Just a couple of months ago, Marvel Studios seemed as though it was ready to finally launch the Human Rocket into the MCU. After being originally developed as a film by Moon Knight writer Sabir Pirzada in 2022, Nova was put on the back burner by the studio before being repackaged as a streaming series. With a new course charted for Richard Rider’s long-awaited debut, Marvel Television brought veteran showrunner Ed Bernero in to get the series ready for a reported late-2025 start of production.
Now, even as rumors fly around actors Marvel may be considering for the role of Richard Rider, Nova is once again grounded. According to Deadline, Marvel Television has paused the development of multiple streaming series, including Nova.
Though studio representatives are quick to point out that the series was never greenlit, Marvel TV boss Brad Winderbaum confirmed the project was moving forward in September 2024, calling it “an amazing ensemble piece.”
To that end, new details about Nova were shared by insider Daniel Richtman, who claimed that the series would see Rider rebuilding the Nova Corps after Thanos’ decimated it prior to the events of Avengers: Infinity War. Richtman also revealed that Rider’s team, the ensemble referenced by Winderbaum, would be made up of Sam Alexander and a handful of original characters created for the D+ series.
Interestingly, both Deadline and studio insider Jeff Sneider were bullish on Nova still making it to the screen, claiming that the series is simply delayed while the studio revamps its process.
Sources: Deadline, X
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