Phase 5 has kicked off with Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is hitting theaters in May while The Marvels will be opening in November this year. It was pushed back from its July slot. The Marvels was originally supposed to come out in November 2022, so this would be around the third or fourth time it has been delayed. Besides that, currently Captain America: New World Order is set for May 2024, Thunderbolts is set for July 2024 with Blade and Deadpool 3 scheduled for the fall of 2024. Blade is September while Deadpool 3 is November. There is confusion if Deadpool 3 is the finale of Phase 5 or the kickoff to Phase 6. Other than that, there are tons of other MCU projects for Disney Plus. When are they coming out? No idea. As of this writing, it is mid March. None of the shows for Disney Plus have set concrete release dates. Secret Invasion which was originally aiming for spring is still not here and no date has been confirmed. Spring is officially on March 20^th. Given the fact there is no word on when Secret Invasion is coming out not to mention any marketing for it, I think it is safe to say it’s not coming out in spring. What If? Season 2 was supposed to be the beginning of 2023. Its not here and there are rumors that it may not be released until 2024. It also was supposed to come out in 2022 which did not happen either. Loki Season 2 is currently aiming for summer. Since there is no firm date for this either, who knows if that will actually happen? I don’t know if Secret Invasion has to come out first or if Loki Season 2 can come out first.

If Secret Invasion has to be the first show of Phase 5 then it would be the reason Loki would get pushed back. At this point, the earliest Secret Invasion could come out is end of May or June. There needs to be some time to promote it. It also needs some space from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 which opens on May 5^th. Kevin Feige said that there would be space between projects going forward and they would not be released on top of each other. Secret Invasion is supposed to be six episodes. It would have to come out within the next two weeks for it to be able to wrap up before Guardians comes out. Marvel wants all their projects to shine. This would be the best case scenario. Realistically it is too late for that option to happen. Secret Invasion could come out in mid May but Guardians will be in its third or fourth week by that point. I don’t know how much distance Marvel wants between movies and shows. Secret Invasion could come out end of May which would have given Guardians a few weeks to shine. They may want to wait until June to let Secret Invasion happen. It has been rumored that Secret Invasion connects to The Marvels which would make sense given Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) is in both projects. Since the Marvels was delayed to November, I don’t know if it matters when Secret Invasion comes out as long as it is out first. If Marvel wants Secret Invasion closer to The Marvels’ release, it may not come out until August or September. If it were to come out late September it would wrap up a week or two before the release of The Marvels.

Loki Season 2 could come out in June if it does not matter which show is first. If it does matter, and Secret Invasion has to be the first show, then Season 2 of Loki would probably not hit until August or later. Secret Invasion and Loki Season 2 are the only shows that may come out this year. There have been reports saying the other shows originally scheduled for this year were getting delayed which includes Echo, Ironheart, and Agatha: Coven of Chaos. The only show announced for 2024 initially was Daredevil: Born Again. Some of these delays could help push a few more shows into 2024. Echo was originally aiming for summer 2023 and then it was said there were production delays. If it were to come out this year fall was more likely. Ironheart was originally aiming for fall 2023. It has not been stated where that stands now. Ironheart has finished filming. It could be ready by a Fall release. The last update I heard about Echo was that it was still being worked on. Agatha: Coven of Chaos has just started filming. It will probably not be ready by the end of this year. 2024 is a better timeline. Originally Coven of Chaos was set for Winter 2023/2024. There was always the possibility of it coming out in 2024 to begin with.

It seems the movies are in good shape. The Marvels finished filming. They are just working on the effects and the delay will allow more time for that to get done. Captain America 4 is gearing up to film. Thunderbolts, Blade, and Deadpool are all set to film later this year. It’s the shows that are influx. I’m not sure what is happening with What If? Season 2. If it’s finished, I don’t understand why it has not been released yet. If it’s still being worked on then that would explain why it hasn’t come out yet. Secret Invasion and Loki Season 2 are complete. I am not sure why there are not set dates for these two shows. I also don’t know why Secret Invasion couldn’t come out this month. It would have been a perfect time for it. The only thing I could think of is if it needs to be out a little closer to The Marvels. If that is the case, it could still set a date unless there is a chance The Marvels will wind up getting delayed again. That would make sense to hold off on setting a date until knowing for sure The Marvels will release in November. Even with that a factor, Loki Season 2 could set a date. The first season of Loki came out in June 2021. Season 2 could come out in June. The next Marvel movie isn’t until the fall so Loki would have its whole run to shine without much overlap. If Guardians 3 is a huge hit, it would probably still be in theaters when Loki would start but by that point it would have been out for a month. No update was given on the animated series X-Men 97 in terms of release date. It could still presumably come out in the fall which was its original target date.

Hopefully soon, some announcements will be made about the rest of MCU Lineup for Disney Plus. There are also rumors that another Special Presentation is being filmed. Werewolf by Night and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special were hugely successful and well received. There is the chance there will be some more Special Presentations and hopefully there will be announcements on those as well.