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X-Men ’97 Season 2 Set for July 1, 2026 Premiere on Disney+
5/28/2026, 12:20:51 PM
Season 2 Premiere and Premise
Marvel Animation released the official trailer for X-Men ’97 Season 2 ahead of its Disney+ debut on July 1, 2026. The season follows the mutant team as they are split across an ancient past, the present, and a distant future, while the 1990s timeline sees rising mutant intolerance and new antagonists.
Background and Production Context
The first season premiered in March 2024 to positive reception. Disney renewed the series for a third season despite a reported dispute between Disney and series creator Beau DeMayo shortly after the launch. The conflict did not affect DeMayo’s credit as executive producer and writer for Season 2.
Cast and Production Team
The nine-episode season features Ross Marquand (Professor X), Matthew Waterson (Magneto), Ray Chase (Cyclops), Jennifer Hale (Jean Grey), Alison Sealy-Smith (Storm), Cal Dodd (Wolverine), Lenore Zann (Rogue) and George Buza (Beast). Executive producers include Brad Winderbaum, Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt, Julia Lewald, Eric Lewald, Larry Houston and Beau DeMayo; Jake Castorena serves as supervising producer. Episodes are written by JB Ballard, Beau DeMayo, Bailey Moore, Antony Sellitti, Brian Ford Sullivan and Mariah Wilson, with direction by Emmett Yonemura and Chase Conley.
Timeline of Key Milestones
Data and Statistics
Season 2 consists of nine episodes and will be streamed exclusively on Disney+. The series maintains the original 1990s animation style and continues the storyline established in the first season.
Official Statements and Responses
Disney’s official synopsis describes the team as being split across multiple eras and struggling to reunite, while Marvel Animation’s promotional tagline emphasizes a return to the 1990s era.
Criticism and Opposition
Industry observers noted a “spectacular” fallout between Disney and series creator Beau DeMayo shortly after the first season’s launch, raising questions about creative control. Despite the dispute, DeMayo retained executive-producer and writing credits for Season 2.
Verbatim Quotes
- “It’s time to bring the X-Men back to the ‘90s!” — Marvel Animation
- “continues with the heroic mutant team of X-Men, divided and thrown across different eras in time as they struggle to navigate their return home,” — Disney synopsis
- “Meanwhile, back in the 1990s, suspicious foes and new strains of mutant intolerance are on the rise in the wake of the X-Men’s absence.” — Disney synopsis
- “best adaptation that Marvel’s mutant heroes have ever received, period.” — William Hughes, staff writer
Why It Matters
The season extends Marvel Animation’s effort to revive 1990s-era comic adaptations, offering Disney+ subscribers a blend of nostalgia and new storytelling across multiple timelines. Its multi-era structure also showcases the franchise’s capacity for complex narrative experimentation within an animated format.
What’s Next
Disney has confirmed a third season renewal, indicating continued investment in the X-Men ’97 franchise. Production on future episodes is slated to begin after Season 2’s release, with no additional release dates announced.
