‘X-Men ‘97’ Season 2 Trailer Scatters the Mutant Heroes Through Time

Marvel Animation’s ‘X-Men ‘97’ returns to Disney+ for a second season on July 1, 2026.

BY Marvel

It’s time to bring the X-Men back to the ‘90s!

This summer, Marvel Animation’s X-Men ‘97 returns to the silver screen for an explosive second season set in an ancient past, the present, and a distant future. Marvel Animation revealed the X-Men ‘97 Season 2 trailer ahead of the show’s upcoming Disney+ premiere on July 1, 2026. Check out the trailer below, as well as the accompanying tribute poster for Season 2! Eagle-eyed fans will recognize the homage to the iconic Wolverine (1982) #1 comic book cover by Frank Miller.

X-Men ’97 Season 2 continues with the heroic mutant team of X-Men, divided and thrown across different eras in time as they struggle to navigate their return home. Meanwhile, back in the 1990s, suspicious foes and new strains of mutant intolerance are on the rise in the wake of the X-Men’s absence.

The second season of the original animated series features 9 episodes, and the voice cast includes Ross Marquand as Professor X, Matthew Waterson as Magneto, Ray Chase as Cyclops, Jennifer Hale as Jean Grey, Alison Sealy-Smith as Storm, Cal Dodd as Wolverine, Lenore Zann as Rogue, and George Buza as Beast.

The series is executive produced by Brad Winderbaum, Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt, Julia Lewald, Eric Lewald, Larry Houston, and Beau DeMayo. The supervising producer is Jake Castorena. Episodes written by JB Ballard, Beau DeMayo, Bailey Moore, Antony Sellitti, Brian Ford Sullivan, and Mariah Wilson. The episodic directors are Emmett Yonemura and Chase Conley.