- Original name: What If ...?
- Country: USA
- Genre: cartoon
- Producer: Brian Andrews
- World premiere: 2021-2022
- Starring: H. Atwell, C. Boseman, D. Brolin, D. Cooper, D. Dastmalchian, M. Douglas, K. Gillan, D. Goldblum, S. Gunn, K. Hemsworth, etc.
No sooner had another season been released than Kevin Feige made an unofficial announcement that work was already underway on the second season of What If? / "What If ...?" (2021-2022), its release date, plot and trailer have not been announced, but the cast has been announced. The premiere of the first season is scheduled for 2021, so a continuation can be expected in the same year or in 2022. The tape is based on Marvel comics, which are not included in the canon of the cinematic universe. Each episode tells the story of one character.
Season 1
Plot
It is already known that in the first season, viewers will see the transformation of Peggy Carter into a super soldier - Captain America. They will also see Bucky Barnes fighting zombie soldiers, one of which is Captain America. In one of the episodes, Black Panther will also appear, unexpectedly becoming Star-Lord and the leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Details of the plot of the sequel episodes are not disclosed at the moment.
Production
The project was directed by Brian Andrews ("The Adventures of Jackie Chan", "Men in Black", "Primal").
Some of the crew members are also known:
- Producers: Andrew Egisiano (Family Guy, Ultramarines), Kevin Feige (Iron Man, X-Men, Thor: Ragnarok).
Production: Marvel Studios Inc.
It is currently unknown when season 2 of the series will be released. However, knowing the release date of season 1 (summer 2021), we can expect that the sequel will appear a few months after the premiere of the TV project.
Cast
The voice acting of the characters in the first season was taken up by:
- Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter (Perpetrator: Great Britain, Christopher Robin, Blinded by the Light);
- Chadwick Boseman - T'Challa / Black Panther ("42", "9 Kisses", "21 Bridges");
- Josh Brolin - Thanos (Iron Grip, Deadpool 2, A Case for the Brave);
- Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark (Breakfast on Pluto, The Preacher, Judgment of God);
- David Dastmalchyan - Kurt (Twin Peaks, Captives, Massacre);
- Michael Douglas - Ant-Man (Wall Street, Perfect Kill, The Game);
- Karen Gillan - Nebula (Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Who, Jumanji: The Next Level);
- Jeff Goldblum - Grandmaster (Happy, Undercover, Person of the Year);
- Sean Gunn - Craglin (Pearl Harbor, Gilmore Girls, The Losers);
- Chris Hemsworth - Thor (Race, Snow White and the Huntsman, Cabin in the Woods).
So far, there is no official information on whether these actors will work on a sequel as well.
Interesting Facts
Did you know that:
- Kevin Fagi on the development of the project: “I am very pleased that we are creating a series for the Disney + service, I have already managed to watch part of the episodes of the first season, which has 10 episodes planned. And I can say that we are already working on the next 10 episodes. "
- More than 25 MCU actors have confirmed that they will be voicing their characters in the TV show.
- This is not the first time that Marvel Studios has renewed its series for a second season, before the first has even been released. For example, this was the case with the Mandalorian project, which really became a hit in 2019.
Fans are eager to see an alternative scenario for the MCU. It should be expected that the TV project will be very popular and in demand, since the creators have already announced the extension of the series "What If?" / "What If ...?" (2021) for season 2, the release date, plot and trailer of which have not been announced, the actors are named.