Marvel’s newest Disney+ sequence, Ironheart, debuted with its first three episodes earlier this week. Although preliminary reactions had been positively leaning optimistic, full critiques have been extra blended, and the present now appears to have settled on Rotten Tomatoes with a so-so 69% primarily based on 55 verdicts.
There was by no means actually a lot hype behind this one, as Riri Williams merely wasn’t a Marvel Comics character the vast majority of followers had been clamouring to see get her personal sequence. A muted response to Riri’s MCU debut in Black Panther: Wakanda Perpetually did not assist issues, nor did the trailers that had been launched within the build-up to the present’s premiere.
Whereas it is honest to say that anticipation for Ironheart wasn’t precisely via the roof, the premiere does appear to have made a number of converts. On the very least, a number of viewers are curious to see what’s going to occur subsequent after the closing moments of episode 3, and the tease of a significant debut is bound to generate curiosity within the again half of the season.
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I’ve seen all six episodes of #Ironheart, and it isn’t good. It turns into apparent in a short time why Marvel determined to dump this on D+ 3 eps at a time. Cannot fault the forged, however none of them are given a lot to work with. Among the motion scenes are satisfactory and the finale is by far… pic.twitter.com/UxTD7SvDCu
— Mark Cassidy (@RorMachine) June 24, 2025
“After being expelled from MIT and stripped of her tech, teen genius Riri Williams returns to Chicago. An opportunity encounter leads her into the orbit of a harmful crew, and when she makes use of a brain-mapping system to restore her damaged swimsuit, she by accident brings again a hologram AI of her useless greatest good friend.”
Dominique Thorne’s Riri Williams made her MCU debut in Black Panther: Wakanda Perpetually, and this sequence takes locations after the occasions of the sequel, as Riri returns to her hometown of Chicago and units her thoughts to constructing a state-of-the-art iron swimsuit.
“Set after the occasions of “Black Panther: Wakanda Perpetually,” “Ironheart” pits know-how in opposition to magic when Riri—decided to make her mark on the world—returns to her hometown of Chicago. Her distinctive tackle constructing iron fits is good, however in pursuit of her ambitions, she finds herself wrapped up with the mysterious but charming Parker Robbins aka ‘The Hood’ (Anthony Ramos).”
The sequence additionally stars Lyric Ross, Alden Ehrenreich, Regan Aliyah, Manny Montana, Matthew Elam and Anji White. Chinaka Hodge is head author; episodes are directed by Sam Bailey and Angela Barnes. Govt producers embody Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, Zoie Nagelhout, Chinaka Hodge, Ryan Coogler, Sev Ohanian and Zinzi Coogler. Music is by Dara Taylor.
