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Here’s Everything We Know About ‘The Falcon And The Winter Soldier’

Your next dose of the MCU will arrive Friday the 19th of March.

by Merryana Salem  7 March 2021

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The first season of WandaVision is over and it’s time for the next chapter in the MCU, The Falcon And The Winter Soldier. Here’s everything we know about the series coming to Disney+ on March 19th.

The official synopsis for the series reads, “Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Sam Wilson/Falcon (Anthony Mackie) and Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) team up in a global adventure that tests their abilities—and their patience—in Marvel Studios’ The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.”

Sebastian Stan And Anthony Mackie Won’t Be The Only Familiar Faces

If it wasn’t clear by now TFATWS sees Anthony Mackie reprise his role as Sam Wilson (Falcon), and Sebastian Stan reprising his role as Bucky Barnes (The Winter Soldier). The pair are now “co-workers” dealing with the legacy left by their bestie, Captain America in a post-Captain America world.

Stan and Mackie aren’t the only ones making a comeback. Emily Van Camp will also reprise her role as Sharon Carter, Daniel Bruhl as Sokovian terrorist Helmut Zemo, and Don Cheadle’s beloved role as James “War Machine” Rhodes.

There Will Only Be One Season

If you were hoping for multiple series of Sam and Bucky’s odd couple team up, you’re out of luck. Anthony Mackie himself confirmed that there will only be one season of TFATWS.

But remember, it’s like Vision says, “A thing isn’t beautiful because it lasts.”

We Will See Sam’s Full Backstory

In an interview with Disney’s D23 magazine, Anthony Mackie has also revealed that TFATWS will explore Sam’s backstory before he met Captain America. He says,

“The Falcon is a regular guy who just happened to meet Captain America and volunteered as a fellow soldier to try and save the world. Sam is always Sam. The way it’s written and the way they’ve been playing it is he’s always going to be Sam. The great thing about the series is you get to learn his entire backstory, his life, who he is, and how he became Sam Wilson.”

The Series Will Have Six Episodes

Unlike WandaVision which gifted us 9 intriguing episodes, TFATWS will consist of 6. They will be longer than WandaVision episodes, however. Each episode will be about 40-50 minutes long.

TFATWS episodes will premiere on Fridays, once a week, every week until the 23rd of April. The series will start on the 19th of March.

Catch episodes of The Falcon And The Winter Soldier every week at 7pm AEDT from March 19th, exclusively on Disney Plus.

Merryana Salem is a proud Wonnarua and Lebanese–Australian writer, critic, teacher, researcher and podcaster on most social media as @akajustmerry. If you want, check out her podcast, GayV Club where she gushes about LGBT rep in media with her best friend. Either way, she hopes you ate something nice today.