What If…? Season 3: Release date, teaser & more

What If…? Season 3 was announced after the second season’s run, and the release date has now officially been confirmed.

Ever since Marvel blew its multiverse wide open, the What If…? series has arguably been one of the most notable projects in the franchise regarding this plotline.

Streaming on Disney+, the animated show has allowed MCU fans to explore multiple fun concepts, such as “What if Nebula joined the Nova Corps?” and “What if the Avengers assembled in 1602?” all through the fourth-wall-breaking eyes of The Watcher, the series’ narrator.

With a third season of the show officially on the way, here’s everything we know about it so far.

What If…? Season 3 release date

What If…? Season 3 will premiere on December 22, 2024 on Disney+.

The release date was finally confirmed on October 29, 2024 as part of Marvel’s upcoming TV slate.

The release date was revealed alongside further news for Marvel Zombies, the spinoff series to come from the What If…Zombies?! episode.

What If…? Season 3 cast

Jeffrey Wright is returning to voice The Watcher, alongside Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, and Laurence Fishburne reprising their roles as Bucky Barnes, Alexei Shostakov, and Bill Foster.

We also know that a new original character, Ranger Morales, will be played by America Ferrera.

Other Marvel characters have been confirmed to appear in Season 3, though it’s not been revealed whether their respective live-action actors will come back to portray their animated avatars.

These characters include:

• Moon Knight
• Agatha Harkness
• Sam Wilson/Captain America
• Monica Rambeau
• Black Widow
• Shang-Chi
• Tony Stark/Iron Man
• Vision
• Riri Williams/Ironheart
• Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch
• Shuri
• Melina Vostokoff
• Wong
• Giant Man

Is there a trailer?

There’s no full trailer yet, but there’s a sneak peak clip and a teaser for What If…? Season 3.

The sneak peak was revealed as part of the Season 3 announcement, and you can watch it for yourself below:

In October 2024, a brief teaser was released as part of a compilation. You can see briefly what’s to come in Season 3, with Shang-Chi Cowboy being the standout.

What If…? Season 3 plot

Plot details for What If…? Season 3 are still under wraps, but we know one episode will be a musical set in the 1930s, and another will see Bucky and Red Guardian go on a road trip.

We also know is that Season 3 will be the final season of What If…?.

Based on the comics that debuted in 1977, the series will continue its overarching concept of “reimagining noteworthy events in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and creating a multiverse of infinite possibilities.”

As with the two previous seasons (and arguably the MCU as a whole), Season 3 will be a mix between an ongoing series and an anthology show, mainly through the overarching eyes of The Watcher.

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As explained by Marvel Studios producer Brad Winderbaum: “The fact that we have What If…? going into a third season, it means that we can go a little bit deeper with these characters, especially the Watcher.

“It’s a Multiverse story, they’re standalone stories, but there is a serialized aspect to it because there’s this narrator who loves the subjects of these stories, he’s the ultimate fanboy. He’s watching, like we all watch.

“And he loves these characters like we do. So we can dig in a little deeper into what makes him tick in the second season, and then into the third season, we kind of get to know his humanity a lot more.”

Another character arc that’s been teased is X-Men’s Storm wielding Mjolnir. This news came after D23 Brazil in November 2024, where fans were shown an exclusive first look the new season.

For more, check out everything that’s to come in Marvel Phase 6. We also have details on other Marvel shows, like Daredevil: Born Again and Ironheart.