X-Men '97 season 3 complete, season 4 officially in production

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As well as Marvel's big return to Hall H this weekend at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, the studio has kicked off celebrations a little early at the Marvel Comics to Screen panel, where it has been announced that X-Men '97 season 3 is officially complete.

During the panel, Marvel TV head Brad Winderbaum said X-Men '97 season 3 is finished and ready to hit Disney Plus in 2027. Better yet, the SDCC audience got to see the first clip from the animated show's junior season, which showed Magneto's the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants fighting the mutant robots known as the Sentinels.

Beyond that, the panel confirmed that X-Men '97 season 4 is officially in production at Marvel Animation, with 4 scripts already being worked on. This is good news indeed, as fans were not too happy with having to wait two years between seasons 1 and 2. However, earlier this year, Producer Larry Houston told The Direct that the delay was a "one-off" and "won't happen again" with seasons 3 and 4.

X-Men '97 season 2 is currently midway through airing, with X-Men '97 season 2 , episode 6 titled 'Danger.Exe' hitting Disney Plus on July 22. The animated series' sophomore season will wrap up on August 12, with the finale cryptically titled 'The Survival of the Fittest'. You can find the complete episode list over on our X-Men '97 season 2 release schedule .

So far this season we have seen our favorite mutants scattered across decades, whilst Scott and Jean desperately try and save their son, and the threat of OG mutant Apocalypse continues to loom over our heroes. Plus, this week delivered the Wolverine episode we had all been waiting for.

Elsewhere in Marvel land, we're hoping for more news on Avengers: Doomsday and Thunderbolts director Jake Schierer's X-Men reboot. See our SDCC 2026 schedule for exactly when Marvel's Hall H takeover begins this Saturday.

X-Men '97 season 2 continues to air weekly. For more, keep up with other upcoming Marvel movies and shows , and stay up to date with this year's San Diego Comic-Con with our SDCC 2026 live blog .