WARNING: The following contains spoilers for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode 5, "Truth," now streaming on Disney+.
Created by Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Deodato Jr., the Dark Avengers first appeared in 2009's Dark Avengers #1 following the events of Secret Invasion. In that event, which saw the Skrulls impersonating various heroes in a bid to take over Earth, is coming to Disney+ at some point in the future, and the latest episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier laid the groundwork for the team in a big way. In this video, we're going to lay out just how The Falcon and the Winter Soldier sets up the Dark Avengers at some point in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's future -- as well as just what John Walker and Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine may have to do with that.
Check out the video below for more on how the latest episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier set up the Dark Avengers in the MCU.
Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, it's not totally clear just what shape the next phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will take. While there's a good indication the characters that Disney acquired from 21st Century Fox will soon arrive, there's not much solid information on just when or how that might happen. Right now, there are a lot of potential directions the MCU could go in the future, though exactly which one it will take remains to be seen.
Directed by Kari Skogland, Falcon and the Winter Soldier stars Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Emily VanCamp, Wyatt Russell, Noah Mills, Carl Lumbly and Daniel Brühl. New episodes debut Fridays on Disney+.
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