Marvel Movies 2021: Release Dates For Every MCU Film And Disney+ Series

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been on an unexpected hiatus for 2020, but 2021 will bring on more MCU content than ever before with new movies in theaters and limited TV series on Disney+.

“WandaVision” (Jan. 15) will be the first Marvel Studios title of 2021, and it’ll also be the first Disney+ series. The streaming show will follow Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) through a sitcom-inspired reality where Vision (Paul Bettany) is alive. They’re trying to live out their happily ever after, but is that even possible?

In typical Marvel fashion, some unexpected characters from the MCU will appear. Darcy Lewis (Kat Dennings) from “Thor” and FBI Agent Jimmy Woo (Randall Park) from “Ant-Man and the Wasp” will join a grown-up Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Paris), who was introduced as a child in “Captain Marvel.”

“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” (March 19) will catch up with Captain America’s best buddies, Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) and Sam Wilson/Falcon (Anthony Mackie). The latter was given Cap’s famous shield, but taking on that legacy isn’t easy.

Sam and Bucky will cross paths with familiar faces, such as Sharon Carter (Emily VanCamp) and Baron Zemo (Daniel Brühl).

“Black Widow” (May 7) is set to hit theaters after a year of delays. The movie follows Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) after “Captain America: Civil War” and before “Avengers: Infinity War.” Nat is on the run, and she ends up back with her spy family (Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz and David Harbour). It’s time to take down the Red Room, the program that trained her to be an assassin.

“Loki” (May TBD) is another Disney+ limited series, and this one follows Tom Hiddleston’s trickster after he escaped from the 2012 timeline in “Avengers: Endgame.” He quickly ends up in the hands of the Time Variance Authority, and he might have an opportunity to redeem himself as a hero.

“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” (July 9) will introduce Marvel’s first Asian headlining superhero, played by Simu Liu. When the Ten Rings organization (which includes the real Mandarin) starts making trouble, Shang-Chi is pulled back into a life he thought he left behind.

The cast also includes Tony Leung as Wenwu, Awkwafina as Shang-Chi’s friend Katy, and Michelle Yeoh as Jiang Nan.

“What If…?” (Summer TBD” is the animated Disney+ series that explores alternate realities for our favorite Marvel superheroes. Returning will be dozens of actors from the big screen, most notably the late Chadwick Boseman voicing T’Challa/Black Panther one last time.

“The Eternals” (Nov. 5) will introduce a slew of new superheroes. The Eternals are immortal beings who have been secretly living on Earth, influencing history for millennia. They must reunite after “Avengers: Endgame” to fight an old foe, the Deviants.

The star-studded cast includes Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Brian Tyree Henry, Salma Hayek, Lia McHugh, Don Lee and Kit Harrington.

“Hawkeye” (Late 2021) will bring back Jeremy Renner as one of the original Avengers, but Clint Barton is passing the bow to Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld). Expect this series to draw inspiration from Matt Fraction and David Aja’s critically-acclaimed Marvel comics. The cast also includes Vera Farmiga, Fra Fee, Tony Dalton, Zahn McClarnon, Brian d’Arcy James, and Alaqua Cox with Florence Pugh rumored to appear as well.

“Ms. Marvel” (Late 2021) will introduce newcomer Iman Vellani as the Kamala Khan. She’s a Pakistani-American teenager from Jersey City, New Jersey, and she’s inspired by Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) to save the world. Kamala was Marvel Comics’ first Muslim character to headline her own series.

The “Ms. Marvel” cast includes Aramis Knight, Saagar Shaikh, Rish Shah, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Laith Naki, Azher Usman, Travina Springer and Nimra Bucha.

Tom Holland’s third Spider-Man movie (Dec. 17) is still untitled, but it’s shaping up to be huge. After J. Jonah Jameson (J.K. Simmons) outed Peter Parker as Spider-Man and spread the lie that he’s a terrorist, Peter will have to face consequences. He might have a lot of help, though. Former "Spider-Man" stars Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Kirsten Dunst are also supposedly starring in the movie, making the idea of the Spider-Verse very likely.

With Disney+ following a weekly release schedule and most series stretching for about six episodes, it seems as though there will be at least an hour of new Marvel content every week for more than half the year. The MCU is giving fans plenty to look forward to in 2021.