Marvel Fired Him — But Beau DeMayo Still Shapes X-Men 97 Season 2

So, here is where the Beau DeMayo/X-Men 97 situation lands: he got shown the door right before Season 1 dropped, but his fingerprints are still all over Season 2. Messy? Yep. Also pretty interesting from a TV-production perspective.

Quick catch-up: how we got here

DeMayo developed and ran X-Men 97, then was removed from the series just days before it premiered on Disney+ in March 2024. Awkward timing aside, Season 1 hit hard. The show was widely praised for actually feeling like the 90s cartoon without being stuck in amber — big swings, big emotions, and some deceptively sharp character work. If you watched, you know the moment that had everyone talking: Morph laying out their feelings to Wolverine. That scene alone told you the writers room knew exactly what it was doing.

So what about Season 2?

Even after being fired, DeMayo later told fans he had already written a substantial chunk of Season 2. Translation: he is not running production now, but a lot of what you are going to see next season started on his laptop. He also said that is why he is steering clear of teasing specific storylines — because they are literally his scripts and he is not trying to spoil his own work.

• March 2024: Days before the Disney+ debut, DeMayo is removed from X-Men 97.
• Season 1 airs to rave reviews for honoring the 90s series while going bigger and more emotional — with Morph's confession to Wolverine as a standout gut-punch.
• Post-premiere: DeMayo reveals he had already written a significant portion of Season 2.
• Going forward: He is not heavily involved in Season 2's production, but his writing remains in the season.

The bottom line

Season 1 was a win, and Season 2 will still carry a lot of DeMayo's voice even though he is no longer in the captain's chair. Weird situation, clear outcome: his work is still in play, just without him on set overseeing the rest.