Iger also unveiled when 'Falcon & The Winter Soldier' and 'WandaVision' will debut.
Disney CEO Bob Iger is teasing when
The Mandalorian season two will debut, and also revealed Tuesday that the Disney+ series could even launch spinoffs based on its characters.
During an earnings call, Iger revealed that The Mandalorian will return in October and will go beyond season two, "including the possibility of infusing it with more characters and taking those characters in their own direction in terms of series."
The Mandalorian, created by Jon Favreau, has become the de facto flagship show for Disney+, with the series introducing the world to Baby Yoda, easily the
breakout TV character of 2019. During the earnings call, Iger
said Disney+ had reached 28.6 million paid subscribers as of Feb. 3.
Iger also revealed premiere windows for two of its anticipated Marvel shows.
August will see the debut of The Falcon & The Winter Soldier, Marvel Studios first Disney+ series. That will be followed in December by WandaVision, which stars Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany as Scarlet Witch and Vision, respectively.
Iger did not reveal exact premiere dates during an earnings call Tuesday, but these are more specific time windows than previously had been known. The revelation came days after Disney unveiled the first footage from its upcoming Marvel Disney+ shows, including Tom Hiddleston's
Loki,
during the Super Bowl.
Falcon & the Winter Soldier stars Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan and picks up after the events of
Avengers: Endgame.
Empire's Malcolm Spellman serves as head writer and
The Walking Dead's Kari Skogland directs.
WandaVision, described as taking inspiration from 1950s sitcoms, finds Scarlet Witch and Vision living their ideal suburban lives, but they begin to suspect not everything is as it seems. Matt Shakman (
Game of Thrones, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) directs, and Jac Schaeffer (
The Hustle) is head writer. In the past, Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige has noted that WandaVision will lead into the film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which opens May 7, 2021. Iger emphasized Tuesday these Marvel shows will interweave with the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
In addition to
Falcon & The Winter Soldier and
WandaVision, Marvel also teased
Loki during the Super Bowl. Iger noted there are many more in the works beyond those three
"There are seven other Marvel series in various stages of development or pre-production," Iger said Tuesday.
Among those that are known include
She-Hulk,
Hawkeye,
Ms. Marvel and
Moon Knight and the animated
What If?.