Marvel Television head Brad Winderbaum has shared an update on Marvel Zombies: The Winter Soldier. He discussed the special’s development and shared an update on production of the upcoming Marvel Animation project.
Speaking on the Brandon Davis Show, he praised director Bryan Andrews and confirmed that the project has reached an advanced stage of production. He said, “We are farthest along on Marvel Zombies: The Winter Soldier. Those animatics are locked, and they’re building the shots right now.”
Marvel Zombies goes beyond the undead with unexpected emotional storytellingThe special is part of Marvel Animation’s plans for three new stories set in its zombie universe. Marvel Zombies: The Winter Soldier is scheduled to arrive on Disney+ during Halloween 2027. The lineup will continue with Marvel Zombies: The Fist of Khonshu in 2028, followed by Marvel Zombies: The Last Guardian in 2029.
Winderbaum praised director Bryan Andrews for taking the special beyond typical zombie action. He compared the special to the Doctor Strange episode of What If…? before praising its emotional storytelling. Brad added, “It’s like my favorite thing Brian Andrews has done since maybe like the Doctor Strange episode of What If, like it is so good. I can’t even believe, like it’s a zombie show, but then it goes into these emotional areas that you don’t expect. It’s just really great storytelling.”
The upcoming special will focus on Bucky Barnes, popularly known as the Winter Soldier. The character did not appear in the 2025 Marvel Zombies series, despite his role in the earlier zombie episode of What If…?. Director Bryan Andrews previously explained that Bucky’s storyline was too large to fit into the first season, and the team chose not to rush that into the existing series.
The original four-episode Marvel Zombies series premiered on Disney+ on September 24, 2025. It expanded the alternate reality introduced in What If…?, in which a zombie outbreak infected several familiar Marvel heroes.
Originally reported on SuperHeroHype.
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