‘X-Men ’97’ Season 2 Episode 4 Release Date & Time: When Does It Come Out?

Marvel Animation has spent months building anticipation for the return of one of Disney+’s most beloved revivals, and the wait finally paid off this week. Longtime fans who grew up on the original 1990s cartoon have watched the rebooted version become a genuine phenomenon, blending nostalgia with a much darker, more mature storytelling approach.

That emotional weight only grew heavier after the Season 1 finale scattered the team across different eras of time, leaving viewers desperate for answers about how everyone would find their way home. Season 2 finally picked up that thread with a three episode premiere, and the mutant soap opera wasted no time diving straight into its central conflict.

Now the countdown is on for the next chapter. ‘X-Men 97‘ Season 2 Episode 4 is officially set to premiere on Wednesday, July 8, continuing the weekly release pattern that follows the show’s launch week.

According to the confirmed schedule, new episodes drop at 3am ET, which translates to midnight PT for West Coast viewers. That timing lines up with how the season began, since the three episode premiere on July 1 also arrived in the early morning hours rather than a more traditional streaming release slot.

Episode 4 carries the title “Rise of Apocalypse Part II,” directly continuing the story that kicked off in the previous episode. Together, episodes 3 and 4 front load the Apocalypse arc right into the heart of the premiere stretch, signaling just how central En Sabah Nur will be to this season’s overarching plot.

Once Episode 4 airs, ‘X-Men 97’ will settle into a steady weekly cadence for the remainder of its nine-episode run. Episode 5, titled “Weapon X, Lies, and DVDs,” is scheduled to premiere on July 15, with new installments continuing every Wednesday through the season finale on August 12.

This structure mirrors the pacing of Season 1, which also opened with a multi-episode premiere before shifting into single weekly drops. That approach stands in contrast to other recent Marvel Television projects, many of which have released episodes in inconsistent batches or full binge dumps rather than a predictable weekly schedule.

Fans have generally welcomed the return to a more traditional release cadence, since it gives the fandom time to theorize and react between episodes rather than consuming the entire season at once. Given how densely plotted the Apocalypse storyline appears to be, that breathing room may prove especially valuable this time around.

Much of the excitement heading into Episode 4 stems from the emotional fallout of Season 1’s devastating finale, which saw the tragic death of Gambit during the attack on Genosha. Later episode titles in the season, including one called “The Dead Man’s Hand,” have already sparked speculation that Apocalypse may attempt to resurrect fallen mutants as his Horsemen, a twist that would hit particularly hard for longtime fans of the character.

The season also introduces a wave of new faces to the animated universe, including Sabretooth, Lady Deathstrike, Psylocke, Archangel, and members of the mutant strike team X-Force. That expanded roster suggests the stakes are only going to escalate as the Apocalypse arc unfolds across the back half of the season.

Critical reception so far has been overwhelmingly positive, with the season holding a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes shortly after its debut. That kind of reaction suggests Marvel Animation has managed to maintain the quality that made the first season such a surprise hit, even as the story ventures into darker and more ambitious territory.

‘X-Men 97’ Season 2 is streaming exclusively on Disney+, with Episode 4 set to join the platform on July 8 alongside the rest of the season’s weekly rollout. The show remains available globally on the same release schedule, meaning international fans won’t have to wait any longer than viewers in North America.

With the Apocalypse storyline only beginning to unfold, Episode 4 looks poised to raise the stakes even further as the mutants scattered across time inch closer to a reckoning. What do you think Apocalypse has planned next, and who do you expect to see rise as one of his Horsemen? Share your predictions in the comments.