Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Four

2021–22 group of superhero films and television series

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We include updates on I Am Groot, Loki season 1, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, What If...? season 1, List of accolades received by Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, List of accolades received by Spider-Man: No Way Home ... and more.

2025 Moon Knight is set in early 2025, following the events of Hawkeye.
2024 Won Children's and Family Emmy Awards for Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for an Animated Program
2024 Won Children's and Family Emmy Awards for Outstanding Short Form Program
2024 Eternals takes place six to eight months after Avengers: Endgame, concurrent with The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and Spider-Man: Far From Home.
2024 The events of Hawkeye are set during the Christmas season, one year after Avengers: Endgame, and occur over approximately one week.
2024 The series features appearances by Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Linda Cardellini as Laura Barton, and Vincent D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk / Kingpin.
December 2024 Third and final season of What If...? is scheduled to debut, part of Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
September 2024 Agatha All Along, a spin-off series starring Kathryn Hahn as Agatha Harkness, debuts as part of Phase Five.
April 2024 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings occurs during the days leading up to the Qingming Festival in early April.
March 16 2024 Nominated for Outstanding Short-Form Series (Drama or Comedy) at the NAACP Image Awards.
2023 Golden Trailer Awards: The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special wins Best BTS/EPK for a TV/Streaming Series
2023 Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards: Wins for Best Period and/or Character Makeup and Best Special Makeup Effects
2023
Black Widow
The Black Widow soundtrack by Lorne Balfe peaked at #37 on the UK Album Downloads chart and #18 on the UK Soundtrack Albums chart.
2023
Loki season 1
The reveal of He Who Remains (played by Jonathan Majors) in the Loki season finale influences Marvel Studios' decision to make Kang the central villain of 'The Multiverse Saga', spanning Phases Four, Five, and Six.
December 2023 Second season of What If...? debuts.
December 16 2023 Heidi Moneymaker wins Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Live Action Program at the Children's and Family Emmy Awards
December 16 2023 Makeup and Hairstyling team (Cassie Russek, Stephanie Fenner, Alexei Dmitrew, Melissa Meinhart, Scott Stoddard, LuAndra Whitehurst) wins at the Children's and Family Emmy Awards
December 16 2023 The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special wins Outstanding Fiction Special at the Children's and Family Emmy Awards
December 16 2023 Judianna Makovsky wins Outstanding Costume Design/Styling at the Children's and Family Emmy Awards for the Holiday Special
October 2023 Second season of Loki debuts as part of Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
October 2023 Director Michael Giacchino expressed having 'crazy and nuts' ideas for potential future stories with the characters from Werewolf by Night, while clarifying no immediate projects were planned.
October 31 2023 Concluded Hulu 'Huluween' programming availability.
October 21 2023 National Symphony Orchestra performed a 'live-to-picture' concert featuring the Werewolf by Night score, with a similar format exploring horror film music and screening the special.
October 20 2023 A fully colored version of the special, Werewolf by Night in Color, is released.
October 15 2023 'Werewolf by Night in Color' was screened in North Hollywood, accompanied by a discussion with Michael Giacchino.
October 4 2023 Minnesota Orchestra performed a 'live-to-picture' concert featuring the Werewolf by Night score, with the first half exploring music in old horror films.
September 2023 A colored version of Werewolf by Night, titled 'Werewolf by Night in Color', was revealed, with color adjustments carefully considered during post-production.
September 26 2023
Loki season 1
The Loki season 1 home media release was made available, which included the 'Assembled: The Making of Loki' documentary special.
September 15 2023 Made available on Hulu as part of 'Huluween' programming.
September 6 2023 Second season of I Am Groot was released on Disney+, featuring five additional animated shorts, as part of MCU Phase Five
September 6 2023 Second season of I Am Groot is released on Disney+, consisting of five animated shorts and part of Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Five.
September 1 2023 The first season of I Am Groot was made available on Marvel HQ's YouTube channel.
August 2023 Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment announced Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases for some Marvel and Star Wars Disney+ series, beginning with WandaVision and the first season of Loki.
August 9 2023 The 'Wanda Maximoff' episode was made available on Marvel Entertainment's YouTube channel.
August 6 2023 A trailer for the second season of I Am Groot was released on National Tree Day.
June 25 2023
Accolades received by Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
At the BET Awards, the film wins Best Movie, and Angela Bassett wins Best Actress.
March 12 2023
Accolades received by Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
At the Academy Awards, Ruth Carter wins Best Costume Design, while the film receives additional nominations for Best Supporting Actress (Angela Bassett), Best Original Song ('Lift Me Up'), Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Visual Effects.
March 3 2023
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Satellite Awards nominated 'Lift Me Up' for Best Original Song
February 25 2023
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
NAACP Image Awards won Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album, Outstanding Music Video, and Outstanding International Song for 'No Woman, No Cry'
February 25 2023
Accolades received by Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
NAACP Image Awards, where the film won Outstanding Motion Picture, Outstanding Supporting Actress for Angela Bassett, Outstanding Costume Design, and Outstanding Ensemble Cast
February 24 2023
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hollywood Critics Association Creative Arts Awards nominated 'Lift Me Up' for Best Original Song
February 16 2023 First season two episodes were made available for free on Marvel Entertainment's YouTube channel.
February 15 2023
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards nominated for Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production
February 10 2023 Episodes for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania were released on Disney+, marking the beginning of the second season of Legends.
February 6 2023
Accolades received by Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
At the Black Reel Awards, the film receives multiple wins including Outstanding Supporting Actress for Angela Bassett, Outstanding Original Song for 'Lift Me Up', Outstanding Costume Design for Ruth E. Carter, Outstanding Production Design, and Outstanding Original Soundtrack.
January 15 2023
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
AFRIMA Awards won Best Soundtrack Movie/Series or Documentary for 'No Woman, No Cry'
January 15 2023
Accolades received by Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
At the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Angela Bassett wins Best Supporting Actress, and Ruth E. Carter wins Best Costume Design.
January 13 2023
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Georgia Film Critics Association nominated Ludwig Göransson for Best Original Score and 'Lift Me Up' for Best Original Song
January 10 2023
Accolades received by Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
At the Golden Globe Awards, Angela Bassett wins Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture, and 'Lift Me Up' is nominated for Best Original Song.
January 10 2023
Accolades received by Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Angela Bassett wins Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Globe Awards for her performance in the film.

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