Eyes of Wakanda is an upcoming animated American web television series, based on the Marvel Comics country of the same name. It is the twenty-eighth television series and the fourth animated series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The series is produced by the Marvel Animation and will be released on Disney+.[3]
The first season will premiere on August 6, 2025.[4]
Synopsis[]
Season One[]
Marvel Animation's new action-adventure series Eyes of Wakanda follows the adventures of brave Wakandan warriors throughout history. In this globe-trotting adventure, the heroes must carry-out dangerous missions to retrieve Vibranium artifacts from the enemies of Wakanda. They are the Hatut Zaraze and this is their story.[2]
Cast[]
Starring Cast[]
- Winnie Harlow as a to-be-confirmed character[2]
- Cress Williams as Lion[5]
- Patricia Belcher as a to-be-confirmed character[2]
- Larry Herron as a to-be-confirmed character[2]
- Adam Gold as a to-be-confirmed character[2]
- Lynn Whitfield as a to-be-confirmed character[2]
- Jacques Colimon as a to-be-confirmed character[2]
- Jona Xiao as a to-be-confirmed character[2]
- Isaac Robinson-Smith as a to-be-confirmed character[2]
- Gary Anthony Williams as a to-be-confirmed character[2]
- Zeke Alton as a to-be-confirmed character[2]
- Steve Toussaint as a to-be-confirmed character[2]
- Anika Noni Rose as a to-be-confirmed character[2]
- To-be-confirmed actor as Iron Fist[6]
- To-be-confirmed actor as Noni
Production[]
On February 1, 2021, Deadline reported that Ryan Coogler was developing a television series set in Wakanda for Disney+.[7]
On May 27, 2021, Deadline reported that Danai Gurira would be reprising her role as Okoye in an origin spin-off series for Disney+.[8]
On November 1, 2022, in an interview with Collider, Nate Moore revealed that the series was "probably not as far along as people want it to be".[9]
On November 9, 2022, Variety reported that Ryan Coogler was developing multiple television series set in Wakanda for Disney+.[10] In an interview with Variety, Nate Moore revealed that some ideas for the series involved characters from the Black Panther films and other series would include characters that would be completely new to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[11]
On December 11, 2023, it was announced that an animated television series centered on Wakanda titled Eyes of Wakanda was in development for Disney+.[3][12] That same day, it was reported that the series would premiere in 2024.[13]
On January 12, 2024, Variety reported that the series was separate from the live-action series set in Wakanda that was in development.[14]
On March 21, 2024, in an interview with Men's Health, Brad Winderbaum revealed that the events depicted in the series would be part of the main continuity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He also revealed that Todd Harris had directed all of the series' episodes.[15]
On May 18, 2024, in an interview with ComicBook.com, Brad Winderbaum confirmed that Todd Harris had created the series.[1]
On August 10, 2024, at D23, it was revealed that the series' first season would consist of four episodes.[16]
On October 30, 2024, it was announced that the series would premiere on August 6, 2025.[4]
Gallery[]
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Videos[]
Other[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Spider-Man and Wakanda Animated Series Teased by Marvel Producer (Exclusive)
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 EYES OF WAKANDA Project Profile FINAL 11-12-24.pdf
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Marvel Studios Celebrates New Season of 'What If...?'
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Disney+ Debuts ‘Look Ahead’ Teaser for Upcoming Marvel Studios Titles
- ↑ Walt Disney Studios Media Kit Image
- ↑ DiscussingFilm on X - August 10, 2024
- ↑ ‘Black Panther’ Helmer Ryan Coogler Stakes His Proximity Media Banner To 5-Year Exclusive Disney Television Deal; Wakanda Series In Works For Disney+
- ↑ Danai Gurira To Reprise Okoye In ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ & Disney+ Origin Spinoff Series
- ↑ Marvel's 'Ironheart' Series Has Almost Completed Filming, Reveals Producer Nate Moore
- ↑ Rebuilding ‘Black Panther’: How the ‘Wakanda Forever’ Family Fought Through Grief and Injury to Create a $250 Million Superhero Tribute
- ↑ Ryan Coogler Discusses His Marvel Future After ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’: ‘This Movie Got Everything I Have’
- ↑ ‘Eyes of Wakanda’ Animated Series Announced at Marvel Studios
- ↑ Marvel Studios Announces New Black Panther Series, Eyes of Wakanda, for Disney+
- ↑ Every Marvel Studios Movie and Disney+ Project in 2024 and Beyond
- ↑ X-Men '97 Has Been In The Works Since What If...? Season 1
- ↑ Marvel Zombies (TV-MA!), Spider-Man, Eyes of Wakanda (Iron Fist?!) and Other Animated Series Get Updates at D23
External Links[]
| Phase Four | Films | Black Widow • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings • Eternals • Spider-Man: No Way Home • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness • Thor: Love and Thunder • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
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| Phase Five | Films | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 • The Marvels • Deadpool & Wolverine • Captain America: Brave New World • Thunderbolts* |
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| Phase Six | Films | The Fantastic Four: First Steps • Avengers: Doomsday • Spider-Man 4 • Avengers: Secret Wars |
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| Unknown Phase | Films | Blade • Armor Wars |
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