Overview

• Entertainment outlets Inside the Magic and DisneyFanatic reported that Disney and Marvel intend to kill off the current version of Thor by portraying him as an undead character in the upcoming Marvel Zombies series.
• The series is set to premiere on Disney+ in October 2025 and adapts the comic’s alternate reality where heroes and villains resist or become the undead.
• Sources emphasize that this undead Thor storyline exists within an alternate-universe project and does not represent a permanent canonical death.
• Marvel is reportedly using bold character reimaginings in its Disney+ slate to raise narrative stakes ahead of the 2026 Avengers: Doomsday event.
• Marvel and Disney have not officially confirmed these claims, leaving the zombie Thor reports unverified until a company statement.