| Marvel Studios: Legends | |
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| Genre | |
| Based on | Marvel Comics |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 48 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 5–10 minutes |
| Production company | Marvel Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney+ |
| Release | January 8, 2021 (2021-01-08) – December 15, 2023 (2023-12-15) |
| Network | YouTube |
| Release | June 13, 2025 (2025-06-13) – present |
| Related | |
| Marvel Studios: Assembled | |
Marvel Studios: Legends is an American televisiondocuseries created for the streaming serviceDisney+, based on theMarvel Comics characters and objects that appear in theMarvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Produced byMarvel Studios, each episode showcases an individual character or object with footage from pastMCU films andDisney+ series, highlighting their prominent moments from the MCU.
The series was first announced in December 2020.Marvel Studios: Legends premiered on January 8, 2021, with subsequent episodes released shortly before a Disney+ series or special's premiere or a film's initial release. It received positive responses for being helpful to casual viewers of the franchise, but criticism for being aclip show with no new footage or documentary elements. The 26-episode first season covers projects inPhase Four of the MCU, while a 21-episode second season covers projects inPhase Five. Beginning with the second season, the episodes were also made available onMarvel Entertainment'sYouTube channel, with the season one episodes eventually being added to YouTube as well. Beginning in 2025, episodes were released exclusively on YouTube.
The series examines individual heroes, villains, moments, and objects from theMarvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and how they connect, in anticipation of the upcoming stories that will feature them in theDisney+ series,[1][2]films,[3] andSpecial Presentations[4] inPhase Four,Phase Five,[1][5] andSix.
Marvel Studios: Legends was announced in December 2020 as a new series that would revisit characters from theMarvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) ahead of their appearances in new feature films andDisney+ series as part ofPhase Four of the MCU.[1] The series features short episodes made up of footage from pastMCU films that featured the highlighted character, moment, or object.[6] Two episodes were initially announced, with one forWanda Maximoff and one forVision ahead of their roles inWandaVision.[1] Upon its announcement, many commentators believed the series would be aclip show and a good way to remind viewers of a character's history and allow casual viewers a quick way to catch-up without watching hours of past MCU content.[7][8][9] Chaim Gartenberg atThe Verge also likened the series to the one-page recapsMarvel Comics uses to similarly catch readers up for ongoing stories.[7]Collider's Matt Goldberg feltMarvel Studios: Legends did not cost Disney orMarvel Studios "anything more than some editor's work and a bit of music" to produce given each episode's length and content.[10]
SubsequentLegends episodes were released forFalcon,Winter Soldier,Zemo, andSharon Carter;[11][12]Loki and the object theTesseract;[13][2]Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow;[3]Peggy Carter, theAvengers Initiative, and theRavagers group;[14] theTen Rings;[15]Clint Barton / Hawkeye;[16] Dr.Stephen Strange,Wong, and Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch;[17]Thor,Jane Foster, andValkyrie;[18]Bruce Banner;[19]T'Challa,Shuri, and theDora Milaje;[20] and theGuardians of the Galaxy membersMantis andDrax,[4] which concluded the first season.[21]
The second season ofLegends began in February 2023,[5] and includes episodes forScott Lang / Ant-Man,Hank Pym andJanet van Dyne, andHope van Dyne / Wasp;[22] the remaining Guardians of the Galaxy membersPeter Quill,Gamora,Nebula,Rocket,Kraglin, andGroot;[23][21]Nick Fury,Maria Hill,Talos and theSkrulls,Everett K. Ross, andJames Rhodes / War Machine;[24] "Variants" and theTVA;[25]Carol Danvers,Monica Rambeau, andKamala Khan;[26] theGuardians of the Multiverse;[27] andRiri Williams.[28]
The third season ofLegends began in July 2025,[citation needed] and features the episode forWakanda's War Dogs.[29][independent source needed]
Each episode consists entirely of archival footage from previous MCU films and television series.[6]
| Season | Phase covered | Episodes | Originally released | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | Network | ||||
| 1 | Four[1] | 26 | January 8, 2021 (2021-01-08) | November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23) | Disney+ | |
| 2 | Five[5] | 21 | 20 | February 10, 2023 (2023-02-10) | December 15, 2023 (2023-12-15) | |
| 1 | June 13, 2025 (2025-06-13) | YouTube | ||||
| 3 | Six[citation needed] | 1 | July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29) | TBA | ||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Associated MCU work | Original release date [a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Wanda Maximoff" | WandaVision [1] | January 8, 2021 (2021-01-08) |
| 2 | 2 | "Vision" | ||
| 3 | 3 | "Falcon" | The Falcon and the Winter Soldier [12] | March 5, 2021 (2021-03-05) |
| 4 | 4 | "The Winter Soldier" | March 5, 2021 (2021-03-05) | |
| 5 | 5 | "Zemo" | March 12, 2021 (2021-03-12) | |
| 6 | 6 | "Sharon Carter" | March 12, 2021 (2021-03-12) | |
| 7 | 7 | "Loki" | Lokiseason 1[2] | June 4, 2021 (2021-06-04) |
| 8 | 8 | "The Tesseract" | ||
| 9 | 9 | "Black Widow" | Black Widow [3] | July 7, 2021 (2021-07-07) |
| 10 | 10 | "Peggy Carter" | What If...?season 1[14] | August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04) |
| 11 | 11 | "The Avengers Initiative" | ||
| 12 | 12 | "The Ravagers" | ||
| 13 | 13 | "The Ten Rings" | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings [15] | September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01) |
| 14 | 14 | "Hawkeye" | Hawkeye [16] | November 12, 2021 (2021-11-12) |
| 15 | 15 | "Doctor Strange" | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness [17] | April 29, 2022 (2022-04-29) |
| 16 | 16 | "Wong" | ||
| 17 | 17 | "Scarlet Witch" | ||
| 18 | 18 | "Thor" | Thor: Love and Thunder [18] | July 1, 2022 (2022-07-01) |
| 19 | 19 | "Jane Foster" | ||
| 20 | 20 | "Valkyrie" | ||
| 21 | 21 | "Bruce Banner" | She-Hulk: Attorney at Law [19] | August 10, 2022 (2022-08-10) |
| 22 | 22 | "King T'Challa" | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever [20] | November 4, 2022 (2022-11-04) |
| 23 | 23 | "Princess Shuri" | ||
| 24 | 24 | "The Dora Milaje" | ||
| 25 | 25 | "Mantis" | The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special [4] | November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23) |
| 26 | 26 | "Drax" | ||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Associated MCU work | Original release date [a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "Ant-Man" | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania [22] | February 10, 2023 (2023-02-10) |
| 28 | 2 | "Wasp" | ||
| 29 | 3 | "Hank & Janet" | ||
| 30 | 4 | "Peter Quill" | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 [23][21] | April 28, 2023 (2023-04-28) |
| 31 | 5 | "Gamora" | ||
| 32 | 6 | "Nebula" | ||
| 33 | 7 | "Rocket" | ||
| 34 | 8 | "Kraglin" | ||
| 35 | 9 | "Groot" | ||
| 36 | 10 | "Nick Fury" | Secret Invasion [24] | June 14, 2023 (2023-06-14) |
| 37 | 11 | "Maria Hill" | ||
| 38 | 12 | "Talos & the Skrulls" | ||
| 39 | 13 | "Everett Ross" | ||
| 40 | 14 | "James Rhodes" | ||
| 41 | 15 | "TVA" | Lokiseason 2[25] | September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) |
| 42 | 16 | "Variants" | ||
| 43 | 17 | "Carol Danvers" | The Marvels[26] | November 3, 2023 (2023-11-03) |
| 44 | 18 | "Kamala Khan" | ||
| 45 | 19 | "Monica Rambeau" | ||
| 46 | 20 | "Guardians of the Multiverse" | What If...?season 2[27] | December 15, 2023 (2023-12-15) |
| 47 | 21 | "Riri Williams" | Ironheart [28] | June 13, 2025 (2025-06-13)[b] |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Associated MCU work | Original release date [a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 1 | "War Dogs"[29][independent source needed] "Wakanda's War Dogs"[29][independent source needed] | Eyes of Wakanda | July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29) |
Marvel Studios: Legends released its first two episodes on January 8, 2021, onDisney+.[1] Additional episodes were released before a character's appearance in a Disney+ series, special, or film.[12][3] The Clint Barton episode debuted as part of Disney+'s "Disney+ Day" event.[16] The "Mantis" and "Drax" episodes were removed from Disney+ shortly after their release on November 23, 2022. It is believed the removal was because of the inclusion of adeleted scene fromGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in the "Mantis" episode, where the character was revealed as Peter Quill's sister; this was assumed to be a plot point that would be featured inThe Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.[30] Both episodes were later restored.[31][21]
Episodes forAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania were released on February 10, 2023, on Disney+, beginning the second season ofLegends.[22][5] Those episodes were eventually made available for free onMarvel Entertainment'sYouTube channel on February 16,[5] with subsequent season two episodes through "Variants" made available on YouTube after their premiere on Disney+. The "Wanda Maximoff" episode was made available on Marvel Entertainment's YouTube channel on August 9, with the remaining season one episodes set to be made available on the channel in the following weeks.[32][21] TheIronheart episode was released exclusively on YouTube.[28]
The episode forEyes of Wakanda was also released on YouTube.[29]
Matt Goldberg atCollider describedLegends as "elaborate fan videos that offer cross-promotion" for Marvel, which he did not think was bad but he did wish that the series "offered up something new", such as actors "talking about their characters or offering a fresh teaser for" what was being promoted. He concluded thatLegends was "content to be a highly produced recap video".[10] Charlie Ridgely, writing forComicBook.com, calledLegends "incredibly handy" given there had not been any new MCU content in 2020. While conceding viewers already familiar with the highlighted character's stories might not see the need for the episodes since they were "quite literally just a recap of what happened in the movies", he felt it was still "a great refresher" for viewers interested in the new Marvel Disney+ content who "maybe aren't as into the greater MCU... allow[ing] everyone to be on a similar page".[6]Variety's Caroline Framke felt Marvel was anticipating confusion from casual MCU viewers during their new Disney+ series, and calledLegends "pretty helpful" heading intoWandaVision.[33] Some viewers were disappointed in the series, expecting a more in-depth documentary with creatives providing interviews rather than a clip show.[34]
In February 2021, fellow Marvel Studios docuseriesMarvel Studios: Assembled was announced. Some commentators calledAssembled a companion series toLegends sinceAssembled presents behind-the-scenes material after an MCU film or series.[35][36] In June 2022, the documentary shortA Fan's Guide to Ms. Marvel was released on Disney+ in preparation for the character's debut in the seriesMs. Marvel. It featured an exclusive look at the production of the series and interviews from the filmmaking team and starIman Vellani.[37] Additionally, the first episode ofEcho employs flashbacks to help explainMaya Lopez's backstory as well as including her appearances onHawkeye.[38]
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