130-401: " The Asset " is the third episode of the first season of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. , it follows Phil Coulson and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents as they investigate the kidnapping of Dr. Franklin Hall . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and acknowledges the franchise's films . The episode
260-591: A put pilot for a half-hour live-action comedy series Damage Control , based on the comics construction company of the same name . The series is being developed by Ben Karlin . Later in the month, FX ordered a pilot for Legion , about David Haller , a young man who may be more than human. The pilot was produced by FX Productions (FXP) and Marvel Television, with FXP handling the physical production. Also in October, Fox Broadcasting Company announced that 20th Century Fox Television and Marvel Television were developing
390-450: A Punisher script to Fox , who gave the project a put-pilot commitment. In April 2012, Marvel Television signed with Creative Artists Agency for live-action representation. In May 2012, it was announced that the Hulk project was not ready for the 2012–2013 season, and would possibly be for the 2013–2014 season. It was also announced that ABC had passed on AKA Jessica Jones . In July 2012, it
520-462: A Universe . On November 20, 2014, the season became available for streaming on Netflix in the United States, and was available until February 28, 2022. It became available on Disney+ in the United States on March 16, 2022, joining other territories where it was already available on the service. As of September 30, 2013, an estimated 22.1 million viewers have watched the premiere episode in
650-517: A big organization, that [lack of powers] makes them underdogs, and that's interesting to me." Ultimately, the season featured several tie-in episodes with Marvel Cinematic Universe films: the episode " The Well " takes place directly after the events of Thor: The Dark World ; the episode " T.A.H.I.T.I. " introduces the alien race the Kree to the MCU (confirmed as such in the second season), members of which play
780-402: A different format." The poster for " Turn, Turn, Turn ", created by Mike del Mundo , depicts a maze forming the S.H.I.E.L.D. logo and show title, with a rat inside. The poster for " Providence ", created by Paolo Rivera , highlights the rise of Hydra by showing a melded Hydra and S.H.I.E.L.D. logo, and depicts the team divided by Coulson, Raina, and Ward. The poster for " The Only Light in
910-407: A high-level S.H.I.E.L.D. agent/munitions expert who has past ties to both Coulson and Ward." In January 2014, Bill Paxton was cast as Agent John Garrett , "a rough-and-tumble former cohort of Agent Coulson with a little bit of attitude and cigar-smoking swagger", for at least four episodes of the season. Jed Whedon said that "We actually discussed Bill Paxton in the room, when we were talking about
1040-434: A large gravitonium generator that would allow Quinn to control the world's gravity. Hall reveals that he was working with Quinn all along, the two having attended college together where they had first designed the generator. However, Hall realized that he couldn't allow anyone to gain control of the generator's power, and so plans to let it destroy itself and Quinn's mansion. As this would kill the thousands of innocent people on
1170-470: A mislead so we brought in Victoria Hand . The fact that Bill Paxton worked out was fantastic. You're going to write that character in a certain way because of who the actor is, so that changes, but we did know we were going to introduce The Clairvoyant, that we were going to introduce he was Hydra and then use that to reveal Ward. Those were things we knew loosely. —Jeffrey Bell, executive producer, on
1300-466: A put pilot order for an untitled series developed by Matt Nix and produced by 20th Century Fox and Marvel, with 20th Century Fox handling physical production. The series focuses on two ordinary parents who discover their children possess mutant powers, forcing them to run from the government and join an underground network of mutants. Nix served as an executive producer along with Bryan Singer , Lauren Shuler Donner , Simon Kinberg , Loeb and Jim Chory. It
1430-463: A secret again." The main cast for the season includes Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson , reprising his role from the film series, Ming-Na Wen as Melinda May , Brett Dalton as Grant Ward , Chloe Bennet as Skye , Iain De Caestecker as Leo Fitz , and Elizabeth Henstridge as Jemma Simmons . In April 2013, J. August Richards , one of the stars of the earlier Joss Whedon series Angel ,
SECTION 10
#17328582780311560-496: A series inspired by the Agent Carter Marvel One-Shot , featuring Peggy Carter , with Deadline Hollywood reporting it was one of several series in development at Marvel. 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. In November 2013, it
1690-539: A series titled Hellfire Club , based on the secret society from the comics of the same name . In January 2016, Lee stated the Most Wanted pilot would begin production "in the next few months" and announced that a second Marvel comedy series was in development in addition to Damage Control . Also in January, Netflix was in the early stages of developing a Punisher television series starring Jon Bernthal , who appeared in
1820-645: A significant role in Guardians of the Galaxy ; and the episodes " End of the Beginning " and " Turn, Turn, Turn " revolve around the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier . Due to Captain America: The Winter Soldier revealing that Hydra had infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. with sleeper agents, the season sees a retooling for the final six episodes. Regarding the synergy the show has with addressing events from
1950-418: A straight-to-series order as Marvel's first work with ABC Signature . The series, which is set in the MCU, premiered in 2018. At the end of the month, Marvel and Netflix officially picked up the series, The Punisher , with Bernthal attached to reprise his role as the lead character. In May 2016, ABC cancelled Agent Carter and passed on the pilot for Most Wanted . In July 2016, Fox and Marvel announced
2080-419: A surprise due to "this age of tweets and spoilers". The showrunners had been exposed to this while working on The Avengers , but with their own series they were able to see "all the details that go into keeping everything under lock and key". Filming for the season concluded on April 9, 2014. The visual effects supervisor for the season was Mark Kolpack, with Los Angeles-based visual effects company FuseFX
2210-506: A theme for the agents as a team was introduced in " 0-8-4 "; the Skye theme was introduced in " The Asset ", which over the season changes from something "sentimental and emotional" into something "really bittersweet,... tragic", and heroic; a theme for both Fitz and Simmons together was introduced in " FZZT "; a theme for Victoria Hand and The Hub, which served as the theme for "Big S.H.I.E.L.D.", as opposed to Coulson's "little S.H.I.E.L.D." team,
2340-506: A third and second season, respectively. Additionally, ABC also passed on the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. spinoff, though ABC Entertainment president Paul Lee did not rule out returning to the spin-off in the future, and Lee also confirmed that Ridley was working on a Marvel property for ABC. Also in May, Iger indicated that Disney saw potential in creating a streaming service dedicated to Marvel content as
2470-489: A way to further "take product... directly to consumer". In August 2015, the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. spin-off series received new life as a reworked series, titled Marvel's Most Wanted , with a pilot order. Bell and Zbyszewski once again developed the series, while also serving as co-writers of the pilot, executive producers, and showrunners, with Loeb also attached as executive producer. The series would still focus on Morse and Hunter, with Palicki and Blood both attached, but
2600-418: A week of its release, the episode was watched by 12.01 million U.S. viewers, above the season average of 8.31. Eric Goldman of IGN scored the episode 7.7 out of 10, praising the plot and the introduction of Hall/Graviton, but criticizing the amount of humor and MCU references. David Sims of The A.V. Club scored the episode a "B", calling it "the first episode to show some potential for originality around
2730-468: A week. The episode received a mostly positive critical response, especially for Hart's portrayal of Hall, but the development of the main cast seen to be lacking. Carrying a S.H.I.E.L.D. "asset" between classified bases, a convoy is attacked by a seemingly invisible force, with the vehicles being hurled impossibly into the air. Soldiers break into the main transport and find the asset, Dr. Franklin Hall . Aboard
SECTION 20
#17328582780312860-441: A weighted average, assigned a score of 74 out of 100 based on 33 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The early screening of the pilot at San Diego Comic-Con was met with a very positive reaction from the crowd. Critically, the initial screening of the pilot was met with mostly positive reviews, though The New York Times ' Brooks Barnes noted that "what goes over well at Comic-Con does not necessarily work in
2990-469: Is "everything we do matters, and you need to pay attention to all of it." ... It's been a long journey, and there's no question many viewers' patience wore thin toward the end, but that never stopped Marvel from pushing forward to one of the most entertaining hours of television this season and finally cementing a deserved place on the small screen." Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times felt that
3120-630: Is also seen in her lab coat more than Fitz, since she is the biochemist. With Fitz, his costumes have "a little more heritage", wearing vests, cardigans, ties, plaid shirts, and jackets with patches on the elbows. The pilot was produced almost entirely in Los Angeles to accommodate Joss Whedon's busy schedule, occurring from January 22 to February 11, 2013. The season resumed filming on July 17, also being produced in Los Angeles, as well as Culver City, California . Additional filming took place around
3250-413: Is an origin story for the character, rather than depicting him as the fully formed supervillain from the comics. As a hint at his potential to become the villain "Graviton", the series changed his original scientific interests from matter transportation to the study of " gravitonium ", a substance created for the series. The episode's ending, which sees Hall fall into some gravitonium, indicates that this
3380-742: Is co-financed by IMAX and saw the first two episodes and select subsequent action sequences filmed with IMAX digital cameras, had versions of the first two episodes be screened in IMAX beginning September 1, 2017, for two weeks, before premiering on ABC on September 29. In May 2017, Fox ordered the Matt Nix TV series, now titled The Gifted , to series, and FXX placed a series order for an adult animated series based on Deadpool , to be co-produced by Marvel Television, FX Productions and ABC Signature Studios. Donald Glover and his brother Stephen Glover would serve as showrunners, executive producers and writers for
3510-425: Is focusing its energy on developing the eponymous agents and giving us more backstory", and though he felt that "The show still needs to figure out its balance of seriousness and humor", he concluded that the "show just keeps getting better." James Hunt at Den of Geek felt that "There's a distinct feeling of treading water", finding the episodic plot to be "fairly by-the-numbers for a show that's supposed to be about
3640-675: Is how he would gain his Graviton abilities in the series. Filming occurred from July 29 to August 18, 2013. The set for Hall's lab which is affected by the gravitonium was built on a giant gimbal so it could rotate 360°, with all the props and furniture secured to the set. FuseFX provided the episode's visual effects, including replacing the S.H.I.E.L.D. vehicles from the opening sequence with computer generated models to depict them defying gravity and being destroyed. FuseFX visual effects supervisor Kevin Lingenfelser explained that shots involving gravitonium were divided into two categories: shots where
3770-498: Is no longer intended to be a true spin-off of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as previously believed, instead "being described as a new take focusing on the same duo and their continuing adventures." At the end of August 2015, Marvel Entertainment's film subsidiary Marvel Studios was integrated into Walt Disney Studios , leaving Marvel Television and Marvel Animation (formerly part of Marvel Studios) under Marvel Entertainment and CEO Isaac Perlmutter 's control. In October 2015, ABC ordered
3900-440: Is replaced by a digital double to allow the gravitonium to surround him. For "The Asset", composer Bear McCreary wrote a theme for Ian Quinn. A "bouncy and energetic" version of this was performed on a bouzouki by guitarist Ed Trybek to evoke the music of Malta, while a simplified orchestral version is used as the primary Quinn theme. McCreary stated that he does not "use it a lot, but it counts when I do. When he catches Skye in
4030-468: Is revealed over time as the series progresses. This includes an extra wing and engines in the rear giving the plane the ability to operate vertically for take-offs and landings, and even mid-flight u-turns ... FuseFX was given the opportunity to design the Bus . The design included many features from the start, such as the ability to do vertical take-offs and landing". FuseFX designed the Bus , and "Extreme attention
The Asset (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) - Misplaced Pages Continue
4160-407: Is we get to dive into the emotional toll of that." Therefore, it was decided at the beginning of the series that one of the main characters would be a traitor, with Jed Whedon saying "since this is an infiltration based on betrayal on a massive scale, we wanted to have it on the small scale, and have it be a really personal dagger to the heart." Executives at ABC did not believe having Grant Ward be
4290-462: The Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. comic between 1966 and 1968, was critical of the pilot episode, lamenting that "the show had no menace, no tension." For the second episode, Steranko said that it was "too unfocused to be satisfying," but praised Jackson's cameo as Nick Fury as "an electrifying reminder of what the series could and should be." In contrast, Steranko's opinion of some later episodes in
4420-729: The X-Men franchise such as Legion and The Gifted . Marvel Television and Marvel Studios were separated in August 2015, before this division was transferred to Marvel Studios from Marvel Entertainment in October 2019 and was folded into the former two months later. The "Marvel Television" name is currently used as a separate brand and production label by Marvel Studios. Marvel Entertainment Group previously licensed some of their characters for television series, with animated shows often becoming more successful than their live-action counterparts. Marvel's first live-action television licenses were for
4550-430: The Bus , production designer Gregory Melton began with the basic design and shape of a C-17, before adjusting it to serve the needs of the season. The main interior set does not have many obtrusions, allowing it to be seen completely at either end of the set; this was requested by Joss Whedon, which Melton called "a tall order" given it needed to include the command center, lounge, crew quarters and galley. Construction on
4680-422: The Bus , the aerial headquarters for S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Phil Coulson and his team, Agent Grant Ward is struggling to supervise the training of the unmotivated civilian-recruit Skye . Learning of Hall's kidnapping, Coulson and his team investigate the convoy wreckage. Agents Leo Fitz and Jemma Simmons discover a device, fueled by the rare element gravitonium , that alters gravity fields. The team tracks down
4810-715: The Bus . In an end tag, Hall is still alive within the gravitonium, which is sealed in an unmarked vault by S.H.I.E.L.D. Marvel Television announced in September 2013 that the third episode of the series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was titled "The Asset", and had been written by co-showrunners Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen , with Milan Cheylov directing. Marvel confirmed that the episode would star main cast members Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson , Ming-Na Wen as Melinda May , Brett Dalton as Grant Ward , Chloe Bennet as Skye , Iain De Caestecker as Leo Fitz , and Elizabeth Henstridge as Jemma Simmons . The guest cast for
4940-574: The Hulk , developed by Guillermo del Toro . In December 2010, it was revealed that Melissa Rosenberg was developing AKA Jessica Jones , based on the comic book series Alias and centered on Jessica Jones , for ABC, intended to air in 2011 of the 2011–2012 television season . At San Diego Comic-Con in 2011, Loeb revealed, in addition to the Hulk project and AKA Jessica Jones , Marvel Television also had Cloak and Dagger and Mockingbird in development at ABC Family . In October 2011, ABC Studios sold
5070-731: The Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. , follows Phil Coulson and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents on several dangerous cases revolving around Project Centipede and Coulson's mysterious resurrection following his death in the film The Avengers (2012). The season is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and acknowledges the continuity of the franchise's films . It was produced by ABC Studios , Marvel Television , and Mutant Enemy Productions , with Jed Whedon , Maurissa Tancharoen , and Jeffrey Bell serving as showrunners . Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from
5200-451: The Watch ABC app from September 24, 2013 to May 13, 2014, comprising 23 episodes. . Three expanded installments with guests were planned for the first season for its more "provocative storylines". Verizon Wireless served as Declassified ' s sponsor and created a hub featuring the aftershow alongside "live social feeds, Twitter polling, and sharable clips and graphics". Verizon was also
5330-639: The Winter Soldier tie-in, the writers avoided talking about Hydra except in terms of their history in the MCU in order to avoid spoiling the film. Tancharoen elaborated that "We see what it actually looks like for S.H.I.E.L.D. to crumble in Captain America 2 , we see the Helicarriers literally barreling through the Triskelion , we see the massive destruction throughout the city, but the benefit of our show
The Asset (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) - Misplaced Pages Continue
5460-563: The second season of Daredevil . More information was revealed regarding the Legion series, including that in addition to the pilot, FX had ordered several scripts and that it would not take place in the established X-Men film universe but in a parallel universe instead. Should the series be picked up, it would consist of 10 episodes and is expected to air in 2016. In April 2016, the ABC-owned network Freeform greenlit Cloak & Dagger with
5590-509: The Darkness ", created by Pascal Campion , focuses on Coulson and his cellist lover, Audrey Nathan , while also hinting at the villain for the episode, Marcus Daniels . The poster for " Nothing Personal ", created by Stephanie Hans , shows Skye and Ward with Deathlok above them and the S.H.I.E.L.D. logo in the background. The poster for " Ragtag " was created by Emma Ríos is an amalgamation of Ward's life, Fitz–Simmons in danger, and Skye behind
5720-476: The Marvel movies. It will please Marvel fans, I think." He reiterated that sentiment in an interview at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival , explaining "It's new characters. It needs to be its own thing. It needs to be adjacent [to The Avengers ]... What does S.H.I.E.L.D. have that the other superheroes don't? And that, to me, is that they're not superheroes, but they live in that universe. Even though they're
5850-532: The S.H.I.E.L.D. logo. The poster for "Beginning of the End", created by Phantom City Creative, recalls the first, official poster, but changes the order of the characters, their clothing, and palette. Above them is a broken S.H.I.E.L.D. logo that reveal's Hydra's, which emits light that reflects onto Ward. Along with the premiere in the United States on ABC , the season began airing in Canada on CTV on September 24, 2013. In
5980-555: The US through live, DVR, encore, and online viewing. In Canada, the premiere saw 2.706 million viewers, the third highest viewership for the week on the network. In the United Kingdom, the episode debuted as the highest rated drama launch of the year, averaging 3.23 million viewers including the +1 channel and recordings viewed the same night, a share of 14.8 percent of people watching TV in the UK at
6110-604: The United Kingdom, the season debuted three days later on Channel 4 , while it began airing on the Seven Network in Australia on October 2, 2013, and in New Zealand on TV2 on February 16, 2014. The season was released on September 9, 2014, on Blu-ray and DVD . Bonus features included behind-the-scenes featurettes, audio commentary, deleted scenes, a blooper reel, as well as the television special, Marvel Studios: Assembling
6240-429: The broadcast network ABC , streaming services Netflix and Hulu , and cable channel Freeform to release many of their series as a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise, a shared universe created by the film studio Marvel Studios . Animated series from Marvel Television were produced through Marvel Animation , and the division also collaborated with 20th Century Fox to produce shows based on
6370-424: The cable channel Spike and was canceled after its first season in 2006. On June 28, 2010, Marvel Entertainment announced the start of Marvel Television, together with the appointment of Jeph Loeb to head up the division as executive vice president and the head of television. In October 2010, it was announced that the first live-action television series from Marvel Television for ABC would be centered on
6500-591: The character Spider-Man to appear in the " Spidey Super Stories " segments of The Electric Company (1974–1977), the CBS series The Amazing Spider-Man (1977–1979), and Toei 's tokusatsu –style series Spider-Man (1978–1979). The Amazing Spider-Man pulled in reasonable ratings but was canceled in 1979 by CBS as they did not want to be known as the "comic book" network due to them already broadcasting three other comic book-based series, and chose to instead focus on their series The Incredible Hulk (1978–1982), which
6630-521: The character ... Then when he came up as an actual possibility, we couldn't believe it." The next month, B. J. Britt was cast as Agent Antoine Triplett , an associate of Garrett. Other recurring guests in the season include Saffron Burrows as Victoria Hand , David Conrad as Ian Quinn , and Ruth Negga as Raina . In January 2013, Cobie Smulders , who played agent Maria Hill in The Avengers , said that her character may make an appearance in
SECTION 50
#17328582780316760-449: The character from the first Iron Man to his death in The Avengers is still alive and kicking"; lows of the season included the episodes before the Winter Soldier tie-in, with Valentine feeling that the series "became the show that had to stall its developments and character building to make way for the [tie-in]." He also criticized the rest of the main cast, though he did approve of the guest and supporting cast members, and he criticized
6890-603: The corner". He praised the character development, specifically for Coulson and Skye, and the introduction of Hall/Graviton, but criticized Quinn as "barely a step above a generic Miami Vice villain and whose motives would be totally uninteresting if they were ever made clear to us". He also found Dalton to be "the latest in a line of dull Whedon hunks with just a glimmer of personality." The Guardian ' s Graeme Virtue felt that "If Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. hasn't been levitating your boat so far, this breezy episode probably didn't do that much to change your mind. If you're not in
7020-721: The division and ABC Studios were developing a half-hour comedy series based on the New Warriors featuring Squirrel Girl , with the series being offered to cable networks and streaming outlets. In April 2017, Freeform announced a straight-to-series order for the half-hour live-action series, Marvel's New Warriors , with the first season, consisting of 10 episodes, set to air in 2018. In May 2017, Hulu ordered Runaways to series with 10 episodes, to premiere on November 21, 2017. In November 2016, Marvel Television and IMAX Corporation announced Inhumans , to be produced in conjunction with ABC Studios, and to air on ABC. The series, which
7150-427: The episode includes David Conrad as Ian Quinn and Ian Hart as Franklin Hall . On adapting the character of Franklin Hall from the comics, co-showrunner Jeffrey Bell said the writers had written the role into the episode before deciding who the character would be. They then looked through the comics for an appropriate character, and adjusted the story to make it work for Hall once they had selected him. The episode
7280-468: The episode's needs. According to costume designer Ann Foley, Coulson's suits, which she called "his armor", were more "streamlined" and a different cut than the ones he wore in the films, along with custom shirts and "slicker" ties. James Bond served as an early inspiration for Coulson's suits in the early part of the season, eventually shifting to a slim-cut suit. Additionally, Foley chose to avoid black suits and used solid shirts, another difference from
7410-543: The evolving nature of characters and story lines throughout the season. Writers for the season include Paul Zbyszewski , Monica Owusu-Breen , Brent Fletcher , Lauren LeFranc , Rafe Judkins , and Shalisha Francis, alongside Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, Bell, and Tancharoen. The character arcs were laid out by the series' creative team, with Marvel's only guidelines being to work around Captain America: The Winter Soldier , which sees S.H.I.E.L.D. destroyed. Jed Whedon said on this, "if someone told you that concept, you'd think it
7540-407: The fantastic", and he was disappointed in "Graviton's non-appearance appearance", referring to the lack of Hall's comics' alter-ego. Marc Bernardin of The Hollywood Reporter praised the episode's opening sequence, but criticized the character Skye and the focus the episode put on her rather than Coulson. He also spoke unfavorably of Quinn, noting that Hall would likely return as a villain himself in
7670-476: The fictional element gravitonium that was created for the episode by visual effects vendor FuseFX . The episode also introduces David Conrad as recurring villain Ian Quinn , with his own villainous musical theme; a variation of this theme is played on ethnic instruments to support the episode's Malta setting. "The Asset" originally aired on ABC on October 8, 2013, and was watched by 12.01 million viewers within
7800-474: The film series, and is joined by series regulars Ming-Na Wen , Brett Dalton , Chloe Bennet , Iain De Caestecker , and Elizabeth Henstridge . Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was picked up for a full season by ABC in May 2013, and filming took place primarily in Los Angeles . The main recurring setting of the season is the Bus , a retrofitted Boeing C-17 Globemaster III plane that was designed by visual effects company FuseFX , and created with CGI. Some episodes of
7930-480: The films during the season, notably composing his own themes for the Tesseract and Asgard , which he acknowledged had already appeared in several films. The soundtrack titled Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Original Soundtrack Album) featuring music from the first and second seasons, was released by Marvel Music digitally on September 4, 2015, and on CD in October 2015. In June 2013, Clark Gregg explained how
SECTION 60
#17328582780318060-406: The films, Loeb said "It's an extremely unique experience that doesn't exist anywhere else out there in the entertainment business". The characters simultaneously face Hydra and a power struggle within S.H.I.E.L.D., and trust issues with each other. Jed Whedon added that that Hydra sleeper agents, which the show could not address until after the release of The Winter Soldier , was an attempt to address
8190-599: The first season were more positive, congratulating the writer and director of "The End of the Beginning" for "finding an entertaining, bravura groove that finally brings the concept to life", and saying of the next episode "I was concerned that last week's bravura transformation was only a fluke, but it was apparent from the opening moments that the exec lineup's new image-and-edit policy was in play." Overall, however, he found season one to be "22 episodes of 'sanctified' plot and character crumbs being salted with terminally-sluggish velocity (into anemic 'standalone' stories)". Both
8320-540: The former owner of an excavator used by the soldiers in the attack, and trace the gold bars he was paid with back to Ian Quinn , a wealthy industrialist and philanthropist. Quinn holds an announcement of a large deposit of gravitonium in his possession, in his Malta mansion where S.H.I.E.L.D. has no jurisdiction. Skye uses her hacktivist background to gain entry to the announcement, and disables Quinn's outer defenses. Coulson and Ward are able to sneak into Quinn's mansion, where they find Hall free and well, and working on
8450-475: The future, but "until then, S.H.I.E.L.D. needs to up its adversarial game". Jim Steranko , known for his work on Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. , felt "the plot's twists and turns clicked, even though it's kind of embarrassing when the commercials are more engrossing than the show." Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 1 The first season of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , based on
8580-411: The gravitonium is "neutral" or "ball like", which were animated to make the element act like a fluid; and more aggressive shots where the gravitonium envelopes Hall, which mimicked the effects of gravity while Hall was being sucked in, with "more sentient and deliberate motion" animated around that. Hart was filmed at high speed for this sequence as he fell onto a greenscreen stunt pad. As he is falling, he
8710-450: The hallways and steps forward menacingly, the low strings and woodwinds sneak in on this theme and underscore how dangerous he is." "The Asset" was first aired in the United States on ABC on October 8, 2013. It was aired alongside the US broadcast in Canada on CTV , while it was first aired in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 on October 11, 2013. It premiered on the Seven Network in Australia on October 9, 2013. The episode, along with
8840-528: The island, Coulson lets Hall fall into the gravitonium which catalyzes an anti-reaction to turn off the machine, apparently killing Hall in the process. Quinn escapes custody while S.H.I.E.L.D. takes possession of the gravitonium. Skye finds the motivation to commit to her training, after her and Ward have a meaningful conversation about their "defining moments", and Agent Melinda May , who had previously avoided combat operations since retiring, decides she would rather be fully committed than watching helplessly from
8970-562: The lack of characters from the comics, a complaint fans had throughout the season. Three episodes were screened before their initial air dates: " Pilot " at San Diego Comic-Con on July 19, 2013, " Eye Spy " at New York Comic Con on October 12, 2013, and "End of the Beginning" at Marvel's PaleyFest panel for the series on March 23, 2014. In September 2013, ABC announced the weekly companion digital aftershow , Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Declassified , hosted by Brett Erlich , The series aired on on ABC.com , Marvel.com , WatchABC.com , and
9100-492: The late 1990s and early 2000s with Night Man and Mutant X , which respectively lasted for two and three seasons. The latter show spawned a lawsuit from 20th Century Fox , which held the film rights for the X-Men . The last series licensed by Marvel was Blade: The Series , a spin-off from and follow-up to the Blade film series . That series was produced by New Line Television for
9230-567: The live-action television film The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988) was designed as a backdoor pilot for Thor , while The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989) acted as a backdoor pilot for Daredevil , and was followed by The Death of the Incredible Hulk in 1990. Three direct pilots were produced in the 1990s, Power Pack , Generation X , and Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. , although none of these were picked up for series. Marvel had better luck in syndicating their properties in
9360-463: The main visual effects vendor. Kevin Lingenfelser started the season focused on 2D supervising, but took over as lead in-house visual effects supervisor after episode eight from David Altenau. Two separate production management and creative teams were established to work on the show, with most of the episodes being worked on concurrently, either two or three at a time. For the Bus , Altenau explained that it "has all kinds of S.H.I.E.L.D. technology that
9490-502: The mood, the endless quipping can seem exhausting, but at least there was some incremental character development." He had especial praise for the introduction of Hall/Graviton, and felt that Hart's performance as the character topped Samuel L. Jackson 's cameo from the previous episode . Dan Casey at Nerdist found the adage "third time is the charm" to apply to the episode, feeling that "Rather than trying to figure out where it fits within Marvel's grander on-screen universe, S.H.I.E.L.D.
9620-430: The network to request they allow the creatives to create the show they wanted, rather than try to work with notes from the network that asked the series to appeal to their main audience demographic, "upscale women". From day one Grant Ward was Hydra in our minds ... if we felt like we needed other options, we could have changed. Here's an example of changing. We didn't know we were going to fall in love with Ruth Negga
9750-441: The presenting sponsor of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on Watch ABC. Beginning with "T.A.H.I.T.I.", all episodes leading up to The Winter Soldier crossover were marketed as Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Uprising . On March 18, 2014, ABC aired a one-hour television special titled Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe in the place of an Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode. The special included promotional footage for then unaired episodes of
9880-509: The quick turnaround needed for the pilot, some details had to be sacrificed until the series was picked up for the season. Coulson's office set was also constructed, first appearing in " 0-8-4 ", which was envisioned as a crow's nest , giving it Captain Nemo vibes. The lower level of the Bus is first seen in " Repairs ", which Melton designed to be "a modular area of the plane that is full of pods... [that] we can do anything with", changing based on
10010-556: The real world," especially on a network with " Scandal moms and Dancing with the Stars grandparents". Entertainment Weekly ' s initial reactions were that if everything that made the show appealing— its continuity with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, its continuance of The Avengers storyline, and Whedon's return to television, were stripped from it, the show would still work. However, they also questioned whether
10140-429: The rest of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ' s first season, was released on Blu-ray and DVD on September 9, 2014. Bonus features include behind-the-scenes featurettes, audio commentary, deleted scenes, and a blooper reel. On November 20, 2014, the episode became available for streaming on Netflix . In the United States the episode received a 2.9/9 percent share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, meaning that it
10270-447: The same. They have plans for films, and we have plans to intermingle with them, and it's the name of our show. The second to last episode is called "Ragtag", and that's a term we've used; we wanted to create this ragtag group, but within this giant organization with billions of dollars and support all over the globe and satellite feeds on their luxurious plane. Now we have a chance to start them over and figure out what it's like to really be
10400-417: The season directly crossover with the films Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), with the latter causing a major retooling of the season for its final six episodes. Several other actors also reprise their MCU roles in the season for guest appearances. The season aired on ABC from September 24, 2013, to May 13, 2014, and consists of 22 episodes. Its pilot episode
10530-420: The season earned many of its early criticisms from having to "bide time" until the crossover, but "Now that it has the freedom to be the series it was always intended to, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has turned into a fantastic show. Its connection to Marvel's Cinematic Universe is clear: This is where viewers get to see the fallout of Hydra's S.H.I.E.L.D. infiltration. And the fact that the movie so influenced
10660-493: The season is the Bus , a retrofitted Boeing C-17 Globemaster III , that serves as both the transportation and headquarters of the titular team. The Bus includes such features as a soundproof interrogation room, a forensics and research lab located on the lower deck, where Fitz and Simmons work, and a cargo hold directly outside the lab where the team parks its SUV and Lola (which stands for Levitating Over Land Automobile ), Coulson's prized 1962 Chevrolet Corvette . When designing
10790-544: The season, the series "was starting to come into its own". Though he found the main cast's performances to all be good, and praised the strong guest and recurring stars, Goldman found the main characterizations to be weak during the first half of the season, and he also criticized the pacing of certain overarching plotlines, noting "the mystery of Coulson's return, Skye's parentage, etc. – moved far too slow, with relatively minor revelations treated as though they were big reveals". Jim Steranko , an artist and writer who worked on
10920-494: The season, to "put the director, stunts, camera, FX and the crew on the same page", though Joss Whedon did not use them for the pilot. One of the storyboard artists, Warren Drummond, noted the process was different to that on films, because there was limited time to complete the work, and because the storyboard artists were often working with different directors for each episode. Most of the sequences storyboarded were action or science fiction sequences. The main recurring setting for
11050-463: The season. For the final six episodes, Marvel began the " Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. : The Art of Level Seven" initiative, in which a different image was released each Thursday before a new episode, depicting a first look at a key event from the upcoming episode. Bell stated that the initiative was a way to tie the series back to its comics roots, and was thought of at the beginning of the season. The production team tried to pair specific artists to
11180-523: The second episode " 0-8-4 ". Jackson makes a second appearance in the season finale . During the episode " The Well ", Chris Hemsworth appears as Thor via archival footage from Thor: The Dark World . Maximiliano Hernández and Jaimie Alexander also reprise their film roles, Jasper Sitwell and Sif , respectively. Titus Welliver reprises the role of Felix Blake from the Marvel One-Shots short films. Storyboards were used throughout
11310-521: The series "created a whole new sort of television show: One that must support, and change with, the plot twists of its film family ... never before has television been literally married to film, charged with filling in the back story and creating the connective tissue of an ongoing film franchise." She stated that the Captain America: The Winter Soldier crossover "infused S.H.I.E.L.D. with a new energy, and helped explain, perhaps, why
11440-491: The series would tie into the Marvel Cinematic Universe films : "...the exciting part is going to be seeing the way that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. interacts with the S.H.I.E.L.D. component in Captain America 2 , and the other movies, and whether those movies will then affect our show." Joss Whedon did state that the show would be autonomous from The Avengers , saying "It's gotta be a show that works for people who haven't seen
11570-421: The series' showrunners . Joe Quesada , Alan Fine , and Stan Lee also executive produce. In April 2013, ABC announced that the show would be titled Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , and it was officially picked up to series in May. In October, ABC announced that it had ordered a full season of 22 episodes. After the ratings for the early episodes were not to the liking of ABC, Marvel's Dan Buckley went to
11700-408: The series' use of minor comic book characters and concepts, singling out the costume design for Deathlok as "horrid" and not scary. Eric Goldman of IGN gave the season a 7.5 out of 10, calling it "a fun, lighthearted, but fairly disposable piece of entertainment", noting that it improved through the season, especially following the Captain America: The Winter Soldier tie-in, and that by the end of
11830-452: The series. In August 2017, senior vice president of original programming Karim Zreik indicated that Marvel Television was working with ABC on a " Jessica Jones -esque" female-focused show. By November 2017, Disney was developing a Marvel series specifically for release on its new Disney+ streaming service, which it planned to launch before the end of 2019. By March 2018, the Deadpool series
11960-422: The sets for the Bus ' s interior, interrogation room, and Fitz and Simmons' lab, which first appeared in the pilot and throughout the season, began on December 6, 2012. Between the filming of the pilot and the start of the season filming, Melton was able to modify the sets, such as new flooring and equipment to the lab and additional lighting fixtures in the command center. Melton explained that because of
12090-491: The show and that her commitment to How I Met Your Mother would not prevent her from participating. Smulders reprised the role of Hill in the pilot , with Joss Whedon saying, "I wanted very much to have Cobie in the pilot because as much as anyone else, she is S.H.I.E.L.D." Smulders returned once again in the episode " Nothing Personal ". In June 2013, Samuel L. Jackson expressed interest in guest starring as S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury , and subsequently appeared in
12220-492: The show is game-changing in terms of how the mediums of film and television can be interwoven." Merrill Barr, reviewing "Beginning of the End" for Forbes , reiterated this sentiment, stating that "the series finally stands its ground and stakes its claim as a member of the Marvel Cinematic Universe ... By establishing world changing consequences that don't just affect one MCU franchise, but all of them." He continues saying that "what Marvel's daring to say with this season finale
12350-533: The show took so long to find its footing—in the writers' room at least ... That Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was able to succeed as a story both independent and ancillary is all but miraculous." She concluded that the series "is now not only a very good show in its own right, it's part of Marvel's multiplatform city-state. It faces a future of perpetual re-invention, and that puts it in the exhilarating first car of television's roller-coaster ride toward possible world domination." Marvel Television Marvel Television
12480-481: The show was accessible enough to attract a wider audience. Evan Valentine, writing for Collider , divided the season into highs and lows: highs included the Captain America: The Winter Soldier crossover, with Valentine noting that "The creators had clearly known this moment was coming ... and did a great job of capitalizing [on] it," as well as other tie-ins with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and he praised Gregg's performance, stating "What made us fall in love with
12610-541: The shows could be revived on Disney+. In February 2019, it was announced that Legion would end after its third season. It was also revealed that Heinberg's series would not move forward at ABC. In addition, Hulu ordered four adult animated Marvel series leading up to a crossover special titled The Offenders , all to be executive produced by Loeb. Hulu also expressed interest in reviving the cancelled Netflix series. Netflix then cancelled both Jessica Jones and The Punisher . In August 2019, Loeb revealed Marvel Television
12740-526: The suits he wore in the films. Conversely to Coulson, Ward always wore black in order to look "leading-man sexy" according to Foley. May's flight suit was based on similar ones in the United States Air Force and featured "a tiny Y" 3D printed pattern that was the same used for Maria Hill's costume in The Avengers . For Skye, Foley wanted to set her apart from the other characters and looked to street-style blogs for design ideas. Skye's wardrobe
12870-454: The teaser posters based on their previous work and how it connected to the themes and emotion of the intended episode. The art also appeared as variant covers to select titles published by Marvel Comics in August 2014. Jeph Loeb stated, "It's exciting to bring this art to life once more, exclusively at comic book stores, and to give fans a chance to own the Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. art in
13000-514: The time. The premiere in Australia was watched by 1.3 million viewers, the top show of the night. In New Zealand, the episode premiered to 326,790 viewers, the fourth highest show of the night, and the most watched show on TV2. By the time the full season was picked up by ABC it ranked as the number one new series of the 2013–14 television season among adults 18–49. The season averaged 8.31 million total viewers, ranking 43rd among network series. It also had an average total 18-49 rating of 3.0, which
13130-489: The traitor would work, because they felt Dalton was too handsome for the audience to believe it to be real. They felt the creatives should change their choice, and were keen on Jemma Simmons being the traitor, since it would have been unexpected given she was "so sweet". After dealing with the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D., the writers were able to "put the pedal to the metal" and shift from the standalone stories preceding it to more serialized episodes. Whedon would later say this shift
13260-440: The way the series was affected by the destruction of S.H.I.E.L.D. in Captain America: The Winter Soldier and the way its characters are depicted rebuilding the organization have been noted by some: Terri Schwartz, writing for Zap2it following the airing of "Nothing Personal", called the series "incredible", stating that it "got off to a rocky start", but that changed once the Winter Soldier tie-in took place. Schwartz felt that
13390-452: The way we did as Raina . She came in for episode five but we thought 'She's cool' and so we brought her back. So what would have been somebody else became her, and as we fell in love with her character, we wrote more and more to that. We knew J. Richards was going to be Deathlok but we didn't know we were going to care about him as much as we did ... We knew the kind of person we wanted to bring in as The Clairvoyant and we knew we wanted
13520-408: The weight of this massive aircraft. When the engines are in vertical flight mode they have several degrees of rotation which gives the jet a lot of maneuvering ability." FuseFX also worked on Lola, Coulson's vintage 1962 Chevrolet Corvette which was described as "a classic car and beautiful in its own right, but through digital effects, Fuse has added hovercraft capabilities. When Coulson needs it,
13650-505: The wheel's rotate into a horizontal position, exposing hidden jet engine ducts that create lifting thrust through the rims of the tires, which double as turbo-fan blades. We worked closely with production to help design the mechanism and the look of the hovercraft engines. It's Stark technology designed to be consistent with the period aspect of the car." When the real Corvette is shown transitioning to its hover mode, volumetric dust, exhaust, and particle effects are added. Occasionally, FuseFX
13780-527: The world, including in Paris , France, for "Pilot", Peru for "0-8-4", and in Stockholm , Sweden , for " Eye Spy ". The stunt coordinator for the season was Tanner Gill. Ming-Na Wen felt the stunt coordinators were able to "bring about [May's] skills" in a way that was believable. As with many Marvel projects, secrecy was a big issue. For instance, it was a challenge keeping Samuel L. Jackson's cameo in " 0-8-4 "
13910-405: Was 20th. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports an 88% approval rating with an average score of 7.80/10, based on 72 reviews. The website's consensus reads, " Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is sure to please comic book fans, but the strong ensemble and brisk pacing help to make this better-than-average superhero show accessible to non-fanboys as well." Metacritic , which uses
14040-428: Was a better solution". Additionally, Del Toro wanted to create a more violent take on the character than what ABC was hoping to achieve with the series. On May 8, 2014, ABC officially renewed Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for a second season and ordered Marvel's Agent Carter straight to series, which later aired in January 2015. In early April 2015, two unspecified shows were said to be in development to air on ABC: one
14170-413: Was a great thing to have happen at the beginning of the show or the end of Season 3. To have it happen in the middle of your first season is an interesting kind of riddle". The writers worked to establish a "regular day at S.H.I.E.L.D." and the existing hierarchy, and then "to blow that up, we knew the way to best illustrate that was by putting it on a personal level with our main man Coulson". Leading up to
14300-446: Was a spin-off series of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. centered on Bobbi Morse ( Adrianne Palicki ) and Lance Hunter ( Nick Blood ), which was being developed by Bell and writer Paul Zbyszewski based on storylines occurring at the end of the second season, and would receive its own pilot rather than a backdoor pilot; and another with writer-producer John Ridley . On May 7, 2015, ABC renewed Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Agent Carter for
14430-402: Was also revealed that Hellfire Club was no longer in development. The following month, it was announced that Runaways had received a pilot order, along with additional scripts, from the streaming service Hulu , based on the team of the same name . The pilot is written by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage , who also serve as executive producers and showrunners. By the end of the month,
14560-508: Was an American television production company responsible for live-action and animated television shows and direct-to-DVD series based on characters from Marvel Comics . Marvel Television was formed as a division of Marvel Entertainment in June 2010, with producer Jeph Loeb serving as its executive vice president and head of television to produce shows for Marvel. The division was based at affiliate ABC Studios ' location, and collaborated with
14690-486: Was announced that Marvel's The Avengers director Joss Whedon would be involved in an upcoming project for ABC , set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe . A few weeks later, 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 , directed by Joss Whedon, and executive produced by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, Tancharoen, Jeffrey Bell , and Jeph Loeb . Jed Whedon, Tancharoen and Bell were slated to serve as
14820-509: Was announced that Disney would provide Netflix with live-action series starting in 2015, based on Daredevil , Jessica Jones , Iron Fist , and Luke Cage , leading up to a miniseries based on the Defenders . Responding to the Netflix announcement, Disney CEO Bob Iger said that Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and Jessica Jones may appear on film if their shows are successful and that another outlet
14950-452: Was bright and vibrant at the start of the season, and slowly became more muted as the season went on to reflect her S.H.I.E.L.D. training and the season's darker tone. Foley tried to complement the styles for Fitz and Simmons, while not dressing them alike. Foley liked "to mix feminine elements with some masculine" such as floral prints "and the Peter-Pan collars with a tie and blazer". Simmons
15080-476: Was cast in the pilot in an unspecified role, later revealed to be Mike Peterson , the first live-action portrayal of Deathlok and a recurring character throughout the season. Nicholas Brendon , another Whedon collaborator, was also reportedly considered for Richards' role. In December, two recurring characters were set to be added to the series with the episode " T.A.H.I.T.I. " They were described as "an African-American agent who specializes in combat/weapons, and
15210-532: Was chosen as ABC and Disney XD could not handle all Marvel shows. Disney was set to spend approximately $ 200 million in financing for the series. The four Netflix shows are set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was also revealed in November 2013 that the Hulk project first announced in 2012 had been shelved, with Loeb saying, when "we saw what Joss Whedon and Mark Ruffalo were creating in The Avengers , that
15340-471: Was due to Netflix looking to fund their own properties. Kevin A. Mayer , chairman of Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International , indicated that he would consider the show for Disney+, but the Netflix-Marvel Television pact restricts the appearance of the four original characters from any non-Netflix series for two years after being canceled. This meant that 2020 would be the earliest that
15470-564: Was folded into Marvel Studios, which inherited all of Marvel Television's shows that were in development at the time, and no new series were being considered from Marvel Television. In January 2022, Hulu's head of content, Craig Erwich, stated that additional seasons of M.O.D.O.K. and Hit Monkey , the two remaining series from Marvel Television, would be determined solely by the Marvel Studios team. In May 2024, Marvel Studios revealed that its live-action Disney+ series would be released under
15600-461: Was introduced in " The Hub "; and individual themes for each of member of Coulson's team and "the Clairvoyant", which shifts to John Garrett when he is revealed to be "the Clairvoyant". McCreary felt the themes were not "just for specific characters" but a way to help "follow the narrative thread as the themes are transposed from one person to another". McCreary opted not to reprise any themes from
15730-440: Was no longer in development. In May 2018, ABC cancelled Inhumans after one season. By September, Allan Heinberg began developing a Marvel series for ABC about female superheroes. In October 2018, Netflix cancelled both Iron Fist and Luke Cage , each after two seasons, followed by the cancellation of Daredevil in November after three seasons. Luke Cage was cancelled due to third season financial terms, while Daredevil
15860-402: Was paid when designing the textures and rigging for this asset. Half a dozen 8k maps make up the details on the plane which allows the camera to get right up to the surface of the plane without any loss of detail. A very complex rig controls every aspect of the plane from the landing gear, engine transformation, doors opening, lighting and even the wings have flex controls for the animators to sell
15990-776: Was produced with Universal Television , as it had better ratings and was Marvel's only successful live-action series, running for five seasons. The 1978 television film Dr. Strange was intended to serve as a television pilot for the Doctor Strange character, similar to what had been done for Spider-Man and the Hulk . Two pilots were also released for Captain America in 1979, Captain America and Captain America II: Death Too Soon . None of these pilots were picked up. After The Incredible Hulk ended in 1982, live-action shows did not come into fruition often. Instead,
16120-404: Was reported that Marvel had again entered into discussions with ABC to create a show set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , and in August 2012, ABC ordered a pilot to be written by Joss Whedon , Jed Whedon , and Maurissa Tancharoen and directed by Joss Whedon, which became Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. It was officially ordered to series on May 10, 2013. By September 2013, Marvel was developing
16250-405: Was required to use a fully digital model of the car, which matches the real vehicle precisely. In addition to the series' main theme for Coulson, Bear McCreary composed several other themes that he used throughout the season: themes for Mike Peterson and Project: Centipede were introduced in "Pilot", with Peterson's theme becoming "a distorted, metallic, angsty version" when he becomes Deathlok;
16380-500: Was seen by 2.9 percent of all households, and 9 percent of all of those watching television at the time of the broadcast. It was watched by 7.87 million viewers. The Canadian broadcast gained 1.91 million viewers, the second highest for that day and the seventh highest for the week. The United Kingdom premiere had 2.37 million viewers and in Australia , the premiere had 1.9 million viewers, including 0.9 million timeshifted viewers. Within
16510-409: Was watched by 12.12 million viewers, the highest ratings received by the first episode of a drama series since 2009, but ratings decreased as the season progressed. The critical reception was initially mixed, but grew more positive in the second half of the season and particularly after the crossover with The Winter Soldier . The series was renewed for a second season in May 2014. In August 2012, it
16640-428: Was where "we found our voice in the series after a rocky start". Zbyszewski added that there had been resistance early in the season from the network to have serialized episodes, over single mysteries per episode. On whether it was Marvel's idea or the showrunner's to have Coulson promoted to Director and tasked with rebuilding S.H.I.E.L.D. at the end of the season, Jed Whedon said "They're one in [ sic ]
16770-511: Was working on series for the streaming service Disney+ . In October 2019, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige was given the title of chief creative officer , Marvel, and would oversee Marvel Television and Marvel Family Entertainment (animation), with both being placed under the Marvel Studios banner. With the promotion of Feige, Loeb was expected to leave his post as the head of Marvel Television by Thanksgiving. On December 10, Marvel Television
16900-435: Was written by co-showrunners Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen , and directed by Milan Cheylov . Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series, starring alongside Ming-Na Wen , Brett Dalton , Chloe Bennet , Iain De Caestecker , and Elizabeth Henstridge . The episode adapts the character of Hall from the comics, portrayed by guest star Ian Hart . It features Hall's gravitational technology, powered by
#30969