What If...?
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| What If...? | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animation Anthology Superhero |
| Created by | A. C. Bradley |
| Based on | Marvel Comics |
| Directed by | Bryan Andrews |
| Starring | Jeffrey Wright |
| Composer | Laura Karpman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | A. C. Bradley Bryan Andrews Victoria Alonso Louis D'Esposito Kevin Feige Brad Winderbaum |
| Producer | Carrie Wassenaar |
| Animator | Stephan Franck |
| Editors | Graham Fisher Joel Fisher |
| Running time | 30-37 minutes |
| Production company | Marvel Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney+ |
| Release | August 11, 2021 – present |
What If...? is an American computer-animated anthology series made for Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics series of the same name. It is the fourth television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios and the studio's first animated series from Marvel Studio Animation. It is set after the events of Loki and shows alternate timelines where the major events in the MCU movies have occurred differently. The series stars Jeffrey Wright as the Watcher, with many MCU movie actors reprising their roles.
The series's first season premiered on August 11, 2021, and ran for nine episodes until October 6 as part of Phase 4 of the MCU. The second season premiered on December 22, 2023, as part of Phase Five. Its nine episodes was released daily until December 30. A third season and a Marvel Zombies series are in development. The Marvel Zombies series is based on one of the episodes in What If...?
Synopsis[change | change source]
Following the establishment of the multiverse in the season one finale of Loki, What If...? explores various alternate timelines across the multiverse in which major moments from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies occur differently, as observed by the Watcher.[1][2] In the second season, following the formation of the Guardians of the Multiverse, the Watcher continues to explore more strange worlds, meeting new heroes and keeping the multiverse safe.[3]
Episodes[change | change source]
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | ||||
| 1 | 9 | August 11, 2021 | October 6, 2021 | ||
| 2 | 9 | December 22, 2023 | December 30, 2023 | ||
Season 1 (2021)[change | change source]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?" | Bryan Andrews | A. C. Bradley | August 11, 2021 | |
| Cast: Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter / Captain Carter, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark, Stanley Tucci as Abraham Erskine, Toby Jones as Arnim Zola, Bradley Whitford as John Flynn, Ross Marquand as Johann Schmidt / Red Skull, and Darrell Hammond as a Nazi general | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?" | Bryan Andrews | A. C. Bradley | August 18, 2021 | |
| Cast: Chadwick Boseman as Star-Lord T'Challa, Michael Rooker as Yondu Udonta, Josh Brolin as Thanos, Benicio del Toro as Taneleer Tivan / The Collector, Kurt Russell as Ego, Ophelia Lovibond as Carina, Carrie Coon as Proxima Midnight, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Ebony Maw, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Djimon Hounsou as Korath the Pursuer, John Kani as T'Chaka, Sean Gunn as Kraglin Obfonteri, Chris Sullivan as Taserface, Seth Green as Howard the Duck, and Danai Gurira as Okoye | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "What If... the World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes?" | Bryan Andrews | A. C. Bradley & Matthew Chauncey | August 25, 2021 | |
| Cast: Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton / Hawkeye, Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner / Hulk, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson, Jaimie Alexander as Sif, Frank Grillo as Brock Rumlow, Lake Bell as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow, and Mick Wingert as Tony Stark / Iron Man | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?" | Bryan Andrews | A. C. Bradley | September 1, 2021 | |
| Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange and Doctor Strange Supreme, Rachel McAdams as Christine Palmer, Benedict Wong as Wong, Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One, Ike Amadi as O'Bengh, and Leslie Bibb as Christine Everhart | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "What If... Zombies?!" | Bryan Andrews | Matthew Chauncey | September 8, 2021 | |
| Cast: Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner / Hulk, Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa / Black Panther, Paul Bettany as Vision, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne / Wasp, Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man, Jon Favreau as Harold "Happy" Hogan / Zombie Happy, Danai Gurira as Okoye, Emily VanCamp as Sharon Carter, David Dastmalchian as Kurt, Hudson Thames as Peter Parker / Spider-Man, and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Ebony Maw | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?" | Bryan Andrews | Matthew Chauncey | September 15, 2021 | |
| Cast: Michael B. Jordan as N'Jadaka / Erik "Killmonger" Stevens, Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan, Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa / Black Panther, Angela Bassett as Ramonda, Danai Gurira as Okoye, Andy Serkis as Ulysses Klaue, Don Cheadle as James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Paul Bettany as J.A.R.V.I.S., John Kani as T'Chaka, Leslie Bibb as Christine Everhart, and Mick Wingert as Tony Stark | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "What If... Thor Were an Only Child?" | Bryan Andrews | A. C. Bradley | September 22, 2021 | |
| Cast: Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Kat Dennings as Darcy Lewis, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Jeff Goldblum as the Grandmaster, Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill, Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson, Frank Grillo as Brock Rumlow, Taika Waititi as Korg, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Jaimie Alexander as Sif, Seth Green as Howard the Duck, Alexandra Daniels as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel, and Rachel House as Topaz | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "What If... Ultron Won?" | Bryan Andrews | A. C. Bradley | September 27, 2021 | |
| Cast: Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton / Hawkeye, Lake Bell as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow, Toby Jones as Arnim Zola, Ross Marquand as Ultron and the Sub-Ultron Sentries, Josh Keaton as Steve Rogers / Captain America, Mick Wingert as Tony Stark / Iron Man, Alexandra Daniels as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel, and Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange Supreme | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "What If... the Watcher Broke His Oath?" | Bryan Andrews | A. C. Bradley | October 6, 2021 | |
| Cast: Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter / Captain Carter, Lake Bell as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow, Frank Grillo as Brock Rumlow, Georges St-Pierre as Georges Batroc, Chadwick Boseman as Star-Lord T'Challa, Michael B. Jordan as N'Jadaka / Erik "Killmonger" Stevens, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange Supreme, Toby Jones as Arnim Zola, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Kurt Russell as Ego, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, and Mick Wingert as Tony Stark / Iron Man | ||||||
Season 2 (2023)[change | change source]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | "What If... Nebula Joined the Nova Corps?" | Stephan Franck | Matthew Chauncey | December 22, 2023 | |
| Karen Gillan as Nebula, Jude Law as Yon-Rogg, Michael Rooker as Yondu Udonta, Seth Green as Howard the Duck, Taika Waititi as Korg, Peter Serafinowicz as Garthan Saal, Julianne Grossman as Irani Rael / Nova Prime, and Fred Tatasciore as Groot | ||||||
| 11 | 2 | "What If... Peter Quill Attacked Earth's Mightiest Heroes?" | Bryan Andrews | Matthew Chauncey | December 23, 2023 | |
| Michael Douglas as Hank Pym / Ant-Man, Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, John Slattery as Howard Stark, Kurt Russell as Ego, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Laurence Fishburne as Bill Foster / Goliath, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier, Atandwa Kani as King T'Chaka / Black Panther, Madeleine McGraw as Hope van Dyne, Mace Montgomery Miskel as Peter Quill, Keri Tombazian as Mar-Vell / Wendy Lawson, and Gene Farber as Karpov | ||||||
| 12 | 3 | "What If... Happy Hogan Saved Christmas?" | Bryan Andrews | A. C. Bradley & Matthew Chauncey | December 24, 2023 | |
| Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan / "The Freak", Kat Dennings as Darcy Lewis, Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill, Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner, Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton / Hawkeye, Mick Wingert as Tony Stark / Iron Man, Lake Bell as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow, Josh Keaton as Steve Rogers / Captain America, Isaac Robinson-Smith as Sergei, Matthew Waterson as Rusty, and Ross Marquand as W.E.R.N.E.R. | ||||||
| 13 | 4 | "What If... Iron Man Crashed into the Grandmaster?" | Bryan Andrews | A. C. Bradley | December 25, 2023 | |
| Mick Wingert as Tony Stark / Iron Man, Jeff Goldblum as Grandmaster, Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie, Taika Waititi as Korg, Rachel House as Topaz, Josh Brolin as Thanos, and Cynthia McWilliams as Gamora. | ||||||
| 14 | 5 | "What If... Captain Carter Fought the Hydra Stomper?" | Bryan Andrews | A. C. Bradley | December 26, 2023 | |
| Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter / Captain Carter, Lake Bell as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow, Frank Grillo as Brock Rumlow, Josh Keaton as Steve Rogers / Hydra Stomper, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, Rachel Weisz as Melina Vostokoff, and Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda-Merlin | ||||||
| 15 | 6 | "What If... Kahhori Reshaped the World?" | Bryan Andrews | Ryan Little | December 27, 2023 | |
| Devery Jacobs as Kahhori, Kiawentiio as Wáhta, Jeremy White as Atahraks, Gabriel Romero as Rodrigo Alphonso Gonzolo, Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange Supreme, Carolina Ravassa as Queen Isabella of Spain, Clancy Brown as Surtur, and Jeff Bergman as Odin | ||||||
| 16 | 7 | "What If... Hela Found the Ten Rings?" | Bryan Andrews | Matthew Chauncey | December 28, 2023 | |
| Cate Blanchett as Hela, Jeff Bergman as Odin, Feodor Chin as Xu Wenwu, Lauren Tom as Jiayi, Idris Elba as Heimdall, Michael Hagiwara as Shunyuan, and Liv Zamora as Young Hela | ||||||
| 17 | 8 | "What If... the Avengers Assembled in 1602?" | Bryan Andrews | A. C. Bradley & Ryan Little | December 29, 2023 | |
| Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter / Captain Carter, Samuel L. Jackson as Sir Nicholas Fury, Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Merlin, Chris Hemsworth as King Thor Odinson, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner / Hulk, Jon Favreau as Sir Harold "The Happy" Hogan / "The Freak", Mick Wingert as Tony Stark, Josh Keaton as Steve Rogers / Rogers Hood, Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange Supreme, and Lake Bell as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow | ||||||
| 18 | 9 | "What If... Strange Supreme Intervened?" | Bryan Andrews | Matthew Chauncey | December 30, 2023 | |
| Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter / Captain Carter, Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange Supreme / Demon Strange, Devery Jacobs as Kahhori, Cate Blanchett as Hela, Feodor Chin as Xu Wenwu, Clancy Brown as Surtur, Josh Keaton as Steve Rogers, and Stanley Tucci as Abraham Erskine | ||||||
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Dinh, Christine (April 12, 2019). "Marvel Studios Brings First Animated Series 'Marvel's What If...?' to Disney+". Marvel.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 1, 2021). "'What If…?' Actor Jeffrey Wright On Chadwick Boseman's Final "Mythic" Turn As T'Challa In MCU". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- ↑ Hipes, Patrick (November 12, 2021). "Disney+ Day: All The Streamer's Film & TV News From Premiere Dates To Series Orders". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 12, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
