New York Comic Con delivered the update X-Men fans were waiting for. X-Men ’97 Season 2 is officially set for Summer 2026, and the first in-room trailer confirmed the return of Apocalypse. Marvel also said Season 2 will set up Season 3 in a big way, signaling that the revival is not slowing down.
X-Men ’97 launched as a rare crossover hit for Marvel TV, capturing the tone of the classic 90s series while sharpening the action and character arcs for today. With Apocalypse stepping back into the fight, Season 2 looks ready to raise the stakes for Cyclops, Storm, and the team. That tease also helps explain the promise that Season 2 will feed directly into Season 3. Marvel wants this run to feel like one continuous story rather than a set of disconnected seasons.
Marvel used the NYCC stage to frame the broader 2026 TV slate too. Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man will return in Fall 2026, with the panel chatter pointing to familiar faces and a Venom tease. Daredevil: Born Again will arrive in March 2026, giving fans a clearer timeline for the next chapter in Hell’s Kitchen. Wonder Man is dated for January 27, 2026 and rolled out its first trailer in the room, positioning Simon Williams and Trevor Slattery for a Hollywood-meets-superhero satire. VisionQuest was described as the conclusion to the WandaVision and Agatha All Along trilogy, with a 2026 debut still listed as TBD.
For anyone new to X-Men ’97, the series continues the animated saga of Marvel’s mutant team that ran throughout the 1990s. The revival picks up those threads with updated animation and serialized storytelling that leans into classic rivalries, moral conflicts, and the politics of mutant acceptance. Bringing Apocalypse back suggests the show will keep mining that core theme of survival and evolution, both for the characters and the world around them.
If you follow Marvel television closely, this cluster of dates is helpful. It spaces out the big franchise touchpoints across the year, keeps attention on Disney+, and gives each show a window to breathe. For X-Men ’97, dropping in summer keeps it squarely in the season where genre TV often thrives. The panel’s language about Season 2 leading straight into Season 3 reads like confidence. The creative team seems to have the next phase mapped out, and Apocalypse is a smart pivot to keep momentum high without repeating Season 1’s finale beats.
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