There’s merit to tweaking an established formula, but it doesn’t always pay off. In the case of Invincible, splitting its second season into a non-consecutive two-parter may not have been the best idea, as Season 3 is reverting to its original broadcast format on Prime Video.
As revealed in a new teaser trailer, the forthcoming outing will premiere its first three episodes on 6 February 2025, with subsequent episodes dropping every Thursday through 13 March. The Walking Dead star Steven Yuen returns as Mark / Invincible in the two-and-a-half-minute preview, where he gets chastised by Cecil (Walton Goggins, Fallout) at Burger Mart and makes a self-effacing rib at the mid-season break that Season 2 was subjected to.
“And don’t even get me started on your little four-month vacation right in the middle of things. We all sure loved that,” says Cecil, about the gap between its initial airing in November 2023 and part 2 in March this year.
Based on Robert Kirkman’s comic book series, Invincible follows 17-year-old Mark Grayson as he inherits his father’s superpowers and sets out to become Earth’s greatest defender, only to discover the job is more challenging than he could have ever imagined. Starring opposite Yuen in the show are Sandra Oh and J.K. Simmons, who play Mark’s parents.
The rest of the voice cast includes Seth Rogen, Gillian Jacobs, Jason Mantzoukas, Zazie Beetz, Grey DeLisle, Zachary Quinto, Chris Diamantopoulos, Ross Marquand, Khary Payton, Andrew Rannells, Kevin Michael Richardson, Ben Schwartz, Clancy Brown, Jay Pharoah, Mark Hamill, and Melise Jow.
The adult-animated show is executive produced by Kirkman, Rogen, David Alpert, Catherine Winder, Simon Racioppa, Margaret M. Dean, and Evan Goldberg. Helen Leigh and Cory Walker serve as co-executive producers. A fourth season of Invincible has also been greenlit, with Season 3 set to air on 6 February next year.
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