X-Men cartoon sequel to ’90s Animated Series coming to Disney Plus

The 1990s nostalgia wave is real, and Wolverine, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Rogue, Gambit, and Jubilee wouldn’t miss it for the world. An announcement was made at the Disney Plus Day News bonanza about a sequel series. X-Men: The Animated SeriesTitle X-Men ’97The streamer is currently working on a new name.

Other than its connection to the United States, little is known about this project. X-Men: The Animated SeriesThis was part of Fox Kids’ Saturday morning entertainment block. It ran from 1992 to 1997. Beau DeMayo wrote the script for The Witcher. Nightmare of the WolfThe showrunner will be played by.

In the early ’90s, an action-forward comic book series was seen as a huge risk, but the fledgling Fox network, competing with the majors who had existed for decades, needed a huge risk. So Margaret Loesch, head of the children’s division at Fox, hired animation writer Eric Lewald to take a mature approach to adapting the X-Men comic books that were booming at the time. X-Men: The Animated Series debuted in earnest in January 1993, airing alongside Fox’s Batman: The Animated SeriesIn just a few short weeks, it was the No. The No. 1 Saturday morning program for children 2-11 years old. It aired five seasons and became a pillar in Saturday-morning entertainment. There’s really no modern comic book-inspired entertainment WithoutThe animated series X-Men.

Disney and Marvel have announced the announcement X-Men ’97 Disney Plus would be the first to air in 2023.