Spider-Man Boosts Marvel Zombies Disney+ Series Launch

The upcoming Marvel Zombies series on Disney+ was reshaped from a planned movie into a four-part animated series due to rights issues involving Spider-Man, whose character rights are split between Marvel and Sony. This limitation allowed Spider-Man's inclusion only in half-hour animation, prompting the creators to break the story into chapters, which they believe enhanced the storytelling by focusing each episode on a single conflict. The series is a standalone story set in an alternate MCU reality where a zombie plague spreads, featuring many familiar MCU voices and characters such as Shang-Chi, Scarlet Witch, Kamala Khan, and Spider-Man. Executive producers Brad Winderbaum and Bryan Andrews emphasized that while the series draws inspiration from the original Marvel Zombies comics and the What If...? episode featuring a zombie apocalypse, it tells its own new story with a darker and more intense tone. The series promises high stakes with significant character casualties and teases potential future seasons with more heroes facing the zombie threat. Fans can expect a more hardcore and wild take on the zombie genre within the Marvel universe, continuing the legacy while exploring new creative directions.