Eyes of Wakanda
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Eyes of Wakanda is an American animated anthology television miniseries created by Todd Harris for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics country Wakanda. It is the 15th television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) from Marvel Studios and is produced by Marvel Studios Animation with Proximity Media, sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. It follows the Hatut Zaraze, Wakandan warriors who carry out dangerous missions throughout history. Harris served as showrunner and director. The series stars Winnie Harlow, Cress Williams, Larry Herron, Adam Gold, Jacques Colimon, Jona Xiao, Zeke Alton, and Steve Toussaint. In February 2021, an overall deal between Disney and Ryan Coogler's Proximity Media was announced. An animated series about Wakanda was in development by March 2023, and was officially announced as Eyes of Wakanda that December. Harris's involvement was revealed in March 2024. Unlike Marvel Animation's other series to that point, Eyes of Wakanda is set in the MCU's "Sacred Timeline" and has greater connections with the franchise's films. Animation for the series is provided by Axis Animation in a hand-painted style inspired by contemporary African-American artists such as Ernie Barnes, as well as illustrator Dean Cornwell. Eyes of Wakanda premiered on Disney+ on August 1, 2025, with all four episodes released simultaneously. It is the first series of Phase Six of the MCU.
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| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
| 1 | "Into the Lion's Den" | Todd Harris | Geoffrey Thorne | August 1, 2025 (2025-08-01) | |
| In 1260 BC, the former Dora Milaje Noni is tasked by her mentor Akeya with a mission to hunt down and capture a rogue Hatut Zaraze agent named Nkati, who has defied all previous efforts to apprehend him. Akeya fears that Nkati will share Wakandan technology, exposing the kingdom. Calling himself the Lion, Nkati plans to create the "Pride of the Lion", an independent state populated by abducted men and women from across the world. Noni allows herself to be captured during a raid on Minoan Crete. After hijacking a ship and freeing the other captives, Noni infiltrates Nkati's deep-sea complex. After surviving attacks from several trained warriors, Noni confronts and subsequently defeats him in a duel. The mortally wounded Nkati triggers a self-destruct device which destroys the entire complex. Noni survives the explosion and Akeya invites her to rejoin the Dora Milaje. The fiercely independent Noni instead chooses to join the Hatut Zaraze. Cast : Winnie Harlow as Noni, Cress Williams as Nkati / The Lion, and Patricia Belcher as Akeya | |||||
| 2 | "Legends and Lies" | John Fang | Marc Bernardin | August 1, 2025 (2025-08-01) | |
| During the Trojan War in 1200 BC, B'Kai has infiltrated the Greek army under the alias of Memnon and fights alongside Achilles in their battle against the Trojans. Memnon's allegiance is questioned by Ferro but Achilles defends him. Odysseus pitches his idea of the Trojan Horse. The Horse is built and given to the Trojans. Later that night, Memnon, Achilles, and their soldiers emerge from the Trojan Horse and silently take out the guards while letting in the rest of the Greek army. One guard sounds the alarm before he is killed alerting the Trojans to the infiltrators. Memnon diverts from the battle but Achilles sees him deserting. Memnon confronts a fleeing Paris and Helen of Troy where he persuades them to give up Helen’s necklace. Achilles catches up to see Memnon letting Paris and Helen flee. After understanding the power inside the necklace, Achilles questions about the necklace, but Memnon does not give information on the necklace. Assuming that Memnon is a traitor, Achilles and Memnon fight but Memnon wounds Achilles in the heel and regretfully stabs him. Having returned the artifact home, B'Kai speaks to an older Noni, who tells him not to feel guilt for his actions because Wakanda will only survive by concealing itself from outsiders. B'Kai, in turn, tells Noni that he feels like a stranger in Wakanda after spending nine years undercover and asks to be sent on another mission immediately. Cast : Larry Herron as B'Kai / Memnon, Adam Gold as Achilles, Lynn Whitfield as Noni, Jason Konopisos as Ferro, Kiff VandenHeuvel as Odysseus, Yerman Gur as Paris, and Joanna Kalafatis as Helen of Troy | |||||
| 3 | "Lost and Found" | John Fang and Todd Harris | Marc Bernardin | August 1, 2025 (2025-08-01) | |
| In 1400 AD, Wakandan field agent Basha has infiltrated K'un-Lun to retrieve a piece of vibranium held inside a small dragon statue. The vibranium can't be removed, so Basha takes the statue's head and flies back to Wakanda. Upon his return, Basha debriefs with his field leader Ebo and Councilman Rakim. In the hangar, a mysterious intruder emerges from Basha's ship. The intruder then encounters Ebo and asks for Basha. He tricks the intruder into a cafeteria filled with Hatut Zaraze, but the intruder fights them off and escapes. Basha encounters the intruder, who is revealed to be Jorani, the woman who found him in the snow outside of K'un-Lun and nursed him back to health. In the artifact room, Basha explains that the artifact was stolen from Wakanda, but Jorani chastises him for betraying her trust. With her Iron Fist powers, she easily removes the vibranium from the statue. Hiding Jorani in a room, Basha and Ebo cover up the incident to Rakim's satisfaction, and he promotes Ebo. Then they sneak Jorani back to the hangar so that she can return to K'un-Lun with the statue's head. Cast : Jacques Colimon as Basha, Jona Xiao as Jorani / Iron Fist, Isaac Robinson-Smith as Ebo, and Gary Anthony Williams as Rakim | |||||
| 4 | "The Last Panther" | Todd Harris | Geoffrey Thorne | August 1, 2025 (2025-08-01) | |
| In 1896 AD, Kuda mentors Prince Tafari on his first mission to retrieve a vibranium axe from Adwa during a battle; Tafari retrieves the axe. On their way back to Wakanda, an armoured person suddenly appears, causes their transport to crash and fights them. Kuda and Tafari get the better of the adversary, but she reveals herself to be the queen of Wakanda and the last Black Panther from 500 years in the future. The Black Panther shows them a vision of Wakanda in ruins, destroyed by aliens known as the Horde due to Wakanda's isolationist policy, which stopped them from uniting with other nations to fight against the Horde. The Black Panther sent herself back in time to find a way of stopping the Horde and found that the axe helps a future king of Wakanda to see the wider world as potential allies if the axe is left where it was found. To prove that the Black Panther is from the future, she reveals that the present queen is pregnant. The last Panther is pulled back into the future. Tafari confirms Kuda about the present queen's pregnancy. Tafari and Kuda return to Adwa but Kuda is injured. Tafari places the axe back where it was found. After Tafari covers up what happened when speaking to the royal family, Tafari and Kuda hope the failure of their original mission was worthy to save the future. Years later, Erik "Killmonger" Stevens prepares to steal the axe which is now on display in a London museum. Cast : Zeke Alton as Tafari, Steve Toussaint as Kuda, Anika Noni Rose as Black Panther, and Debra Wilson as a Dora Milaje general | |||||
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