Marvel Animation's "X-Men '97" Finishes Strong with Several Million Views for Its First Season Finale on Disney+

Great news has come in for the future of Marvel Animation, as the Marvel Studios subdivision has earned record viewership with its first-season finale of it smash-hit animated series X-Men ‘97 on Disney+.

What’s happening:

In an exclusive story from Deadline, the entertainment industry trade publication revealed that the first-season finale of X-Men ‘97 pulled in three and a half million views within its first five days on Disney+.
According to Deadline, quoting The Walt Disney Company, “That makes it the most-viewed full-length animation series finale since Season 1 of What If…?“
Disney also reportedly said that viewership had been growing consistently leading up to the finale, though the two-episode series premiere topped out at four million viewers. Apparently the original 90’s X-Men animated series has also doubled in viewership since the debut of X-Men ‘97.
X-Men ‘97 has already been renewed for a second and third season on Disney+, though no release date has been announced for either.

What they’re saying:

Deadline: “X-Men ’97 is a revival of the classic ’90s animated series. Written by Beau DeMayo, X-Men ’97 revisits the iconic era of the 1990s as The X-Men, a band of mutants who use their uncanny gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them, are challenged like never before, forced to face a dangerous and unexpected new future.”

The full first season of X-Men ‘97 is available to stream exclusively via Disney+.

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