Is there a future for What If…? on Disney Plus? The head of Marvel Television gives his thoughts on if the show will get a season 4.
After three years (and an odd amount of amorous relations with water fowl), What If…? has finally come to an end. While fans have grown a bit cold to Marvel’s flagship animated series in recent weeks, there was always a feeling that the project could go on forever with its unique concept. This left fans hoping that, while the show was advertised to be coming to an end with season 3, there may be hope for it to continue into season 4 and beyond.
Yet it seems as though, even though the concept of What If…? could go on forever, Marvel always had plans to bring its overarching story to a close. When speaking about the possibility of a season 4 to The Geekcentric Podcast, producer Brad Winderbaum explained that, while the series was always meant to be an anthology, the story of Uatu the Watcher has come to a close with season 3.
“We always looked at it as, it’s an anthology first and foremost, but that it would have an overarching narrative, especially when it comes to Uatu and his story as the Watcher and his struggle. Even though all three seasons culminate by the finish line, it is a slow burn and kind of keeps that anthological element of the story throughout, but if you look at the final episodes of each season as kind of a Watcher Act 1, Act 2, Act 3, I think it does stand alone as a Watcher story.”
Will What If…? Tie Into The MCU’s Multiverse Saga?
Hearing that there are currently no plans for What If…? to get a season 4 is certain to be a blow for fans who saw potential in the Disney Plus series, especially since it seemingly had little-to-no impact on Marvel’s multiverse saga. Yet continuing on, Brad Winderbaum revealed that What If…? has had impacts on the broader MCU that have yet to be revealed.
“And in terms of tying to the MCU, we do follow very closely the mythology that’s being set up for the multiverse as the MCU unfolds. Whether it’s kind of the revelation that the multiverse exists or the idea that it’s all now harnessed by Loki sitting in the center of the multiversal tree of stories, or, you know, as will be revealed over time why this was the perfect moment to culminate ‘What If…?’ in its third season.”
Given What If…? introduced a key team to the multiverse at the end of season 3, it’s certain there will be impacts felt across the MCU, especially as Marvel enters the endgame of its multiverse saga. And given how tired fans have gotten of the multiverse gimmick in recent years, it may be best to end the series on a (relative) high note instead of continuing to chug along for six seasons and a movie on Disney Plus.
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