TV SERIES · 2021–2021 · USA
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
- Created by
- Malcolm Spellman
- Network
- Disney+
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 6
- Studio
- Marvel Studios
36 archived facts 3 topics 1 source Last reviewed Sep 2026
Following the events of “Avengers: Endgame”, the Falcon, Sam Wilson and the Winter Soldier, Bucky Barnes team up in a global adventure that tests their abilities, and their patience.
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8 Facts on the Deeper Meaning of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
- #014
Composer Henry Jackman described The Falcon and the Winter Soldier as a psychological drama, while Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan characterized it as part action-packed superhero epic and part awkward buddy-comedy.
- #015
Sebastian Stan compared the tone of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier to the more realistic and grounded MCU film Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and said its longer running time versus a film let the series explore the title characters' personal lives and show what a day in each of their lives is like.
- #018
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is set six months after the film Avengers: Endgame (2019), in which Steve Rogers passes his shield and the Captain America mantle to Sam Wilson.
- #019
Anthony Mackie said Captain America was expected to be a specific brand of person, and Sam Wilson questions taking the mantle as a Black man aware of how others see him.
- #020
Malcolm Spellman described the series as a natural progression from the racial identity themes of Marvel Studios' Black Panther (2018) and hoped it would affect Black youth as that film did. He also noted that more than half of the writing staff, himself and Moore included, was Black, which he said strengthened the portrayal of Sam Wilson as a "decidedly Black character".
- #021
Sebastian Stan said viewers could compare events in the series to the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, though he noted this was unintentional because the series was written before that event.
- #022
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier's primary source of conflict is the Blip, the event in which half of all life in the universe disappeared in Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and returned during Endgame. Series writer Malcolm Spellman said the creative team wanted this crisis to be something viewers could identify with.
- #023
Malcolm Spellman compared the Blip to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying both resulted in a world seeking stability after a global catastrophe. Each episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier examines whether the Blip will bring the world together or drive it apart.
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