Dr. Stephen Strange casts a forbidden spell that opens the doorway to the multiverse, including alternate versions of himself, whose threat to humanity is too great for the combined forces of Strange, Wong, and Wanda Maximoff.

Retired from superhero life after a humiliating rejection from the Avengers, Wade Wilson finds himself single and listlessly working retail when the TVA recruits him to help save his timeline. Convinced that only another Wolverine could possibly help in the wake of Logan's death, the merc with the mouth hops through timelines looking for a suitable replacement, and finds a slew of other -pools along the way.