X-Men 97 Just Dropped Its Clearest Clue Yet About When It Returns
The wait is almost over: the X-Men storm the MCU this December in Avengers: Doomsday. Until then, Disney+ revival X-Men 97 — which premiered in 2024 — is keeping mutant mania at a fever pitch.
While the big-screen X-Men finally crash the MCU in December with 'Avengers: Doomsday', the mutants have quietly been running the table on TV. 'X-Men 97' hit Disney+ back in 2024, picked up rave reviews, and immediately jumped into the short list of Marvel ’s best shows. Now we finally have a real-world sign that Season 2 is almost here.
Season 2 is making its world premiere at Tribeca
Marvel is taking 'X-Men 97' to the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival for a world-premiere screening before it lands on Disney+. Tribeca’s official listing lays out the basics and, yes, this is the kind of industry-nerd detail that actually helps pin down a release window.
- Date: Saturday, June 13, 2026
- Time: 2:30 pm
- Runtime: 60 minutes (that’s the presentation length Tribeca lists, likely a block rather than a single episode)
- Tickets: On sale April 28, 2026
So... when does it hit Disney+?
There’s still no official Disney+ date. Marvel has been signaling a summer launch for Season 2, and the Tribeca booking effectively tightens that to mid- or late June at the earliest. The play here is obvious: use a prestige festival to spark buzz, let attendees talk it up on social, and then roll the season out while the hype is peaking. Given the two-year gap since Season 1 wrapped in 2024, this is a smart way to remind people to rewatch the first run before new episodes drop.
Why this matters for Marvel’s bigger plan
Marvel has been reshaping its TV strategy around annual seasons, and exec Brad Winderbaum called out the animated side specifically last year — shows like 'X-Men 97' and 'Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider- Man' are meant to keep a steady cadence. Season 3 of 'X-Men 97' is already in the works and is aiming for 2027, which lines up with that plan.
All of this also keeps the X-Men front and center while the movie machine spins up. The team will factor into 'Avengers: Doomsday' this December, but their next solo film isn’t arriving until after 'Avengers: Secret Wars'. Marvel clearly wants the mutants leading the next MCU era, and 'X-Men 97' is the perfect way to keep them in the conversation until the big-screen baton pass is complete.
Bottom line: if the Tribeca crowd walks out buzzing, don’t be surprised if Disney+ drops the new season sooner rather than later. In the meantime, a quick Season 1 refresher isn’t a bad idea.