Marvel’s What If...? — How to watch episode 1 now on Disney Plus

Marvel's What If...? — How to sentry episode one now on Disney Plus

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Marvel'south What If...? just debuted its commencement episode today (August 11) on Disney Plus, and information technology opens upwardly a multitude (or is it a multiverse?) of possibilities for the superheroes and villains whose adventures we've been watching for years.

Curiosity's What If...? episode 1 release date and time

Release fourth dimension and date: 3 a.1000. ET on Wednesday, August 11
Cast: Jeffrey Wright, Chadwick Boseman, Sebastian Stan
Managing director: Bryan Andrews
Head writer: Air-conditioning Bradley
Episodes: 9

Speaking of watching, the central thread of the serial is a character we've still to run across in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Uatu the Watcher. Voiced by Jeffrey Wright, Uatu lives on the Blue Area of the moon, where he observes World. In the by he's interfered with human matters to save the world, and could appear in the upcoming Marvel Fantastic 4 moving picture, since he'south played a part in stopping Galactus.

For now, though, he'll be our tour guide in a series of episodes that tell tales of what could have been. I long-awaited episode will come across Marvel heroes become zombies, while another wonders what if Peggy Carter was the one who got the super serum, and not Steve Rogers.

Most notably, Marvel'south What If...? will give us Chadwick Boseman's final portrayal of T'Challa, the Black Panther. Except this time T'Challa will as well be Star-Lord. Who knows what this ways for Peter Quill.

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Marvel and Disney have not revealed the subjects of each episode, but we've got a bunch of other good ideas of what we're going to get. For case, the poster for What If...? shows Spider-Human wearing Doctor Strange'southward billowing cape. Just don't be expecting to hear Tom Holland's voice: his contract is with Sony (not Disney) and and then we may hear someone else speak from under the web-slinger's mask.

How to watch Marvel's What If...? on Disney Plus

Marvel's What If...? will bound around realities, merely it will stay in the aforementioned identify when information technology comes time to hit play: Disney Plus.

For example, What If...? episode ane debuts at 3 a.thou. ET on Wednesday, August 9, and that should give you lot a expert thought on when the adjacent edition arrives.

How to sentry Marvel's What If...? internationally

Disney Plus is available in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, French republic, Germany, Republic of iceland, India, Republic of indonesia, Republic of ireland, Italy, Japan, Grand duchy of luxembourg, Mauritius, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, and so it's not going to be tough to get admission.

Marvel'due south What If...? episodes schedule

Episodes go far weekly at 3 a.yard. going from the premiere in mid-August to the finale in early Oct.

Wednesday, Aug. 11: What If...? episode ane — What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?
Wednesday, Aug. xviii: What If...? episode ii
Wed, Aug. 25: What If...? episode three
Wednesday, Sept. i: What If...? episode 4
Wednesday, Sept. 8: What If...? episode 5
Wednesday, Sept. 15: What If...? episode vi
Midweek, Sept. 22: What If...? episode vii
Wednesday, Sept. 29: What If...? episode 8
Wednesday, Oct. 6: What If...? episode nine (season finale)

Plus: Marvel's What If...? critic reactions are in — and they're (generally) positive

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