Last week, Marvel Studios proved that they can still keep surprises a secret as they announced during a special preview event for the release of What If...? season 2 that a new animated series titled Eyes of Wakanda was in development.
Subsequently, Disney released their film and television slate for 2024, confirming that Eyes of Wakanda was set to drop next year.
Now, thanks to the latest episode of Kevin Smith's The Fatman Beyond podcast we know one of the creatives working on the series.
The podcast's co-host, Marc Bernardin, surprised Smith and watchers by revealing that he actually wrote two episodes of the series.
"I wrote two episodes of it. So, I know some things about Eyes of Wakanda. I can't say anything besides that or the snipers will get twitchy," shared Bernardin.
He went on to add that Eyes of Wakanda was the reason why he couldn't come back to work on season 2 of Netflix's Masters of the Universe.
"...But, no this was a pandemic gig. This was the reason why I couldn't come back for Masters of the Universe Season 2. Because, this swallowed my life for about nine months. But, I can't wait until you guys see it because it's so freaking dope."
If Bernardin wrote his episodes during the pandemic then he's been sitting on this news for quite some time. It's a wonder that news of the series didn't leak out as Marvel doesn't manage to keep very many things a secret these days.
Bernardin is a comic book writer and screenwriter with credits on Alphas, Carnival Row, Star Trek: Picard and The Legend of Vox Machina. He's also written issues of The Authority, Static Shock and Spider-Man.
Black Panther director Ryan Coogler is reportedly involved with the project and but there's no word yet on whether he's actually the showrunner or head writer.
It's thought that the Black Panther spinoff series for Disney+ announced in 2021 from Coogler has morphed into this animated series. MCU fans are currently debating whether this was Coogler's choice or a product of Disney CEO Bob Iger looking to cut overhead costs on the fledgling streaming service.
The official synopsis for Eyes of Wakanda reads, "Throughout Wakandan history, brave warriors have been tasked to travel the world retrieving dangerous vibranium artifacts. This is their story."
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