Here is something Marvel has been doing right under our noses: it has quietly assembled almost an entire Young Avengers roster across a dozen movies and shows. No official team, no big announcement, but the Young Avengers pieces are all on the board, and with Avengers Doomsday closing in, fans are asking the obvious question. When do the kids finally get their team up?
Let us line up who is actually here, who is still missing, and how close the MCU really is to pulling the trigger on a Young Avengers project.
Who are the Young Avengers anyway?
In the comics, the Young Avengers are the next generation, a scrappy team of teenage heroes who pick up the torch when the main Avengers are scattered or gone. They debuted in 2005 and quickly became a fan favourite thanks to their found family energy and their deep ties to the older heroes.
That last part is the key. Almost every Young Avenger is connected to a big name. Wiccan and Speed are Scarlet Witch’s sons. Kate Bishop is the Hawkeye protege. Cassie Lang is Ant-Man’s daughter. The team is basically the MCU’s future written in one roster, which is why Marvel keeps seeding them.
Which Young Avengers are already in the MCU?
This is the wild part. The bench is almost full. Here is the current lineup of Young Avengers who have already shown up on screen.
- Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld), introduced in Hawkeye and already trained by Clint Barton himself.
- Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani), the heart of the group and arguably the most popular young hero Marvel has right now.
- Cassie Lang / Stature (Kathryn Newton), Scott Lang’s daughter, who suited up in Quantumania.
- America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez), the multiverse hopping teen from Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
- Billy Maximoff / Wiccan, whose reality bending powers came roaring back in the Agatha All Along finale.
- Riri Williams / Ironheart (Dominique Thorne), the genius engineer who leads her own series.
- Eli Bradley / Patriot, teased through his grandfather Isaiah in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
That is a stunning amount of the team already active. Add a returning Tommy Maximoff as Speed and a version of Kid Loki or Marvel Boy, and you basically have a full Young Avengers roster ready to go.
How do the Young Avengers connect to Avengers Doomsday?
Here is the honest read. Doomsday is the grown ups movie, a giant crossover built around Doctor Doom and the multiverse, so do not expect the Young Avengers to headline it. But this is exactly the kind of universe shaking event that could scatter the senior team and create the vacuum the kids are meant to fill.
There are hints too. Iman Vellani has become a genuine face of the current MCU push, even hosting the official Countdown to Doomsday podcast, and she has been vocal about where her character goes next in our breakdown of the Ms. Marvel MCU future. When Marvel keeps a young hero this front and center, it usually means a plan. You can track where every hero stands on our MCU cast tracker and see how the big picture fits together in our Avengers: Doomsday guide.
Will we actually get a Young Avengers movie?
Marvel has never officially confirmed a Young Avengers film, and the studio has been careful not to overpromise after a busy few years. But the ingredients are undeniable. When you have this many young heroes introduced, a team up is less a question of if and more a question of when.
The smart money says the kids get their moment after the Doomsday and Secret Wars one two punch, once the multiverse dust settles and the MCU needs a fresh generation to build the next saga around. That is the natural launchpad, and the roster will be ready.
What happens next
Watch how Doomsday and Secret Wars treat these characters. A meaningful moment for Kate, Kamala, or Billy in either film would be the clearest possible signal that a Young Avengers team up is being set up. Every cameo is a breadcrumb.
So we want to hear from you. If Marvel greenlit a Young Avengers movie tomorrow, who would you want leading the team, Kate Bishop or Ms. Marvel? Make your case in the comments.
Sources: Marvel.com, Young Avengers comic history via Marvel Comics. Image: Iman Vellani, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).
