Marvel's Wastelanders

Marvel's Wastelanders
Presentation
Starring
GenreSuperhero fiction
LanguageEnglish
Production
Production
No. of episodes60
Publication
Original release2021 –
2023
Related
Websitewww.marvel.com/wastelanders

Marvel's Wastelanders is an interconnected series of six radio drama podcasts produced by Marvel New Media and SiriusXM in association with Wave Runner Studios and launched in June 2021. The series' podcasts are set in a variation of the Old Man Logan universe, a future timeline where the world's supervillains, led by Doctor Doom, Red Skull, and Baron Zemo, teamed up to kill almost all superheroes and establish a new world order. Those heroes who survived — including Wolverine, Hawkeye, and Black Widow — are largely in hiding or broken shells of their former selves. A series of events, beginning with the return to Earth of Star-Lord and Rocket Raccoon on a mission for The Collector, leads to a final assembling of heroes for one last mission.[1]

The series was originally announced in May 2021 as four, 10-episode podcasts featuring seperatedly on Star-Lord, Hawkeye, Black Widow, and Wolverine, along with a fifth team-up series.[2][3][4] The first series, Marvel's Wastelanders: Old Man Star-Lord, launched in June 2021.[5]

Originally, the series were to be styled as Old Man Star-Lord, Old Man Hawkeye, Old Man Wolverine, and Grey Widow, but in September 2021, in announcing the launch of Marvel's Wastelanders: Hawkeye, the "Old Man" styling was dropped. At the same time, an additional solo title in the series, Marvel's Wastelander's: Doom, was announced. Episodes were released first to Apple Podcasts subscribers with a general release a week later.[6] In the credits of the final episode of Wastelanders: Doom, the team-up series featuring Star-Lord, Hawkeye, Black Widow, and Wolverine, as well as Doom, was teased with the final series in the Wastelanders "audio epic" launching in December 2022.[7]

The series of podcasts have been noted for their writing and voice acting, as well as the well-known stars associated with the project, including series leads Timothy Busfield as Star-Lord, Stephen Lang as Hawkeye, Susan Sarandon as Black Widow, Robert Patrick as Wolverine, and Dylan Baker as Doom.[8]

  1. ^ Marston, George (November 19, 2020). "Old Man Avengers assemble for Marvel Wastelanders audio series". Games Radar. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Aguilar, Matthew (May 24, 2021). "Marvel's Wastelanders Series Announced By SiriusXM". ComicBook.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Lovett, Jamie (May 24, 2021). "Susan Sarandon and Stephen Lang Cast as Grey Widow and Old Man Hawkeye for Marvel's Wastelanders". ComicBook.com. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  4. ^ Adams, Tim (November 19, 2020). "Marvel's Avengers of the Wastelands Return in SiriusXM Audio Series". Comic Book Resources. Valnet Inc. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  5. ^ Grunenwald, Joe (May 18, 2021). "Wastelanders: Old Man Star-Lord kicks off Marvel & SiriusXM's slate of scripted podcasts". Comics Beat. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  6. ^ Spangler, Todd (September 21, 2021). "Marvel Podcast Subscriptions Launch Exclusively on Apple Podcasts". Variety. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "I Am God". Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom (Podcast). Marvel/SirriusXM. November 7, 2022. Event occurs at 30:42. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
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