What If...?: Trailer, certificate and where to watch
The stylish, standalone animation that imagines alternate fates for Marvels' Avengers is back for series three
Year: 2021-
Certificate: 12
People often complain that the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe is simply too complicated to follow, especially with all the TV series that now interconnect with the movies. Well, this series of standalone tales is a neat antidote to that.
The 'What If...' series takes characters from the MCU and places them in unusual circumstances. First, Peggy Carter (voiced by Hayley Atwell), in a universe where Steve Rogers is out for the count, becomes the world's first super-soldier. Some very impressive action sequences ensue in this and the many other stories, one of which is a tragic love story for Dr Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), while another ponders what would have happened if the Avengers were all zombies - or if Thor were an only child.
It's stylishly animated, thought-provoking stuff, and refreshingly free of the storytelling shackles that so much of the rest of Marvel labours under. The latest third series opens with a Hulk story, and unfolds daily. (Three series)
