Marvel Zombies Episode 1 Review

Happy Halloween everyone. It is our favourite time of the year and Derek and John are back with Marvel Animation for Marvel Zombies Episode 1. Following on from the events of the What If Zombies episode comes a battle to save the planet featuring Marvel characters from all across the MCU. All episodes are available now on Disney Plus. So watch the episode and let us know what you think.

Marvel Zombies Episode 1 Details

Executive Producers: Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt, Zeb Wells, Bryan Andrews

Teleplay by : Zeb Wells

Story by : Bryan Andrews and Zeb Wells

Directed by - Bryan Andrews

Spoiler Filled Synopsis: Five years after the zombie Outbreak, in New York City, friends Kamala Khan, Kate Bishop and Riri Williams find a shrunken transmitter device inside the body of Dr Erik Selvik with the help of Tony Stark's former AI, F.R.I.D.A.Y.

They escape an attack by zombified Clint Barton to try to reach a former S.H.I.E.L.D. base and decode the device.

But on the journey Kate is killed in a battle between the undead Captain Marvel and the malfunctioning Eternal, Ikarus. Riri sends Kamala ahead to save the world and F.R.I.D.A.Y. stays behind to save her new boss.

Wearily continuing through the night Kamala gets help from the new fist of Khonshu, Blade Night, who brings her to the S.H.I.E.L.D. site where they encounter the widows led by Melina Vostokoff, Alexei Shostakov, and Yelena Belova. 

After an attack by Wanda Maximoff, The Queen of the Dead, Melina sacrifices herself to allow the new team to get away and find a ship to save the world.

Cast of Marvel Zombies Episode 1

• Iman Vellani - Kamala Khan
• Todd Williams - Blade Knight
• Kenna Ramsey - Zombie Okoye
• Elizabeth Olsen - Wanda Maximoff/The Red Queen
• Florence Pugh - Yelena Belova
• David Harbour - Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian
• Hailee Steinfeld - Kate Bishop
• Dominique Thorne - Riri Williams
• Kerry Condon - F.R.I.D.A.Y.
• Kari Wahlgren - Additional Voices/Melina Vostokoff

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Date recorded: 30/10/2025

Date published: 31/10/2025

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