Marvel Phase 6 is more important than you realize, bringing home the multi-year Multiverse Saga, as well as setting the stage for Marvel's new era in 2028 and beyond.
In the coming weeks, months, and years, VisionQuest is now releasing episodes weekly, while Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars are looking to be highlights of the new Phase as well. There are some other series sprinkled into the mix, but this really is a defining time for the MCU, and you won't want to miss a thing.
So, to help you chart the rest of Marvel Phase 6, here's our guide to the upcoming slate of Marvel movies and series. This includes confirmed projects, release dates, rumors, cast news, and a roundup of all the Phase 6 projects that seem to have slipped into Phase 7. And if you need a recap, you can also head on over to our guide on how to watch all the Marvel movies and shows in order next.
Marvel Phase 6 release dates
As revealed by Kevin Feige way back at San Diego Comic-Con 2022, there are a fair few entries in Marvel Phase 6 to come – although there have been plenty of delays and changes since then. The confirmed release dates are as follows:
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) – out now!
- Eyes of Wakanda (2025) [Disney Plus] – out now!
- Marvel Zombies (2025) [Disney Plus] – out now!
- Wonder Man (2026) [Disney Plus] – out now!
- Daredevil: Born Again season 2 (2026) [Disney Plus] – out now!
- The Punisher: One Last Kill (2026) [Disney Plus] – out now!
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) – out now!
- VisionQuest(2026) [Disney Plus] – out now!
- Avengers: Doomsday – December 18, 2026 (US), December 16, 2026 (UK)
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man season 2 – January 13, 2027
- Daredevil: Born Again season 3 – March 2027
- Avengers: Secret Wars – December 17, 2027
Upcoming Marvel Phase 6 movies and shows
During Marvel's panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, it was revealed that three additional movies to the three already planned would be happening. And in October 2024, Deadline shared how another three movies were also in the works for 2028.
But plans have seemingly changed since then, as some 2026 movie release dates were never filled. At San Diego Comic-Con 2026, we did find out that one of the 2028 movies is, in fact, Black Panther 3, and the other is Ghost Rider. In August 2026, Ghost Rider's release date was confirmed to be July 28, 2028. Marvel's X-Men movie will release on May 5, 2028. Black Panther 3 drops on December 15, 2028.
However, Marvel Phase 6 will end with Avengers: Secret Wars, so that means that those three will now fall under Marvel Phase 7.
Below, we've gone into detail on the upcoming films that are set in stone, as well as the Marvel series with firm release windows, while we wait for more information.
VisionQuest
Release date: October 14, 2026 (ongoing)
VisionQuest, the final chapter in the WandaVision trilogy, follows Paul Bettany's synthezoid hero. Episodes are now being released weekly on Disney Plus until November (check out our VisionQuest release schedule guide for more details) and take place after the events of the WandaVision finale.
In the show, we follow the all-white, rebuilt Vision as he finds a new purpose after being given a second chance at life. I will say that so far there isn't much connection with Doomsday, which is a bit shocking considering the film is only a few months away. It is also a bit outside the MCU in general; however, I personally feel that it is still worth a watch ahead of the next Avengers movie. For more information, you can read our VisionQuest review.
Avengers: Doomsday
Release date: December 18, 2026 (US), December 16, 2026 (UK)
If you thought we'd seen the last of the Avengers in Endgame, think again. At San Diego Comic-Con 2024, it was announced that the Russo brothers will be directing Avengers: Doomsday and that Robert Downey Jr. has been cast as Doctor Doom.
The film has an absolutely massive cast, including the likes of Chris Evans' Steve Rogers, Chris Hemsworth's Thor, Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson, Sebastian Stan's Bucky Barnes, Letitia Wright's Shuri, the Thunderbolts, the Fantastic Four, and even some of the Fox X-Men. The first Avengers: Doomsday trailer finally revealed RDJ's Doom in all his green-hooded glory, but didn't give us much of a sense of the story. A special look, which dropped at D23 in August 2026, filled in some missing pieces of the puzzle, including the fact that Doom seems to be avenging his wife and child.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man season 2
Release date: January 13, 2027
Following Brand New Day hitting the big screen in 2026, an alternate version of Peter Parker returns to the small screen in 2027. Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man season 2 will arrive in January 2027, as announced at D23, set in a different timeline where Norman Osborn mentors Peter instead of Tony Stark. Charlie Cox is set to return as Daredevil in animated form in the next installment, alongside new characters including Spider-Gwen and Venom.
Daredevil: Born Again season 3
Release date: March 2027
Daredevil: Born Again season 3 is the final season of the Charlie Cox-led show. Depending on how Doomsday and season 3 end, maybe there is a chance the street-levelhero pops up in Avengers: Secret Wars, but for now this seems like it will be the big finale for Matt Murdock. Keeping that in mind, I highly recommend adding this one to your must-watch list.
Marvel Zombies specials
Release date: Halloween 2027, 2028 and 2029
It may not be called Marvel Zombies season 2, but it's close to it. As revealed at NYCC 2026, three specials are coming based around the undead portion of the multiverse: The Winter Soldier, Fist of Khonshu, and The Last Guardian. While the first, The Winter Soldier, will release during Phase 6, The Fist of Khonshu and The Last Guardian would be considered Phase 7.
"I don't think it's a spoiler, but I saw the first animatic of the first episode of Marvel Zombies season 2 this morning," Winderbaum told The Escape Pod. "It was crazy. I can't say anything about it. But it delivers not just on, like, zombies, but also on, like, an MCU thing that has never really happened before that we're very excited to do."
Avengers: Secret Wars
Release date: December 17, 2027
Not a lot has been confirmed about Avengers: Secret Wars just yet. However, Hulk actor Mark Ruffalo has teased that the movie will "go out with a bang." In the comics, the Secret Wars saw Marvel's most powerful superheroes face off against the universe's most powerful villains, so whatever goes down is bound to be pretty explosive.
No major casting information has been announced either outside of Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury revelation, but the 2015 Secret Wars comic book storyline included Thor, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Captain America, She-Hulk, and the Fantastic Four. As for villains, we know that Doctor Doom will be the main bad guy, with Robert Downey Jr. taking charge as the character. Like Avengers: Doomsday, the Russo brothers are also directing Secret Wars. It should also be noted that, for now, Secret Wars will be the ending of Marvel Phase 6. We'll keep you posted if that changes at all, though.
Potential Marvel Phase 7 movies and TV shows
There are multiple projects that were once potentially part of Marvel Phase 6, but would now be part of Phase 7 if they're ever made. These are:
Shang-Chi 2
A Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings sequel is officially in the works, with Simu Liu and director Destin Daniel Cretton both returning. Surprisingly, though, the film wasn't part of Marvel's Phase 5 lineup. That means we won't be seeing the follow-up until Phase 6 at the earliest. Updates have been thin on the ground, but Liu promised fans that the long-awaited follow-up was still happening in August 2024. We'll next see Shang-Chi in Doomsday, which could clear up some questions about the character's future.
Doctor Strange 3
Doctor Strange 3 hasn't been confirmed, but after Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' first post-credits scene showed Strange meeting Clea and heading through an interdimensional portal, we can assume we'll be seeing more from the sorcerer sooner rather than later. Strange is also all tied up with the multiverse, and since this stage of the MCU is named the Multiverse Saga, it would make sense for his third movie to fall within Phase 6. Curiously, though, Stephen Strange will not appear in Doomsday – though maybe we'll be seeing him in Secret Wars.
Thor 5
Thor 5 hasn't been officially announced, but Thor: Love and Thunder certainly leaves the way open for a continuation. For one thing, there are those post-credits scenes that introduce Brett Goldstein's Hercules and reveal Idris Elba's Heimdall and Natalie Portman's Jane Foster are both in Valhalla. Then there's the introduction of Love, Gorr the God Butcher's daughter, now in the care of Thor. But, Thor has a role in Avengers: Doomsday, so the future of the character will likely become clearer after that movie releases.
Marvel Phase 6 recap
As for the story so far, in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, we're finally introduced to Marvel's First Family. While they're able to beat Galactus, who wanted to steal Reed and Sue's baby Franklin, trouble arrives in the form of Doctor Doom showing up in the Fantastic Four: First Steps post-credits scene.
Then, in Eyes of Wakanda, we're taken on a trip through history with Wakandan agents tracking down various Vibranium artifacts. The show introduced the original Iron Fist and also provided more context to Killmonger's arrival in the original Black Panther movie.
Marvel Zombies comes next, though it's not strictly MCU canon. It's a spin-off of a What If...? episode from season 1, so while it does exist within the MCU, it's not on the Sacred Timeline. That show saw many of our favorite characters get brutally killed or gruesomely zombified, and ultimately ended with Scarlet Witch plunging the world into an illusion where the undead no longer exist. But, Riri Williams is attempting to break Kamala Khan out of the vision, which could be followed up in a potential season 2.
After that was Wonder Man, a standalone Disney Plus show that saw aspiring (and secretly superpowered) actor Simon Williams team up with Trevor Slattery to secure a role in a reboot of '80s superhero movie called – you guessed it – Wonder Man. Other than an extended run-in with DODC agent P. Cleary, the show doesn't seem like it'll have much of a knock-on on the rest of the MCU, though (but this doesn't mean it's not worth a watch).
Then came Daredevil: Born Again season 2. That show saw the return of Jessica Jones, as Matt Murdock went head-to-head with Wilson Fisk once again. The season ended with Matt in jail, which could lead into Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
In The Punisher: One Last Kill, meanwhile, Frank Castle ultimately got his mojo back after a bloody revenge mission gone awry, and is last seen defending the innocent on the streets. That primes him for Brand New Day, too, in which he will help out Peter Parker.
In Brand New Day, we do indeed see Frank Castle again. However, the biggest implications of that movie are that Peter managed to create a device that can suppress powers (I'm sure that won't come up again later, wink), and Jean Grey was introduced into the MCU, setting the stage for the new X-Men. The Spider-Man: Brand New Day post-credit scene also shows Spidey traveling to space. We still aren't sure how he got there, but the seeds for Doomsday have been planted.
Catch up on the MCU with our guide to watching the Marvel movies in order – and the good news is, almost everything is streaming on Disney Plus now.
