Marvel's 'What If...?' Season 2 Scraps Dark Spider-Man Episode

Episode Inspired by 'Children of Men' Deemed Too Dark for Series Aimed at Providing Escape During Pandemic

Marvel's 'What If...?' Season 2, written during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, scrapped a 'very dark' Spider-Man episode that was inspired by the dystopian film 'Children of Men'.
The episode was deemed too dark for the series, which aimed to provide an escape and fun release during the pandemic.
Showrunner A.C. Bradley revealed that the episode is 'forever going in a drawer', indicating it will not be produced in the future.
Despite the scrapped episode, Season 2 of 'What If...?' has been well-received, with a third season confirmed.
The dystopian film 'Children of Men' explores a future world where humans have become infertile, a theme that would have been explored in the scrapped Spider-Man episode.