TV series
Marvel's 616
Overview
Explore Marvel’s rich legacy of pioneering characters, creators and storytelling to reflect the world outside your window. Each documentary, helmed by a unique filmmaker, showcases the intersections of storytelling, pop culture, and fandom within the Marvel Universe.
Details
- First air date
- 2020-11-20
- Status
- Canceled
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 8 episodes
- Genres
- Documentary
- Network
- Disney+
- Production
- Marvel New Media, Supper Club
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Rika Miura as Self - Hitomi Sakuma
- Shinji Tôdô as Self - Spider-Man / Takuya Yamashiro
- Kelly Sue DeConnick as Self - Writer, Captain Marvel
- Gene Pelc as Self - Marvel Representative 1976 - 1985
- Katsushi Murakami as Self - Toy Designer / Spider-Man, Mechanical Engineer
- Kōsei Ono as Self - Film & Comic Critic
- Stan Lee as Self (archive footage)
- Osamu Kaneda as Self - Stunt Coordinator
- Hirofumi Koga as Self - Suit Actor / Stuntman
- Yoshinori Watanabe as Self - Director of Toei Company Ltd. (archive footage)
- Courtney Kyle as Self - Brandon High School, Theatre Dept. Director
- Jennifer Sparano as Self - Brandon High School Principle
Creators and crew
- David Gelb - Executive Producer
- Stephen Wacker - Executive Producer
- Shane Rahmani - Executive Producer
- Brian McGinn - Executive Producer
- Harry Go - Executive Producer
- John Cerilli - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: The Japanese Spider-Man
When a UFO descent brings tragedy into the life of young racer Takuya Yamashiro, he fights back by trading his motorcycle for a giant battle robot to challenge the sinister forces of Professor Monster. This is the Japanese origin story of Marvel’s most popular character, Spider-Man.
Episode 2: Higher, Further, Faster
“Higher, Further, Faster” recognizes the trailblazing women who have helped build the Marvel Universe.
Episode 3: Amazing Artisans
You know and love Marvel characters — now see how they’re brought to life with talent and tablets. Visual storytellers draw inspiration from their environments, and few fans realize how many Marvel artists live and work around the world, far from the Marvel Bullpen in New York.
Episode 4: Lost and Found
“Lost and Found” takes a hilariously untraditional approach to unearthing wild and obscure Marvel characters.
Episode 5: Suit Up!
The cosplay community is overflowing with creativity and dedication to the craft of costume building. And many individuals have found inner confidence — and lifelong friends — by embodying the Marvel characters who inspire them.
Episode 6: Unboxed
Action figures once dwelled only in toy chests, but today, they are treasured and preserved by collectors of all ages. “Unboxed” muses on the symbiotic relationship between toys and comics, plus the imaginative professionals melding the two.
Episode 7: The Marvel Method
Comic book veteran Dan Slott is among the last remaining writers to collaborate using the storied “Marvel Method,” an approach where a writer develops and passes a plot summary to an artist to construct the visual action and story beats.
Episode 8: Marvel Spotlight
The Marvel Spotlight program delivers Marvel’s stories of heroism and hope to a fresh medium: the stage! Marvel has created a series of one-act plays to challenge teenagers to explore the humans behind their favorite Marvel Super Heroes, including Ms. Marvel and Squirrel Girl, and examine universal challenges facing young adults today.
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