Marvel Zombies has been one of the most intriguing and unique stories within comics. One reason is that it originated as a spin-off of a Fantastic Four storyline, and another is its writer.

It was written by Robert Kirkman, a name you may also recognize as the co-creator of the world-famous series The Walking Dead, as well as the creator of both the comic and TV adaptations of Invincible. However, this review will only cover the TV show, which is a spin-off off the 2021 episode of What If… written by Matthew Chauncey.

The actual Marvel Zombies show was written and created by Zeb Wells. It consists of 4 episodes, with the longest being the pilot episode at 38 minutes and the shortest being the finale episode at 32 minutes. While the short episode count and the length of said episodes are smaller than normal, it is only because the creator had originally planned to make this story into a movie instead. Wells wanted to make Marvel Zombies a two-and-a-half-hour-long movie, but due to contractual issues with the presence of Spider-Man in the series, they had to resort to making it a show instead. This is good news, though, because he did say that there is “plenty of material” for a season two, but we will save that for later.

So, to get into the review of it, I do want to nitpick a few things before we get started. For one, while I enjoyed the series and the unique story it had with the source material, I think they missed on the characters included. Having a multiversal story be Blades introduction into the broader MCU was a miss, as well as not having Mahershala Ali voice his own character. The saving grace was them making him a variant character in Blade Knight, a mixture of Moon Knight and Blade. They also seemed to exclude Black Widow, even though she was in the initial episode and they still brought back other characters, including half of Captain America.

Another peeve that I have is in correlation with the length and number of episodes that they decided to release. I do understand that the initial plan was for a movie, however, the creator said the show was ready the same time as ‘Agatha All Along,’ but they delayed their project to avoid a conflict of interest. While I get that may only be a 12-month launch difference, why not use some of the extra content you have saved to produce more of the story instead of only giving four short episodes? It is a very small issue, yet it still seems like the confidence should have been shown in the amount they are willing to show, especially with such a unique story.

Now, throughout the four episodes, they are very liberal with the gore and dismemberment. It is rated at TV-MA and deservedly so, especially when it comes to episode three, where New Asgard has a feast to remember. On top of that the story follows Kamala Khan/ Ms. Marvel, played by Iman Vellani, for the first time in the MCU since The Marvels. She delivers such a powerful performance full of emotion and passion. It is odd to describe voice acting in such a way, but it is the bare minimum way to describe it.

This is not to take away from the zombies themselves, though. Each one, whether hero, villain, or random zombie, was played and orchestrated in a terrifying way that you never truly knew what their next move might be.

There is one character, however, that truly triumphs over the other ones, and that is the Queen of the Dead herself, Wanda Maximoff/ Scarlet Witch, who is voiced by her live-action actor Elizabeth Olsen. This is her first performance back since Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and she delivered what is arguably her most blood-curdling performance as the reality-bending witch that we have seen so far. Her control over the undead horde does not become apparent until later in the third episode (in New Asgard wink wink), but once it does, the story very quickly becomes a Ms. Marvel versus Scarlet Witch arc, and it carries to a very twisted, cynical, and sinking finale.

I can not recommend this series more, even to the most casual of fans who do not like comic books. Marvel Zombies started streaming on Disney+ on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, with all four episodes dropping at once, so for all the people who like to sit and binge a show in one sitting, this is perfect for you. Add on top of that, it’s Halloween not too far away, and this is the perfect gory, scary mess to sit and enjoy for a couple of hours or to even have a spooky movie/show marathon with.