iron Man Crashed into the Grandmaster?
 |DirectedBy      = Bryan Andrews
 |WrittenBy       = A. C. Bradley
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|12|25}}
 |LineColor       = FF631A
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 14
 |EpisodeNumber2  = 5
 |Title           = What If... Captain Carter Fought the Hydra Stomper?
 |DirectedBy      = Bryan Andrews
 |WrittenBy       = A. C. Bradley
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|12|26}}
 |LineColor       = FF631A
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 15
 |EpisodeNumber2  = 6
 |Title           = What If... Kahhori Reshaped the World?
 |DirectedBy      = Bryan Andrews
 |WrittenBy       = <includeonly>[[Ryan Little (writer)|Ryan Little]]</includeonly><noinclude>Ryan Little</noinclude>
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|12|27}}
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{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 16
 |EpisodeNumber2  = 7
 |Title           = What If... Hela Found the Ten Rings?
 |DirectedBy      = Bryan Andrews
 |WrittenBy       = Matthew Chauncey
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|12|28}}
 |LineColor       = FF631A
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 17
 |EpisodeNumber2  = 8
 |Title           = What If... the Avengers Assembled in 1602?
 |DirectedBy      = Bryan Andrews
 |WrittenBy       = A. C. Bradley & Ryan Little
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|12|29}}
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{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 18
 |EpisodeNumber2  = 9
 |Title           = What If... Strange Supreme Intervened?
 |DirectedBy      = Bryan Andrews
 |WrittenBy       = Matthew Chauncey
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==References==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name="MarvelDisneyInvestorDay">{{Cite web |last=Dinh |first=Christine |date=April 12, 2019 |title=Marvel Studios Brings First Animated Series 'Marvel's What If...?' to Disney+ |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/marvel-studios-brings-first-animated-series-what-if-to-disney-plus |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412081322/https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/marvel-studios-brings-first-animated-series-what-if-to-disney-plus |archive-date=April 12, 2019 |access-date=February 20, 2023 |website=[[Marvel.com]]}}</ref>
<ref name="DeadlinePressDay">{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=August 1, 2021 |title='What If…?' Actor Jeffrey Wright On Chadwick Boseman's Final "Mythic" Turn As T'Challa In MCU |url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/chadwick-boseman-what-if-jeffrey-wright-creators-disney-series-1234807268/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801202517/https://deadline.com/2021/08/chadwick-boseman-what-if-jeffrey-wright-creators-disney-series-1234807268/ |archive-date=August 1, 2021 |access-date=February 20, 2023|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

<ref name="Disney+DayDeadline">{{Cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=November 12, 2021 |title=Disney+ Day: All The Streamer's Film & TV News From Premiere Dates To Series Orders |url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/disney-plus-day-news-release-dates-marvel-star-wars-pixar-movies-series-1234872661/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112182942/https://deadline.com/2021/11/disney-plus-day-news-release-dates-marvel-star-wars-pixar-movies-series-1234872661/ |archive-date=November 12, 2021 |access-date=February 20, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

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