Avengers: Doomsday Could Unlock the X-Men Revival That Hits Harder Than X-Men ’97

Between X-Men '97 blowing up and Marvel teeing up a massive reset, the mutant itch is getting scratched again. And if you were a big X-Men: Evolution kid? Yeah, there is a world where that show could actually come back. It is not the most likely thing in the near term, but the tea leaves are pointing in a very mutant-friendly direction.

The Avengers stuff that matters here

Marvel is steering Phase 6 toward a multiverse endgame with two tentpoles: a fifth Avengers movie that trade sites have been calling Avengers: Doomsday, followed by Avengers: Secret Wars. The title for the first one is not officially announced, but that Doomsday label keeps popping up in reporting. The point is the same either way: Secret Wars is positioned as a hard pivot for the MCU.

"We are utilizing that [story] not just to round out the stories we have been telling post-Endgame, just as importantly, and you can look at the Secret Wars comics for where that takes you, it very, very much sets us up for the future. Endgame, literally, was about endings. Secret Wars is about beginnings."

That is Kevin Feige, talking about Secret Wars as a reset and, yes, teasing what comes after. If the future is mutants, the runway is being cleared now. X-Men '97 getting more seasons greenlit without sweat is one hint. Another is the chatter from The InSneider that Marvel has circled May 5, 2028 for a new X-Men movie. Again, that date is a report, not a locked studio announcement, but it tracks with the post-Secret Wars timeline.

So where does X-Men: Evolution fit into this?

Fans have been openly asking for it. Some would even take a proper Evolution revival over the ongoing love letter to the 90s, and I get it. Evolution had a very specific vibe: superhero spectacle wrapped around teen drama, with enough warmth and humor to keep it breezy without sanding off the edges. That mix is rarer right now.

One thing older superhero cartoons did that modern ones often sidestep: they embraced more stylized, less glossy art and let the tone breathe. Shows from the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s could be moodier and more mature in places, then turn around and be bright and goofy the next week. Evolution lived in that middle ground, and it is a big reason people still want it back.

What we know right now

• X-Men '97 is a legit hit and has more seasons on the way, which only helps the broader X-Men momentum.
• Trade reporting keeps using Avengers: Doomsday as the working label for Avengers 5, with Secret Wars after it. The idea is a multiverse climax that resets the board.
• Kevin Feige has straight up framed Secret Wars as the beginning of Marvel's next era, and he has been clear the X-Men are a key piece of that future.
• The InSneider reports Marvel is eyeing May 5, 2028 for a new X-Men movie. Treat it as a strong rumor, not a date etched in adamantium.
• X-Men: Evolution ran 4 seasons with a voice cast that included Scott McNeil, Meghan Black, Christopher Judge, and Kirby Morrow, and it still pulls a 7.8/10 on IMDb.

The realistic read

I would not bet on Marvel launching a parallel X-Men animated show tomorrow while '97 is rolling. But if Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars really do relaunch the MCU with mutants up front, the door swings open for multiple X-projects across formats. That is where a modern Evolution revival actually starts to make sense: different tone, different slice of the mutant sandbox, same brand heat.

In the meantime, both X-Men '97 and X-Men: Evolution are streaming on Disney+ in the US, which is either a nice consolation prize or the appetizer before the main course, depending on how bold Marvel decides to get post-Phase 6.