It’s an unspoken rule among fans of animated shows: quality takes some time — multiple years, even — to achieve, and it’s often sacrificed for other priorities. There’s a reason Prime Video can deliver new seasons of Invincible year after year: the adventures of its title hero won’t be the most visually dynamic, but the story is guaranteed to continue at a consistent clip. It’s a schedule that more or less works for the series, and we’ll soon see Marvel’s most promising show adopting a similar strategy.
Two years have passed since Marvel Television revived X-Men: The Animated Series with a fresh look and feel, and fans have been clamoring for more of X-Men ’97 ever since. Though the show was renewed for a second and third season shortly after its triumphant premiere, it’s taken a while for the saga to find a consistent schedule. Season 2 is finally set to debut this June — but the powers that be aren’t content with dropping a new chapter of X-Men ’97 every two years. According to executive producer Larry Houston, the future of the series is going to look a lot like the schedule other animated shows have already adopted.
