Iman Vellani voices
Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel, reprising the role from prior MCU media.
Marvel Studios was developing several animated series in addition to What If...? by June 2021, including a spin-off series continuing the events of "What If... Zombies?!". Marvel Zombies was announced in November, along with the involvement of Wells and Andrews.
Marvel Zombies is scheduled to debut on Disney+, and will consist of four episodes.
Premise
Continuing from the events of the What If...? episode "
What If... Zombies?!", a group of survivors must fight former heroes and villains who are now zombies.[1]
Cast and characters
Iman Vellani as
Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel: A teenage human-
mutant from
Jersey City who wears a magical bangle that unlocked her ability to harness cosmic energy and create
hard light constructs. Vellani noted that Khan was central to the series, with the creators describing her role as "the
Frodo of the story".[2]
Production
Development
By June 2021,
Marvel Studios Animation was developing a slate of at least three more series in addition to their
Disney+ series What If...?.[3][4][5] The next month, these were said to be in various stages of development and were not expected to debut until at least 2023.[6] A Marvel Zombies animated series was announced during the
Disney+ Day event in November 2021,[7] based on the
Marvel Comics series
of the same name.[8]Bryan Andrews returned as director from What If...? and
Zeb Wells was set as
head writer and executive producer.[7] Wells previously served as a writer for the
Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022) and the film The Marvels (2023).[9] The series is a continuation of the zombie-infested
alternate timeline that was introduced in the What If...? episode "
What If... Zombies?!",[10] exploring more of the mythology established in the episode;[11]Marvel Studios began development on the spin-off after a positive fan response to that episode and its cliffhanger ending.[1] The company revealed in July 2022 that Marvel Zombies would be its first animated series to be rated
TV-MA so it could feature all the "gore and splatter you want from a zombie show".[12][13] The series consists of four episodes.[14] Marvel Studios'
Brad Winderbaum also serves as an executive producer.[15]: 22 [needs update] During Marvel Studios Animation's panel at the 2022
San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Zombies and the other projects discussed were introduced as being part of the "Marvel Animated Multiverse".[16]
Writing
Andrews explained that even though many of the deaths in the series are "rough", there was humor and levity mixed in with the action, drama, and emotion.[17]
The series was discussed during Marvel Studios Animation's panel at the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con, when artwork of the characters was revealed.[1]
Release
Marvel Zombies is scheduled to debut on Disney+, and will consist of four episodes.[14] In January 2024, Andrews stated he was unsure when the series would release, revealing that the release was continually shifting,[18]: 51:00–51:08 and is currently undated.[19] It was previously expected to release in 2024.[12]
^Lee, Chris (January 13, 2023). "Inside the VFX Union Brewing in Hollywood". Vulture.
Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023. Alonso heads up Marvel's dedicated "mini-studio," Marvel Studios Animation, which is behind such shows as What If ...? [...] and the summer 2022 series of Vin Diesel–voiced original shorts, I Am Groot.