Carl Lumbly joins the cast of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier on Disney+

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Along with a slate of big-screen movies, the fourth phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will also play out on the Disney+ streaming service in a handful of new shows, one of which will feature Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan reprising their roles of Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes, also known as The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

Production on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier has been underway for several months, and it seems that the series has welcomed a new member of its cast. Carl Lumbly, who has appeared in just about everything from Cagney & Lacey, L.A. Law, M.A.N.T.I.S., The X-Files, Alias, Battlestar Galactica, Grey's Anatomy, Zoo, Supergirl, and more, has joined the cast of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. As usual, there's no information on just who Lumbly will be playing in the series, but Deadline theorizes that he could be playing Isaiah Bradley, the black Captain America. The character first appeared in Truth: Red, White & Black, a limited-series which followed a regiment of black soldiers who were forced to act as test subjects in an attempt to recreate the super-soldier formula which turned Steve Rogers into Captain America. While Bradley would certainly be an interesting addition to the Captain America saga unfolding in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, it's best not to assume anything until its official. Carl Lumbly was most recently seen on the big-screen in DOCTOR SLEEP, where he played Dick Halloran.

Here are the synopsis' for the upcoming Marvel shows on Disney+:

• THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER – Following the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” Sam Wilson/Falcon (Anthony Mackie) and Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) team up in a global adventure that tests their abilities—and their patience—in Marvel Studios’ “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier.” The all-new series is directed by Kari Skogland; Malcolm Spellman is the head writer.
• WANDAVISION – Marvel Studios’ “WandaVision” blends the style of classic sitcoms with the Marvel Cinematic Universe in which Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany)—two super-powered beings living their ideal suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems. The new series is directed by Matt Shakman; Jac Schaeffer is head writer.
• LOKI – In Marvel Studios’ “Loki,” the mercurial villain Loki (Tom Hiddleston) resumes his role as the God of Mischief in a new series that takes place after the events of “Avengers: Endgame.” Kate Herron directs and Michael Waldron is head writer.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is expected to debut in August 2020, followed by WandaVision, starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany, in December 2020, and Loki, starring Tom Hiddleston, in Spring 2021.