--- title: What's Next for the MCU After Black Panther: Wakanda Forever description: The Black Panther sequel sets up many storylines for the MCU's future, which take the franchise into Phase 5. canonical: https://time.com/6230720/black-panther-wakanda-forever-mcu-future/ author: Eliana Dockterman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2022-11-11T02:00:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:53:45.995Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' and What's Next for the MCU og:description: The 'Black Panther' sequel sets up many storylines for the MCU's future og:url: https://time.com/6230720/black-panther-wakanda-forever-mcu-future/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7ceb094cc9c3bfdc/698a378247ca385f1f3ba32f/danai-gurira-letitia-wright-wakanda-forever.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' and What's Next for the MCU twitter:description: The 'Black Panther' sequel sets up many storylines for the MCU's future twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7ceb094cc9c3bfdc/698a378247ca385f1f3ba32f/danai-gurira-letitia-wright-wakanda-forever.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # What's Next for the MCU After _Black Panther: Wakanda Forever_ > Sponsored content. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Nov 11, 2022 2:00 AM UTC  (L-R) Danai Gurira and Letitia Wright in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (L-R) Danai Gurira and Letitia Wright in Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverEli Adé—Marvel Studios  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Nov 11, 2022 2:00 AM UTC **_Warning: This post contains spoilers for_** **Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.** [_Black Panther: Wakanda Forever_](https://time.com/6230772/black-panther-wakanda-forever-explained/) is officially the final theatrical release in [Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe](https://time.com/6171012/marvel-movies-shows-upcoming/). After one final Disney+ movie, _The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special_, this particular era of the MCU will be wrapped up and our heroes will prepare to face a new Thanos-like threat in the form of [Kang the Conquerer](https://time.com/6080568/loki-villain-kang-the-conqueror/). While _Wakanda Forever_, which is now streaming on Disney+, spent most of its time [honoring the legacy of Chadwick Boseman](https://time.com/6230456/black-panther-wakanda-forever-review/) and telling the story of Wakanda after T’Challa’s death, it did seed a few future storylines for the MCU. It introduced a new Black Panther in Shuri (Letitia Wright), T’Challa’s little sister. It set up a longer arc for the anti-hero Namor. And hinted at the plots of future projects, including _Thunderbolts_ and _Ironheart_. Here’s everything you need to know about the future of the MCU after _Wakanda Forever_. **Read More:** [Everything We Know About Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe](https://time.com/6198363/marvel-phase-5-movies-future/) ## Black Panther will return  Letitia Wright in Black Panter: Wakanda Forever Marvel Studios While there is only one mid-credits scene after _Wakanda Forever_, in which Shuri (Letitia Wright) meets her late brother’s son, Marvel did include an important message when all the credits finished rolling: “Black Panther will return.” Marvel has not yet set a date for a third _Black Panther_ movie. But presumably we will see Shuri suit up before then in another Marvel film or television series. ## Namor will be back, too  Tenoch Huerta Mejía in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Eli Adé—Marvel Studio Namor (Tenoch Huerta) escapes Shuri’s clutches unscathed—well, except for the wing on one of his ankles. And while Namor and Shuri strike a deal to keep the peace between his kingdom of Talocan and her kingdom of Wakanda, Namor isn’t done plotting. At the end of the film, Namor tells one of his allies that forging an alliance with Wakanda will ultimately benefit his underwater realm. He points out that Shuri is isolated and Wakanda has no allies on the surface world. We already saw at the beginning of the movie that the U.S. and France, among other countries, covet Wakanda’s Vibranium. When inevitably Wakanda is attacked, Shuri will turn to Namor for help. Namor argues that together Wakanda and Talocan could defeat the surface world and accomplish his goals of subduing those who might threaten his land. Namor will likely function as an anti-hero character in an increasingly morally blurry MCU. While he certainly has a reason to defend his homeland, he also killed Shuri’s mother Ramonda ([Angela Bassett](https://time.com/5349505/angela-bassett-refuses-to-let-hollywood-put-her-in-a-box/)) and seemed to delight in doing so. In the comics, he’s equally as complex and often finds himself, in turns, allied with or fighting against the traditional do-gooder teams like the Avengers, the X-Men, and the Fantastic Four. He has frequently butted heads with the villainous Doctor Doom, who is expected to play a major role in the future of the MCU. ## Riri Williams will star in _Ironheart_  Marvel Studios _Wakanda Forever_ introduced the cinematic world to Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne), a prodigy from Chicago who built her own Iron Man suit during her time studying at M.I.T. Riri is getting her own show on Disney+ called _Ironheart_ about her adventures in the suit. Riri made her Marvel Comics debut in 2016: With Iron Man in a coma, she steps in to defend the world using the suit she built in her dorm room. Ironheart has, at times, been part of the Young Avengers team. A much-anticipated (but yet to be announced) Young Avengers project could include her, alongside Ms. Marvel, Wanda Maximoff’s twins Speed and Wiccan, and America Chavez from _Doctor Strange_, among others. **Read More:** [_Exclusive: A First Look at Marvel Comics’ New Iron Man: Riri Williams_](https://time.com/4530372/marvel-new-iron-man-riri-williams-first-look/) ## T’Challa’s son will probably have a role to play  Lupita Nyong'o in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Marvel Studios In the end-credits scene for _Black Panther: Wakanda Forever_, Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) introduces Shuri to T’Challa’s son, also named T’Challa. Nakia tells Shuri that she and T’Challa Sr. agreed that he should grow up in secret away from Wakanda and the pressures of being a prince. So Nakia left for Haiti and raised him there instead. Presumably screenwriters Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole introduced little T’Challa for a reason. Will some bad guy try to expose his identity, threatening the future of Wakanda. Will he return to his homeland and begin to learn how to rule the country? We will have to wait and see. **Read More:** [_Entertainer of the Year: Ryan Coogler_](http://time.com/person-of-the-year-2018-ryan-coogler-runner-up/) ## _Wakanda Forever_ sets up _The Thunderbolts_  (L-R) Julia Louis Dreyfus, Gabrielle Byndloss and Wyatt Russell in Falcon and the Winter Soldier Chuck Zlotnick—Marvel Studios A _Thunderbolts_ movie is on its way to the big screen in 2024, and the anti-hero team will likely be lead by Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. Val, as she’s better known, has appeared in various Marvel shows and films as a shady figure building a super-team of morally dubious characters. In _Wakanda Forever_, we learn that Val has been named director of the C.I.A. and her Thunderbolts team will likely be some sort of U.S.-sanctioned force. The members of that team will include Florence Pugh’s Yelena from _Black Widow_ and Sebastian Stan’s Winter Soldier from _Falcon and the Winter Soldier_. **More:** [_All Your_ Falcon and the Winter Soldier _Questions Answered_](https://time.com/5955755/the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-ending-questions/) ## Disney is working on shows for Okoye and Wakanda at large  Danai Gurira in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Marvel Studios Ryan Coogler announced shortly after the launch of Disney’s streaming service Disney+ that he intended to produce a series on Wakanda that would explore more corners of the technologically-advanced African nation and follow several different characters. _The Hollywood Reporter_ has since broken the news that [Danai Gurira will star in a show](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/hollywood-most-powerful-lawyers-2021/jamie-mandelbaum-2/) about her character Okoye’s origin story on the streamer. It’s unclear if these two projects are the same but expect to explore Wakanda on the small screen soon. ## Everything else that’s coming  Jonathan Majors as He Who Remains in Loki Chuck Zlotnick—Disney+ If you want to dive deep into the future of the MCU, here is a list of all their upcoming projects. But here’s a quick summary: **Read More:** [Here’s Everything We Know So Far About Marvel’s Future](https://time.com/6198363/marvel-phase-5-movies-future/) _Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special_ (Nov. 25, 2022 on Disney+) _Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania_ (Feb. 17, 2023 in theaters) _Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3_ (May 5, 2023 in theaters) _Secret Invasion_ (Spring 2023 on Disney+) _The Marvels_ (July 28, 2023 in theaters) _Echo_ (Summer 2023 on Disney+) _Loki_, Season 2 (Summer 2023 on Disney+) _Ironheart_ (Fall 2023 on Disney+) _Agatha: Coven of Chaos_ (Winter 2023 on Disney+) _Daredevil: Born_ Again (2024 on Disney+) _Captain America: New World Order_ (May 3, 2024 in theaters) _Thunderbolts_ (July 26, 2024 in theaters) _Blade_ (Sept. 6, 2024 in theaters) _Deadpool 3_ (Nov. 8, 2024 in theaters) _Fantastic Four_ (Feb. 14, 2025 in theaters) _Avengers: The Kang Dynasty_ (May 2, 2025 in theaters) _Avengers: Secret Wars_ (May 1, 2026 in theaters) _Armor Wars_ (TBA in theaters) _A Wakanda Show_ (TBA on Disney+) [](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/jonathan-majors-loki-kang.jpeg) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6230720/black-panther-wakanda-forever-mcu-future/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6230720/black-panther-wakanda-forever-mcu-future/"},"headline":"What's Next for the MCU After Black Panther: Wakanda Forever","datePublished":"2022-11-11T02:00:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:53:45.995Z","description":"The Black Panther sequel sets up many storylines for the MCU's future","url":"https://time.com/6230720/black-panther-wakanda-forever-mcu-future/","keywords":["movies","Explainer","culturepod"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7ceb094cc9c3bfdc/698a378247ca385f1f3ba32f/danai-gurira-letitia-wright-wakanda-forever.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7ceb094cc9c3bfdc/698a378247ca385f1f3ba32f/danai-gurira-letitia-wright-wakanda-forever.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER","caption":"BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER","creditText":"Eli Adé—Marvel Studios","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/6230720/black-panther-wakanda-forever-mcu-future/","name":"What's Next for the MCU After Black Panther: Wakanda Forever"}}]}] ```