X-Men '97 S1 Review: 2024's Top TV Show? Best Disney+ Series So Far?

In this episode of the "Giant Mess" podcast, one-time comic book buyer Neal Lynch recaps, reviews, and reacts to X-Men '97, one of the most anticipated new series of 2024. The new Marvel Animation series on Disney+ continues where the original animated series left off in the '90s. Disney announced that the first episode had 4 million views worldwide in the five days following its release, marking the second-biggest first-season premiere for a full-length animated series on the service since the first season of What If...? in 2021. According to the streaming aggregator JustWatch, X-Men '97 was the fifth most watched television series across all platforms in the United States during the week of March 18–24, 2024. Whip Media reported that the show was the 2nd most streamed television series in the United States from April 14 to 28, 2024, and was the most streamed television series from May 5 to 12, 2024. The season finale saw 3.5 million views globally during its first five days on the streaming service. A band of mutants use their uncanny gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them; they're forced to face a dangerous and unexpected new future. At the end of The Animated Series, Xavier nearly dies in an assassination attempt and is taken to space to be healed by the alien Shi'ar Empire.  X-Men '97 begins a year later and sees the X-Men facing new challenges without Xavier Created by Beau DeMayo (Moon Knight, The Witcher, League of Legends) ABOUT NEAL LYNCH: I'm an Irish-Italian-American who graduated from 1) a Catholic high school (even though I'm not Catholic), and 2) a college known for producing doctors and lacrosse players, then became neither. I was a former 4th string college quarterback and middle relief pitcher who thought an overpriced film and media studies degree was a smart choice. Now, I'm a single dad who likes to blog, vlog, podcast, write, edit, optimize, strategize, and over-analyze.   ABOUT "GIANT MESS": "Giant Mess" is a sloppy sports and entertainment talk show hosted by a giant mess, the Real Cinch Neal Lynch. Neal's a single dad who loves to talk New York Giants football, Mets baseball, movies, TV shows, and comedy. The podcast has movie reviews, tv show recaps and reactions, post-game analysis, predictions, and funny stories about parenting. I've written three feature length screenplays, plus thousands of articles including posts for COED, GuySpeed, TheFW, TV Fanatic, G-MEN HQ, BroBible, and NFL Spin Zone.  I've also authored scripts for Woven Digital's short-form videos published by UPROXX and BroBible.  Here are links to my writing samples: NFL Spin Zone http://nflspinzone.com/author/neallynch/   BroBible http://brobible.com/author/neallynch/   GmenHQ http://gmenhq.com/author/neallynch/   TV Fanatic - https://www.tvfanatic.com/authors/neal-lynch/   Subscribe to Giant Mess on YouTube: https://bit.ly/GiantMessYT    Follow me on: Link Tree - https://linktr.ee/neallynch  My Official Blog - http://bit.ly/neallynchBLOG   Giant Mess Facebook Page - http://bit.ly/GiantMessFB    Twitter - http://bit.ly/NealLynchTW      Personal Instagram - http://bit.ly/NealLynchIG    Giant Mess Instagram - https://bit.ly/GiantMessInstagram  Subscribe to Giant Mess on Apple Podcasts - http://bit.ly/GiantMessApple    Subscribe to Giant Mess on Spotify - http://bit.ly/GiantMessSpotify