One of the many Marvel shows announced for Disney+ at the Investor Day event in 2020 was “Ironheart”. This show features Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams, who was recently introduced in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. It will tell the story of a genius inventor who has created the most advanced suit of armour since Iron Man.

Set after the events of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Marvel Television’s “Ironheart” pits technology against magic when Riri Williams —a young, genius inventor determined to make her mark on the world—returns to her hometown of Chicago. Her unique take on building iron suits is brilliant, but in pursuit of her ambitions, she finds herself wrapped up with the mysterious yet charming Parker Robbins, aka “The Hood”.

Initially, the series was going to be released in 2023, but due to mutliple delays, it will now be coming out on Disney+ in 2025.

The new series will also star Anthony Ramos, Lyric Ross, Regan Aliyah and Alden Ehrenreich, along with Lyric Ross, Manny Montana, Matthew Elam and Anji White. Chinaka Hodge is the head writer and an executive producer, with episodes directed by Sam Bailey and Angela Barnes.

Recently, during an interview with THR to promote “Twisters”, Anthony Ramos was asked about his role in the upcoming Disney+ series, where he said:

I saw a trailer at D23. We walked onstage, and they played this new trailer of Ironheart, and it was my first time seeing it. And I’m not gonna lie, just as a fan, I was like, “Yo, this is crazy. If this show is half as good as this trailer, we in the mix.” Dominique Thorne is incredible. She plays this genius, and she creates this new suit out of basically just spare parts. In her genius way, she creates this state-of-the-art, beautiful, high-tech suit. She becomes Ironheart.

Anthony went on to explain who he will be playing in the upcoming Disney+ series

I get to play this villain, The Hood, and Parker Robbins in the comics, he gets this hood, and it’s too powerful for him. It’s overwhelming, and it starts to damage his body. You can see it on the outside, and you can see how it’s even affecting him on the inside and his personality and how it’s actually, literally, physically and mentally and emotionally breaking him, but it’s giving him so much power that he’s addicted. He’s like, “I can’t let it go.” It becomes this weapon to seek vengeance, and for him, he’s starting off small, and he’s stealing in the comics, and then gradually it grows. It grows and grows and grows, and just like his power, I think, it becomes a little overwhelming for him. But I’m excited. I’m excited for y’all to see what we did with this character and just the art department, and our visual effects team and special effects makeup, too. Jonah [Levy] and his whole team, they were amazing with the tattoos and the scars. They really did a crazy job.

Roger’s Take: “Ironheart” is going to be an interesting series to see how it connects with audiences, since the character isn’t that well known, and it’s been a while since “Wakanda Forever” came out, and I can’t help but think Marvel delaying this show by two years means Marvel’s got much more work to do to generate more excitement about it.

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Roger Palmer

Roger has been a Disney fan since he was a kid and this interest has grown over the years. He has visited Disney Parks around the globe and has a vast collection of Disney movies and collectibles. He is the owner of What's On Disney Plus & DisKingdom. Email: Roger@WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com Twitter: Twitter.com/RogPalmerUK Facebook: Facebook.com/rogpalmeruk

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