Marvel's What If...?, the hit animated series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will return sooner than fans expected.

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Series writer A.C. Bradley responded to reports that the show's second season would hit Disney+ in 2022, acknowledging that the rumors were correct.

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Series writer A.C. Bradley responded to reports that the show's second season would hit Disney+ in 2022, acknowledging that the rumors were correct.

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Marvel's What If...? is the MCU's first entirely animated installment, exploring the different worlds and characters that line the ever-growing multiverse.

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Among some of the more popular episodes are "What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?" "What If... Zombies?!" and "What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?"

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Season 2 will factor into the MCU, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige teased that the series' characters may find their way into the live-action productions.

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Fans believe that Captain Carter, a character who made her MCU debut in What If...?, will feature in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

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Disney CEO Bob Chapek has stated that the Master of the Mystic Art's second solo movie will unite different parts of the cinematic universe in unexpected ways.

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Marvel's What If...?, the hit animated series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will return sooner than fans expected.