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X-Men '97 TV Spot makes me feel like a kid again

By Matthew Liebl

(L-R): Jubilee (voiced by Holly Chou), Morph (voiced by JP Karliak), Wolverine (voiced by Cal Dodd), Storm (voiced by Alison Sealy-Smith), Cyclops (voiced by Ray Chase), Rogue (voiced by Lenore Zann), Jean Grey (voiced by Jennifer Hale), Gambit (voiced by AJ LaCascio), Bishop (voiced by Isaac Robinson-Smith), and Beast (voiced by George Buza) in Marvel Animation's X-MEN '97. Photo courtesy of Marvel Animation. © 2024 MARVEL.
(L-R): Jubilee (voiced by Holly Chou), Morph (voiced by JP Karliak), Wolverine (voiced by Cal Dodd), Storm (voiced by Alison Sealy-Smith), Cyclops (voiced by Ray Chase), Rogue (voiced by Lenore Zann), Jean Grey (voiced by Jennifer Hale), Gambit (voiced by AJ LaCascio), Bishop (voiced by Isaac Robinson-Smith), and Beast (voiced by George Buza) in Marvel Animation's X-MEN '97. Photo courtesy of Marvel Animation. © 2024 MARVEL. /
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Marvel has released a new TV spot for X-Men '97 and in the spirit of the show itself, it's a blast from the '90s past.

The latest spot is heavy with nostalgia. From the tube television to the announcer's voice, I feel like I'm a kid sitting in front of the television on a Saturday morning. All that's missing is the bowl of cereal.

"It'll just be like old times!" Marvel boasts alongside the video.

It's a perfect ad for the upcoming animated series, which is a continuation of X-Men: The Animated Series, which ran from 1992 through 1997. As the name suggests, X-Men '97 continues from where that original series ended, with the X-Men facing new challenges following the loss of their leader, Professor X.

The TV Spot plays like an ad on television, teasing the return of all of our favorite mutants. We've got "daddy," I mean Wolverine, Rogue, Jubilee, Cyclops, Rogue — the whole gang.

And then, of course, there's a reminder that the season will consist of 10 episodes, streaming exclusively on Disney+. "It will knock you out!" the teaser promises.

It's impossible to watch this teaser and not immediately be taken back to when the original series aired. Even the animation style is a throwback — invoking nostalgic memories of the classic show — although it is much sharper and cleaner.

X-Men '97 will begin streaming on Disney+ on March 20.
Disney finally shared a synopsis for hte series, although it doesn't spoil much:

""X-Men’97 revisits the iconic era of the 1990s as The X-Men, a band of mutants who use their uncanny gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them, are challenged like never before, forced to face a dangerous and unexpected new future. ""

The studio also recently shared the titles of the 10 episodes in this season. The series will debut with a two-episode premiere: "To Me, My X-Men," and "Mutant Liberation Begins."

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