The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is a media franchise and shared fictional universe that is the setting of superhero television series based on characters that appear in Marvel Comics publications. The MCU first expanded to television with series from Marvel Television that released from 2013 until 2020 on ABC, Netflix, Hulu, and Freeform. Marvel Studios—the production studio behind the films—began releasing series on Disney+ as part of Phase Four. These series feature greater interconnectivity with the feature films than those from Marvel Television, with many actors reprising their roles from the MCU films and the Marvel Television series. Animated series are released under Marvel Studios Animation and beginning with Agatha All Along , live-action series are released under Marvel Studios' own Marvel Television label.
WandaVision began streaming in 2021, and was followed by The Falcon and the Winter Soldier , the first season of Loki , the first season of the animated What If...? , and Hawkeye , while Moon Knight , Ms. Marvel , and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law were released in 2022; the phase also includes two Marvel Studios Special Presentations. Phase Five series include Secret Invasion , the second season of Loki, and the second season of What If...? in 2023, with Echo , Agatha All Along, and the third season of What If...? being released in 2024, while the first season of the animated Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man , the first season of Daredevil: Born Again , and Ironheart are scheduled to be released in the first half of 2025. Phase Six will include the animated series Eyes of Wakanda and Marvel Zombies , and Wonder Man releasing in the second half of 2025, with Vision Quest and the second season of Born Again planned for 2026; this Phase will also include a Special Presentation.
For Phase Four, reprising their roles are Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch and Paul Bettany as Vision in WandaVision, Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson / Falcon and Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Tom Hiddleston as the titular character in the first season of Loki, and Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton / Hawkeye in Hawkeye, where he is joined by Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop / Hawkeye. Jeffrey Wright narrates What If...? as the Watcher, Oscar Isaac stars as Marc Spector / Moon Knight and Steven Grant / Mr. Knight in Moon Knight, Iman Vellani headlines Ms. Marvel as Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel, and Tatiana Maslany portrays Jennifer Walters / She-Hulk in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.
Returning actors for Phase Five include Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Ben Mendelsohn as Talos in Secret Invasion, Hiddleston in the second season of Loki, Wright in the second and third seasons of What If...?, Alaqua Cox as Maya Lopez / Echo in Echo after her introduction in Hawkeye, Kathryn Hahn as Agatha Harkness in Agatha All Along after her introduction in WandaVision, Hudson Thames as Peter Parker / Spider-Man in Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man after voicing the character in What If...?, Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock / Daredevil in the first season of Daredevil: Born Again after joining Maslany, Alaqua Cox, and Thames in She-Hulk, Echo, and Spider-Man, respectively, and Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams / Ironheart in Ironheart. In Phase Six, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II will portray Simon Williams / Wonder Man in Wonder Man, Bettany will star in Vision Quest, and Charlie Cox will return in the second season of Born Again.
This section includes starring cast members, recurring characters, and notable guest stars, as defined by the FAQ.
This section includes starring cast members, recurring characters, and notable guest stars, as defined by the FAQ.