Season 2 confirmed: Brad Winterbaum said production on marvel zombies season 2 is already underway after he saw the first animatic (rough storyboard animation) of the first episode. The confirmation moves the series from speculation to active production and ties the next steps directly to Disney+ viewership, which Winterbaum has said the show needs to secure a follow-up season.
Brad Winterbaum on Season 2
Brad Winterbaum reported that he had seen the first animatic of the first episode and relayed his reaction directly: "…There’s so much stuff I’m working on that I want to talk about, right? …I don’t think it’s a spoiler, but I saw the first animatic of the first episode of Marvel Zombies Season 2 and… it was crazy… I can’t say anything about it, but it delivers not just on like Zombies but also on an MCU thing that has never really happened before that we’re very excited to do." Winterbaum’s statement confirms creative momentum and signals the production team has moved past scripting into visual development.
Season 2 First Episode Animatic
First episode animatic progress shows production has advanced: Winterbaum said the animatic of the first episode exists and that it "delivers not just on like Zombies but also on an MCU thing that has never really happened before that we’re very excited to do." That specific creative pivot follows season 1’s cliffhanger, which ended with Wanda Maximoff declaring, "So the world begins again," Ms. Marvel trapped in an illusion, and Riri Williams revealed alive and calling Kamala back to "reality." The animatic stage confirms the team is assembling sequences that will resolve that cliffhanger rather than leaving it dormant.
Disney+ and Season 2 Stakes
6 months after the season 1 release and a period of silence, Winterbaum confirmed the show’s return and reiterated the commercial condition tied to the platform: in a September 2025 interview he said, "Bryan and I will sometimes just talk casually and start geeking out on the lore of this universe. I think it’s bigger than just this story. I think there’s more stories to tell. There’s certainly characters on the field that we weren’t able to pull into this one adventure." He added in that same September 2025 comment, "We would love to make a Season 2. We could start right now on a Season 2. But frankly, that depends on people subscribing to Disney+ and watching the series. In success… the next day we’ll start working on it. So hopefully people love it as much as we do and they watch it." Those remarks make clear the practical lever for viewers: subscription and view counts on Disney+ determine whether production expands further.
Season 2 release date remains unknown: the sources confirm production is underway and that Winterbaum has seen the first animatic, but they do not provide a release schedule or target window. What directly affected readers can do now is simple and specific—subscribe to Disney+ and stream the show—because Winterbaum tied any further immediate production to subscriber and viewing metrics. The unresolved operational question is when the finished episodes will reach the service; Winterbaum’s September 2025 comments suggest the team could begin a broader production push immediately if Disney+ viewership meets internal thresholds, but no timetable or threshold figures were provided.
