After entertaining audiences for a few years, The Watcher (Jeffrey Wright) is about to embark on his final journey across the Marvel multiverse. Disney has released a new trailer for the final season of What If…? and it’ll have you on the edge of your seat. The animated series follows different timelines that take another look at what has been established in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The final season of the show will introduce new variants of the characters audiences have come to know on the big screen and on television. In a matter of weeks, the Marvel multiverse will show its full potential thanks to the last installment of the series created for television by A.C. Bradley.
One of the great things about What If…? being an animated series is that it allows many cast members from across the MCU to reprise their roles without going through the extensive production process of a live-action story. Kathryn Hahn will return as Agatha Harkness after delighting the world with her performance in Agatha All Along. And David Harbour and Sebastian Stan will appear as the Red Guardian and the Winter Soldier before the characters are seen on the big screen again in next summer’s Thunderbolts. What If…? offers audiences unlimited storytelling possibilities.
The biggest revelation the new trailer for What If…? presented to audiences was the introduction of Storm, who appears to be holding Thor’s (Chris Hemsworth) powerful hammer, Mjölnir. The character recently appeared in this year’s X-Men ’97, where she was voiced by Alison Sealy-Smith. The hero’s upcoming appearance in What If…? will bring the X-Men closer and closer to the main MCU reality. Multiple variants of these characters have appeared in recent Marvel projects, including this summer’s Deadpool & Wolverine and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
What’s Next for Marvel Animation?
Though What If…? is coming to an end it’s hardly the end for Marvel Animation. After The Watcher is done taking audiences through different realities, the company will launch projects such as Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man and Eyes of Wakanda. Marvel Animation isn’t going anywhere, with several other titles currently in development at the studio. The success of What If…? has allowed the franchise to explore other storytelling possibilities while viewers wait for the next film in the series, Captain America: Brave New World.
You can check out the new trailer for the final season of What If…? above, before the series returns to Disney+ on December 22. Previous seasons are available to stream on Disney+.
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