X-Men '97 is an American animated superhero series from Marvel Studios Animation. It serves as a direct revival and continuation of the seminal 1990s show X-Men: The Animated Series. Picking up one year after the original's finale, the series follows the X-Men as they navigate a world without their mentor, Charles Xavier, under the new leadership of their former adversary, Magneto, while facing escalating anti-mutant bigotry and new, devastating threats.
The show was met with near-universal critical acclaim for its balance of reference for its source material with the demands of a modern animated series. Series creator and executive producer Beau DeMayo was fired in March 2024 after working on the first two seasons.
Source Material: Chris Claremont (The show's plotlines and tone are heavily borrowed from his influential 1975-1991 comic run)
Main Characters & Voice Cast
Character
Voice Actor
Status
Scott Summers / Cyclops
Ray Chase
New Actor
Jean Grey / Madelyne Pryor
Jennifer Hale
New Actor
Ororo Munroe / Storm
Alison Sealy-Smith
Returning
Logan / Wolverine
Cal Dodd
Returning
Rogue
Lenore Zann
Returning
Hank McCoy / Beast
George Buza
Returning
Remy LeBeau / Gambit
A.J. LoCascio
New Actor
Jubilation Lee / Jubilee
Holly Chou
New Actor
Lucas Bishop
Isaac Robinson-Smith
New Actor
Magneto
Matthew Waterson
New Actor
Charles Xavier
Ross Marquand
New Actor
Season 1 Plot Summary
The season begins with the X-Men reeling from the loss of Professor X. In his last will, Xavier leaves control of the team and the school to his old friend and adversary, Magneto, forcing an uneasy alliance. The central arcs involve Cyclops and Jean Grey's relationship being tested by the arrival of Jean's clone, Madelyne Pryor, and the birth of their son, Nathan. Storm is de-powered by an anti-mutant weapon and embarks on a journey of self-discovery to regain her abilities. The season's pivotal event is a cataclysmic, genocidal attack on the mutant nation of Genosha, a shocking and violent turn that results in the deaths of numerous mutants, including Gambit.2 The season finale sees the team scattered across time after defeating the sentient Sentinel, Bastion, setting up a future confrontation with the ancient and powerful mutant Apocalypse.
As time ticks down to the return of Disney+ and Marvel Animation's X-Men '97, a number of familiar faces associated with the hit animated series made their way to Spring Studios in the heart of Tribeca for the world premiere of Season 2 Cal Dodd, Lenore Zann, Holly Chou, JP Karliak, Isaac Robinson-Smith, and Carolina[...]
As we inch closer to the animated series's second season return in only a few weeks, Marvel Animation and Disney+'s X-Men '97 is giving fans something even better than a teaser: a Season 2 roll call That's right, you're getting a better chance to check out who the major players are this season – and some of[...]
Kabam has shared what they have in store for June 2026 in Marvel Contest of Champions, as they will celebrate the second season of X-Men '97 with some mutant-flavored content Two new characters will be added to the mux as you'll see the cosmic defender Phyla-Vell (who arrives on June 11), along with the mutant time-traveler Shatterstar (who[...]
Along with the release of the official trailer and July 1st release date, Marvel Animation and Disney+'s X-Men '97 EPs Larry Houston and Eric & Julia Lewald have been dropping some key intel on what viewers can expect (including how the team is already offering script notes for Season 4) For this go-around, the trio discusses[...]
Earlier today, fans of Marvel Animation and Disney+'s X-Men '97 were not only treated to the official trailer, key art, and image gallery for the second season, but also learned that the series would return on July 1st But the good news isn't over yet, with EP Larry Houston confirming to EW that the hit[...]
Last month, we learned that the second season of Marvel Animation and Disney+'s X-Men '97 would have its world premiere during the 25th anniversary of the Tribeca Festival, taking place June 3–14 in New York City The 60-minute event is set for Saturday, June 13th, fueling speculation that the hit animated series will premiere shortly[...]
For those of you piecing together the clues as to when the second season of Marvel Animation and Disney+'s X-Men '97 Season 2 will be, we've got some more intel to pass along The return of the hit animated series will have its world premiere during the 25th anniversary of the Tribeca Festival, taking place[...]
Ahead of the second season of Marvel Animation's X-Men '97 coming this summer, Marvel Comics launches X-Men #97 Season Two comic book series as an official prelude five-issue mini series by Steve Foxe and Salva Espin Well, it wasn't going to be Beau DeMayo, was it?
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Coming out of New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2025 weekend back in October 2025, Marvel Television and Marvel Animation's Brad Winderbaum and EPs Eric Lewald and Julia Lewald had some big intel to share with X-Men '97 fans First, it was announced that the animated series would return for its second season in Summer 2026 and[...]
Coming out of New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2025 weekend, Marvel Television and Marvel Animation's Brad Winderbaum and EPs Eric Lewald and Julia Lewald had some big intel to share with X-Men '97 fans First, it was announced that the animated series would return for its second season in Summer 2026 and that it would be back[...]
So, what did that mean for the second season of X-Men '97? Creators and Executive Producers Eric Lewald and Julia Lewald announced that the animated series would return in Summer 2026 – and would also be back for a third season A trailer was shown offering a look at Apocalypse, as our heroes struggle to[...]
With Marvel Television and Marvel Animation set to drop some intel on what's coming up for the remainder of this year and through 2026, Marvel Studios' Brad Winderbaum is sharing some updates on a number of projects – including the second season of Disney+'s X-Men '97 In terms of how things are looking creatively behind[...]
Marvel Animation and Disney+'s X-Men '97 left fans with a whole lot of questions to be answered during the second season (and hopefully beyond) After Forge learns from Bishop that the team is scattered and trapped across time, we get a look at Cyclops and Jean in 3960 A.D., where they meet up with Mother[...]
With that in mind, Brad Winderbaum, head of Marvel Studios' Streaming, Television and Animation, had some good news to share with fans looking forward to future seasons of X-Men '97 and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.
"What's exciting about the next few years is that we're going to get subsequent seasons of 'X-Men '97' and 'Friendly Neighborhood[...]
While the upcoming comic book series can tell all of the new tales it wants, Marvel Animation and Disney+'s X-Men '97 already beat them to the punch.
Before X-Men '97 wrapped up its first season, fans of 1994's Spider-Man: TAS were treated to an appearance from Christopher Daniel Barnes's friendly neighborhood wall-crawler at the end of "Tolerance[...]
It's going to be a while before the second season of Marvel Animation and Disney+'s X-Men '97 hits our screens – think more in 2026 than 2025 But that doesn't mean that work isn't still moving along on what the animated series has to offer after Season 2 During a recent panel event moderated by Collider's[...]
You're thinking that it would be cool to have a fireplace/yule log themed to Marvel Animation and Disney+'s X-Men '97 as you attempt to survive the holidays and count the days down until the second season hits (2026?) Well, the fine folks over at Marvel have got you covered with a special "X-Men '97 Fireside"[...]
Taking the stage of Disney's D23 Brasil fan expo on Saturday, Marvel Television & Animation head Brad Winderbaum (and some guests) offered an update on a number of those projects – with Winderbaums noting that he sees streaming series as an excellent way to bring new aspects into the MCU (like the TVA and The Witch's[...]
Heading into September, the public back-and-forth between X-Men '97 creator/writer Beau DeMayo and Marvel Studios over DeMayo's firing had pretty much died down following Attorney Bryan Freedman issuing a statement on behalf of DeMayo and addressing some of the specific allegations with the media But that changed in two significant ways earlier today, with Deadline Hollywood reporting[...]
Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? USA Network's WWE Raw, Paramount+'s Criminal Minds: Evolution, Lil Jon/DNC Convention, Amazon's The Dark Tower, CM Punk & Taylor Swift, Prime Video's Secret Level, Paramount+'s Evil, X-Men '97: Marvel Studios/Beau DeMayo, Paramount+'s The Madison, Netflix's Arcane, Netflix's Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Netflix's One Piece, Warner Bros[...]
In terms of the public war of words between X-Men '97 creator/writer Beau DeMayo and Marvel Studios, things have been pretty quiet since the end of last week after Attorney Bryan Freedman issued a statement on behalf of DeMayo (more on that in our timeline below) But that didn't stop the rumblings on social media, with rumors,[...]
Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today?Netflix's Cobra Kai, HBO & BBC's First Day on Earth, TAG/AMPTP, Crunchyroll/Spotify, Disney+'s X-Men '97, Disney+'s The Acolyte, USA Network's WWE Raw, BBC & Disney+'s Doctor Who, Dropout's Gastronauts, Lucasfilm's The Mandalorian & Grogu, Legendary's Pacific Rim, Paramount+'s Frasier, Netflix's Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, Peacock's Crystal Lake, Prime Video's Poltergeist, Disney+'s[...]
With most of the news lately surrounding Marvel Studios' X-Men '97 having to do with series creator/writer Beau DeMayo and Marvel's growing war of words possibly leading to legal action, it's nice to be able to take a break for a hot minute to shift the focus back to what will be hitting our screens[...]
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UPDATE [1:55 pm ET]: As we were preparing a look back at the past twenty-four hours and the war of words between X-Men '97 creator/writer Beau DeMayo and Marvel Studios, we have an update Attorney Bryan Freedman issued the following statement to Deadline Hollywood on behalf of DeMayo:
"Having much experience with Disney, the playbook is always the[...]
Thanks for your faith and patience," shared X-Men '97 creator Beau DeMayo:
This is their Disney-Marvel's usual playbook Legal letters as well as other items to prove their long-standing pattern to follow It's about finding a safe outlet Thanks for your faith and patience https://t.co/LebsUprzwD
— Beau DeMayo (@BeauDemayo) August 16, 2024
UPDATE [12:27 am ET]: Retweeting[...]
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Leading up to and through the entire first season of his and Marvel Studios' X-Men '97, series creator, writer, and Season 1 Showrunner Beau DeMayo has done an amazing job of giving viewers a chance to see what goes on behind the scenes to get the Emmy-nominated animated series onto Disney+ screens But for this go-around,[...]
Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Prime Video's Spider-Noir, FX's Grotesquerie, Crunchyroll's Tower of God, ABC's Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Kit Harington/HBO's Game of Thrones, Jared Padalecki/CBS's Fire Country, Crunchyroll's My Hero Academia, USA Network's WWE Raw, Netflix's "Ghostbusters" Animated Series, Disney+'s X-Men '97, Jesse Ventura/Hulk Hogan, ABC's The Rookie, SNL: Maya Rudolph/VP Kamala Harris, Max's Peacemaker, Prime Video's The Lord[...]
