Fans of the Black Panther should get ready to pounce because the debut trailer for Eyes of Wakanda, the four-episode Disney+ animation series produced by Black Panther director Ryan Coogler, has just dropped.
The Black Panther and his home nation of Wakanda have already been extensively explored in Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), both directed and co-written by Coogler. This time, however, the animated show will pivot focus towards Wakanda specifically, exploring brave Wakandan warriors throughout history, as they engage in dangerous espionage missions to safeguard their nation’s interests. The show will see our heroes, the Hatut Zeraze, travelling the world and liberating Vibranium artefacts from the wrong hands.
Though the trailer does not reveal any new plot details compared to the teaser, new dialogue reveals that Wakanda has been sending out spies across the world to safeguard the secrets of Wakanda. Secrets that are, as put by a female Wakandan elder, “essential to Wakanda’s security”.
Though the series looks to be introducing new elements in an otherwise standalone show that will suit casual viewers, long-term Marvel fans may also be excited to recognise aspects from the previous Black Panther films and other Marvel properties showcased in the trailer. From the energy-displacing Vibranium-powered technology that is used by various warriors in the trailer, to the appearance of the Dora Milaje, to even the exciting reveal of the new female Iron Fist voiced by Jona Xiao (Raya and the Last Dragon), the trailer is chock-full of interesting details for eagle-eyed fans.
It has been a long time since fans last saw Wakanda, with its last appearance being 2022’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Wakandans have since popped up in other entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), with a notable appearance by Ayo (Florence Kasumba, Criminal: Germany), the second-in-command of the Dora Milaje, in the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, but none quite as exciting as the upcoming series.
With a talented cast comprising Cress Williams (Black Lightning), Winnie Harlow (America’s Next Top Model), Gary Anthony Williams (The Boondocks), Anika Noni Rose (Princess and the Frog), Lynn Whitfield (Greenleaf), Steve Toussaint (House of the Dragon), Zeke Alton (The Callisto Protocol), Walles Hamonde (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice), Aidan Bristow (American Horror Story), Gabriel Burrafato (The Lincoln Lawyer), Patricia Belcher (Good Luck Charlie), Larry Herron (NCIS), Adam Gold (Game of Thrones: Kingsroad), Jacques Colimon (The Society), and Isaac Robinson-Smith (X-Men ’97), the upcoming series looks to be engaging and promising new entry in the MCU.
Eyes of Wakanda will drop on Disney+ on 1 August 2025.
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