We are now in the midst of Marvel’s Phase 4, and there is a new gang in town! The world, and our remaining heroes, are still reeling from the Blip and the events of Avengers: Endgame. There’s chaos and new villains trying to fill the power void, but that also means there are new heroes stepping up to face them!
So far, Marvel and Disney+ have given us several series following up on our scattered, familiar crew. With WandaVision, we saw Wanda (failing to) cope with her grief over losing Vision. In The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, Sam Wilson steps up to become the new Captain America. Loki gave us our favorite trickster god mucking about in time with several versions of himself and ending up confronting a variant of Kang the Conqueror (a major Marvel villain and potential big baddy for the end of Phase 4). We also got to see alternate versions of our favorite characters in Marvel’s animated series What If…?
But now it’s time for some new blood! Marvel is continuing its slate of miniseries and television programs by introducing the next wave of heroes. This will bring us She-Hulk and Ms. Marvel, but also the hotly anticipated Moon Knight.
What is Moon Knight?
Moon Knight is about Marc Spector, a mercenary who accidentally comes into contact with the Egyptian moon god Khonshu. Marc also has Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), and his multiple personalities present as Marc Spector, Steven Grant, Jake Lockley, and Moon Knight. Khonshu’s quest is to bring justice to the world, so the deity uses Marc as a conduit, turning him into a vigilante. You can watch the trailer here:
When does it air?
The premiere of Moon Knight is Wednesday, March 30, 2022 on Disney+. The following five episodes of the show’s first (and possibly only) season will be released on each subsequent Wednesday, comprising its six-episode run. This means that Episode 2 will air on April 6, 2022; episode 3 on April 13, 2022; episode 4 on April 20, 2022; and episode 5 on April 27, 2022. That means the finale (Episode 6) will air on May 4, 2022. Those are all the episodes we know about so far, as there’s currently no word on whether the series will get a second season, though it hasn’t been officially ruled out yet.
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