During Marvel’s gigantic presentation at San Diego Comic-Con,Kevin Feigedebuted the first trailer forSecret Invasion, the Disney+ series starringSamuel L. Jacksonas Nick Fury. While Marvel has yet to release the trailer to the public, we saw the trailer in Hall H, whichCobie Smuldersprefaced by saying, “This is a darker show, you guys. We’re going to get deeper into the characters, and it’s an exciting thriller. You never know if someone is Skrull of human.”
The trailer begins with Jackson’s Fury returning to earth via spaceship, and appearing to Smulders’ Maria Hill at a bar, who states that she’s been unsuccessfully trying to reach him for years. Maria asks Nick why after all this time he decided to come back, and Nick says that there was an issue that needed his attention.
Smulders isn’t exaggerating when she says the series is a darker thriller, as we get quick glimpses of an intenseBen Mendelsohnas Talos,Emilia Clarkeshooting a gun,Kingsley Ben-Adirwith shape-shifting heavies, andOlivia Colmantalking to Nick Fury saying “You’re in no shape for this Fury.” We also glimpseDon Cheadleas James “Rhodey” Rhodes andMartin Freeman’s Everett K. Ross.Secret Invasioncertainly looks like one of the darker Disney+ series, almost giving off aCaptain America: The Winter Soldiervibe, especially considering the uncertainty of who is a human and who is a Skrull that permeates the trailer. Not to mention actors like Colman and Mendelsohn giving suitably intense performances for this darker MCU tale.
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Secret Invasionmarks Jackson’s first live-action appearance in the MCU since 2019’sSpider-Man: Far From Home, although he did do voice work for the Disney+ series,What If…?Jackson will be returning as well forThe Marvels, which will premiere on July 30, 2025.Secret Invasionis created byKyle Bradstreet, who previously wrote forMr. RobotandCopper.Secret Invasionis directed byThomas Bezucha(Let Him Go,The Family Stone) andAli Selim(The Looming Tower,Condor).Secret Headquarterswill also featureKillian Scott,Christopher McDonald, andCarmen Ejogo.
Secret Invasionwill be a part of Marvel’s Phase Five, which includes other Disney+ projects likeEcho,LokiSeason 2,Ironheart, andDaredevil: Born Again.Secret Invasionwill be the first Disney+ series of Phase Five.
