What Marvel movies will come out in 2023?

Marvel Phase 5 is just a few months away from arriving in theaters and on our TV screens. With Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) ending this year, the next batch of movies and TV shows will be with us very soon, with the first few coming in 2023.

Well, some of those previously announced to do so. Recently, Marvel had to restructure its forthcoming superhero film slate due to numerous development issues affecting its Blade movie reboot. Thankfully, no MCU Phase 5 Disney Plus shows were affected. But, if you were hoping that Blade and some other upcoming movies would keep their original launch dates, you'll be sorely disappointed.

Still, at least those movies are still coming out – and, with our help, you'll know exactly when they'll arrive in theaters (or, in the case of Marvel's TV slate, when they'll land on Disney Plus). Below, we'll break down the release date for every MCU Phase 5 film and TV show, as well as taking a look at what's coming in Marvel's Phase 6 slate.

Without further ado, then, here's everything we know about Marvel Phase 5.

Marvel Phase 5: every movie and TV show

Here's the full Marvel Phase 5 line-up:

• Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (February 17, 2023)
• What If...? season 2 (TV show, early 2023)
• Secret Invasion (TV show, early 2023)
• Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 (May 5, 2023)
• Echo (TV show, mid-2023)
• Loki season 2 (TV show, mid-2023)
• The Marvels (July 28, 2023)
• Ironheart (TV show, late 2023)
• X-Men 97 (animated TV show, late 2023)
• Agatha: Coven of Chaos (TV show, late 2023/early 2024)
• Daredevil: Born Again (TV show, early 2024)
• Captain America: New World Order (May 3, 2024)
• Thunderbolts (July 26, 2024)
• Blade (September 6, 2024)
• Deadpool 3 (November 8, 2024)
• Spider-Man: Freshman Year (animated TV show, 2024)
• Marvel Zombies (animated TV show, 2024)
• Armor Wars (movie, TBA)

Marvel Phase 5 movies

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Release date: February 17, 2023

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania will formally introduce us to the MCU's next big bad, i.e. Kang the Conqueror. The time traveling genius will be played by Jonathan Majors, who portrayed one of Kang’s time variants – He Who Remains – in Loki season 1.

Ant-Man 3 will see the return of Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly), Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), Janey van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer), and Cassie Lang (Kathryn Newton). Samuel L Jackson seemingly revealed that Nick Fury will appear, too.

Legendary actor Bill Murray has teased that he's playing a bad guy called Krylar alongside Majors' Kang. Corey Stoll, who played Yellowjacket in 2015's Ant-Man, will feature as another Marvel supervillain in MODOK, while Randall Park's Jimmy Woo is part of proceedings. 

Peyton Reed directs this Quantum Realm-based flick, marking his third MCU (and Ant-Man) movie. A trailer was shown exclusively at Comic-Con 2022 and D23 Expo 2022, and the film's first teaser rumored to be releasing alongside Black Panther: Wakanda Forever on November 11.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Release date: May 5, 2023

This Marvel Phase 5 flick will bring the curtain down on the MCU trilogy James Gunn has helmed since 2014. It's set after Thor: Love and Thunder and the Guardians’ forthcoming Disney Plus Holiday special. 

Outside of potential line-up changes post-Guardians 3 – Dave Bautista won’t return as Drax, while Gunn has teased some major character deaths in the threequel – we don’t know much about this one from a plot perspective.

Cast wise, Will Poulter will play Adam Warlock, whose appearance was teased in Guardians 2's post-credits scene, while Chukwudi Iwuji (Peacemaker) will play the villainous High Evolutionary. Maria Bakalova (Borat 2, Bodies Bodies Bodies), Daniela Melchior (The Suicide Squad), and Nico Santos (Crazy Rich Asians) are also part of the cast.

A teaser trailer was shown at Comic-Con 2022, but Gunn says it won't make its way online until he's happy with its VFX (opens in new tab).

The Marvels

Release date: July 28, 2023

While technically a Captain Marvel sequel, this Nia DaCosta-directed film will see a female superhero-only team up on the big screen for the first time. Well, if you discount the all-female ensemble during Avengers: Endgame's climactic battle.

Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers reunites with Teyonah Parris’ Monica Rambeau, the daughter of Danvers’ best friend Maria (Lashana Lynch) from 2018's Captain Marvel. The last time we saw Rambeau, aka Photon, was in WandaVision, so expect an awkward and superpowered family-style reunion between the pair. Iman Vellani’s Ms. Marvel will also make her movie debut after starring in her own TV show. 

Zawe Ashton (Velvet Buzzsaw) has been cast as the movie’s villain, while Park Seo-joon (Parasite) will play an as-yet-unnamed character. Samuel L Jackson's Nick Fury will also show up. Like Ant-Man 3, a teaser was shown at D23 Expo 2022, but it'll be some time before we get to see it.

Captain America: New World Order

Release date: May 3, 2024

A new Captain America film starring Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson is in development for Marvel Phase 5. Malcolm Spellman (Falcon and the Winter Soldier (FATWS)) is penning the script, while Julius Onah (The Cloverfield Paradox) is on directorial duties.

Little is known about the movie's plot, but Marvel producer Nate Moore suggests it'll be an underdog-style flick (opens in new tab). Meanwhile, Onah labeled it as a "paranoid thriller", adding that the movie's action "is grounded and tactile, and gives him [Captain America] new things to do that you haven't seen in previous films".

Danny Ramirez and Carl Lumbly will reprise their roles as Joaquin Torress and Isaiah Bradley from FATWS. Tim Blake Nelson's Samuel Sterns/The Leader will make his first MCU appearance since 2008's The Incredible Hulk, too.

Shira Haas (Unorthodox) will play Israeli superheroine Sabra, who may provide another link to mutants existing in the MCU. Fascinatingly, legendary actor Harrison Ford is heavily rumored to take on the role of General Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross – that having been held by William Hurt before his death in March 2022. Finally, former Captain America star Chris Evans has refuted suggestions he'll play a supporting role (opens in new tab).

Thunderbolts

Release date: July 26, 2024

Billed as an anti-hero Avengers-style film, Marvel's Thunderbolts movie is being helmed by Paper Towns director Jake Schreier.

Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier (Sebastien Stan), Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Red Guardian (David Harbour), US Agent (Wyatt Russell), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), and Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) have all been confirmed as part of its line-up.

Anthony Mackie hasn't ruled out Captain America potentially cameo-ing, while Harrison Ford's General Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross is widely expected to feature. Baron Helmut Zemo (Daniel Brühl) could also appear, although Marvel hasn't confirmed this.

No other details, such as a screenwriter or plot synopsis, have been revealed. Filming is set to begin sometime in 2023.

Blade

Release date: September 6, 2024

After his off-screen cameo in Eternals, Blade is getting his own solo MCU movie. However, Blade has been hit by multiple development issues, including director Bassim Tariq's departure and Beau DeMayo (The Witcher, Moon Knight) boarding to rewrite Stacy Osei-Kuffour's initial script. Subsequently, filming and the movie's launch have been pushed to early 2023 and late 2024 respectively.

Mahershala Ali will star as the titular vampire hunter. Delroy Lindo (Da 5 Bloods, The Harder They Fall) has joined the cast, while Milan Ray (The Wonder Years) has also reportedly signed on.

According to a Marvel VFX supervisor, Blade may team up with Kit Harington's Black Knight, while Moon Knight star Oscar Isaac also wants a Midnight Sons team-up with Blade. Moon Knight producer Grant Curtis told TechRadar that the vigilante could turn up all over the MCU, so that's certainly a possibility. With Blade undergoing rewrites, though, both of those story elements could be thrown out.

Deadpool 3

Release date: November , 2024

We already knew Deadpool 3 was happening. However, it's officially in development now – and, delightfully, Hugh Jackman will reprise his iconic role as Wolverine for the final time in the movie. For anyone confused about how Jackman can return to the role, he and lead star Ryan Reynolds provided the answers some time ago.

Stefan Kapicic has seemingly revealed he'll be back as Colossus (per Deadpool 3's most popular Twitter fan account (opens in new tab)), while Zazie Beetz could be back as Domino (via DanielRPK (opens in new tab)). Little else is known about the movie, but principal photography is slated to begin in early 2023 ahead of its new late 2024 launch.

It's unclear if Deadpool 3 will cap Marvel Phase 5 or open Phase 6. Once we know for sure, we'll update this section accordingly.

Armor Wars

Release date: TBA

Originally billed as a TV show, Armor Wars will now be released as a movie. Yassir Lester, who was set to act as showrunner, will write the script, with the film's story picking up after Secret Invasion.

Production on the Marvel Phase 5 project will begin in Atlanta in early 2023. The series will follow Cheadle's James Rhodes/War Machine as he pursues criminals who have acquired some old Tony Stark technology to use for nefarious means. Per Collider (opens in new tab), Cheadle says the film will "take the [comic book] mythology, tip it on its head a little bit, and come up with different ways to tell the story".

Marvel Phase 5 TV shows

What If...? season 2

Release date: early 2023

What If…? season 2 is already in development. One episode is ready to go (the Tony Stark and Gamora-centric episode that wasn't ready for season 1), some are nearing completion, and others require more work. Although, with early 2023 approaching fast, hopefully most episodes have been completed by now.

Scarlet Witch actor Elizabeth Olsen will reportedly lend her voice to the character's animated version, despite not doing so in season 1. Meanwhile, Marvel executive Brad Winderbaum has revealed (opens in new tab) season 2 will dig into what makes The Watcher tick, as well as showing more of his humanity. Speaking to Deadline (opens in new tab), Andrews also said season 2 will be "a little bit wilder" than its predecessor. Finally, a third season has already been greenlit.

Secret Invasion

Release date: spring 2023

Secret Invasion will focus on the Skrulls, as seen in Captain Marvel, with Ben Mendelsohn's Talos and Samuel L Jackson's Nick Fury being the show's leads. The show will arrive in early 2023 and be the MCU's first crossover event.

Kingsley Ben-Adir (One Night in Miami), Olivia Colman (The Favorite), and Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) are among the MCU's newcomers. Martin Freeman's Everett K. Ross, Don Cheadle's James Rhodes/War Machine, and Cobie Smulders' Maria Hill will also feature.

Jackson has revealed that we'll see more of Fury's life away from all the superhero stuff. Everything else is being firmly kept under wraps, although Smulders has also teased the series will be much darker than we expect. The series' first teaser was unveiled at D23 Expo 2022, giving us a flavor of the espionage thriller tone and aesthetic we can expect from this Marvel Phase 5 property.

Kyle Bradstreet (Mr Robot) has penned the series, but a unnamed writer was also reportedly been brought on board to help make the scripts better. Meanwhile, Thomas Bezucha (Let Him Go) and Ali Selim (Condor) are on directorial duties.

Echo

Release date: mid-2023

Fresh from her supporting role in Hawkeye, Alaqua Cox's Maya Lopez/Echo is getting her own show, which is being helmed by Sydney Freeland (Navajo) and Catriona McKenzie (Gunaikurnai).

Zach McClarnon, who played Lopez's father in Hawkeye, returns. Vincent D'Onofrio's Wilson Fisk and Charlie Cox's Matt Murdock/Daredevil are also going to feature. Chaske Spencer (Wild Indian), Tantoo Cardinal (Killers of the Flower Moon), Dervery Jacobs (Reservation Dogs), Cody Lightning (Hey, Viktor!), and Graham Greene (1883), have officially been cast in undisclosed roles. 

Filming wrapped in August 2022, which means Echo is still on track to meet its mid-2023 release.

Loki season 2

Release date: summer 2023

The next installment in Loki's TV series is coming in Q22023 release and, according to the show's crew, filming wrapped on the sequel in mid-October.

Tom Hiddleston will reprise his role as Loki, while Owen Wilson, Sophia Di Martino, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw are all back for Loki season 2 as Agent Mobius, Sylvie, and Revanna Renslayer. Wunmi Mosaku's Hunter B-15 could also return, while Ke Huy Quan (Indiana Jones, Everything Everywhere All at Once) has joined the cast in an undisclosed role.

Season 1 head writer Michael Waldron is returning in an executive producing capacity. Eric Martin, a staff writer on three of season 1's six entries, is the new head writer (per Deadline (opens in new tab)), while Moon Knight directing duo Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson have co-directed the series' next entry

Speaking at D23 Expo 2022, Kevin Feige revealed Loki season 2 "directly connects" to all three Phases in the Multiverse Saga. A brief teaser was also shown to attendees, which hints at a far creepier, time-jumping installment than season 1.

Ironheart

Release date: late 2023

Ironheart will star Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams, who makes her live-action debut in Black Panther 2. The six-episode series has been written by Chinaka Hodge (Snowpiercer), with Angela Barnes (Killing It) and Samantha Bailey (Dear White People) on directing duties. Black Panther director Ryan Coogler is also on board, while filming is well underway in Chicago and Atlanta.

In The Heights' Anthony Ramos will portray antagonist Parker Robbins, aka The Hood, a "complex guy" who specializes in dark magic. Kevin Feige says it'll be fascinating to see Ironheart's tech approach go up against Robbins' penchant for the mystic arts – a clash of opposing industries, which is a key selling point for the show.

Samuel L Jackson's Nick Fury could make another MCU cameo appearance here. Meanwhile, there are serious rumors that Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Trial of the Chicago 7) will portray Mephisto, a previously rumored WandaVision villain, in Ironheart.

Elden Ehrenreich (Star Wars), Lyric Ross (This Is Us), Manny Montana (Good Girls), Zoe Terakes (Nine Perfect Strangers), Chaim Girafi (Waterworld), Shakira Barrera (GLOW), Rashida Olayiwola (Insecure), Sonia Denis (BoJack Horseman), Paul Calderon (Bosch), and newcomer Harper Anthony are all believed to have signed on as well.

X-Men 97

Release date: late 2023

A revival of 1990s classic X-Men: The Animated Series, X-Men 97 will pick up right after the final episode of its predecessor's original run. Beau DeMayo serves as head writer, while JB Ballard (Moon Knight, Shameless) is on board as script coordinator. The Newton Brothers (Midnight Mass, The Forever Purge) will compose the show's new music (opens in new tab). Additionally, most of the series' original voice cast have signed on to reprise their iconic roles.

In X-Men 97, Magneto will apparently be the team's new leader. Sunspot, Nightcrawler, Cable, and Bishop are among the team's new members, but no story details have been unveiled yet.

The Marvel Phase 5 series will consist of 10 episodes and a second season has already been greenlit. Given that X-Men: The Animated Series' theme tune was used in Ms Marvel's season finale, fingers crossed X-Men 97 is a pre-cursor for the mutants' eventual live-action MCU debut.

Agatha: Coven of Chaos

Release date: late 2023/early 2024

A spin-off centered around the fan favorite WandaVision character, Agatha: Coven of Chaos will see Kathryn Hahn reprise her role as the sinister witch in this Marvel Phase 5 live-action series. Hahn has confirmed filming is set to begin in November 2022 (opens in new tab).

Park and Recreation's Amy Poehler and Ted Lasso's Hannah Waddingham are said to have joined the cast. Emma Caulfield Ford, who played Dottie in WandaVision, and Evan Peters' Ralph Boener are also thought to be returning. Elizabeth Olsen reportedly won't cameo, though.

Former WandaVision writers including Peter Cameron, Cameron Squires, and Laura Donney are on board to pen the scripts. Mary Livanos, WandaVision's co-executive producer, will co-produce Coven of Chaos alongside Jac Schaeffer (opens in new tab), who served as head writer on Black Widow and WandaVision.

Daredevil: Born Again

Release date: early 2024

Almost four years after Daredevil's Netflix series ended, the Man Without Fear is finally getting an MCU TV series. It'll comprise 18 episodes and production will reportedly begin in February 2023. The series is said to be rated PG-13, too, rather than being R-rated.

Based on She-Hulk's eighth episode, it seems that Netflix's Daredevil series is now canon in the MCU. Meanwhile, Matt Corman and Chris Ord (The Enemy Within, Covert Affairs) have apparently been tapped to helm the series.

Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio reprise their roles as Matt Murdock/Daredevil and Wilson Fisk/Kingpin – the duo having already made MCU cameos in Spider-Man: No Way Home and She-Hulk, and Hawkeye respectively.

Alaqua Cox's Echo and Tatiana Maslany's She-Hulk could cameo, returning the favor after Daredevil's appearance in their shows. Ayelet Zurer, Elden Henson, and John Bernthal may also make the jump from Netflix's Daredevil series to the MCU as Vanessa, Foggy Nelson, and The Punisher, if online rumors are to be believed.

Spider-Man: Freshman Year

Release date: 2024

This animated series follows Peter Parker during his college days and will celebrate his early comic book roots. Tom Holland isn't expected to lend his voice to this version of the character, which isn't surprising, what with this series apparently not being canon (opens in new tab).

Charlie Cox's Matt Murdock will, however, be part of the voice cast. Harry Osborn, Amadeus Cho, and Runaways team member Nico Minuro will all be part of Peter's friendship group. Norman Osborn will be Peter's chief mentor, and there'll be multiple villains for Spidey to deal with, including Doc Ock, Chameleon, Scorpion, and Rhino.

Production has apparently wrapped on this Marvel Phase 5 project. A second season, titled Spider-Man: Sophomore Year, is already in development.

Marvel Zombies

Release date: sometime in 2024

A spin-off show of What If...?, Marvel Zombies will make MCU history when it lands in 2024 as it'll be Marvel's first R-rated production.

The series will pick up after the events of What If...? season 1 episode 5 – aka What If... Zombies!? – and comprises four episodes, according to series' creator Zeb Wells (opens in new tab). It'll see the MCU's newer heroes face off against the ever growing superhero zombified threat, with Shang-Chi, Ms Marvel, Kate Bishop, Yelena Belova, and Red Guardian among that dwindling superhero roster.

We'll also see a zombified version of Eternals' Ikaris. Given the Eternals are human-robot hybrids, though, it'll be interesting to see what role Ikaris will play in proceedings. Other zombified heroes will include Captain Marvel, Okoye, Ghost, Abomination, and Hawkeye.

Marvel Phase 6 movies and TV shows

While those Marvel Phase 5 projects are the primary focus of this guide, the first Phase 6 productions have also been revealed. Check them out below, including two new Avengers films and an official launch date for Marvel Studios' Fantastic Four reboot:

• Fantastic Four (February 14, 2025)
• Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (May 2, 2025)
• Avengers: Secret Wars (May 1, 2026)

For more Marvel-based content, check out our Marvel movies in order guide, our X-Men movies in order article, our Spider-Man movies in order guide, and our rankings of every MCU movie to date.

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