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The third and final 3/info/season" target="_blank">season of the American animated anthology series 3/info/what" target="_blank">What 3/info/if" target="_blank">If...?, based on the Marvel Comics series of the same name, explores alternate timelines in the multiverse that show 3/info/what" target="_blank">what would happen 3/info/if" target="_blank">if major moments from the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) occurred differently. The 3/info/season" target="_blank">season is produced by Marvel Studios Animation, with Matthew Chauncey serving as head writer and Bryan Andrews and Stephan Franck directing.
Jeffrey Wright stars as the Watcher, who narrates the series, alongside numerous MCU film actors reprising their roles. Development began by July 2022, with Chauncey replacing previous head writer A. C. Bradley for the 3/info/season" target="_blank">season by December 2023. Andrews and Franck returned from previous seasons to direct.
The third 3/info/season" target="_blank">season premiered on the streaming service Disney+ on December 22, 2024, with its remaining episodes releasing daily until December 29. It is part of Phase Five of the MCU.
Episodes
Cast and characters
The series is narrated by Jeffrey Wright as the Watcher, a member of the alien Watcher race who observes the multiverse. Each episode features different versions of characters from the MCU films, with many actors reprising their roles for the series.
Production
= Development
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Work had begun on a third 3/info/season" target="_blank">season of 3/info/what" target="_blank">What 3/info/if" target="_blank">If...? by July 2022. At that time, head writer A. C. Bradley revealed that the second 3/info/season" target="_blank">season of the series was her final project at Marvel Studios, with series story editor Matthew Chauncey taking over as head writer for the 3/info/season" target="_blank">season. Series director Bryan Andrews returned for the third 3/info/season" target="_blank">season along with Stephan Franck. The 3/info/season" target="_blank">season consists of eight episodes. Franck was able to assist Andrews in the 3/info/season" target="_blank">season while the latter was simultaneously working on Marvel Zombies (2025); Andrews was still able to supervise much of the 3/info/season" target="_blank">season and ultimately directed three of the 3/info/season" target="_blank">season's episodes and co-directed with Franck for one episode, with Franck directing the other four episodes of the 3/info/season" target="_blank">season.: 3–5 A Red Guardian–centered episode, written by Bradley in 2020, is included in the 3/info/season" target="_blank">season after originally being intended for the second 3/info/season" target="_blank">season.: 52:38–52:44 : 4 Executive producers for the 3/info/season" target="_blank">season include Brad Winderbaum, Kevin Feige, Louis D'Esposito, Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt, and Andrews. In August 2024, it was announced that the third 3/info/season" target="_blank">season would be the series' last. That November, Winderbaum explained that the series was ending due to "bigger [MCU] reasons" that were being determined in real time as different projects were released over the next couple of years within the Multiverse Saga, calling it "the right time" for the series to conclude "from a story perspective". He did not rule out reviving the series in the future.
= Writing
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Bradley and Ryan Little served as writers on the 3/info/season" target="_blank">season alongside Chauncey. Winderbaum described the 3/info/season" target="_blank">season as being the culmination of a trilogy, completing an "emotional experience" with the Watcher whose humanity is explored more than in previous seasons. He added that the 3/info/season" target="_blank">season would have the first hints at "crossover potential" between the series and Marvel Studios' other animated projects. Some of the unused episode concepts that were created for the first and second 3/info/season" target="_blank">season were used for the third. Andrews said the third 3/info/season" target="_blank">season's episode concepts were "wackier" than those used for the first two seasons, and further explore different genres.
Episodes include: an anime-inspired episode featuring the Avengers piloting mechs to fight a horde of Mega-Hulk monsters, titled "Go-Avengers: Heroes of the Gamma War", with Andrews excited to go "full, hardcore, mega genre" with the episode; one with a "1930s screwball" Bollywood musical number featuring Agatha Harkness and Kingo; one that sees Red Guardian stopping the Winter Soldier from assassinating Howard and Maria Stark and the two becoming allies;: 4 one where Howard the Duck and Darcy Lewis get married and journey on an "intergalactic pleasure cruise" to find their own cosmic powers;: 4 one where an alternate take on the events of Eternals (2021) leads to the destruction of Earth and the rise of an authoritarian regime led by Quentin Beck over humanity;: 4 a Western-themed episode, a genre which Andrews had wanted to explore since the first 3/info/season" target="_blank">season;: 5 and an episode that revisits characters from the first 3/info/season" target="_blank">season.
Ideas that were considered for the 3/info/season" target="_blank">season but not used include trying to involve the band Kiss in six different episodes, one of which would have been a galactic Battle of the Bands concept with Kiss serving as the judges, a samurai episode that Andrews described as "hardcore and just brutal and awesome" with elements of Romeo and Juliet, a Dungeons & Dragons-styled episode, and a Sam Wilson/Yelena Belova-centered episode featuring the latter as the Winter Soldier.
= Casting
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Jeffrey Wright returns to narrate the series as the Watcher. Marvel's plan for the series was to have actors who portray characters in the MCU reprise their roles in 3/info/what" target="_blank">What 3/info/if" target="_blank">If...?. with over 35 doing so for the 3/info/season" target="_blank">season. These include: Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson / Captain America, Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner / Hulk, Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian, Oscar Isaac as Marc Spector / Moon Knight, Kathryn Hahn as Agatha Harkness, Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo, Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark, James D'Arcy as Edwin Jarvis, Laurence Fishburne as Bill Foster / Goliath, Gene Farber as Karpov, Kat Dennings as Darcy Lewis, Seth Green as Howard the Duck, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Michael Rooker as Yondu Udonta, Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams / Ironheart, Emily VanCamp as Sharon Carter, Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie, David Kaye as Arishem, Simu Liu as Xu Shang-Chi, Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop, Wyatt Russell as John Walker / U.S. Agent, Meng'er Zhang as Xu Xialing, Walton Goggins as Sonny Burch, Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter / Captain Carter, Devery Jacobs as Kahhori, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Josh Brolin as Thanos, Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson, Taika Waititi as Korg, Rachel House as Topaz, Ross Marquand, Hamish Parkinson as Beerbot 5000, and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Ebony Maw. Additionally, Alison Sealy-Smith reprises her role as Ororo Munroe / Storm the Goddess of Thunder from the Marvel series X-Men: The Animated Series (1992–1997) and X-Men '97 (2024–present).
Some characters in the 3/info/season" target="_blank">season are voiced by different actors than those who portrayed them in MCU films, including: Kari Wahlgren as Melina Vostokoff and Carina, Brittany Adebumola as Nakia, Piotr Michael as Dreykov, Kiff VandenHeuvel as Obadiah Stane, Matt Friend as Grandmaster, Jared Butler as Kaecilius, Andrew Morgado as Laufey, Darin De Paul as Zeus, Steven French as Malekith,, Alejandro Saab as Quentin Beck / Mysterio, Michelle Wong as Ying Nan, Kenna Ramsey as Okoye, and David Chen as Wong.
Also included in the 3/info/season" target="_blank">season are the characters Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow, Tony Stark / Iron Man, White Vision, Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch, Shuri, Dormammu, and The Hood.: 4
Original characters introduced in the 3/info/season" target="_blank">season include: America Ferrera as Ranger Morales; Natasha Lyonne as Byrdie; and Jason Isaacs, D. C. Douglas, and Darin De Paul as other Watchers named the Eminence, the Incarnate, and the Executioner, respectively. Additionally, Allen Deng was cast in an undisclosed role.: 3–4
= Animation
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"3/info/what" target="_blank">What 3/info/if" target="_blank">If... the Hulk Fought the Mech Avengers" includes 2D animation inspired by anime from the 1970s and 1980s, before shifting to the series' usual 3D animation. Andrews hand-animated much of the final fight in "3/info/what" target="_blank">What 3/info/if" target="_blank">If... 1872?", working alongside the 3/info/season" target="_blank">season's animation lead Scott Ryder.: 5
= Music
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Laura Karpman returned from previous seasons as composer.
Marketing
The first footage from the 3/info/season" target="_blank">season was released in December 2023, as part of the second 3/info/season" target="_blank">season's "The Watcher's Nine Days of 3/info/what" target="_blank">What 3/info/if" target="_blank">If...?" advent calendar-style website, while images from the episodes were released the following month. Andrews and Winderbaum promoted the series during Marvel Studios Animation's panel at the D23 Expo in August 2024, where footage was shown. More footage from the 3/info/season" target="_blank">season was included in a video that was released by Disney+ in October, announcing the release schedule for Marvel Television and Marvel Animation projects through the end of 2025.
Release
The third 3/info/season" target="_blank">season debuted on Disney+ on December 22, 2024, and its eight episodes are being released daily until December 29. In January 2024, Andrews said a late 2024 release was possible, but the deadline was "tight" and he noted that Marvel Studios and Disney were continually shifting releases around. That May, Winderbaum said work was nearly completed on the 3/info/season" target="_blank">season and it was likely to be the studio's next animated project to be released; this and a December 2024 release was confirmed in October. The 3/info/season" target="_blank">season is part of Phase Five of the MCU.
Reception
The third 3/info/season" target="_blank">season holds an 82% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10.
Notes
References
External links
3/info/what" target="_blank">What 3/info/if" target="_blank">If...? at IMDb
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