X-Men '97

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X-Men '97
Genre
Created byBeau DeMayo
Based onMarvel Comics
Voices of
Theme music composer
ComposerThe Newton Brothers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Danielle Costa
  • Sean Gantka
Editors
  • Michelle McMillan
  • Asher Lewis
  • Melissa Lugo
Running time30–37 minutes
Production companyMarvel Studios Animation
Original release
NetworkDisney+
ReleaseMarch 20, 2024 (2024-03-20) –
present
Related
X-Men: The Animated Series

X-Men '97 is an American

supervising director
.

Several cast members return from the original series to reprise their roles or voice new characters, including Cal Dodd, Lenore Zann, George Buza, Catherine Disher, Chris Potter, Alison Sealy-Smith, Adrian Hough, Christopher Britton, Alyson Court, Lawrence Bayne, and Ron Rubin. The revival was first discussed in June 2019 and was formally announced in November 2021; DeMayo and Castorena were involved by then. Chase Conley and Emi Yonemura also directed episodes. DeMayo was fired as head writer after completing work on the series' first two seasons in March 2024 ahead of the series premiere. The series is the first X-Men project from Marvel Studios since the studio regained the film and television rights to the characters. Animation was provided by Studio Mir and is a modernized version of the original series' style.

X-Men '97 premiered its first two episodes on March 20, 2024, to critical acclaim, with the remainder of the ten-episode first season releasing weekly until May 15. A second and third season are in development.

Premise

Picking up one year after the events of X-Men: The Animated Series (1992–1997), the X-Men face dangerous new challenges after Professor Charles Xavier was taken to the Shi'ar Empire by Lilandra Neramani to heal from the sonic attack that Henry Peter Gyrich did to him.[a][1]

Cast and characters

Main article: List of X-Men: The Animated Series characters

Main

  • Ross Marquand as Professor Charles Xavier:[2]
    The former leader of the X-Men who left with the Shi'ar to use their technology to heal himself after being attacked by Henry Peter Gyrich at the end of the original series.[a] Marquand replaces Xavier's original voice actor Cedric Smith.[3][2]
  • Ray Chase as Scott Summers / Cyclops:[2]
    Field Commander of the X-Men whose eyes can emit powerful beams of concussive energy. Following Xavier's departure, Scott begins to question his purpose in life. Chase replaces Cyclops's original voice actor, Norm Spencer, following his death in 2020.[4]
  • Jennifer Hale as:
  • Alison Sealy-Smith as:
    • theatrical speech and now sports a mohawk. Sealy-Smith reprises her role from the original series.[4]
    • Adversary: A demon that feeds on negative emotions.[6]
  • Cal Dodd as James "Logan" Howlett / Wolverine:
    A hotheaded mutant with a regenerative healing factor, heightened senses, and an adamantium-laced skeleton that gives him indestructible bones and retractable claws. While still as gruff as ever, Wolverine has mellowed out now that his best friend Morph has returned to the X-Men. Dodd reprises his role from the original series.[4]
  • gender-neutral pronouns, as they were not commonly used in the 1990s.[8][9] Karliak replaces Morph's original voice actor Ron Rubin from the original series.[9]
  • Lenore Zann as Rogue:[2]
    A mutant who possesses the uncontrollable ability to absorb the memories, powers, and energy of those she touches. The series establishes a prior intimate involvement with Magneto that causes friction between herself and Gambit, her present lover.[10] Zann reprises her role from the original series.[4]
  • George Buza as Dr. Henry "Hank" McCoy / Beast:[2]
    A blue-furred mutant genius with superhuman strength and agility. Buza reprises his role from the original series.[4]
  • A. J. LoCascio as Remy LeBeau / Gambit:[2]
    A mutant who can charge most objects with explosive kinetic energy. LoCascio replaces Gambit's original voice actor Chris Potter with Potter now voicing Cable in this series.[4]
  • Holly Chou as Jubilation Lee / Jubilee:[2]
    The youngest member of the X-Men, who can create firework-like explosions. As a junior member of the team, Jubilee takes it upon herself to become a mentor to recruit Sunspot. Chou replaces Jubilee's original voice actress Alyson Court, who had previously stated that she would not reprise the role and would prefer that an Asian-American actress take it.[11]
  • Isaac Robinson-Smith as Lucas Bishop:[2]
    A mutant from a dystopian future with the ability to absorb kinetic energy and redirect it into a powerful concussive force who joined the X-Men in between series. Robinson-Smith replaces Bishop's original voice actor Philip Akin.[4]
  • Matthew Waterson as Erik "Magnus" Lehnsherr / Magneto:[2]
    The new leader of the X-Men, having been willed control of the institute and Xavier's mission by the Professor himself, and the master of magnetism. Waterson replaces Magneto's original voice actor David Hemblen, who died in 2020.[4]
  • Gui Agustini as Roberto da Costa / Sunspot:
    The newest recruit of the X-Men with the mutant ability to channel large concentrations of solar energy.[2]
  • Adrian Hough as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler:[2]
    A mutant ally of the X-Men with teleporting abilities and prehensile hands and feet. Hough reprises his role from the original series.[12]

Recurring

  • Gavin Hammon
    as:
    • Dr. Bolivar Trask: The creator of the Sentinel program and Master Mold. Hammon replaces Trask's original voice actor Brett Halsey.
    • Lord Araki: The Prime Minister of the intergalactic Shi'ar Empire and Lord Chancellor of the Empire's ruling empress.
  • Catherine Disher as Dr. Valerie Cooper:
    A United Nations official with an agenda and ally of the X-Men.[13] Disher previously voiced Jean Grey in the original series.[2]
  • Lawrence Bayne as
    Friends of Humanity who intends to stalk and kill any mutants who harm other humans using Sentinel technology. Bayne previously voiced Cable in the original series.[2][14]
  • Eric Bauza as Master Mold and the Sentinels:
    Mutant hunting machines created by Dr. Trask. Bauza replaces their original voice actor, David Fox, who died in 2021.[2]
  • Donna Jay Fulks as:
    • Trish Tilby: A news reporter.
    • Tommy
      : A slender Morlock who can camouflage herself.
  • Courtenay Taylor as Callisto: The leader of the Morlocks. Taylor replaces Callisto's original voice actor Susan Roman.
  • David Errigo Jr. as:
    • Leech: A young Morlock who can nullify other mutants' powers. Errigo Jr. replaces Leech's original voice actor John Stocker.
    • Mojoverse who uses the X-Men to fuel his ratings and power. Errigo Jr. replaces Mojo's original voice actor Peter Wildman
      .
    • Sean Cassidy / Banshee: An Irish mutant with a sonic scream, fiancé of Moira MacTaggert, and member of the council of Genosha. Errigo Jr. replaces Banshee's original actor, Phillip Williams.[citation needed
      ]
    • Gladiator: The leader of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard.
  • Christopher Britton as Dr. Nathaniel Essex / Mister Sinister:[2]
    A genetic scientist from Victorian era-London with a vendetta against Cyclops and Jean Grey. Britton reprises his role from the original series.[4]
  • Gil Birmingham as Forge:[2]
    A mutant with the ability to invent highly advanced technology and a mutual colleague of Charles Xavier. Birmingham replaces Forge's original voice actor, Marc Strange, who passed away in 2012.
  • Chris Potter as Nathan Summers / Cable:
    The biological son of Cyclops and Madelyne Pryor who was taken to the future for medical care as an infant due to him being infected with a virus created by Mister Sinister. Potter previously voiced Gambit in the original series before taking over for Cable's original voice actor Lawrence Bayne for this series.[4]
  • Morla Gorrondonna as Lilandra Neramani:
    The empress of the Shi'ar Empire. At the end of the original series, she returned to Earth when Xavier became deadly ill. She took Xavier to the Shi'ar Empire with her so they could heal him. Gorrondonna replaces Lilandra's original voice actress, Camilla Scott.

Guest

Additionally, Jeff Bennett,[19] Anniwaa Buachie,[19] and Theo James have been cast in undisclosed roles with James voicing a "fan-favorite" character.[2]

Episodes

No.Title [20]Directed byWritten byOriginal release date [20]
1"To Me, My X-Men"Jake CastorenaBeau DeMayoMarch 20, 2024 (2024-03-20)
One year after
Friends of Humanity (FoH), Jean sees that they were outfitted with Sentinel tech. She visits Henry Peter Gyrich in prison and probes his mind for the location of the Sentinels' creator Bolivar Trask. Despite succeeding, she receives a horrifying premonition while doing so. The team later find Trask at a junkyard in the Sahara where he is rebuilding his Sentinels with the aid of a lobotomized Master Mold. After defeating the Sentinels and apprehending Trask, Cyclops and Jean ponder leaving the team to raise their son away from mutant hatred. The following day, Magneto reveals Xavier's will in which Xavier gave him control of the Institute
and entrusted him with leading the X-Men.
2"Mutant Liberation Begins"Chase ConleyBeau DeMayoMarch 20, 2024 (2024-03-20)
While trying to live up to Xavier's legacy, Magneto has taken to saving humans and mutants alike and refraining from killing anti-mutant militants. Distrustful of him, Cyclops and Jean stay to observe Magneto while
Nathan. When Beast informs Storm that X-Cutioner's blast de-powered her permanently, she leaves the team to find new meaning in life. While discussing her decision, the X-Men are surprised by the sudden arrival of a woman who looks identical to Jean.
Adapted from Uncanny X-Men
#185 ("Public Enemy") and #200 ("The Trial of Magneto!").
3"Fire Made Flesh"Emi YonemuraBeau DeMayo and Charley FeldmanMarch 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
The X-Men take in the Jean look-alike, who Beast determines is the real Jean. Mister Sinister contacts the other Jean, revealing her to be a clone he created, before asserting control over her and turning her into the Goblin Queen. She kidnaps Nathan and hands him off to Sinister before subjecting the X-Men to horrific visions until the real Jean confronts her telepathically, during which the latter reminds her of their shared memories. Morph leads the X-Men to one of Sinister's labs, where they find him infecting Nathan with a techno-organic virus under the belief that it will turn him into the ultimate mutant. Free of Sinister's control, the clone turns on him, but Sinister escapes while Nathan is left gravely ill. The clone and Cyclops task Bishop with taking Nathan to the future in the hopes of finding a cure there. Afterward, the clone leaves the X-Men, taking the name Madelyne Pryor. Meanwhile, Storm meets with Forge, who claims that he can restore her powers.
Adapted from the storyline "Inferno".
4"Motendo / Lifedeath – Part 1"Chase ConleyBeau DeMayo and Charley FeldmanApril 3, 2024 (2024-04-03)
The X-Men wish to celebrate
beta version called Abscissa convinces her that she would be living an empty life. With Abscissa's aid, Jubilee and Roberto fight their way through the game and defeat Mojo before Spiral sends them back to the real world, where Jubilee kisses Roberto. Meanwhile, Storm heads to Forge's ranch to undergo a procedure meant to restore her powers, but it fails. All throughout, she notices a strange owl stalking her. When Forge admits to inadvertently contributing to the government developing mutant inhibitor collars, an enraged Storm flees. However, the owl brings her back and poisons Forge to feed on her despair, revealing itself as a demon called Adversary in the process.
Adapted from Uncanny X-Men #186 ("Lifedeath") and the Konami X-Men
video game.
5"Remember It"Emi YonemuraBeau DeMayoApril 10, 2024 (2024-04-10)
Cyclops and Jean have grown distant, unable to reconcile their separate lives. Worsening matters, she discovers that he has been communicating telepathically with Madelyne and begins to develop feelings for Wolverine as a result. Meanwhile, after Genosha is admitted into the UN, Magneto, Rogue, and Gambit head to the country, where Rogue and Gambit reunite with Madelyne and Nightcrawler while Magneto meets with the Genoshan council, who wish to make him their leader. He agrees on the provision that Rogue serve alongside him. After telling Gambit about the plan and admitting to having previous history with Magneto, Rogue declines Magneto's proposal during the inauguration gala. Suddenly, Cable arrives to warn everyone of an imminent disaster, but is sent back to the future before he can explain any further. Madelyne realizes Cable is an adult Nathan, just as a heavily-upgraded Master Mold appears and leads an army of Sentinels in an attack that kills thousands of mutants, with Madelyne, Magneto and the Morlocks seemingly among the dead. Gambit sacrifices himself to destroy the Wild Sentinel, leaving Rogue heartbroken. At the X-Mansion, the remaining X-Men watch the aftermath of the destruction on live news with utter shock.
Adapted from New X-Men #115 ("E Is for Extinction (Part 2)").
6"Lifedeath – Part 2"Chase ConleyCharley FeldmanApril 17, 2024 (2024-04-17)
During the Kree–Shi'ar War, Lilandra Neramani announces her engagement to Professor Xavier. Refusing to accept her sister marrying a Terran, Deathbird invokes the Rite of M'Dashaa challenging Xavier to purge all of his memories of Earth to prove his loyalty to the Shi'ar Empire. Xavier's refusal to renounce his memories of the X-Men results in a battle between the Royal Guard and Deathbird until Xavier pulls everyone into the Astral Plane to educate them on coexistence. Upon receiving a psychic vision of Gambit's death, Xavier calls off the engagement and requests that he be returned to Earth as soon as possible. In Arizona, Storm and Forge search for a rare cactus to cure Forge of the poison from Adversary's bite. Storm finds the cactus in a cave, but when she is cornered by Adversary, she overcomes her fears and regains her powers to defeat Adversary. Shortly after returning home, Storm and Forge learn of Master Mold's attack on Genosha, which is revealed to have been orchestrated by Mister Sinister as part of his plan to instigate a war between humans and mutants.
Adapted from Uncanny X-Men #186 ("Lifedeath").
7"Bright Eyes"TBATBAApril 24, 2024 (2024-04-24)
8"Tolerance Is Extinction"TBATBAMay 1, 2024 (2024-05-01)
9TBATBAMay 8, 2024 (2024-05-08)
10TBATBAMay 15, 2024 (2024-05-15)

Production

Development

Larry Houston, the producer, and director of

Brad Winderbaum, the head of streaming, television, and animation at Marvel Studios, who was a fan of the series,[22]: 15:50–16:02 [23] and said several filmmakers who had met with Marvel Studios in the past had cited that series as a touchstone.[19] In late 2020, Beau DeMayo was approached to present a pitch for the revival after working as a writer for Marvel Studios' live-action Disney+ miniseries Moon Knight (2022).[24] By June 2021, Marvel Studios Animation was developing a slate of at least three series in addition to What If...? that,[25][26][27] as of August 2021, were in various stages of development and not expected to be released until 2023.[28]

X-Men '97, a revival and continuation of X-Men: The Animated Series, was announced in November 2021.

Louis D'Esposito, and Victoria Alonso also serve as executive producers of the series.[32]

The series is the first

Sacred Timeline. He said the series included the same amount of cameos from other Marvel characters as the original, including references to Spider-Man (1994–1998), in which the X-Men appeared.[38][23] Within Marvel Comics' multiverse, the original series exists on Earth-92131.[39] During Marvel Studios Animation's panel at the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con, X-Men '97 and the other projects discussed were introduced as being part of the "Marvel Animated Multiverse".[40]

Work on a second season had begun by July 2022,[17][41] and writing on the second-season finale started by July 2023.[42] DeMayo had completed his writing work on the second season and began discussing ideas for a potential third season by March 2024, when he was fired by Marvel Studios ahead of the series premiere. He was not involved in further promotion for the series and missed its red carpet premiere, which The Hollywood Reporter said was unusual for someone working on a Marvel Studios project, "even if they've been shuffled to the side" or replaced by other creatives.[43] DeMayo was reported to be difficult to work with, and his activity using a non-explicit OnlyFans account was reportedly not received well by Disney executives.[44] Winderbaum described DeMayo's firing as a parting of the ways with the studio that was not expected to negatively affect work on the third season, which had entered development by the end of the month and remained on track to meet its production schedule. At that time, the studio was searching for DeMayo's replacement.[45][46]

Writing

Eric Lewald described the series as an extension of the original series that the Marvel Studios team had made their own.

9/11 attacks growing up.[49] Eric and Julia Lewald said there was a "ten-premise story arc" written for the first season, which Julia called their bible.[35]
: 1:06:17–1:06:32 

X-Men '97 follows a similar X-Men team from the 1990s series with the "DNA of the original show". It sees the team reunite following an "impactful event",

Jubilee, and Cyclops return as the main team, now led by their former enemy Magneto.[13] Bishop joins the team and Morph rejoins it.[50] Nathaniel Essex / Mister Sinister serves as the main antagonist for the first season,[51] alongside the Sentinels.[50] The series sees the X-Men questioning their future after an increase of sympathy towards mutants after the attempt on Xavier's life, with Cyclops and Storm wanting to continue on Xavier's dream and others such as Jean Grey wanting to create new lives for themselves, while Magneto is moved by the growing mutant sympathy and wants to follow in Xavier's footsteps as the team's leader.[52] Rogue was one of the characters that "emerged" unexpectedly as the creatives were working on the first season.[53]

The series retains some of the 1990s aesthetics and campiness of the original series with its writing, such as Storm announcing her attacks and Rogue having "the syrupy metaphor". However, DeMayo found it difficult to write Rogue's Southern metaphors and analogies in her dialogue, as well as finding the tone for Jubilee, who is intended to represent the younger audience, given how young people act has changed from the 1990s. DeMayo connected to Beast and the scientific terms he says from his work on the series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.[53] As with the original series, various comic storylines are adapted for the series, including "Lifedeath" from Uncanny X-Men #186 (1984).[54]

Casting and voice recording

With the series announcement, several original series voice actors were revealed to be returning:

Abscissa, Bayne as Carl Denti / X-Cutioner, and Rubin as President Robert Edward Kelly.[2]

Asian-American actress would voice the character instead;[2][11] A. J. LoCascio replaces Potter as Remy LeBeau / Gambit; Matthew Waterson voices Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto; Gui Agustini voices Roberto da Costa / Sunspot; J. P. Karliak voices Morph; Isaac Robinson-Smith voices Lucan Bishop / Bishop; Ross Marquand voices Professor Charles Xavier; Gil Birmingham voices Forge; and Eric Bauza voices the Sentinels.[2] Anniwaa Buachie, Jeff Bennett,[19] and Theo James are cast in undisclosed roles.[2]

The recastings were done in part for more authentic representation (as with the case with Court and Jubilee), because of vocal intonations (as with Cable to better highlight the "weird" father-son relationship with Cyclops), or for symbolic reasons (as with Disher now voicing Valerie Cooper). Regarding Disher's new role, DeMayo explained that Cooper delivers the series' thesis and he wanted Disher to be the one to present that since he felt "she was such the heart of the original series" and her original role as Jean Grey was "the epitome of empathy".[2]

Voice recording for the series began by November 2021.[56] Dodd revealed in February 2023 that he had started recording for the second season,[57] and Zann stated in August 2023 that she had begun recording material for the second season as well.[58] Bayne also returned for the second season.[59]

Animation

The designs for (L to R) Rogue, Cyclops, Jubilee, and Bishop in the series, by lead character designer Amelia Vidal. Vidal wanted to retain the designs from the original series and 1990s-era comics where possible.[60]

Animation was provided by Studio Mir.[61] The series' 2D animation style was updated from the original series to use more sophisticated modern technology,[17][22]: 23:32–23:41 [60] and "slightly modernized" designs.[3] Castorena felt updating the series with modern sensibilities, technology, and techniques would help it stay relevant while still being respectful to the original series. He said they avoided using technology to replicate the look of the original series, preferring to spend time on the storyboards and editing "to adhere to what was cinematically being done at the time", though Winderbaum said a "small video transfer effect" was put over the animation to give it a 1990s television patina quality.[53] The usage of CGI was still done for layout and overly complicated vehicles, although the animation team would draw over them to maintain the show's art-style.[62]

The X-Men team are once again in their "classic legacy costumes", which DeMayo explained was a reference to the 1989 failed animation pilot

Nightcrawler's design is based on his appearance during John Byrne and Dave Cockrum's run.[60] To show emotion with Cyclops, whose eyes and eyebrows are covered by his visor, animators adjusted how the glints and reflections appeared on his visor. Castorena said other mutants' powers were also used in unique ways to convey their emotions.[42]

Work on the

animatics had begun by November 2021,[56] and full animation began by April 2023.[63] Houston directed the new opening title sequence.[53] The first season was in post-production by July,[42] and animatics for the entire second season had been developed by March 2024.[45]

Music

When the series entered development, Feige sought to get the rights to the original series' theme song.[64] Eric Lewald believes Marvel Studios paid a large sum for the rights to use the Animated Series theme, which had its rights "all over the place".[65] Original series composer Ron Wasserman was set to meet with Marvel and the crew about his involvement in the revival by early 2022,[35]: 1:03:07–1:03:27  but the Newton Brothers (Taylor Stewart and Andy Grush) were announced to be the series' composers in July.[41] The original series' score served as a launching pad for the revival's score, which Grush said was intended to not be subtle and to have the same vibe as the original.[66]: 5 

The main theme is similar to that of the original series, but it is credited to Haim Saban and Shuki Levy—the music executives on X-Men: The Animated Series—rather than Wasserman, who co-wrote the theme alongside Saban and Levy.[67] The electric guitar part was performed by Nili Brosh.[68] DeMayo described the theme as "that classic '90s sound with a little bit of a modern edge".[13] It was first heard in the MCU film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) and then the series Ms. Marvel (2022) when those projects referenced mutants.[67]

Marketing

The series was discussed during Marvel Studios Animation's panel at the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con, where animatics were shown.[17] Footage from the series was shown a year later at the 2023 San Diego Comic-Con along with the reveal of Hasbro's Marvel Legends figures for the series.[50] In December 2023, Marvel Comics announced a four-issue comic book prequel series, also titled X-Men '97, written by Steve Foxe with art by Salva Espin, that was made in collaboration with the series' showrunners. Foxe noted that the comic was an "original tale that feeds right into" the animated series.[69] The first issue was released on March 27, 2024.[70] Foxe and Espin previously worked on X-Men '92: House of XCII.[69] Select X-Men comics released in March 2024 featured variant covers based on Hasbro's Marvel Legends figures for the series.[71]

A trailer was released on February 15, 2024, when the premiere date was announced,[2] Charles Pulliam-Moore at The Verge and Joshua Rivera at Polygon both praised the trailer's nostalgia for the original series and specifically focused on the use of the original series' main theme.[72][73] Ben Travis, writing for Empire, also noted the nostalgia and music as well as the "narrative weight" suggested by the trailer's character details.[74] James Whitbrook at Gizmodo felt something was off about the trailer and identified that the animation "flits between looking oddly flat and stilted and some elements that almost look 3D", along with the combination of new and returning voice actors. However, he liked the series' aesthetic and some of the story ideas suggested by the trailer, and hoped that the elements which made him uneasy would work better when actually watching the series.[75] The trailer reportedly set an internal Disney record as the biggest trailer launch for an animated series on Disney+, surpassing the trailers for What If...? and the service's Star Wars animated series,[76] and was reported to have significantly increased viewership on the five seasons of the original series on Disney+ by 522% by March 25, 2024.[77] Later in February, Arcade1Up announced a home arcade cabinet themed around X-Men '97, featuring eight Marvel/Capcom video games: X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse (1994), Marvel Super Heroes (1995), X-Men: Children of the Atom (1995), X-Men vs. Street Fighter (1996), Marvel Super Heroes in War of the Gems (1996), Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter (1997), Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes (1998), and Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (2000).[78] The first season's episode titles were announced with a poster in the style of a 1990s issue of TV Guide.[54]

Release

X-Men '97 premiered on Disney+ on March 20, 2024, with its first two episodes. The remainder of the ten-episode first season will release weekly until May 15.

world premiere was held in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on March 13, 2024, for the first three episodes.[43][79] The season was originally scheduled to be released in late 2023.[17]

Reception

Audience viewership

On March 25, 2024, Disney+ revealed that "To Me, My X-Men" had 4 million views worldwide within its first five days of release. This was the second most-watched first-season premiere for an animated series on the service, behind the first season of What If…? in 2021.[77][80] According to the streaming aggregator JustWatch, X-Men '97 was the fifth most watched television series across all platforms in the United States during the week of March 18–24, 2024.[81]

Critical response

X-Men '97 received critical acclaim.[b] Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that critics called the series "Marvel's best release in years", praising "its nostalgic 2D animation style, smart writing, and captivating action sequences".[87] 98% of 60 reviews are positive on the website, with the consensus stating: "Pulling off the x-traordinary feat of staying true to its beloved predecessor while charting a path forward for the franchise, X-Men '97 is simply x-cellent."[88] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the first season a score of 82 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[89]

Hayden Mears of TVLine complimented the show for combining the "vintage" feel with modernity in an "unassuming way".[90] Francis Agustin of the BBC believed that the series was a shift away from the heavily interconnected Marvel Cinematic Universe.[82]

Documentary special

Main article: Marvel Studios: Assembled

In February 2021, the documentary series

The Making of X-Men '97", features cast members from the original series and X-Men '97 who reveal their behind-the-scenes stories, and it explores the origins of the original series. It is scheduled to be released on Disney+ on May 22, 2024.[92]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d As depicted in the X-Men: The Animated Series finale "Graduation Day" (1997).
  2. ^ Attributed to these sources:[82][83][84][85][86]

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