Marvel fans have been waiting for this: Disney+ is ready to welcome a new and exciting addition to its catalog: the miniseries Marvel Zombies, which will be released on September 24 and will consist of five episodes. This series is based on the Marvel crossover created by Robert Kirkman 20 years ago, in an alternate universe where heroes must face a zombie plague that has turned several Avengers into horrific creatures.
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The trailer, now available and highly anticipated by fans, presents a gore approach that fully plays with graphic brutality, showing scenes like dismembered bodies and a zombified Thanos. This humorous and macabre style could mark a new direction for Marvel, which seems willing to experiment with bolder narratives aimed at an adult audience, after testing it in the episode of What If…? where the premise of zombies was introduced.
The original Marvel cast will return to voice their characters, including prominent names like Awkwafina, David Harbour, Elizabeth Olsen, Simu Liu, and Paul Rudd. However, the absence of Mahershala Ali as the character Blade has been confirmed, which has generated some speculation about the production and the timeline of the movie he is involved in.
Marvel’s interest in animation seems to be consolidating, especially after the release of other series like X-Men 97 and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, suggesting that the company plans to continue developing projects of this kind. Animation allows Marvel to experiment more freely, at a lower cost than live-action productions, which bodes well for the future of animated storytelling in the Marvel universe.