Marvel Television announces spy series Zodiac for Disney+ in 2028
Marvel Television announced Zodiac, a live-action spy thriller, at New York Comic-Con, with a 2028 Disney+ release and a first logo. Coverage notes it arrives as several Marvel TV shows end.
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The story, neutrally told
Centre · 2Marvel Television announced a new live-action series called Zodiac at New York Comic-Con on Thursday 8 October 2026. DeadlineN “The series, revealed at New York Comic-Con on Thursday, is a spy thriller and is set for release in 2028, per the studio.” Read at Deadline ↗ Screen RantN “At New York Comic-Con 2026” Read at Screen Rant ↗ Mixed · 2The show is a spy thriller due on Disney+ in 2028, and Marvel revealed its first logo. VarietyLC “Marvel Television revealed the first logo for its new series “Zodiac,” a live-action spy thriller set for release in 2028.” Read at Variety ↗ Screen RantN “Marvel Studios' Zodiac premieres in 2028 on Disney+.” Read at Screen Rant ↗ Left · 1Marvel Television chief Brad Winderbaum said at the panel that shooting will begin in London in the spring, with casting starting in the "next couple of weeks". VarietyLC “The series will begin shooting in London in the spring, Marvel Television chief Brad Winderbaum said during its New York Comic-Con panel, with casting beginning in the “next couple of weeks.”” Read at Variety ↗
Centre · 1Screen Rant reported that filming is set to start in 2027. Screen RantN “with filming set to start in 2027” Read at Screen Rant ↗ Left · 1Variety said Zodiac is the first new live-action Marvel show announced since last year's Ironheart. VarietyLC “This marks the first new live-action show that’s been announced for Marvel since last year’s “Ironheart.”” Read at Variety ↗ Mixed · 2Deadline said Zodiac joins a shrinking live-action Marvel TV slate. VisionQuest, which concludes the WandaVision trilogy, arrives later this month, and Daredevil: Born Again ends with Season 3 next year. DeadlineN “Zodiac will join a waning live-action TV slate at Marvel, where many of the franchise’s most popular titles have either already ended or soon will.” Read at Deadline ↗ VarietyLC ““VisionQuest” is set to premiere on Oct. 14” Read at Variety ↗
Mixed · 2Both Variety and Deadline noted that Wonder Man will not get a second season. Variety said it was cancelled a few months after its January premiere despite a renewal and an Emmy nomination for Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. VarietyLC ““Wonder Man” was canceled — despite being renewed for a second season and landing an Emmy nomination for lead actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.” Read at Variety ↗ DeadlineN “The studio also recently reneged on a second season of Wonder Man.” Read at Deadline ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
Left3 outlets
- Framing
- Variety leads with the announcement and logo, then places it in the context of Marvel's TV cancellations and film success.
- Emphasis
- Production details, the Wonder Man cancellation and Emmy nomination, and the film and TV contrast.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Gives no explicit year for the start of filming.
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“While the MCU had a massive hit on the big-screen with “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” breaking records at the box office, the TV universe had some popular shows come to an end.” — Variety
Centre3 outlets
- Framing
- Deadline frames Zodiac as joining a shrinking slate; Screen Rant frames it as proof Marvel's TV run continues.
- Emphasis
- Deadline: the decline of Marvel's live-action TV. Screen Rant: confirmation and the logo.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Neither gives the London location or casting timing that Variety reports.
- Charged language
- “waning live-action TV slate”“reneged”
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“Zodiac will join a waning live-action TV slate at Marvel” — Deadline
“The Marvel Cinematic Universe is not ending its TV run on Disney+ anytime soon.” — Screen Rant
Right0 outlets
No right outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
What every side reports
- Zodiac is a live-action Marvel spy thriller set for release in 2028.
- It was announced at New York Comic-Con on 8 October 2026.
- VisionQuest and Daredevil: Born Again Season 3 are among Marvel's ending TV shows.
Where accounts differ
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Production start
- Left
- Variety: shooting begins in London in the spring, per Brad Winderbaum.
- Centre
- Screen Rant: filming set to start in 2027. Deadline gives no start date.
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Zodiac, a live-action Marvel spy thriller, is set for release in 2028.
Reported- Reports 3
- Variety, Deadline, Screen Rant
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Marvel is developing a new live-action series called Zodiac.
Reported- Reports 3
- Variety, Deadline, Screen Rant
Brad Winderbaum person
Winderbaum, head of Marvel Television, said shooting starts in London in the spring and casting begins within weeks.
“The series will begin shooting in London in the spring, Marvel Television chief Brad Winderbaum said” — Variety
Marvel Studios organisation
Marvel presented Zodiac as a new live-action spy thriller for 2028 and released its first logo.
“is a spy thriller and is set for release in 2028, per the studio.” — Deadline
Left3 articles
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Marvel’s ‘Zodiac’ Sets 2028 Release on Disney+ as New Details Revealed
Neutral Announcement details plus context on Marvel TV cancellations and upcoming shows.

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Centre4 articles
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Marvel Officially Confirms Next Live-Action Series For Disney+
Celebratory Presents the announcement as a confirmation that Marvel's TV run continues.

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Marvel Sets New Live-Action Spy Thriller Series ‘Zodiac’ For 2028
Mixed Announcement presented against a declining Marvel TV slate.

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Right0 articles
No coverage yet.
- 8 Oct 21:33 First Screen RantN Marvel Officially Confirms Next Live-Action Series For Disney+
- 8 Oct 21:33 +1m VarietyLC Marvel’s ‘Zodiac’ Sets 2028 Release on Disney+ as New Details Revealed
- 8 Oct 21:55 +23m DeadlineN Marvel Sets New Live-Action Spy Thriller Series ‘Zodiac’ For 2028
- 8 Oct 22:04 +31m ColliderN Marvel Officially Announces New Spy Thriller Series for 2028
- 8 Oct 22:11 +38m The Hollywood ReporterLC Marvel Sets ‘Zodiac’ Live-Action Series for 2028, Adds ‘Marvel Zombies’ Specials
- 8 Oct 22:12 +40m DeadlineN Marvel Animation Sets Release Dates For New ‘Zombies’ Specials & ‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’ Season 2
- 8 Oct 22:15 +43m The A.V. ClubLC Marvel swears it's still into this whole "streaming TV" thing, announces new spy-thriller show Zodiac
Times are when each article was published, or when we first saw it if the outlet gave no time.