X-MEN '97 Debuts to 4 Million Views and It's the Best Reviewed Series of 2024
Marvel’s X-Men ‘97 animated series has made a pretty big splash! The first two episodes of the Disney+ series launched on March 20th, and according to Disney, it is now the most viewed full-length animated series premiere on the streamer since What If…? Season 1.
The premiere episode alone has driven over four million views globally through its first five days. Those are some pretty impressive numbers.
It also turns out that X-Men '97 is currently the year's best-reviewed TV series according to Rotten Tomatoes. The series holds a perfect 100% score and has outscored series such as Shōgun (99%), American Nightmare (96%), The Tourist (95%), Curb Your Enthusiasm (95%), and True Detective: Night Country (92%).
A lot of fans seem to be enjoying the series! The revival revisits “the iconic era of the 1990s as The X-Men, a band of mutants who use their uncanny gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them, are challenged like never before, forced to face a dangerous and unexpected new future.”
The series brings back the original voice cast including Ray Chase as Cyclops, Jennifer Hale as Jean Grey, Alison Sealy-Smith as Storm, Cal Dodd as Wolverine, JP Karliak as Morph, Lenore Zann as Rogue, George Buza as Beast, AJ LoCascio as Gambit, Holly Chou as Jubilee, Isaac Robinson-Smith as Bishop, Matthew Waterson as Magneto and Adrian Hough as Nightcrawler.
Beau DeMayo developed the series as the head writer and executive producer, but he was recently fired from the show. Jake Castorena is the supervising director and Charley Feldman is the supervising producer. X-Men '97 will debut on Disney+ sometime in 2024.