Disney+ Delaying 2023 MCU Shows

A new report revealed that Marvel Studios is cutting down on how many Disney+ shows it’ll be debuting on its service during 2023.

Marvel Studios and release dates have not gotten along recently. Just the other day, Disney+ removed all of the release windows for the MCU’s Phase 5 projects from the service.

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A new report from Variety revealed that several upcoming Marvel Studios Disney+ projects will be delayed.

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Loki Season 2 Sadly, like many other MCU projects, its release is unknown.

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Originally, the show was aiming for a release in the fall of this year. If fans do end up getting a third MCU series this year, it’s very likely to be Dominque Thorne’s Ironheart.

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The WandaVision spin-off Agatha: Coven of Chaos was originally set to debut at some point towards the end of 2023 or the start of 2024. It might have been delayed all the way into 2025.

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X-Men ‘97 The show’s head writer, Beau DeMayo, hinted that it is still aiming to debut this coming fall despite all of the MCU delays happening.

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Originally, the second season of What If…? was expected to premiere in 2022, a year after its freshman run.

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