Three years after her debut in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, we’re finally getting our first look at the Iron Heart series thanks to a trailer and stunning poster.
It’s been a long wait (based on the suit’s VFX it’s been time well spent), but today brings the first trailer for Iron Heart.
Considering that we’re only a month and a half away from release, I was hoping for a trailer with a little more “meat” and story details, but I’m definitely digging what we’re seeing so far. The suit VFX looks impressive and seeing Riri back in action after a fun debut in Wakanda Forever is pretty great. Oh, and this amazing looking poster is also doing a lot of work to get the hype going:
The character made her debut in 2022’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” directed by Ryan Coogler. “Ironheart is such a great character in publishing,” said Coogler. “In 2016, Brian Michael Bendis created a character who would be a successor of sorts to the Iron Man legacy. In the comic book, Riri Williams and Tony Stark had a relationship—she was a student at MIT who came from an almost polar opposite background as Tony, but they came together in their passion to better society. Eventually, the character gets her own identity as Ironheart, and other writers like Eve Ewing picked up from there, taking Riri Williams to Chicago.”
Set after the events of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “Ironheart” pits technology against magic when Riri—determined to make her mark on the world—returns to her hometown of Chicago. Her unique take on building iron suits is brilliant, but in pursuit of her ambitions, she finds herself wrapped up with the mysterious yet charming Parker Robbins aka “The Hood” (Anthony Ramos).The series also stars Lyric Ross, Alden Ehrenreich, Regan Aliyah, Manny Montana, Matthew Elam and Anji White. Chinaka Hodge is head writer; episodes are directed by Sam Bailey and Angela Barnes. Executive producers include Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, Zoie Nagelhout, Chinaka Hodge, Ryan Coogler, Sev Ohanian and Zinzi Coogler. Music is by Dara Taylor.
Iron Heart debuts with three episodes June 24, 2025 on Disney+.
