X-Men '97 Season 2 to Premiere on Disney July 1 2026

The second season of the acclaimed animated series "X-Men '97" will premiere on Disney on July 1, 2026, more than two years after its debut. Marvel Animation released the first official trailer, confirming the release date and detailing the time-traveling plot that continues directly from the first season's finale.

The new season finds the mutant team scattered across different eras. One group, including Professor X, Magneto, Rogue, Nightcrawler, and Beast, is stranded in Ancient Egypt. Another, featuring Cyclops and Jean Grey, has been sent millennia into the future. The remaining heroes, including Jubilee, Sunspot, Forge, and Bishop, are left in the 1990s to face rising threats in the X-Men's absence. The central villain is Apocalypse, with the teams in the past and future encountering different stages of his evolution.

Season 2 will consist of nine episodes. The returning voice cast includes Ray Chase as Cyclops, Jennifer Hale as Jean Grey, Alison Sealy-Smith as Storm, Cal Dodd as Wolverine, Lenore Zann as Rogue, George Buza as Beast, Ross Marquand as Professor X, and Matthew Waterson as Magneto. The season will also introduce new characters and teams, with promotional...