Premiered: August 11, 2021

On: Disney+

Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Dominic Cooper, Stanley Tucci, Toby Jones, Bradley Whitford, Ross Marquand, Darrell Hammond, Chadwick Boseman, Michael Rooker, Josh Brolin, Benicio del Toro, Kurt Russell, Ophelia Lovibond, Carrie Coon, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, John Kani, Sean Gunn, Chris Sullivan, Seth Green, Danai Gurira, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Jaimie Alexander, Frank Grillo, Lake Bell, Mick Wingert, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Tilda Swinton, Ike Amadi, Leslie Bibb, Paul Bettany, Evangeline Lilly, Paul Rudd, Jon Favreau, Emily VanCamp, David Dastmalchian, Hudson Thames, Michael B. Jordan, Angela Bassett, Andy Serkis, Don Cheadle, Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Kat Dennings, Jeff Goldblum, Cobie Smulders, Taika Waititi, Rachel House, Josh Keaton & Georges St-Pierre

There’s never a dull moment in the Marvel universe, and it seemed inevitable to get a show with our favorite heroes. What If…? introduces fates not seen in the films for a new story all its own.

The Watcher (Jeffrey Wright) oversees the multiverses and shows viewers an alternate dimension in each universe. Through eight different stories, worlds combine to have a team of Avengers fight off Ultron (Ross Marquand) who is now in possession of all the Infinity Stones.

The animation makes the story feel more like a comic book than traditional 2D animation would, but not quite to the level where Into the Spiderverse succeeded. However, almost all the original actors of the characters portrayed were able to return, which makes it feel more authentic to the universe.

Final say: What if this plays into future films? ★★★★☆