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X-Men '97 season 3: key information
- Already deep into its development cycle - Set to be released in 2027 - No trailer available to watch yet - Vast majority of its main voice cast set to return - Other characters due to join its ensemble - Season 2 finale drops big clue about the direction of its plot - Season 4 already in the works
Rejoice, Marvel fans, because X-Men '97 season 3 is already deep into its development cycle. That means we'll see it sometime in 2027, which is a welcome change from the two-year gap we had to endure between the animated show's first two seasons.
Of course, we don't know its actual return date on Disney+ , but other things have been revealed and teased about X-Men '97 's third outing. Luckily for you, I've rounded up the most important details below, so don't delay — scroll on to learn all there is to know about the series' third season.
X-Men '97 season 3 release date: what we know
We'll be reunited with Rogue and company sometime next year (Image credit: Marvel Animation/Disney+)
As I mentioned, X-Men '97 season 3 is set to arrive sometime next year.
Brad Winderbaum, aka Marvel's Head of Television, Animation, Streaming, and Comics, confirmed it'll premiere in 2027 during a chat with comicbook.com . Winderbaum recently doubled down on those comments in a separate interview with Collider .
As for when exactly season 3 will air, I predict it'll follow in last season's footsteps and land a mid-year release. Currently, Daredevil: Born Again season 3 is the only other Marvel TV show that'll drop next year, and rumors abound that it's eyeing a March 2027 launch. Should that be the case, I doubt we'll see the X-Men 's animated series again until June or July 2027.
X-Men '97 season 3 trailer: is there one?
Me and who as we wait for season 3's first footage to arrive? (Image credit: Marvel Animation/Disney+)
Nope. However, Marvel is deep into post-production on season 3, so it's possible that a trailer could be unveiled at New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2026.
Traditionally, Marvel has debuted teasers for new Disney+ shows during past editions of that fan expo. However, those trailers have been shown exclusively to attendees, meaning the rest of us had to wait a long time for them to become publicly available.
If X-Men '97 season 3's first footage is unveiled in October at NYCC 2026, it'll be a while before the rest of us see it. Regardless, once a trailer is released, I'll update this section.
X-Men '97 season 3 cast: confirmed and rumored
You can expect to see almost every member of the eponymous mutant team again next season (Image credit: Marvel Animation/Disney+)
Full spoilers follow for X-Men '97 season 2.
Based on how last season ended, here's who I expect to see (and hear) again in X-Men '97 season 3:
Ray Chase as Scott Summers/Cyclops
Jennifer Hale as Jean Grey
Alison Sealy-Smith as Ororo Munroe/Storm
Cal Dodd as James 'Logan' Howlett/Wolverine
J.P. Marliak as Morph
Lenore Zann as Rogue
George Buza as Hank McCoy/Beast
A.J. Locascio as Remy LeBeau/Gambit
Holly Chou as Jubilation Lee/Jubilee
Isaac Robinson-Smith as Lucas Bishop
Ross Marquand as Charles Xavier/Professor X
Chris Potter as Nathan Summers/Cable
Gui Agustini as Roberto de Costa/Sunspot
Gil Birmingham as Forge
Teddy Sears as Havok
Adrian Hough as Strong Guy
Ron Rubin as Multiple Man
Carolina Ravassa as Lorna Dane/Polaris
Naoko Mori as Psylocke
Christopher Barger as Warren Worthington III/Archangel
Randall Carpenter as Mystique
Catherine Disher as Valerie Cooper
Donna Jay Fulks as Trish Tilby
There could be other returning faces/voices from the past two seasons as well.
Will Matthew Waterson's Erik 'Magnus' Lehnsherr/Magneto be among them despite his death in X-Men '97 season 2, episode 4 ? And will Waterson also be back to play the Celestial known as Eson the Searcher? Furthermore, will Hough and Marquand also voice Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler and Apocalypse, respectively, after what happened to them in the season 2 finale? We'll have to wait and see.
The Marvel Phase 6 TV show's ensemble is going to grow next season, too.
At San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) 2026, Winderbaum revealed the Brotherhood of Mutants — Toad, Pyro, Blob, Avalanche, and Surge — will return in season 3. This group was last seen in X-Men '97 's forebear, X-Men: The Animated Series , so this will mark their debut in the sequel series. There's no word on who'll voice this quintet yet, though, or whether they'll be officially led by Carpenter's Mystique, who appeared in season 2, episode 9's post-credits scene.
X-Men '97 season 3 story speculation
Is Mystique being lined up as season 3's primary villain-in-chief? (Image credit: Marvel Animation/Disney+)
X-Men '97 season 3's story synopsis hasn't been revealed yet, but its predecessor's final episode offered some clues about where the plot will go next.
My X-Men '97 season 2 ending explained article covers the events of last season's finale and includes a couple of predictions for the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) adjacent project's forthcoming season. That should be your starting point for all story-based information on season 3.
As for what else we know about next season's narrative, very little has been publicly revealed, so it's difficult to say which Marvel comic book storylines it could pull from. Hopefully, the comic titan will shed some light on next season's plot at D23 Expo 2026, which runs 14-16 August, and/or NYCC 2026.
Is Marvel working on X-Men '97 season 4 yet?
The future of X-Men '97 is just getting started. Brad Winderbaum teases two more seasons of Marvel Animation's #XMen97 at Tribeca Festival alongside executive producers Julia Lewald, Eric Lewald, and Larry Houston. pic.twitter.com/8Qfnz2fvES June 14, 2026
Yes. Even better, it's currently scheduled to be released in 2028 — Winderbaum stated as much in the Collider and comicbook.com articles I linked to in this guide's release date section.
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