Who joins the MCU’s 'Midnight Sons'? Five Marvel heroes who could make the cut

Between Mephisto finally stepping into the MCU and a newly minted Ghost Rider movie on Marvel ’s slate, the studio’s supernatural lane isn’t a side street anymore — it ’s the main road. Add in Blade waiting in the wings and Moon Knight already in canon, and the long-whispered idea of a Midnight Sons team-up suddenly feels less like a rumor and more like a practical next move.

In the comics, the Midnight Sons come together when the usual capes won’t cut it — think ancient evils like Lilith and Chthon, demonic heavyweights such as Mephisto, and all the cursed relics and vampires you can handle. The MCU has been quietly checking those boxes for years, and the chess pieces are lining up.

Marvel announced a new Ghost Rider film starring Ryan Gosling for 2028 at San Diego Comic-Con 2026.

The likely lineup

• Doctor Strange — Historically the team’s organizer and on-call mystic, Stephen Strange has the credentials to pull these heroes into the same room. After the Multiverse arc culminates with Avengers: Secret Wars, his attention naturally points back to Earth’s occult threats — the exact space where the Midnight Sons operate.
• Blade — A founding member on the page, Eric Brooks has lived his life hunting vampires and demons. In the MCU, Mahershala Ali’s Daywalker has only been heard so far — that voice in the Eternals post‑credits — making an ensemble debut a clean way to finally unleash him without waiting on a solo ramp‑up.
• Ghost Rider — The face (well, skull) of Marvel’s darker corner. Whether it’s Johnny Blaze or another Spirit of Vengeance, Ghost Rider’s hellfire chains and Penance Stare have led multiple Midnight Sons runs. With Ryan Gosling set to headline a 2028 film directed by Shawn Levy, he’s the most obvious pillar of any live‑action roster.
• Moon Knight — Marc Spector, avatar of the moon god Khonshu, straddles street‑level grit and ancient magic — perfect Midnight Sons territory. Oscar Isaac’s 2022 series introduced him, but there’s been no Season 2 announced and no confirmed return, making a team-up a timely reentry point.
• Daredevil — The curveball that makes more sense than it first sounds. Matt Murdock isn’t powered by sorcery, but in recent comics he’s joined the squad and tangled with the supernatural plenty. With Daredevil: Born Again expanding his story, he could ground the team’s demon‑hunting with a street‑smart edge.

All of this arrives as Marvel pushes deeper into creatures of the night and gods of old. Mephisto in the mix raises the stakes, Strange is positioned as the MCU’s go‑to sorcerer, Blade’s introduction is teed up, and Ghost Rider now has a date circled on the calendar.

Marvel Studios has not announced a Midnight Sons project. For now, the clearest mile marker is Gosling’s Ghost Rider, slated for theaters in 2028.