Invincible season 3: what we know about the hit Prime Video show's return

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Invincible season 3: key information

- No confirmed release date, but rumored to arrive in early 2025
- Unlikely to be split into two parts, according to its co-creator
- Main members of the ensemble cast expected to return
- Two characters from season 1 confirmed to return
- No plot synopsis released
- Mark Grayson will get his blue and black suit
- Comics hint at where the story could go next
- No trailer or footage released online yet
- Fourth season in development

There's been plenty of news (and the odd rumor) about Invincible season 3 since we last updated this guide. Indeed, the hugely popular Prime Video animated series has received some big updates and teases in recent months, so it's high time we delivered them to you at supersonic speed.

Below, you'll find all of that intel and more on Invincible's third season. That includes our release date prediction, confirmed cast, story speculation, and what the future holds for the R-rated Amazon TV Original after a big Comic-Con 2024 announcement concerning the hit series.

Full spoilers follow for Invincible season 2 part 1, Invincible season 2 part 2, and the graphic novel series that the TV adaptation is based upon. You have been warned.

Invincible season 3 release date: what we know so far

Invincible season 3 doesn't have an official release date, but there's been plenty of chatter about it since its forebear ended.

Firstly, Amazon renewed Invincible for seasons 2 and 3 in May 2021, so we've known it's on the way for a long time. More recently, the show's X/Twitter account (see the tweet above) confirmed voice recordings have been done since April. Add that to the fact that Invincible's third season has technically been in development for over three years, we're praying that the wait won't be as long as the near-two-year break between Invincible season 1 and its follow-up.

And it sounds like our prayers have been answered. Speaking at GalaxyCon Oklahoma in June (per The Direct), one of the show's voice actors Ross Marquand suggested it'll likely launch in early 2025. Elaborating in a chat with Variety (thanks to Reddit for the catch) at Comic-Con 2024, co-creator Robert Kirkman also teased: "You can expect season 3 very soon and, very, very soon, we'll be telling you when."

So, when do we expect Invincible to return? We predict season 3 will arrive in early 2025, with an official release date announcement coming in September. We doubt it'll launch in two parts, too; something co-showrunner Simon Racioppa exclusively told TechRadar "wasn't the original plan" for Invincible season 2. Kirkman appeared to pour cold water on that possibility (per GamesRadar) as well, saying: "All I can say is that we are well aware of the fact that that [splitting season 2 in two] was not popular. It is what it is. So you know, we're exploring things and that's something that we'll definitely be talking about."

Invincible season 3 cast: confirmed and rumored

Full spoilers follow for Invincible season 2 and its source material.

Here's who we expect to appear in Invincible season 3:

• Steven Yeun as Mark Grayson/Invincible

• J.K. Simmons as Nolan Grayson/Omni-Man

• Sandra Oh as Debbie Grayson

• Gillian Jacobs as Samantha Eve Wilkins/Atom Eve

• Walton Goggins as Cecil Stedman

• Chris Diamantopoulos as Donald Ferguson

• Andrew Rannells as William Clockwell

• Seth Rogen as Allen the Alien

• Jason Mantzoukas as Rex Sloan/Rex Splode

• Ross Marquand as The Immortal and Rudy Connors

• Zachary Quinto as Robot

• Malese Jow as Katherine Cha/Dupli-Kate

• Grey Griffin as Rachel/Shrinking Ray and Amanda

• Kevin Michael Richardson as Monster Girl and The Mauler Twins

• Khary Payton as Markus Grimshaw/Black Samson

• Jay Pharoah as Zandale Rudolph/Bulletproof

• Ben Schwartz as The Shapesmith

• Mark Hamill as Art Rosenbaum

• Peter Cullen as Thaedus

• Tatiana Maslany as Telia

• Clancy Brown as General Kregg

• Shantel Vanshanten as Anissa

• Sterling K. Brown as Angstrom Levy

• Calista Flockhart as April Howsam

• Michael Dorn as Battle Beast

• Mahershala Ali as Titan

Everyone up to the final two characters showed up in season 2, so they'll be back for another round next season. As for Battle Beast and Titan, the official Invincible X/Twitter account confirmed they'll return after sitting out season 2. Dorn and Ali voiced these individuals in season 1, so we expect them to reprise their roles in the show's next chapter.

There are other supporting cast members who could feature, but the above actors are the most noteworthy – and that includes Brown's Levy. His return will come as a big surprise to anyone who hasn't read the comics, but we'll explain why we'll see him again in our spoiler-filled plot section. Vanshanten's Anissa should be part of season 3's cast roster, too; the Viltrumite warrior playing a significant role in Mark's story from this point on.

Then there's Oliver Grayson, Mark's half-brother, who'll continue to age rapidly in season 3, start speaking, and acquire his own superpowers. Chatting to CoveredGeekly, Racioppa confirmed someone has been cast as Oliver, so we'll find out who that is soon. Other cast additions, such as the heavily teased arrival of Space Racer in season 2 episode 6, could be announced ahead of season 3's release, too.

One actor who might have been cast as a season 3 newcomer is Jeffrey Dean Morgan. In January 2023, we reported that The Walking Dead alumnus had seemingly joined the Invincible roster for season 2. Kirkman shot down that rumor prior to last season's launch, telling TechRadar that he was "going to disappoint people" by saying Morgan wouldn't voice a new character in the second season, which proved to be the case.

However, considering Morgan posted an image on his personal Instagram (see above) with a stack of Invincible Ultimate Collection books, we still think he's voicing someone – the Viltrumite warrior known as Conquest, perhaps? We'd be okay with that.

As for voice actors we don't expect to see (or, rather, hear) again, Zazie Beetz's Amber Bennett isn't likely to show up. She broke up with Mark in season 2's penultimate episode, which also happens in the comics. While Amber has a small role to play after the pair part ways in the source material, there was a finality to their relationship in the season 2 finale. In our minds, we've seen the last of her.

Invincible season 3 plot speculation

Full spoilers follow for Invincible season 2 and its graphic novels.

Invincible season 3 doesn't have a plot brief yet, but we've got a good idea about what'll happen. Before we get into spoiler territory, Racioppa has teased (via The Direct) what fans can expect from the show's next batch of episodes on one of the world's best streaming services.

"Half the fun of season 3 is like, 'Oh my God, we have to deal with all the stuff that happened in season 2'," he said. "All the ramifications of that, all of the reverberations of that, all the trauma from that. How does that change our characters going forward? So, that's really fun because we have these new challenges for our characters in season 3. How do we keep all the previous seasons still relevant and in our minds and in our character's minds when we go forward? So that's super fun and exciting.

"We want our characters to keep on evolving, we want our world to keep on evolving, we want things to change, but still feel real," Racioppa continued. "That stuff is, you know, it's great. Like, we have a great writers room. We all sit down, we all go through all that stuff. We talk about how that would change our characters and how they would feel differently. And then, of course, we still want to make it a big, exciting superhero show. So it's like blending all that stuff together as hopefully what gets us a really great season."

Full spoilers follow from this point on. Proceed at your own risk!

One of the most shocking moments – hey, it wouldn't be Invincible without them – in the season 2 finale was Mark seemingly beating arch-nemesis Angstrom Levy to death. We covered this extensively in our Invincible season 2 ending explained article but, while Mark believes he's killed Angstrom, long-time fans know he's still alive. Regardless, Mark has been through the emotional wringer countless times in Invincible's first two seasons, so it'll be interesting to see how this latest traumatic event impacts his early season 3 arc.

He won't be the only one attempting to overcome another harrowing life event. Debbie, Mark's mother, was severely injured by Angstrom in season 2 episode 8, so she'll need time to recuperate from her physical (and likely psychological, considering what went down in the Grayson household in the finale) wounds. Debbie will be heavily reliant on April, the nanny of Mark's half-brother Oliver, to help her look after the little one.

Speaking of Oliver, he'll continue to grow at an accelerated rate, meaning it won't be long until his Viltrum superpowers emerge. If Mark thought he had enough on his plate, he'll also need to teach Oliver to master his abilities, which will be crucial in the fights to come.

And by fights, we mean fights. Earth needs Mark and its other heroes to continue defending it from numerous threats. That includes the impending Viltrum invasion, which might form the bedrock of season 3's narrative, more sequids-centric action (Russell Livingston can't catch a break, can he?), and any Earth-based villains who may re-emerge or be adapted from the comics for the first time.

Things, then, will take a grimdark turn for the titular hero. To coincide with season 3's muck bleaker and darker narrative, Mark will get a new blue and black suit (see above). Based on this reveal, fans of the comics will immediately know where the plot is going in season 3, but we won't spoil anything ahead of time for those not in the know.

Away from his superhero endeavors, Mark's love life has taken a sharp turn. He's broken up with Amber and is now wrestling with his long-gestating feelings for Eve. A future version of Eve – who, alongside other time-traveling Guardians of the Globe members, rescued Mark following his multi-dimensional fight with Angstrom – asked Mark to tell present-day Eve whether he loves her or not. However, in season 2's last scene, he opted not to do either, which sets up a tantalizing subplot heading into season 3. Will the pair finally get together like they do in the comics? We'll have to see.

There are plenty – and we mean plenty – of other narratives that need to be continued or wrapped up heading into Invincible season 3.

For one, Omni-Man and Allen will join forces and break out of Viltrum jail. Afterward, they'll likely head to Talescria, the Coalition of Planets' headquarters and, with the intergalactic organization's leader Thaedus, plan to fight back against the Viltrum Empire. Whisper it quietly, but that means we could get a buddy-cop team up between Omni-Man and Allen, plus the start of their quest to seek out fan-favorite superheroes from the comics – including Tech Jacket and Space Racer – to seek their help in defending Earth.

That's only scratching the surface of what's to come. There's the revelation that Dupli-Kate is alive, so it'll be fascinating to see if she re-joins the Guardians or not. We're still waiting for news regarding Shrinking Rae's recovery after her near-fatal experience in the battle with the Lizard League, too. Oh, and there's the inevitable return of Anissa who... let's just say does something to Mark in the comics that was incredibly shocking for its time. We'd be amazed, then, if said incident plays out in the same manner in Amazon's adaptation.

Throw in the still-fractious nature of the new Guardians team members, more details on the future Guardians team that rescued Mark (what happens to Earth and their fellow heroes in this future timeline if Mark isn't around?), and even updates on open-ended season 1 storylines, and Invincible season 3 has lots to cover.

Invincible season 3 trailer: is there one?

Not yet – and we don't expect one until its launch date is announced, or much closer to release. We'll update this section once one arrives.

Is Invincible season 3 going to be the show's final entry?

No. On July 27, Kirkman announced that Invincible had been renewed for a fourth season, which turned out to be one of nine huge announcements that wowed us at San Diego Comic-Con 2024.

That confirmation comes almost two years after a chat between Collider and Seth Rogen, one of the show's executive producers, where the latter suggested Amazon had internally greenlit season 4. However, a studio rep told TechRadar in November 2022 that it hadn't secretly renewed Invincible for a fourth season.

Thankfully, now we know that a fourth season is in the works – and, with 144 comic books worth of stories to tell, there's plenty of ground left to cover, too. Amazon's adaptation only covered issues 1 to 12 in season 1, and large swathes of issues 13 through 41-ish in season 2, so we're expecting many more seasons before Invincible's final credits roll.

That said, the show's chief creative team rejigged the order of the source material's various subplots in season 2, so it's difficult to say which issues and storylines will be part of season 3, and how they might be reinterpreted in season 4 and beyond. With that all taken into account, we're unsure how many more seasons it'll take to tell Invincible's entire story. Our best guess? Amazon will need six to seven seasons to do justice to its multiversal narrative. And hey, considering how much we enjoy Invincible, we won't be complaining if that ends up being the case.

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