The Best Marvel Movie of the Last Few Years Gets New Release Ahead of ‘Doomsday’
ABC will air *The Fantastic Four: First Steps* on 13 December 2026, giving viewers a chance to revisit the Marvel film less than a week before *Avengers: Doomsday* opens in cinemas. The broadcast matters because the 2025 reboot is said to lead directly into the upcoming film’s story.
The film stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn as the Fantastic Four, who face Galactus and his Herald, Silver Surfer. It is scheduled from 8.33 to 11 pm; *Doomsday*, featuring Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom, is due in cinemas on 18 December.
In short
- ABC will show *The Fantastic Four: First Steps* on 13 December.
- The broadcast comes less than a week before *Avengers: Doomsday*.
- The 2025 film is said to lead directly into the new film’s plot.
Explained simply
The Fantastic Four are a Marvel superhero team whose members gain powers after exposure to cosmic radiation. In the 2025 film, they face Galactus, a powerful being who consumes planets, and his Herald, Silver Surfer.
The film is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a series of connected superhero stories. Avengers: Doomsday is another instalment in that series, with Robert Downey Jr. playing Doctor Doom, a character from Marvel comics. The connection between the films gives viewers context for how the Fantastic Four fit into the wider story.