Multiple New Marvel TV Series Are Reportedly in the Works at Disney+, With Announcements Expected Soon

It has been a strange few weeks for anyone trying to track where Marvel Television actually stands on Disney+. One month fans hear whispers of expansion, the next they’re bracing for cutbacks, and keeping up with the whiplash has become its own kind of fan pastime.

That uncertainty only deepened after Disney’s own D23 showcase earlier this month came and went without a single new Marvel television announcement for the streaming platform. Combine that silence with the surprise cancellation of ‘Wonder Man’ Season 2 despite an earlier renewal, and it is easy to see why speculation about Marvel quietly stepping back from live-action TV picked up steam.

Now a new report is complicating that narrative considerably. According to Puck’s Julia Alexander, multiple live-action Marvel series are currently in development for Disney+, with announcements expected soon, a claim that pushes directly against the recent doom-laden coverage.

The timing is notable, since just last week Collider reported that Marvel Studios was scaling back on live-action Disney+ programming following ‘VisionQuest,’ with exceptions carved out for ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 3 and smaller-scale projects under the “Marvel Presents” and “Marvel Spotlight” banners. Trade insider Jeff Sneider went even further in his own newsletter, suggesting the ‘Wonder Man’ cancellation was part of a broader plan to exit live-action television altogether.

Alexander’s report did not name specific titles, but she connected the coming wave of series to Marvel’s larger expansion strategy. Part of that includes integrating a new batch of X-Men characters set to appear in ‘Avengers: Doomsday,’ alongside newer additions to the franchise like the in-development Nova project from writer Michael Waldron.

The suggestion is that this approach could eventually bleed into Disney+’s broader franchise strategy as well, rather than staying confined to theaters. It is a notably different tone than the recent narrative of Marvel Television quietly winding down.

Even with new shows reportedly in the pipeline, Marvel’s public messaging around its Disney+ slate has remained conspicuously quiet. One studio executive summed up that confusion in blunt terms, half-joking in a text to Julia Alexander that “I guess our plan is just Spider-Man!”

That line captures just how thin Marvel’s confirmed television calendar currently looks. Right now, ‘VisionQuest,’ starring Paul Bettany and James Spader and set to premiere on October 14, stands as the only new Marvel series with a locked release date on Disney+.

For a fanbase that has grown accustomed to Marvel dominating every major convention and showcase with fresh reveals, the current stretch of silence has felt unusual. If Alexander’s reporting holds up, that silence may simply reflect timing rather than any real retreat from television storytelling.

Marvel has plenty of incentive to keep expanding its small-screen presence, especially with X-Men characters set to make their live-action debut ahead of ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and newer heroes like Nova needing room to be introduced. Whether those announcements arrive at a dedicated event or trickle out individually remains to be seen, but the appetite for them clearly has not gone away.

What is clear is that the gap between what insiders are hearing and what Marvel is publicly confirming has rarely felt wider. Until an official announcement lands, fans are left piecing together a picture from conflicting reports, competing newsletters, and the occasional candid text message from someone inside the building.

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