Marvel Zombies
Series, 2025, Phase 5, Set in Alternate universe
Marvel Zombies is #65 of 69 in release order and #33 of 69 in chronological order in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The story
After the Avengers are overtaken by a zombie plague, a desperate group of survivors discover the key to bringing an end to the super-powered undead, racing across a dystopian landscape and risking life and limb to save their world.
Marvel Zombies recap
This four-episode animated series continues the zombie universe from What If...?. Five years after a virus turned most heroes into zombies, Kamala Khan, Kate Bishop and Riri Williams search for a cure in a ruined New York. Zombie Carol Danvers kills Kate, and Riri sacrifices herself. Blade Knight rescues Kamala and brings her to survivors including Yelena, Alexei and Melina; a horde serving the zombie queen Wanda destroys their base. Kamala's group joins Shang-Chi's survivors, who survive a zombie Namor and lose Yelena, and reach New Asgard, which turns out to be feeding its people zombie flesh from the Queen of Sokovia, Wanda. The heroes escape into space, where the Nova Corps has quarantined Earth.
Marvel Zombies ending explained
Sorcerers of Kamar-Taj rescue the group and reveal that Bruce Banner has absorbed the energy of the Infinity Stones to keep it from destroying Earth. Wanda attacks with her army and a zombie Thor, and most of the heroes die. Wanda takes the energy and persuades Kamala to help her remake the world. Kamala wakes in an apparently normal world with Riri and Kate, until reality flickers and Riri tells her none of it is real. Three two-episode specials continuing the story are planned.
Where to watch Marvel Zombies
Marvel Zombies is streaming on Disney+ in the US.
Ratings
IMDb 7.0/10, Rotten Tomatoes 66%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Eyes of Wakanda, before Wonder Man.
- Chronological order: after Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, before WandaVision.
What to watch before Marvel Zombies
In release order, 41 Marvel Cinematic Universe essentials come before Marvel Zombies (2025), from Iron Man (2008) to The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025). Marvel Zombies itself is optional in the Marvel Cinematic Universe order.
Cast
- Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan (voice)
- Todd Williams as Blade Knight (voice)
- David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian (voice)
- Simu Liu as Shang-Chi (voice)
- Awkwafina as Katy Chen (voice)
- Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff / The Red Queen (voice)
- David Boat as Additional Voices (voice)
- Kari Wahlgren as Additional Voices (voice)
- Terri Douglas as Additional Voices (voice)
- Robin Atkin Downes as Additional Voices (voice)
- Matthew Yang King as Additional Voices (voice)
- Piotr Michael as Additional Voices (voice)