Overview
- Marvel announced the Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday Official Podcast on August 20–21 and said it will begin streaming August 27 on Disney+, Marvel’s YouTube channel, and major podcast platforms.
- Comedian and podcaster Frank Alvarez will host the series with Ms. Marvel actor Iman Vellani joining as a special guest host.
- The five-episode series will revisit key Avengers films and iconic MCU moments as a lead-in to the December release of Avengers: Doomsday.
- Online fan communities have taken Vellani’s prominent promotional role as a hint she may appear in the film, a claim that Marvel has not confirmed and that remains speculative.
- Vellani is known for playing Kamala Khan in Ms. Marvel and appearing in The Marvels, and Marvel often uses cross-platform companion content to prime viewers and deepen interest ahead of major releases.