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2021–present Marvel Studios docuseries

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2021 American TV series or program

Marvel Studios: Assembled is an American anthology television docuseries of specials created for the streaming service Disney+. Produced by Marvel Studios, each special goes behind-the-scenes of a Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) television series or film in Phase Four with the creatives, exploring the process of creating each series or film.

The series was first announced in February 2021. Marvel Studios: Assembled premiered on March 12, 2021, with subsequent specials releasing shortly after a Disney+ series’ completion or a film’s Disney+ release. It received positive responses for showcasing how each project came together, particularly with the technical aspects and franchise connectivity.

Premise[edit]

The series goes behind-the-scenes of a Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Phase Four television series or film with the creatives, exploring the process of creating each series or film.[1]

Background[edit]

Marvel Studios: Assembled was announced in February 2021 as a television documentary series of specials to go behind-the-scenes with an “in-depth examination” of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) television series and films in the franchise’s Phase Four slate of content. Each “making of” special follows the filmmakers and the cast and crew members during the production of each project, with exclusive on-set footage used to compile the specials in the series. Assembled was announced to premiere on March 12, 2021, with a special for WandaVision (2021), with specials for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021), the first season of Loki (2021), and Hawkeye (2021), along with the film Black Widow (2021), also revealed.[1] Later in March, ahead of the premiere of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, its special was revealed to release on April 30, 2021.[2] Shortly after the premiere of Loki in June, that series’ special was revealed to release on July 21, 2021.[4] The first three specials debuted one week after the release of each series’ finale.[4] In September 2021, the Black Widow special was revealed to be releasing on October 20, 2021, while a special for What If…? was announced for October 27.[6] In November, a special for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was announced to be releasing on November 12, 2021, to coincide with the Disney+ release of that film as part of the service’s “Disney+ Day” celebration.[7]

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In December 2021, it was announced that Hawkeye‘s special would be released on January 19, 2022,[8] though this was moved to February 9, 2022, in January 2022. At the same time, the special for Eternals (2021) was announced to be released on February 16.[9] In April 2022, a special for Moon Knight (2022) was revealed to be releasing on May 11, 2022,[10] ultimately releasing on May 25.[11] In June 2022, a special for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) was revealed to be releasing on July 1, 2022,[12] before being pushed back and releasing a week later on July 8.[13] In July, a special for Ms. Marvel (2022) was revealed to be releasing on August 3, 2022.[14] The following month, it was announced that the special for Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) would be released on September 8, 2022, for Disney+ Day.[15] In October, a special for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022) was revealed to be releasing on November 3, 2022.[16] In January 2023, a special for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) was revealed to be releasing on February 8.[17]

Commentators called Assembled a companion series to fellow Marvel Studios docuseries Marvel Studios: Legends, which releases before a series or film to help inform viewers about relevant events to that series or film,[18][19] while Hoai-Tran Bui and Ethan Anderton of /Film, and ComicBook.com‘s Charlie Ridgley each noted the similarities to the Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian documentary series for the Disney+ Star Wars series The Mandalorian.[18][20] Ridgley and Matt Miller at Game Informer noted Assembled allowed Marvel Studios to provide more insight on how their content is produced and answer questions audiences may have regarding them.[20] David Wolinsky of GameSpot felt Assembled was a “promising follow-up” to Marvel’s Behind the Mask (2021), a fellow documentary series that showcased the inspiration behind Marvel’s comic book heroes.[22]

Specials[edit]

Release[edit]

Marvel Studios: Assembled premiered on March 12, 2021, on Disney+. Additional specials are released shortly after a Disney+ series’ completion or a film’s Disney+ release.[1]

Reception[edit]

With the release of the special for WandaVision, Anderton recalled how Marvel Studios had gone from making the MCU as the “largest episodic experiment ever”, according to that series’ star Paul Bettany, into a “full fledged success” with its interconnectivity and felt Assembled allowed Marvel Studios to “dive into every aspect” of their upcoming productions, including the “spoiler-filled details” that were kept under wraps. Elaine Low, writing for Variety, said the WandaVision special was a “delightful deep dive” that explored the “massive scale and breadth” of the visual effects used for its episodes and the production design. Lucas Pearce at The People’s Movies felt that special was a “great way to close the gap” between that series’ finale by showing how it “all came together”.[24]

Regarding the special for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Anderton felt as that series was more straightforward than WandaVision, it was less compelling or enthralling,[25] but highlighted the technical aspects of that production he found “surprising”, such as showcasing the use of real skydivers for some frames, and the use of visual effects for some backgrounds in action scenes and on Sam Wilson’s Captain America suit. He particularly highlighted stars Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan joking around together and a single take scene of Daniel Brühl in character as Baron Helmut Zemo promoting a Sokovian clothing store called Suit-kovia for a “makeshift commercial”, which was filmed at the Brass Monkey nightclub set that was used for the series’ Madripoor setting.[25]

Related documentaries[edit]

In November 2022, the documentary special Director by Night was released, going behind the scenes of the Marvel Studios Special Presentation Werewolf by Night (2022) with an emphasis on the life and career of its director and composer Michael Giacchino.[16]

  1. ^ Each Assembled special is released following the conclusion of the associated series or release of the associated film.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Paige, Rachel (February 16, 2021). “Marvel Studios Announces Assembled, a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe”. Marvel.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Griffin, David (March 17, 2021). “New on Disney+ in April: Falcon and The Winter Soldier, Tartakovsky’s Clone Wars, and More”. IGN. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Ridgely, Charlie (June 16, 2021). “Disney+: Every Movie and TV Show Arriving in July 2021”. ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  4. ^ Ridgely, Charlie (September 22, 2021). “Everything Coming to Disney+ in October 2021”. ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  5. ^ Spangler, Todd (November 8, 2021). “Disney Plus Priced at $1.99 for First Month as Part of Company-Wide ‘Disney Plus Day’ Promotions”. Variety. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  6. ^ Ridgely, Charlie (December 16, 2021). “Disney+: Every Movie & TV Show Arriving in January 2022”. ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  7. ^ Ridgely, Charlie (January 18, 2022). “Disney+: Every Movie & TV Show Arriving in February 2022”. ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  8. ^ Olson, Savannah (April 20, 2022). “Here’s everything coming to Disney Plus in May 2022”. The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on April 20, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  9. ^ Brail, Nathaniel (May 11, 2022). “Disney+ Delays Moon Knight Episode of Marvel Studios: Assembled”. ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  10. ^ Wolinsky, David (June 21, 2022). “New On Disney Plus In July 2022: Marvel Studios Assembled: Doctor Strange 2, Ms. Marvel Finale”. GameSpot. Archived from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  11. ^ Paige, Rachel (July 8, 2022). “Marvel Studios’ Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is Now Streaming on Disney+”. Marvel.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  12. ^ Ridgely, Charlie (July 20, 2022). “Disney+: Every Movie & TV Show Arriving in August 2022”. ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  13. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (August 22, 2022). “Thor: Love and Thunder, DWTS Special Among Disney+ Day Premieres”. TVLine. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  14. ^ a b Johnson, Zach (October 18, 2022). “Everything New You Can Stream on Disney+ in November 2022”. D23. Archived from the original on October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  15. ^ Theodore-Vachon, Rebecca (January 17, 2023). “Disney+: What’s Coming in February 2023”. Adweek. Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  16. ^ a b Bui, Hoai-Tran (February 16, 2021). “‘Marvel Studios’ Assembled’: Disney+ to Debut New MCU Documentary Series with Making-Of Special About ‘WandaVision’“. /Film. Archived from the original on February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  17. ^ Gemmill, Allie (February 16, 2021). “Marvel Studios Announces ‘Assembled’ Making-of Disney+ Docuseries & First Episode Details”. Collider. Archived from the original on February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  18. ^ a b Ridgley, Charlie (February 16, 2021). “Marvel Studios Reveals New Disney+ Series Assembled”. ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  19. ^ Wolinsky, David (February 16, 2021). “Marvel Announces Assembled, New Disney+ MCU Documentary Series”. GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 16, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  20. ^ Pearce, Lucas (March 16, 2021). “Disney+ Review – Assembled: The Making of Wandavision”. The People’s Movies. Archived from the original on March 16, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  21. ^ a b Anderton, Ethan (April 30, 2021). “7 Things We Learned About ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ From Marvel’s ‘Assembled’ Documentary”. /Film. Archived from the original on April 30, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

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