With 2024 nearing its end, the Marvel Cinematic Universe marketing for What If...? season 3 is officially underway. Following the ending of Agatha All Along, Marvel Studios still has one more series coming out of the MCU timeline for 2024, as What If...? season 3 will finish off the year for Disney+'s Marvel content. With the animated series heading for a bittersweet conclusion, Disney+ is finally getting viewers ready for the biggest season of the show.
Following their presence at D23 Brazil this past weekend, Marvel Studios has finally unveiled the first official What If...? season 3 trailer, confirming that the final season will have eight episodes. The footage reveals the return of several MCU fan favorites, as well as the debut of new iconic characters in the Disney+ adventure. Check it out below:
What The What If...? Season 3 Trailer Means For The Marvel Show
Given how integral What If...? has been to The Multiverse Saga by exploring new takes on beloved Marvel heroes and villains, the season 3 footage feels in many ways like a culmination of the overall arc told across the first two seasons. Something that What If...? season 3 looks to be leaning a lot into is showcasing some more characters who haven't been seen in a while, includes figures like Kate Bishop, Shang-Chi, and Moon Knight, with their respective live-action actors voicing them.
Anthony Mackie also being back to voice Sam Wilson/Captain America before his Phase 5 movie in 2025 is also an effective way for Marvel Studios to bring the character back before the upcoming movie installment. Using this approach, the franchise can build hype for his live-action return, while ensuring the matter of what the hero has been up to remains excitingly mysterious in the main Marvel universe.
With the What If...? season 3 story featuring the return of some key MCU players, the footage also indicates that Marvel Studios is really getting closer to embracing the X-Men in the franchise. The idea of Storm being introduced in What If...? season 3 will be a unique way to soft-start the mutant era in the MCU. Whether or not other iconic X-Men heroes will be featured in What If...? season 3 remains to be seen.
Our Take On The What If...? Season 3 Trailer
From all the major reveals that were showcased in the What If...? season 3 trailer, there will be a lot to look forward to in the final season as it rolls out during the holiday season. Given What If...? season 4 is not happening, this last batch of episodes will hopefully give the MCU series a proper sendoff. With only a month left to go, fans will soon get to see all the latest variants in What If...? season 3, and how they fit into the larger Multiverse Saga.
