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 "excerpt": "WHIH Newsfront is Marvel Studios' first MCU web series, a faux WHIH World News YouTube bulletin (2015–2016, 10 episodes) hosted by Leslie Bibb's Christine Everhart, promoting Ant-Man and Captain America: Civil War.",
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 "markdown": "# WHIH Newsfront\n\n**WHIH Newsfront** is an American web series of fictional news bulletins set in the [Marvel Cinematic Universe](https://www.edgepedia.org/marvel-cinematic-universe) (MCU), presented as the output of the fictional WHIH World News network and produced by [Marvel Studios](https://www.edgepedia.org/marvel-studios) as viral marketing for its films. It streamed on YouTube in two seasons of five episodes each, from July 2, 2015 to May 3, 2016, and was the first web series in the MCU.<sup>[1](https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/WHIH_Newsfront)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/WHiH_Newsfront_%28web_series%29)</sup> The program is hosted by reporter Christine Everhart, played by [Leslie Bibb](https://www.edgepedia.org/leslie-bibb) reprising her role from *Iron Man* and *Iron Man 2*, joined in the second season by political correspondent Will Adams, played by Al Madrigal.<sup>[3](https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/avengers-infinity-war-whih-newsfront-christine-everhart-snapped/)</sup>\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Format | Faux current-affairs digital series on YouTube, running 30 seconds to 3 minutes per episode<sup>[1](https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/WHIH_Newsfront)</sup> |\n| Run | 10 episodes in 2 seasons, July 2, 2015 to May 3, 2016<sup>[1](https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/WHIH_Newsfront)</sup> |\n| Purpose | Viral marketing: five episodes promoted *Ant-Man* (2015) and five promoted *Captain America: Civil War* (2016)<sup>[3](https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/avengers-infinity-war-whih-newsfront-christine-everhart-snapped/)</sup> |\n| Hosts | Leslie Bibb as Christine Everhart (both seasons); Al Madrigal as Will Adams (season 2)<sup>[2](https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/WHiH_Newsfront_%28web_series%29)</sup> |\n| Guest cast | Paul Rudd (Scott Lang), Corey Stoll (Darren Cross), William Sadler (President Matthew Ellis), A. J. Bowen (Jackson Norris)<sup>[2](https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/WHiH_Newsfront_%28web_series%29)</sup> |\n| Writers | Jeremy Adams (season 1); Jonathan Danforth-Appell (season 2)<sup>[2](https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/WHiH_Newsfront_%28web_series%29)</sup> |\n| IMDb rating | 6.4/10 from about 1,400 user ratings<sup>[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5296048/ratings/)</sup> |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Format and premise\n\nThe series presents itself as bulletins from WHIH World News, a television network that recurs across MCU properties, covering political, scientific, and entertainment events inside the shared fictional universe.<sup>[5](https://thetvdb.com/series/whih-newsfront)</sup> Episodes are short, between 30 seconds and 3 minutes, and mix studio segments, interviews, and breaking-news reports.<sup>[1](https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/WHIH_Newsfront)</sup> The videos were supplemented by posts on faux WHIH social media channels, an approach intended to broaden reach and blur the line between fiction and reality.<sup>[6](https://pureadmin.qub.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/242523842/Final_Thesis_Draft_Daniel_Willis_.pdf)</sup> Marvel developed the series in partnership with Google.<sup>[7](https://www.marvel-cineverse.fr/pages/mcu/autres/web-series/whih-newsfront/)</sup>\n\n### Season 1: Ant-Man (2015)\n\nThe five first-season episodes ran in July 2015, in the weeks before *Ant-Man* reached theaters.<sup>[8](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/14254/whih-news-front/episodeguide)</sup> After a promo and a top-stories roundup, the series claimed to have obtained security footage of the 2012 VistaCorp break-in by cyber-criminal Scott Lang, aired a WIRED Insider interview with [Darren Cross](https://www.edgepedia.org/darren-cross), CEO of Pym Technologies, and closed with a satellite interview with Lang from San Quentin prison.<sup>[8](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/14254/whih-news-front/episodeguide)</sup> [Paul Rudd](https://www.edgepedia.org/paul-rudd) and [Corey Stoll](https://www.edgepedia.org/corey-stoll) appeared as their film characters.<sup>[2](https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/WHiH_Newsfront_%28web_series%29)</sup>\n\nThe season also did world-building beyond the film it promoted. Using the fallout of *Avengers: Age of Ultron*, it began establishing the idea of superhero regulation, and its news ticker referenced characters and events from across the franchise, from Tony Stark's public statements about [Bruce Banner](https://www.edgepedia.org/bruce-banner-marvel-cinematic-universe) to an interview with Stephen Strange and the Watchdogs' actions on *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.*<sup>[9](https://whatculture.com/film/marvel-cinematic-universe-every-one-shot-webseries-ranked-worst-to-best?page=3)</sup>\n\n### Season 2: Captain America: Civil War (2016)\n\nThe second season, from April 22 to May 3, 2016, framed the debate over government oversight of the Avengers that drives *Captain America: Civil War*. Episodes included a special report titled \"AVENGERS IMPACT\", a discussion of who should pay for the cleanup and rebuilding after superhero battles, a debate on the White House's role, and an exclusive interview with President Matthew Ellis, again played by William Sadler, in which he discussed nominating [Thaddeus Ross](https://www.edgepedia.org/thaddeus-ross-marvel-cinematic-universe) as Secretary of State.<sup>[8](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/14254/whih-news-front/episodeguide)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[10](https://marvelwatchorder.com/series/whih-newsfront-s2/)</sup> The final episode, \"WHIH Breaking News: Attack in Lagos\", went live with breaking coverage of the attack in Lagos, Nigeria, the incident that opens the film, with field reporter Jackson Norris among those covering it.<sup>[8](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/14254/whih-news-front/episodeguide)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/WHiH_Newsfront_%28web_series%29)</sup>\n\n## Availability and afterlife\n\nSeason 1 episodes were included as a multi-part featurette on the Blu-ray release of *Ant-Man* (2015).<sup>[11](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5296048/)</sup> The series is referenced in the *WandaVision* episode \"We Interrupt This Program\" (2021).<sup>[11](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5296048/)</sup> Commentators have treated it as more than an advertisement: its use of in-universe news framing to deliver exposition and advance the regulation storyline has been described as a bridge that made the web series feel like part of the franchise rather than a commercial for it.<sup>[9](https://whatculture.com/film/marvel-cinematic-universe-every-one-shot-webseries-ranked-worst-to-best?page=3)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [WHIH Newsfront, Marvel Database (Fandom)](https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/WHIH_Newsfront)\n2. [WHiH Newsfront (web series), Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki (Fandom)](https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/WHiH_Newsfront_%28web_series%29)\n3. [Marvel Fans Are Worried WHIH News Team May Have Vanished in 'Avengers: Infinity War' Snap, ComicBook.com](https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/avengers-infinity-war-whih-newsfront-christine-everhart-snapped/)\n4. [WHIH News Front (TV Series 2015–2016) - Ratings, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5296048/ratings/)\n5. [WHIH News Front, TheTVDB.com](https://thetvdb.com/series/whih-newsfront)\n6. [Daniel Willis (2021). Digital Cinema and the Legacy of George Lucas, PhD thesis, Queen's University Belfast](https://pureadmin.qub.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/242523842/Final_Thesis_Draft_Daniel_Willis_.pdf)\n7. [WHiH Newsfront, Marvel CinéVerse](https://www.marvel-cineverse.fr/pages/mcu/autres/web-series/whih-newsfront/)\n8. [WHIH News Front - Episode Guide, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/14254/whih-news-front/episodeguide)\n9. [Marvel Cinematic Universe: Every One-Shot & Webseries Ranked Worst To Best, WhatCulture](https://whatculture.com/film/marvel-cinematic-universe-every-one-shot-webseries-ranked-worst-to-best?page=3)\n10. [WHIH Newsfront: Season 2 (2016): Where It Fits in the MCU, Marvel Watch Order](https://marvelwatchorder.com/series/whih-newsfront-s2/)\n11. [WHIH News Front (TV Series 2015–2016), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5296048/)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Unscripted, reality, and web-native series › Web-native and streaming-original series › Transmedia and interactive web series*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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