Ever since Black Panther brought audiences into the heart of Wakanda, MCU fans have been enthralled by T’Challa and Shuri’s home country. The super-advanced African nation, sitting on a rich deposit of Vibranium, is a vibrant canvas for all kinds of stories to be told – and now, in the wake of Avengers: Infinity War and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, we’re finally going back. Not only that, but we’ll get to jump through Wakandan history in animated anthology series Eyes Of Wakanda, a four-part series created by Todd Harris and produced by Ryan Coogler, dropping in on various eras of warriors.
“[It’s] about how Wakandans intersected through history — those futuristic, Star Trek-level Africans who bounce through time,” Harris tells Empire. That includes a group of seafaring people inspired by a real-life group of Bronze Age tribes, suggested for inclusion by Coogler himself.“They were raiders who robbed their way through the Mediterranean,” Harris explains. “Which gave us an open [book] in terms of creating a world based on very vague but dramatic circumstances.”
While the real potential of Eyes Of Wakanda will be introducing fans to all kinds of news heroes throughout history, Harris teases some familiar faces may show up in the series. “There’s definitely going to be some familiarity,” he promises. And since the entire series is now confirmed to hit streaming series this Friday, 1 August, there isn’t long to wait. Wakanda awaits.
Read Empire’s full Eyes Of Wakanda story in the Avatar: Fire And Ash issue – on sale Thursday 31 July. Pre-order a copy online here. Eyes Of Wakanda comes to Disney+ on 1 August.
