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Marvel Announces 'Zodiac' Spy Thriller for 2028
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In Short: Marvel Television revealed a new spy thriller series titled 'Zodiac' at New York Comic-Con, set to premiere on Disney+ in 2028.
Marvel Television announced a new live-action television series titled 'Zodiac' at New York Comic-Con this weekend. The show is described as a spy thriller and will air on Disney+ in 2028.
The series is set to begin filming in London this spring, with casting expected to start in the next couple of weeks. Brad Winderbaum, head of Marvel Television, Animation, and comics, confirmed the start of filming.
Eric Lewald, executive producer of 'Zodiac,' told Entertainment Weekly that the show will release annually. The series will join a waning live-action TV slate at Marvel, where many popular titles have either ended or are soon to conclude.
The announcement comes as Marvel's streaming lineup continues to evolve. The upcoming 'VisionQuest' is set to premiere on Oct. 14, capping off the trilogy of shows that began with 'WandaVision' and 'Agatha All Along.'
The 'Zodiac' logo shown at the panel has sparked speculation about ties to SHIELD, the secretive organization once led by Nick Fury. The logo includes SHIELD iconography, suggesting a potential continuation or reboot of 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'
The series is part of Marvel's ongoing efforts to maintain its streaming presence despite the conclusion of several popular series. 'Zodiac' will be the first new live-action show announced since 'Ironheart' last year.
In Marvel Comics, the Zodiac is a group of supervillains who pattern themselves after astrological signs. However, the upcoming series will take a different approach, focusing on a spy thriller format.
The show's announcement has sparked curiosity among fans, with many speculating about the plot and characters. The spy thriller framing is a departure from the original Zodiac group's origins.
Marvel's 'Zodiac' is set to debut in 2028, marking a new chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's streaming endeavors.
The series will be a continuation of Marvel's efforts to expand its streaming content, despite the conclusion of several popular series and the uncertainty surrounding future projects.
What this adds
The announcement of 'Zodiac' marks Marvel's continued commitment to its streaming platform, despite the winding down of several popular series.
The spy thriller format of 'Zodiac' is a departure from the original comic book group's supervillain origins.
Background
Marvel Television revealed a new spy thriller series titled 'Zodiac' at New York Comic-Con, set to premiere on Disney+ in 2028.
The zodiac is a belt-shaped region of the sky that extends approximately 8° north and south celestial latitude of the ecliptic – the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year. Within this zodiac belt appear the Moon and the brightest planets, along their orbital planes.
What's confirmed
- There is an organization in Marvel Comics history called Zodiac, of course, but it’s a group of supervillains who’ve patterned themselves after astrological signs. (So, yes, you’d see Captain America punching out a guy called Cancer, who’s described as “a criminal mastermind who wears a crab costume equipped with pincers.”) (Oh, also, one of the versions of the group was founded by a time-traveling Leonardo Da Vinci.
- The real upshot, in any case, is Marvel—which most recently irritated its streaming fans by killing off the well-received Wonder Man after just a single season —making it clear that it’s not abandoning its Disney+ TV plans outright, even if the concept of MCU-set shows will be taking a lil’ power nap through the entirety of 2027.
- Defying a general sense that—give or take the upcoming VisionQuest, which comes out next week—Marvel’s big experiment in streaming superhero TV had kind of petered out, the House Of Ideas rolled out plans for a brand new TV series at New York Comic-Con this weekend.
- Marvel Television announced a new live-action television series titled Zodiac.
- Marvel Studios has announced a brand new TV series called Zodiac, which will release in 2028.
- What’s Happening: Revealed by Marvel Television during the convention on Thursday, Zodiac is currently slated to premiere in 2028.
- The announcement comes as Marvel's live-action television lineup continues to evolve, with several established series either wrapping up or reaching the end of their stories.
- As part of the panel, Marvel revealed a brand new spy thriller series is currently in development for Disney+ called “Zodiac”, which is set to arrive on the streaming service in 2028.
- It’s also worth noting that in the “Zodiac” logo, there is a S.H.I.E.L.D logo, so this could be a continuation or reboot of the “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D”.
What's still developing
- We’ll be honest: Even as big Marvel nerds, this one has us a bit stumped.
- The WandaVision trilogy is coming to its conclusion later this month with the release of VisionQuest.
- Not much is known about the project other than it is a spy story that will seemingly center around Marvel's secretive government organization, SHIELD.
- Zodiac itself is the name of a supervillain group created by Roy Thomas and Sal Buscema, and introduced in The Avengers #72 in January 1970.
- Marvel TV revealed its latest series, spy-thriller Zodiac, is set to release in 2028, as part of its New York Comic Con panel, which took place at the Javits Center on Thursday.
- At New York Comic-Con on Tuesday, Marvel Television announced three new “Marvel Zombies” specials set to release over the next three years: “The Winter Soldier” in 2027, “The Fist of Khonshu” (a reference to the vigilante Moon Knight) in 2028 and “The Last Guardian” (adopting the “Guardians of the Galaxy” font) in 2029.
- That book, as well as Hickman’s “S.H.I.E.L.D.” comics, incorporated Zodiac iconography (and Leonardo da Vinci) into an epic spy story about Nick Fury uniting a group of superpowered individuals in a fight against Hydra and over villains.
- But Marvel announced in late September that “Born Again’s” third season — set to reintroduce several characters from Netflix’s “Defenders” universe — would be its last.
- Fans’ concerns were increased when Marvel, which had previously announced a second season of “Wonder Man,” uncommitted to a follow-up for the critically acclaimed series starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Ben Kingsley.
- Comics: They’re great!) The point is, none of these origins presented themselves using the “spy thriller” framing, even if the name itself conjures up a certain level of bureaucratic mystery.
- The next two Avengers movies are expected to lay the ground work for a larger reset of the MCU, though Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige has denied that it will be a total reboot of the franchise.
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