Believe it or not, there was a time before superheroes dominated the big screen landscape. The best place to get your fix, outside of comic books, of course, was through cartoons airing every day after school. And whether you were a huge Marvel fan or not, chances are you really dug X-Men: The Animated Series, with the catchy theme song that was such a part of growing up in the ’90s. Well, it’s been rumored for a long time but it has now been confirmed: X-Men: The Animated Series is coming back on Disney+.
First rumored by GWW and now confirmed by TheWrap, the ’90s X-Men animated series is coming to Disney+ in 2023, titled X-Men ’97. No, it’s not the same old thing, and it’s also not a brand new version of the original. It’s a revival with new episodes picking up where the classic show left off, done in the same style with much of the same voice cast.
The returning cast includes Cal Dodd, Lenore Zann, George Buza, Adrian Hough, Christopher Britton, Catherine Disher, Chris Potter, Alison Sealy-Smith, and Alyson Court. Jennifer Hale, Anniwaa Buachie, Ray Chase, Matthew Waterson, JP Karliak, Holly Chou, Jeff Bennett, and AJ LoCascio are the new recruits.
One of the best things about the original series was its faithful adaptations of classic storylines. It’s unclear what stories we’ll get this time around or how deep into the vast X-Men lore it’ll go. My two favorite all-time storylines being X-Cutioner’s Song and Fatal Attractions, I’d love to see those tackled.
