Phase five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has kicked off in 2023 with several movies and a few new and returning TV shows. One of which will be the Secret Invasion mini-series for Disney+.

A trailer was released during Disney's D23 celebrations back in September 2022, which you can see above. Here's everything we know about the show so far.

Secret Invasion TV series release date

Secret Invasion will hits Disney+ on 21 June 2023, according to a trailer released at the start of April this year, so there isn't a huge amount of time left before it's available to watch.

How to watch the Secret Invasion TV series

Marvel's Secret Invasion TV series will be exclusive to Disney+. You will need to be a subscriber to watch it.

How many episodes will Secret Invasion have?

There will be six episodes in the Secret Invasion mini-series.

Secret Invasion plot and rumours

Based only loosley on the comic book event that ran across multiple titles in 2009, the Secret Invasion TV series will mainly focuses on Nick Fury and his Skrull ally Talos.

They seek to expose a cabal of other Skrulls who can shape-shift and have infiltrated high-ranking positions in governments on Earth.

The superhero tie-in event featured so many heroes in the books that the budget would be bigger even than the last two Avengers movies, so the theme of paranoia and mistrust remains, but the on a more personal level.

Secret Invasion cast and crew

As you can see in the trailers down below, Samuel L Jackson reprises his role as Nick Fury, the former head of S.H.I.E.L.D. who returns to Earth after a lengthy absence. Also reprising MCU roles are Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill, Martin Freeman as Everett K Ross, and Don Cheadle as James "Rhodey" Rhodes/War Machine.

Ben Mendelsohn will once again be Skrull agent Talos (from Captain Marvel), while Game of Thrones' Emilia Clarke will play Gloria Warner.

What to watch before Secret Invasion

What not to watch, basically?

The Avengers movies are a shoo-in, as well as Captain Marvel, where you'll get to see Talos and Fury together for the first time.

Captain America: Civil War and Black Panther should be put on the watch list too, with Everett K Ross (Freeman) appearing in both. Oh, and it's handy to catch up with the first three episodes of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. to get more background on Maria Hill (Smulders).

Also watch Spider-Man: Far From Home - Hill is impersonated by a Skrull (Soren) in that. It'll give you a couple of indications of what to expect from Secret Invasion.

Essentially, read our guide to the MCU movies and shows, which should help: What order should you watch every Marvel movie and TV show?

All Marvel movies and TV shows are available to stream on Disney+.

Is there a Secret Invasion trailer?

There have now been a couple of trailers for Secret Invasion - first up was the trailer that took the wraps of the series in the first place.

While that first glimpse played things pretty close to its chest, a longer and more detailed trailer came out in April 2023, showing us a bunch more context and characters.

It even introduces new actors to the MCU, including Emilia Clarke of Game of Thrones fame.