Marvel Studios can’t catch a break right now. After 2025’s theatrical releases disappointed at the box office, it now seems like the potential second season of the 92%-scored Disney+ series, Eyes of Wakanda, may now be off the table due to U.K.-based animation studio Axis Studios collapsing into administration and filing for bankruptcy.
As per Forbes, Axis Studios, which created the incredible hand-painted, distinctive animation for the series that expanded the history of Wakanda, employed around 160 people in Glasgow, Scotland, all of whom are now out of employment. For Marvel Studios, it throws a spanner in the works of any future continuation of Eyes of Wakanda, even though such a thing was never certain after the series’ mixed audience reception.
Eyes of Wakanda debuted in August and was immediately hailed by critics as a “storytelling triumph.” Considering the rough time many critics have given most of Marvel Studios’ releases in the last few years, it seemed like something was finally coming together, with many calling the series “a televisual equivalent of Marvel One-Shots, supplementing the story’s larger world.” However, audiences had a different view, seeing it as a “skippable” entry in the MCU.
In many ways, this is exactly what Eyes of Wakanda is. Although some Disney+ TV shows set in the MCU have a larger purpose in getting characters from one place to another, such as WandaVision and Loki, others, like What If…? and Hawkeye are simply side-stories that are not on any essential viewing list for those who dip in and out of the franchise. This latter group is where Eyes of Wakanda sits, as can really be felt from its synopsis:
“Eyes of Wakanda follows the adventures of brave Wakandan War Dogs of the secret organization the Hatut Zeraze throughout history. In this globe-trotting adventure, they must carry out dangerous missions to retrieve Vibranium artifacts lost to the world.”
Will Marvel Studios Want to Deliver ‘Eyes of Wakanda’ Season 2?
In 2018, Black Panther became one of the highest rated MCU movies ever, and added several big Oscar nominations to its name. While the sequel, 2022’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, did not gain the same praise, it was one of the highest grossing Marvel projects of the Multiverse Saga. Eyes of Wakanda was meant to delve deeper into the history of the hidden nation, and it did that admirably.
It is, however, unclear whether Marvel Studios would be pursuing a second season even before the news of Axis Studios’ collapse. Recently, there has been a huge pullback on Marvel content, and particularly the amount of Disney+ shows that were being lined up. The loss of the animation studio that helped create the series could be something that makes the decision about the show’s fate a simpler one.
Regardless of what happens with Eyes of Wakanda, the Black Panther story is set to continue with a third movie from Ryan Coogler. The director, who was also behind this year’s horror hit Sinners, has previously shared vague details on Black Panther 3, including the casting of Denzel Washington. Although dates for any MCU project beyond Avengers: Doomsday seem to be in constant flux, it is believed that the third Black Panther movie will be released after Avengers: Secret Wars.
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2025 – 2025
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Disney+
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Marvel Cinematic Universe
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