X-MEN '97 Episode Titles Revealed
The highly anticipated first season of Marvel’s X-Men ‘97 animated series will consist of 10 episodes and the titles of those episodes have been shared online. These titles offer a little more insight into what we can expect from the first season of the show.
The following list of titles was provided by scooper CWGST, and if you are familiar with the X-Men comics, you might be able to pick up on a few things. Here are the titles:
Episode 1: To Me, My X-Men
Episode 2: Mutant Liberation Begins
Episode 3: Fire Made Flesh
Episode 4: Motendo
Episode 5: Remember It
Episode 6: Bright Eyes
Episode 7: Shine With Strength Reborn
Episode 8: Tolerance is Extinction - Part 1
Episode 9: Tolerance is Extinction - Part 2
Episode 10: Tolerance is Extinction - Part 3
The three-part finale of the series was previously teased, and it was explained that Nathan Summers aka Cable will return, and the X-Men will square off with Mister Sinister, Bastion, and a deadly new horde of Sentinels.
It was also reported that there is a video game-inspired episode that will reportedly see Jubilee and her boyfriend, Sunspot, trapped in a 16-bit video game by Mojo on her birthday. It’s said that some of this episode will be animated in the style of a 16-bit video game.
The official synopsis for the series reads: "Storm and Wolverine try to continue the X-Men. Magneto comes in and wants to step up for Charles Xavier. Sinister comes in to try to end the X-Men once and for all."
The series starts with Magneto and the X-Men after Professor X left for Shi'ar space in the original show's series finale. The series brings back the original voice cast including Cal Dodd (Wolverine), Lenore Zann (Rogue), George Buza (Beast), Alison Sealy-Smith (Storm), Chris Potter (Gambit), Catherine Disher (Jean Grey), Adrian Hough (Nightcrawler), and Christopher Britton (Minister Sinister).
The series has been described as "a spiritual and tonal continuation of the classic 1990s series that aired on Fox," and a "retro love letter to the original."
Beau DeMayo is the head writer and executive producer of X-Men '97. Jake Castorena is the supervising director and Charley Feldman is the supervising producer. X-Men '97 is currently scheduled to premiere on Disney+ sometime in 2024. Season 2 is also currently in development.