Draft:Untitled Nova series

The untitled Nova series is an upcoming American television miniseries created by Sabir Pirzada for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics character Richard Rider / Nova. It is intended to be one of the television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios, sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. Pirzada serves as head writer.

A series based on Nova was revealed to be in development in March 2022, with Pirzada attached, although development slowed down by February 2023 and reentered early development by a year later.

The series is expected to be released on Disney+ in 2027 or 2028.

Cast and characters

 * Richard Rider / Nova

Development
In March 2022, Marvel Studios was revealed to be developing a project featuring the character Richard Rider / Nova, with Sabir Pirzada writing. Pirzada previously served as a writer on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Disney+ series Moon Knight and Ms. Marvel. It was unclear at that time whether the project was a series or film, but Justin Kroll of Deadline Hollywood reported that it was likely to be a Disney+ limited series. Earlier in the month, Production Weekly had included a space-centered Marvel Comics television series for Disney+ in their report of upcoming projects in development, believed to be the Nova project by writers at ComicBook.com;  Production Weekly later confirmed the untitled series was the Nova project. Development of the series had slowed down by February 2023, when Disney and Marvel Studios were re-evaluating their content output and costs. Brad Winderbaum, the head of streaming, television, and animation at Marvel Studios, confirmed in March 2024 that a Nova project was in early development and said he was aiming to develop it as a series. A few months later, he said the character had "a lot of potential" and was a project the studio was particularly excited about developing. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed in July that the project was being developed as a series and would feature Richard Rider. He anticipated that it would be released three or four years later. Feige and Pirzada will produce the series.

Release
The series is expected to be released on Disney+ in 2027 or 2028.