There will undoubtedly be a lot of monsters and other creatures headed to theaters for spooky season, but the MCU is also providing some frights for the small screen with its highly anticipated Marvel Zombies. The new horror show is based on the comic of the same name and hit the 2025 TV schedule on September 24. Critics had the opportunity to screen all four episodes of the miniseries, they mostly had fun with this gory take on our beloved superheroes.
Set in the alternate timeline introduced in the animated series What If…? (available to stream with a Disney+ subscription), Marvel Zombies centers around a group of survivors who must fight superpowered zombies to save the world. Jesse Schedeen of IGN rates it a “Great” 8 out of 10, saying that while it’s formulaic at times, Marvel Zombies satisfies in a way the MCU hasn’t in recent years. The critic continues:
