One of the most speculated MCU projects is finally starting to feel more real as it has gained a writer.
Nexus Point News can exclusively report that Rachna Fruchbom is set to write Champions, a TV series in early development at Marvel Studios. Fruchbom will presumably showrun and executive produce the series as well. This is following the report by X user, @ApocHorseman, that a series centered on Marvel’s younger heroes is being developed under the title Champions.
A project centered on the Young Avengers or Champions has been highly speculated since the introduction of characters like Cassie Lang, Kamala Khan, Kate Bishop, Kid Loki, Eli Bradley, Riri Williams, America Chavez, and Billy Maximoff. The Young Avengers first debuted in their self-titled series in 2005, created by Allan Heinberg and Jim Cheung. The team has kept a consistent line-up of Iron Lad, Wiccan, Hulkling, Hawkeye, Stature, Speed, and Patriot until its relaunch in 2012, adding members like Kid Loki, America Chavez, and Marvel Boy. The Champions debuted in their self-titled series in 2016 as a separate team with its own roster of characters like Ms. Marvel, Brawn, Nova, Ironheart, a time-displaced Cyclops, and more. The team was created by Mark Waid and Humberto Ramos.Â
Given the current characters in the MCU, the series will likely be pulling members from both teams especially since with Kate and Kamala’s interaction at the end of The Marvels. The name Champions, was likely chosen to differentiate it from the Avengers.
Fruchbom is currently writing and executive producing season 3 of Apple TV+’s Shrinking. She has also served as a co-executive producer and writer on And Just Like That… and Fresh Off The Boat. She began her career as a writer on NBC’s Parks and Recreation. Fruchbom is repped by UTA.
Champions is currently in early development by Marvel Studios for Disney+.