X-Men ’97 Season 2 premiered a week ago on Disney+ with the first three episodes dropping together. Starting this week, the animated series is going to follow a weekly strategy, as the remaining six episodes drop every Wednesday until August 12, 2026. However, the first three episodes did build up Apocalypse as one of the mutants' biggest threats.The third episode did something that even the original animated series did not: give the series' version of En Sabah Nur/Apocalypse a backstory. Titled "Rise of Apocalypse - Part I", the third X-Men ’97 Season 2 episode was entirely set in 3000 B.C. In that episode, we learn that Nur was one of Pharaoh Rama-Tut's slaves, who rebelled against the ruler in ancient Egypt.However, "Rise of Apocalypse - Part I" ended on a cliffhanger as the Pharaoh, who is one of Kang's many variants, fires a celestial weapon at Apocalypse's base, setting up an exciting fourth episode.X-Men ’97 Season 2 episode release dates and times: View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe animated series will follow a weekly release strategy. After the three-episode premiere, the X-Men ’97 Season 2 release schedule looks like this:Episode NumberEpisode titleEpisode release date1Days of Past FutureJuly 01, 20262A Force to Be Reckoned WithJuly 01, 20263Rise of Apocalypse - Part IJuly 01, 20264Rise of Apocalypse - Part IIJuly 08, 20265Weapon X, Lies, and DVDsJuly 15, 20266Danger.exeJuly 22, 20267Strange Land, Savage HeartJuly 29, 20268 The Dead Man's Hand August 05, 2026 9 Survival of the Fittest August 12, 2026 If you look at the table above, the fourth episode, "Rise of Apocalypse - Part II", is set to drop on Disney+ this Wednesday. However, the release time of the episode need not be the same across the world. Therefore, here's when you can catch the next X-Men ’97 Season 2 episode tomorrow:Eastern Standard Time: 03:00 AM, July 08, 2026Pacific Standard Time: 12:00 AM, July 08, 2026Indian Standard Time: 12:30 PM, July 08, 2026Greenwich Mean Time +1: 07:00 AM, July 08, 2026Australian Eastern Standard Time: 05:00 PM, July 08, 2026Central European Time: 09:00 AM, July 08, 2026Why should you catch the next episode? View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe third episode ended with a cliffhanger as Rama-Tut fires his celestial-powered weapon at En Sabah Nur's hideout. We will learn if Magneto, Rogue, Professor X, Nightcrawler, Beast, and Bishop managed to return to the 1990s or not. But some scenes in the trailers hint that they are stuck in the past for a while.Therefore, tomorrow's episode could be about the six mutants stuck in ancient Egypt trying to return to their time. Meanwhile, we may further learn if Apocalypse from the dystopian future managed to travel back to the 1990s or not, where Wolverine, Cyclops, Jean, Morph, Storm, and Forge are waiting for their comrades.This season could be about the team fighting En Sabah Nur from the dystopian future, who is trying to secure his reign and eliminate the biggest thorn in his side, the X-Men. Moreover, the third episode also reveals that Nur was clearly hurt by Magneto's and the others' betrayal in ancient Egypt.If the dystopian version of Apocalypse still remembers the betrayal, his quest to wipe out the X-Men gets even more personal. Adding to that is the new mutant-hunting team X-Factor, led by Dr. Val Cooper."X-Men ’97 Season 2 continues with the heroic mutant team of X-Men, divided and thrown across different eras in time as they struggle to navigate their return home. Meanwhile, back in the 1990s, suspicious foes and new strains of mutant intolerance are on the rise in the wake of the X-Men’s absence."The first three episodes of this season are streaming on Disney+.