Black Panther Spinoff Series Not Happening, Says Marvel TV Chief
'I love Okoye. I think fans of Okoye are going to be excited to see her come back,' Marvel Studio's head of streaming, television and animation Brad Winderbaum told Pay or Wait. 'But I don't think it's going to be on a television show. I can't say where or when, but I think there's a lot to look forward to.'
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Back in May of 2021, reports began circulating that Gurira had closed a deal to star in her own origin spinoff series for Disney+. The Wakanda-based series was supposedly in development by Black Panther writer/director Ryan Coogler. Then, two long years ago, Gurira said on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, when pressed about the rumored series, 'I have been told… that I can gently allude to this possibility. So I am gently alluding.' But there'd been no updates since.
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However, a Black Panther animated series, Eyes of Wakanda, is still scheduled to release on Disney+ on August 6, 2025. It will consist of four episodes and will be the first series of Phase Six of the MCU.
'Throughout Wakandan history, brave warriors have been tasked to travel the world retrieving dangerous vibranium artifacts,' per the official logline. 'This is their story.'
Black Panther, starring the late Chadwick Boseman as the titular superhero, was a huge blockbuster when it was released in 2018, grossing more than $1.3 billion worldwide. A 2022 sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, was also a huge box office hit, with Letitia Wright's Shuri taking over as Black Panther for Boseman's T'Challa.
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