Wolverine regains adamantium in X‑Men ’97 Season 2 Episode 5

The fifth episode of X‑Men ’97’s second season, titled “Weapon X, Lies, and DVDs,” aired on Disney+ on July 15 2026. Wolverine reunites with former Weapon X allies—Sabretooth, Lady Deathstrike, Maverick and Garrison Kane—alongside Morph to infiltrate a Weapon X facility. Their helicopter is downed by mutated birds, Kane is killed, and the team confronts the alien Brood, a parasitic species that infects Wolverine and transforms Dr. Cornelius into a monstrous hybrid. The Brood’s hive‑mind threat forces the heroes to trap Wolverine in an adamantium‑bonding tank, restoring his metal skeleton and claws. Omega Red also appears, breaking free before being defeated by the restored Wolverine. The episode adopts a horror tone, drawing on 1980s sci‑fi films such as Alien and Predator, and has been noted by critics for delivering a brutal Wolverine story that the original 1990s cartoon could not. Subsequent episodes continue weekly on Wednesdays, with episode 6 scheduled for July 22 2026.