X-Men ’97 Season 2 to Premiere on Disney+ July 1
Marvel Animation’s Emmy-nominated series X-Men ’97 will return to Disney+ for a second season on July 1, 2026. Disney+ has released a new trailer and key art for the upcoming season.
The first season of X-Men ’97 is one of the most-watched Disney+ Original animated series (by hours streamed globally) and a hit with fans and critics alike. It is currently “Certified Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes, with 99% approval.
X-Men ’97 Season 2 continues with the heroic mutant team of X-Men, divided and thrown across different eras in time as they struggle to navigate their return home. Meanwhile, back in the 1990s, suspicious foes and new strains of mutant intolerance are on the rise in the wake of the X-Men’s absence.
The second season of the original animated series features 9 episodes, and the voice cast includes Ross Marquand as Professor X, Matthew Waterson as Magneto, Ray Chase as Cyclops, Jennifer Hale as Jean Grey, Alison Sealy-Smith as Storm, Cal Dodd as Wolverine, Lenore Zann as Rogue, and George Buza as Beast.
The Marvel Animation series is executive produced by Brad Winderbaum, Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt, Julia Lewald, Eric Lewald, Larry Houston, and Beau DeMayo. The supervising producer is Jake Castorena.
The episodes were written by JB Ballard, Beau DeMayo, Bailey Moore, Antony Sellitti, Brian Ford Sullivan, and Mariah Wilson. The episodic directors are Emmett Yonemura and Chase Conley.
