Marvel Studios Further Delays Disney Plus Content, Pushes Back All Upcoming Releases To Unspecified Dates

Loki (Tom Hiddleston) takes control of the Earth in What If...? Season 1 Episode 3 "...the World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes" (2021), Marvel Entertainment
Loki (Tom Hiddleston) takes control of the Earth in What If...? Season 1 Episode 3 "...the World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes" (2021), Marvel Entertainment

In what appears to be yet further confirmation that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is currently both directionless and in shambles, a recent update to the official Disney Plus website appears to indicate that Marvel is further delaying all of its streaming-exclusive content.

Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) confronts K.E.V.I.N. in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Season 1 Episode 9 “Whose Show Is This?” (2022), Marvel Entertainment

Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) confronts K.E.V.I.N. in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Season 1 Episode 9 “Whose Show Is This?” (2022), Marvel Entertainment

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As per edits made by the House of Mouse on March 15th, where once the streaming service listed official tentative release windows for all of its upcoming Marvel series – Agatha: Coven of Chaos, Daredevil: Born Again, Echo, Ironheart, Loki Season 2, Secret InvasionSpider-Man: Freshman Year, What If…? Season 2, and X-Men ’97 – it now asserts that each project is simply ‘Coming Soon’.

Kathryn Hahn as Agatha Harkness in Marvel Studios’ WANDAVISION exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. ©Marvel Studios 2021. All Rights Reserved.

Most notable among these delays are the second seasons of Loki and What If…?, as not only were both previously on track to release in Summer 2023 and Early 2023, respectively, but they have also already seen significant marketing, with the former having had its upcoming season teased in the post-credits scene to Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and the latter having unveiled a new original character, Kahhori, earlier this month.

This shake-up comes just a little over two months after Marvel boss Kevin Feige revealed to Entertainment Weekly that, in light of Disney announcing that they would be seeking to cut roughly $3 Billion in costs from their budget, “The pace at which we’re putting out the Disney+ shows will change so they can each get a chance to shine.”

Left: The official Disney Plus website listings for Loki, Secret Invasion, and What If...? prior to March 15th, 2023Right: The same listings following the website's update

Left: The official Disney Plus website listings for Loki, Secret Invasion, and What If…? prior to March 15th, 2023
Right: The same listings following the website’s update

Asked if the studio would seek to achieve this goal by spacing out their shows or putting out fewer per year, he responded, “Both, I think.”

“I think when we are doing about eight projects a year — and again, I said this is going to shift a little bit — they all have to be different,” he added. “They all have to stand apart and stand alone and be different from one another.”

Daredevil (Charlie Cox) is confused after being literally dropped into the scene in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Season 1 Episode 9 "Whose Show Is This?" (2022), Marvel Entertainment via Disney Plus

Daredevil (Charlie Cox) is confused after being literally dropped into the scene in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Season 1 Episode 9 “Whose Show Is This?” (2022), Marvel Entertainment via Disney Plus

According to alleged company insiders who spoke to The Hollywood Reporter, in service of this goal, Marvel had chosen to push back most of its planned 2023 releases – Agatha: Coven of Chaos, EchoIronheart – in favor of giving Loki and Secret Invasion their respective times in the spotlight.

However, whether or not this new line-wide delay has anything to do with Feige’s ‘quality-over-quantity’ vision of the MCU’s Disney Plus future remains to be seen, as of writing, neither Marvel nor Disney have publicly commented on their updated listings.

Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne) prepares for takeoff in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Marvel Entertainment

Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne) prepares for takeoff in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Marvel Entertainment

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