The MCU Goes Metal In The Gory AF Marvel Zombies Trailer

All your favourite heroes are dead and hungry in the upcoming Disney+ animated project.

Acknowledging that “undead superheroes eat each other” is pretty metal as far as elevator pitches go, this piping fresh trailer for the imminent four part animated abattoir of awesomeness, Marvel Zombies, absolutely commits to the bit.

Marvel Zombies Trailer

What’s the plot?

As the official synopsis briefly sketches out:

After the Avengers are overtaken by a zombie plague, a desperate group of survivors discover the key to bringing an end to the super-powered undead, racing across a dystopian landscape and risking life and limb to save their world.

Which is about what you’d expect, yeah? The title is the concept. It’s worth noting that this is a sequel to the What If…? episode “What If… Zombies?!” from a couple years back, so if you really need the backstory, that’s where you’ll find it.

Who’s in it?

• Awkwafina as Katy, Shang-Chi’s BFF.
• David Harbour as Red Guardian, Russian super soldier.
• Simu Liu as martial arts master Shang-Chi, who apparently gets chomped and uses the Ten Rings to halt the zombie infection.
• Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch, who I never expected to see within spitting distance of a Marvel project any time soon. Of course, this was recorded yonks ago.
• Randall Park as former FBI agent Jimmy Woo.
• Florence Pugh as repentant assassin Yelena Belova.
• Paul Rudd as shrinky guy Ant-Man, now a head in a jar.
• Wyatt Russell as U.S. Agent, essentially Republican Captain America.
• Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop, bow-wielding teen vigilante.
• Tessa Thompson as the sword-swingin’ Valkyrie.
• Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams/Ironheart, and I guess we still have a bit of cross-promotion for that character to get through.
• Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel, a source of endless delight just in case you think I’m 100% hater.
• Todd Williams as Eric Brooks, AKA Blade Knight: it’s Blade as Moon Knight! I’m just sayin’, I think they coulda gotten Snipes for this.

When’s it out?

Marvel Zombies crawls onto Disney+ on September 24, 2025. All four episodes are dropping at once.

What’s the vibe?

Who am I deny the atavistic pleasures of watching cape kids cannibalise each other? Plus, that shot of Spidey decapitating a horde of undead with his webs is sick as hell.