X-Men '97 Season 2 debuts July 1, 2026, 100% Rotten score.

The second season of the acclaimed animated series "X-Men '97" will premiere on Disney on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, concluding a two-year wait since the first season debuted in 2024. Early reviews for the new season have been overwhelmingly positive, with the series currently holding a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes based on initial critic reactions.

The nine-episode season picks up directly from the dramatic cliffhanger of Season 1, which saw the mutant team scattered across time following a battle with the villain Bastion and Magneto. The core narrative finds the X-Men divided into three groups. One team, consisting of Professor X, Magneto, Rogue, Beast, and Nightcrawler, is stranded in ancient Egypt around 3000 B.C., where they encounter a young En Sabah Nur, the mutant destined to become the immortal villain Apocalypse. Another group, including Cyclops, Jean Grey, Storm, Morph, and Wolverine, is trapped in a dystopian far future, specifically 3960 A.D., under Apocalypse's rule. Meanwhile, in the present-day 1990s, allies Forge and Bishop work to retrieve their lost teammates while new threats emerge in the X-Men's absence.

A major new antagonist for the season is...