‘X-Men ’97’ Season 2 Episode 5 Release Date and Time
Marvel Animation is keeping its Wednesday streak alive, and fans counting down the days finally have their answer for the next chapter of ‘X-Men’ 97‘. The mutant team’s time hopping saga rolls forward with a new installment that swaps world ending stakes for something a little more personal.
This season has already sent the team through ancient Egypt and future timelines, so a grounded, character focused episode feels like a welcome breather before whatever comes next.
‘X-Men ’97’ Season 2 Episode 5 Release Date
The fifth episode of ‘X-Men’ 97′ Season 2 is titled ‘Weapon X, Lies, and DVDs,’ and it is set to premiere on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, exclusively on Disney Plus according to the show’s confirmed release schedule.
That date keeps the series on track with the weekly Wednesday cadence it settled into after its three episode premiere event since the season made its global debut on Wednesday, July 1. There is no regional staggering here either, since the launch is simultaneous worldwide rather than rolling out earlier for any one region.
Exact Streaming Time for Episode 5
For viewers wondering exactly when to refresh their Disney Plus app, the pattern established since premiere week has been consistent. New episodes of ‘X-Men’ 97′ have been arriving at roughly midnight Pacific Time, which lines up to about 3am Eastern Time.
That means night owls on the West Coast can catch ‘Weapon X, Lies, and DVDs’ the moment the clock strikes midnight, while East Coast fans will need to wait until the early morning hours or simply catch it after waking up.
International viewers should check their local conversion since the simultaneous worldwide drop means time zones will shift the exact clock time depending on where you live.
What to Expect from “Weapon X, Lies and DVDs”
According to the official synopsis released by Marvel Studios ahead of the season, this episode centers on Wolverine and Morph teaming up with an unlikely group of former rivals to face the latest Weapon X experiment. That setup alone suggests some tense reunions, given how loaded the show’s history with the Weapon X program already is for Wolverine specifically.
The episode arrives right after a heavy stretch of storytelling, since the fourth episode saw an alliance between the X-Men and En Sabah Nur begin to crumble as Rama-Tut sought supreme power.
Following that kind of ancient Egypt centered chaos with a Weapon X focused installment feels like a deliberate tonal shift back toward the show’s grittier, more grounded roots.
Fans of the franchise’s comic book history will likely have plenty of theories about which former rivals could be pulled into Wolverine’s orbit this time around, especially given how deep the Weapon X well of characters really runs.
Full Season 2 Episode Schedule
For anyone trying to map out the rest of the summer, the season continues with episode 6, titled ‘Danger.exe,’ on July 22, followed by episode 7, ‘Strange Land, Savage Heart,’ on July 29. Episode 8, ‘The Dead Man’s Hand,’ is set for August 5, with the season finale, episode 9, ‘Survival of the Fittest,’ closing things out on August 12.
That brings the total run to nine episodes, which is a touch shorter than the ten episode first season. So far, the response has been overwhelmingly positive, since Rotten Tomatoes has the season sitting at 100 percent from 20 critics with an average score of 8.50 out of 10, while Metacritic has it at 88 out of 100 for universal acclaim.
With numbers like that, expectations for ‘Weapon X, Lies, and DVDs’ are understandably sky high heading into its release. Which former rival do you think Wolverine and Morph are going to need the most on their side when the new Weapon X experiment shows up.
