The head of streaming, television, and animation at Marvel Studios, Brad Winderbaum, has summarised why a television series featuring the Avengers will likely never play out on Disney+. He clarified the idea of bringing together Earth’s Mightiest Heroes as a “challenge” in the form of an episodic series, whereas as a film, considered “a statement piece” would reflect the scale and ambition of the Avengers more sufficiently, notably from a story perspective.
“I think the Avengers are about, there came a day when Earth’s Mightiest Heroes had to assemble. In a feature film, which is a statement piece, it makes sense that there’s an event that galvanizes them all,” Winderbaum told Cinemablend.
“I think that on a long-form television show, it becomes more of a challenge to have, ‘There came a day’ every day. In the comics, you can do it. It’s the Marvel universe, and there’s just spectacular things happening all the time,” he continued.
“Yeah. But if you read the comics, you know that the Avengers really assemble so that they can disassemble, and then assemble again, and then disassemble again. Is it possible? Yes. But from a narrative point of view, it becomes like ascension and descension, which … it could be really interesting for a long-form story. But it would be a very unique pattern for a television show.”
The next planned Avengers film is predicted to arrive in cinemas on May 1, 2026, Avengers: Doomsday, pending no further delays. Robert Downey Jr. will be returning to the MCU for the first time since Avengers: Endgame, bringing to life a live-action iteration of Doctor Doom.
In other Marvel news, Elisabeth Olsen discussed her role in Wandavision, the Disney+ series considered “Marvel’s weird cousin.”
