The series will follow the young heroes who are making remarkable and positive change across communities by dedicating their lives in selfless acts of bravery and kindness. Every kid who features in the show will have their own Marvel comic.
Episodes
Development
The series is announced as one of the two documentaries by Marvel for Disney+ on April 10, 2019. The editors at Marvel Comics found some innovative ways to include these kids as superheros and to surprise them by revealing they are immortalised in Marvel Comics.
Release
The first episode of the series launched on November 12, 2019 as one of the first titles for Disney+ with a new episode on every Friday. The series will have 20 episodes in total.
Promotion
At D23 Expo the series conducted a panel and explained about the series and revealed the release plan. On October 1, 2019, the first full trailer was released by Disney+. At New York Comic Con in early October, the first episode was screen by Marvel featuring Jordan Reeves, creator of Project Unicorn. Later on the day an exclusive clip was released online from the first episode.
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 91% approval rating for the first season with an average rating of 8.38/10, based on 10 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "A heartwarming and powerful glimpse into the lives of some real life heroes, Marvel's Hero Project finds inspiration in a new generation of innovators". Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 54 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Dave Trumbore writing for Collider said, "Disney+ delivers an endearing, empowering docuseries". CNET's Bonnie Burton said, "Marvel's Hero Project on Disney Plus spotlights real kids making a difference." Matt Fowler for IGN said. "Marvel's Hero Project is a well-intentioned and nicely-presented packaging of profiles featuring some uniquely inspiring young warriors willfully making the world a better place. It's not entirely suited for a 30 minute format, and you can often feel the strain, but it's never not uplifting."
