SiriusXM and Marvel partner to produce original Marvel podcasts in a multi-year deal that will produce podcasts for both SirusXM and Pandora. The agreement includes multiple podcasts to be released over several years including original scripted series based around established Marvel characters as well as unscripted original shows. Several popular Marvel podcasts will now debut each week beginning in 2020 on SiriusXM and Pandora
The venture will also include both scripted and unscripted series and themed live events premiering in 2020. SiriusXM and Pandora will also debut many of Marvel’s most popular podcasts before they can be heard anywhere else.
Upcoming programming includes four new scripted series, each ten episodes, based around the iconic characters of Wolverine, Hawkeye, Black Widow, and Star-Lord, as well as a fifth series in which all four team up; unscripted podcasts that look at Marvel’s rich history through a modern-day lens of pop culture; podcasts dedicated to popular Marvel franchises; and regular talk shows, including an interview show that will feature famous celebrity guests.
Dan Buckley, President of Marvel Entertainment said, “Powerful stories are read, seen, and heard – and we believe audio is the next natural step to bring the Marvel Universe to fans around the world. Storytelling has always been at the heart of Marvel’s success, and SiriusXM and Pandora have the right platform and expertise to bring Marvel’s rich tapestry of stories to listeners in a whole new way.”
Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM’s President and Chief Content Officer said, “We chose Marvel for our first major foray into creating original podcasts, and are thrilled to have Marvel create new audio programming and curate top quality podcasts for SiriusXM and Pandora. Under our new creative collaboration with Marvel, we’ll now provide our subscribers and listeners and Marvel fans a breadth and depth of podcasts that will be an immersive adventure into the iconic Marvel universe.”
SiriusXM and Marvel launched their first joint initiative in August with an exclusive music station and channel “Marvel’s 80th: The Road to Marvel Comics #1000,” which was available on SiriusXM and Pandora for a limited run. Celebrating the 1000th issue of Marvel comics as well as the company’s 80th anniversary, the programming was ‘a sonic time-warp experience’ that included an 80-song station playing a track from every year of Marvel’s history, each connected to a page of the Marvel #1000 issue.
SiriusXM subscribers with streaming access will be able to listen to all Marvel podcasts on connected devices and Pandora users on both free ad-supported and Premium subscriptions will be able to hear all Marvel podcasts on the Pandora mobile app for iOS and Android.
