MCU: All 10 Marvel Disney Plus shows ranked from worst to best

9. What If…?

What If…? was a huge step in a new direction for Marvel. We’ve had plenty of animated Marvel TV shows before but the nine-part Disney Plus series was the first animated outing to be produced by Marvel Studios (and we already know now that it won’t be the last).

What better concept for the animated series than an adaptation of the similarly titled Marvel Comics series that focused on alternate outcomes and realities for many of our favorite characters. The TV series used the same concept but it based its story on the MCU versions of the characters, showing us what could have happened if Captain Carter became the First Avenger instead of Steve Rogers, if Doctor Strange lost Christine and went down a dark path to bring her back, and if T’Challa became Star-Lord.

Not all of What If…?‘s first season shone as bright as its strongest episodes, but it did produce some amazing half-hours of TV and tell a cohesive story that built towards an exceptional finale, introducing the concept of the multiverse into the MCU at a time when it’s more important than ever. And we can’t wait to see where it goes in its second and third seasons.