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=List of Marvel Cinematic Universe television series= From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia{| class="infobox vevent" style="width:22em" ! class="summary navbox-title" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;font-size:125%;font-weight:bold;font-style: italic; "| Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Promotional image for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 2 and Agent Carter. ! scope="row" style="text-align:left"|Based on by Marvel Comics ! scope="row" style="text-align:left"|Starring ! scope="row" style="text-align:left"|Country of origin ! scope="row" style="text-align:left"|Original language(s) ! scope="row" style="text-align:left"|No. of seasons ! scope="row" style="text-align:left"|No. of episodes ! class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Production ! scope="row" style="text-align:left"|Executive producer(s) ! scope="row" style="text-align:left"|Production company(s) ! scope="row" style="text-align:left"|Distributor ! class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Broadcast ! scope="row" style="text-align:left"|Original channel ! scope="row" style="text-align:left"|Picture format ! scope="row" style="text-align:left"|Audio format ! scope="row" style="text-align:left"|Original run The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) television series are American superhero television shows, based on characters that appear in publications by Marvel Comics. The shows have been in production since 2013, and in that time Marvel Television, along with ABC Studios, has premiered three series, with four more in development.
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By July 2012, Marvel began considering expanding to television after the positive response to Marvel's The Avengers, with the series that eventually became known as Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. By September 2013, Marvel was once again developing another series due to positive reception from one of their properties, this time due to the Agent Carter One-Shot, eventually becoming the series Marvel's Agent Carter. In November 2013, it was announced that Marvel and Netflix would air live-action series based on Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage, as well as a miniseries based on the Defenders.

Clark Gregg stars as Phil Coulson in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., reprising his role from the MCU films. In Agent Carter, Hayley Atwell also reprises her role of Peggy Carter from the films. Marvel's Daredevil introduces Charlie Cox to the MCU in the titular role, while Marvel's A.K.A. Jessica Jones will introduce Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, as well as Mike Colter as Luke Cage, who will then go on to lead his own series, Marvel's Luke Cage. The series have also seen various other cast and characters from films and Marvel One-Shots reprise their roles.

The first television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which premiered in September 2013 on ABC. It was followed by Agent Carter, which premiered in January 2015, also on ABC. The MCU will also see television series streamed on Netflix, starting with Daredevil in April 2015, followed by A.K.A. Jessica Jones later that year and Luke Cage the next. Marvel's Iron Fist will round out the individual series, before the streaming of a crossover miniseries, Marvel's The Defenders.

Contents

 * 1 Development
 * 1.1 ABC
 * 1.2 Netflix
 * 2 ABC series
 * 2.1 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–)
 * 2.2 Marvel's Agent Carter (2015)
 * 3 Netflix series
 * 3.1 Marvel's Daredevil (2015)
 * 3.2 Marvel's A.K.A. Jessica Jones
 * 3.3 Marvel's Luke Cage
 * 3.4 Marvel's Iron Fist
 * 3.5 Marvel's The Defenders
 * 4 Recurring cast and characters
 * 5 Reception
 * 5.1 Ratings
 * 5.2 Critical response
 * 6 References
 * 7 External links

Development
Further information: Marvel Television===ABC=== By July 2012, Marvel Television had entered into discussions with ABC to do a show set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe,[1] and in August, ABC ordered a pilot for a show called S.H.I.E.L.D., to be written by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen, and directed by Joss Whedon.[2] By September 2013, Marvel was also developing a series inspired by the Agent Carter One-Shot, featuring Peggy Carter.[3] By April 2015, Marvel was developing a spinoff series to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The series, which was being developed by Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. executive producer Jeffrey Bell and writer Paul Zbyszewski, would be based off storylines occurring at the end of the second season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and would receive its own pilot rather than a backdoor pilot.[4]

Netflix
By October 2013, Marvel was preparing four drama series and a miniseries, totaling 60 episodes, to present to video on demand services and cable providers, with Netflix, Amazon, and WGN America expressing interest.[5] In November 2013, it was announced that Disney would provide Netflix with live-action series based on Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage, leading up to a miniseries based on the Defenders.[6] Disney CEO Bob Iger stated that Netflix was chosen to air the shows, "when Disney realized it could use the streaming service as a way to grow the popularity of the characters". He added that, if the characters prove popular, they could become feature films.[7] In a February 2014 interview for the One-Shot All Hail the King, writer/director Drew Pearce confirmed the upcoming Netflix series would exist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[8]

Later in February, Marvel announced that the Netflix series would be filmed in New York City, beginning in mid-2014, and confirmed that all the series leading to The Defenders would be 13 one-hour episodes each, and The Defenders would be a 4–8 episode miniseries concluding the other series.[9] In April 2014, Marvel Comics' editor-in-chief Joe Quesada stated that the shows would be filming in areas of Brooklyn and Long Island City that still look like the old Hell’s Kitchen, in addition to sound stage work. He also confirmed that the series are set within the MCU, and that, beyond connecting to themselves, would connect with the films and other television series. As well, Quesada added that the episodes for each series would be released all at once, as opposed to a serialized format, to encourage binge-watching, that has been successful for other Netflix series.[10] The series will be released in "roughly one-year intervals".[11] Regarding this, Sarandos said, "Some [series] will roll in as early as eight months and others in 15 months apart, and basically what it is is we’re not trying to meet a fall programming schedule or trying to hit a grid number... [W]e want to give them enough room and enough time to make a great show, so I don’t want to set up a rigid timetable and deliver a show every eight months or every twelve months, but you should expect them about a year apart."[12]

In June 2014, MCU films' producer Kevin Feige stated he believed the series would "fall under the umbrella of the Cinematic Universe" as the ABC series do, but felt the television division was making sure each series stands strong on their own like the films, before going back to add the "fun" connecting pieces.[13] In August 2014, on whether any of the Netflix series could crossover with the Marvel Studios feature films, Netflix COO Ted Sarandos said, "It has definitely been talked about."[14] In October 2014, Feige said the opportunity "certainly" exists for characters in the Netflix series to appear in Avengers: Infinity War.[15]

In April 2015, head of Marvel Television, Jeph Loeb, explained that "In the world of Marvel Comics, Jessica Jones, and Matt Murdock, and Danny Rand, and Luke Cage all had a previous existing relationship and all grew up on the same kind of stoop in New York. So it lent itself to a world. Does that mean these shows are going to be the same? No. They can't be. The characters have different issues, different problems, different feelings about them. While I don't think they'll be as varied, the example that I continually give is that I cannot think of two films that are more different in tone than The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy. And yet, if you watch them back to back, they feel very Marvel. They feel very much like, 'Oh, it is still the same universe that I'm in.'"[16]

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–)
Main article: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Agent Phil Coulson puts together a small team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to handle strange new cases.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SHIELDS1Synopsis_21-0">[21] After discovering that Project Centipede and their leader, "The Clairvoyant", were affiliated with Hydra, Coulson and his team must deal with Hydra members still at large following Hydra's infiltration of, and the destruction of, S.H.I.E.L.D., while also looking to restore trust from the government and public.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SHIELDS2Returners_22-0">[22]

Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen and Jeffrey Bell act as the series' showrunners,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AoSShowrunners_17-1">[17] while Clark Gregg reprises his role from the films as Phil Coulson.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CoulsonSHIELD_23-0">[23] On April 6, 2013, after previously being known only as S.H.I.E.L.D., ABC announced that the show would be titled Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Apr2013ABCAllAccess_24-0">[24] and it was officially ordered to series on May 10, 2013.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SHIELDPickedUp_25-0">[25] The series was renewed for a second season on May 8, 2014.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SHIELDS2AgentCarter_26-0">[26]

The first season, which premiered on September 24, 2013,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SHIELDPremiere_27-0">[27] aired episodes that directly relate to events in the films Thor: The Dark World and Captain America: The Winter Soldier.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SHIELDThorTDW_28-0">[28] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SHIELDCapTWS_29-0">[29] The revelation in Captain America: The Winter Soldier that S.H.I.E.L.D. had been infiltrated by Hydra had a huge impact on the series. Regarding the synergy the show had with addressing events from the film, Loeb said, "It's an extremely unique experience that doesn't exist anywhere else out there in the entertainment business."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Cap2AoS_30-0">[30] The second season, which premiered on September 23, 2014,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SHIELDS2Premiere_31-0">[31] introduced Inhumans to the MCU.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SkyeReveal_32-0">[32] Additionally, a recurring plot point in the first two seasons involved the body of a member of the Kree race, who play a significant role in Guardians of the Galaxy.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BennetBellKree_33-0">[33]

In the first season, Samuel L. Jackson,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-JacksonSHIELD_34-0">[34] Cobie Smulders,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SmuldersSHIELD_35-0">[35] Maximiliano Hernández,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-HernandezSHIELD_36-0">[36] Titus Welliver<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-WelliverSHIELD_37-0">[37] and Jaimie Alexander<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AlexanderSHIELD_38-0">[38] all reprised their roles as Nick Fury, Maria Hill, Jasper Sitwell, Felix Blake, and Sif, respectively, from previous MCU films and One-Shots. The producers plan to incorporate Smulders into the second season.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SmuldersS2Plan_39-0">[39] In the second season, Alexander again reprises her role,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AlexanderAoSS2_40-0">[40] while Hayley Atwell,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AtwellSHIELDS2_41-0">[41] Neal McDonough, Kenneth Choi,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-McDonoughChoiSHIELD_42-0">[42] and Henry Goodman<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-PalickiMain_43-0">[43] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-GoodmanList_44-0">[44] also reprise their roles as Peggy Carter, Timothy "Dum Dum" Dugan, Jim Morita, and List, respectively, from previous MCU films.

Marvel's Agent Carter (2015)
Main article: Agent Carter (TV series)In 1946, Peggy Carter must balance the routine office work she does for the Strategic Scientific Reserve while secretly assisting Howard Stark, who finds himself framed for supplying deadly weapons to the top bidder. Carter is assisted by Stark's butler, Edwin Jarvis, to find those responsible and dispose of the weapons.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CarterSynopsis_45-0">[45] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CarterSynopsis2_46-0">[46]

In January 2014, ABC Entertainment Group president Paul Lee confirmed that the show was in development, as well as confirming actress Hayley Atwell's involvement. He added that Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas would act as the series' showrunners, while the script for a potential pilot was written by Captain America: The First Avenger and Captain America: The Winter Soldier writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CarterConfirmed_47-0">[47] Chris Dingess also serves as a showrunner on the series.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CarterShowrunners_20-1">[20] On May 8, 2014, ABC officially ordered Marvel's Agent Carter to series.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SHIELDS2AgentCarter_26-1">[26] It premiered on January 6, 2015.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CarterS1Dates_48-0">[48]

The series sees Dominic Cooper reprise his role of Howard Stark from Captain America: The First Avenger.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CooperCarter_49-0">[49] James D'Arcy portrays Edwin Jarvis,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-D.27ArcyCarter_50-0">[50] Stark's butler in the series who eventually serves as inspiration for Tony Stark's artificial intelligence J.A.R.V.I.S.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-JarvisCarter_51-0">[51] Costa Ronin portrays a young Anton Vanko, the co-creator of the arc reactor with Stark.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Ronin_52-0">[52] Chris Evans appears as Steve Rogers / Captain America via archive footage from The First Avenger.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-EvansAC_53-0">[53] McDonough and Toby Jones reprise their roles as Dugan and Arnim Zola, respectively.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-McDonoughCarter_54-0">[54] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-JonesCarter_55-0">[55]

Marvel's Daredevil (2015)
Main article: Daredevil (TV series)Lawyer-by-day Matt Murdock uses his heightened senses from being blinded as a young boy to fight crime at night on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen as Daredevil.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DaredevilSynopsis_61-0">[61]

In December 2013, Marvel confirmed that Drew Goddard will be the executive producer and showrunner for Daredevil, and will write and direct the first episode.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DaredevilExecProd_62-0">[62] In March 2014, Loeb stated that Daredevil would begin filming in July 2014.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DaredevilFilming_63-0">[63] At the end of May 2014, it was announced that Goddard would no longer be the showrunner for the series, being replaced by Steven S. DeKnight. Goddard, who wrote the first two episodes, will remain with the show as an executive producer. It was also revealed that the series would be titled Marvel's Daredevil.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-GoddardDaredevilExit_56-1">[56] A few days later, Charlie Cox was cast as Daredevil.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CoxDaredevil_64-0">[64] All episodes premiered on April 10, 2015.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DaredevilStreamDate_65-0">[65]

Marvel's A.K.A. Jessica Jones
Main article: A.K.A. Jessica JonesFormer superhero Jessica Jones, who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, opens her own detective agency to help people, including other superheroes.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-JJSynopsis_66-0">[66]

In November 2013, Melissa Rosenberg was announced to write and executive produce the series.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-THRTVNov2013_58-1">[58] In March 2014, Loeb stated that A.K.A. Jessica Jones would begin filming after Daredevil.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DaredevilFilming_63-1">[63] In August 2014, Netflix COO Ted Sarandos said on the status of the show, "Right now, the writers’ rooms are open and they’re looking at casting Jessica."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-JJCasting_14-1">[14] In December 2014, Krysten Ritter was cast as Jessica Jones in the series,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RitterJJ_67-0">[67] officially titled Marvel's A.K.A Jessica Jones.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AKAJJTitle_57-1">[57] Filming began in New York City in February 2015.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FilmingAKA_68-0">[68] The series is set to premiere in 2015.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AKAJJTitle_57-2">[57]

In December 2014, Mike Colter was cast as Luke Cage,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Colter_69-0">[69] a recurring role in the series before headlining his own series.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-JJSynopsis_66-1">[66]

Marvel's Luke Cage
Luke Cage is an ex-con with superhuman strength and unbreakable skin who fights crime on the streets of Hell's Kitchen.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NetflixPosts_60-2">[60] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Colter2_70-0">[70]

Mike Colter will star as Luke Cage in his own series,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-JJSynopsis_66-2">[66] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Colter_69-1">[69] titled Marvel's Luke Cage.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CageCoker_59-2">[59] In March 2014, Loeb stated that the series would begin filming after Iron Fist, being the fourth of the individual series.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DaredevilFilming_63-2">[63] By March 2015, it was instead slated to be the third of the individual series, beginning production after A.K.A. Jessica Jones.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CageThird_71-0">[71] Also in the month, Cheo Hodari Coker was announced as showrunner and executive producer of the series. The series is set to premiere in 2016.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CageCoker_59-3">[59]

Marvel's Iron Fist
Danny Rand is a martial arts expert, and the superhero Iron Fist.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NetflixPosts_60-3">[60]

In March 2014, Loeb initially stated that the Iron Fist series would begin filming after A.K.A. Jessica Jones as the third of the individual series.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DaredevilFilming_63-3">[63] By March 2015, it was expected to be the fourth of the individual series, entering production following Luke Cage.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CageThird_71-1">[71] In January 2015, the title of the series was revealed to be Marvel's Iron Fist.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NetflixPosts_60-4">[60]

Buffy and Angel: Portal Through Time
The Buffy and Angel characters Willow, Xander, Cordelia and Wesley team-up in New York City.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NetflixPosts_60-5">

Portal Through Time takes place between episode 12 and 13 of Buffy Season 6 and Angel Season 3 sees Cordelia getting a vision of trouble in New York City with Willow and Xander who are visiting, In May 2002, Greenwalt stated that the miniseries which was then moved to a stand-alone, officially titled Portal Through Time, would begin filming before christmas in 2001. The runtime of the special is 42 minutes.

The storyline is primary set in New York City, but the episode shows Cordelia and Wesley in LA at the begining. Upon arriving in New York, and reuniting with Willow and Xander, the four of them soon find a strange portal, and uncover a mirror-world, which is exactly where everyone is different, in it are versions of characters dead and alive. Buffy and Angel are deceased in this mirror world, and Faith, Dawn, Giles, Tara and Oz appear as their mirrorland alternates. Buffy and Angel do not appear in this special, and its the only crossover to not feature either, but both charactes appear off-screen via a phone call.

Recurring cast and characters
Further information: List of Marvel Cinematic Universe television series actors<p style="text-align: center;">List indicator(s)
 * This table includes main and recurring characters who have appeared in multiple seasons, as defined by the FAQ.
 * Series seasons, within the network season, are ordered based on the premiere date.
 * A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the season, or that the character's presence in the season has not yet been announced.
 * A P indicates the actor was part of the principal cast for the season.