{"id":295580,"date":"2026-02-21T19:13:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T19:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/295580\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T19:13:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T19:13:07","slug":"robert-kirkman-opens-up-on-invincible-season-4s-show-original-hell-storyline-and-why-it-will-shape-future-seasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/295580\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Kirkman opens up on Invincible season 4&#8217;s show-original Hell storyline \u2013 and why it will shape future seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"360199b1-edd2-473a-b6e8-6a41e17e2394\">Invincible is going to Hell.<\/p>\n<p>As teased during the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/superhero-shows\/invincible-season-3-ending-explained-conquest-darkblood\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/superhero-shows\/invincible-season-3-ending-explained-conquest-darkblood\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/superhero-shows\/invincible-season-3-ending-explained-conquest-darkblood\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Invincible season 3 ending<\/a>, Mark Grayson is suddenly in the sights of a pair of devilish figures, Clancy Brown&#8217;s Damien Darkblood (last seen being banished in the first season) and Satan, voiced by Bruce Campbell.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"360199b1-edd2-473a-b6e8-6a41e17e2394-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">In this case, even long-term fans won&#8217;t know what comes next. The Hell storyline in <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/superhero-shows\/invincible-season-4-release-date-story-trailer-cast-prime-video\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/superhero-shows\/invincible-season-4-release-date-story-trailer-cast-prime-video\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/superhero-shows\/invincible-season-4-release-date-story-trailer-cast-prime-video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Invincible season 4<\/a> is a show-original arc taken from an idea that creator Robert Kirkman <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/animation-shows\/invincible-season-3-post-credits-scene-is-a-tease-for-a-hellish-comic-storyline-adaptation-that-robert-kirkman-never-got-around-to-doing\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/animation-shows\/invincible-season-3-post-credits-scene-is-a-tease-for-a-hellish-comic-storyline-adaptation-that-robert-kirkman-never-got-around-to-doing\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/animation-shows\/invincible-season-3-post-credits-scene-is-a-tease-for-a-hellish-comic-storyline-adaptation-that-robert-kirkman-never-got-around-to-doing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">never got round to<\/a> during its initial comic run.<\/p>\n<p>You may like<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Speaking to <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/awclick.php?awinmid=2961&amp;awinaffid=103504&amp;clickref=grd-us-7826072285280701100&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.magazinesdirect.com%2Fuk%2Fsfx-subscription%2Fdp%2F0eabd8d0\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.magazinesdirect.com\/uk\/sfx-subscription\/dp\/0eabd8d0\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"sponsored noopener nofollow\" data-hl-processed=\"hawklinks\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/awclick.php?awinmid=2961&amp;awinaffid=103504&amp;clickref=hawk-custom-tracking&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.magazinesdirect.com%2Fuk%2Fsfx-subscription%2Fdp%2F0eabd8d0\" data-merchant-name=\"Magazines Direct\" data-merchant-id=\"6539\" data-merchant-network=\"AW\" data-merchant-url=\"magazinesdirect.com\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">SFX magazine<\/a>, Kirkman teased, &#8220;What was going on in Hell, and what Hell is in the Invincible universe, I think will come as a surprise to some people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To that end, Kirkman \u2013 also known for bringing The Walking Dead to life \u2013 revealed that the Hell episode (and, much like other big concept episodes in the past, it does sound like only a one-episode concern) will leave plenty of narrative breadcrumbs for the Prime Video superhero series to pick up down the line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;I can&#8217;t help but leave dangling threads that hopefully will come back in the future,&#8221; Kirkman said. &#8220;There&#8217;s probably three or four longrunning subplots that are set up or hinted at in that episode. To what level we address them as the future goes on remains to be seen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">If Hell wasn&#8217;t bad enough, Invincible season 4 also introduces series Big Bad Thragg, voiced by Lee Pace as the full might of the Viltrumite Empire comes crashing down on Mark and his father, Omni-Man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Bringing all the latest movie news, features, and reviews to your inbox<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Invincible season 4 premieres on Prime Video on March 18. 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