Leviathan ( Russian : Левиафан ), also called the Leviathan Horde , is a fictional Soviet -based terrorist organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics .
116-617: The second and final season of the American television series Agent Carter , which is inspired by the 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger and the 2013 Marvel One-Shot short film of the same name , features the character Peggy Carter , based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name , as she moves to Los Angeles to deal with the threats of the new atomic age in the wake of World War II , gaining new friends,
232-522: A "cult following". After speculation regarding a revival for the series by Netflix, chief content officer Ted Sarandos stated the streaming service passed on reviving Agent Carter because it is "looking for truly original brands to own and in that Marvel space we already have" original Marvel series . He also added that due to existing international broadcasting "deal complexities" for the series, Netflix would not have been able to air Agent Carter globally, as "some of those output partners still had it on
348-529: A 96% approval rating with an average rating of 7.9/10 based on 50 reviews for the first season. The website's consensus reads, "Focusing on Peggy Carter as a person first and an action hero second makes Marvel's Agent Carter a winning, stylish drama with bursts of excitement and an undercurrent of cheeky fun". The second season scored a 76% approval rating with an average score of 8/10 based on 21 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "A move from New York to Hollywood gives Agent Carter new territory to explore, as
464-502: A collaborative game with the Hydra leader Baron Strucker , S.H.I.E.L.D. leader Nick Fury , and Hand grandmaster Soji Soma where the meeting was set by Aries. They gathered together alien technology from the Brood and a collection of tanks. Together, these devices could turn a man into a Super Soldier. Leviathan then chose to betray their partners and take the technology for themselves. Hydra and
580-427: A different road to get there. Everyone makes different choices along the way that define that road and I think with these three characters, everyone has a distinct, separate path." Atwell spoke specifically about the season's approach to diversity and prejudice, and noted that the series' crew had expanded to include African American and Asian writers as well as a female director. "Since the first season heavily focused on
696-451: A few squads left behind and the corpse of Viper. One Hydra agent brings to Baron Strucker a holographic recorder which projects an image of Orion (whom Strucker recognizes as Viktor Uvarov). When the device recognizes his voiceprint, Orion's message plays that despite the unfortunate mishaps between their two organizations during his sleep, they should meet at the Crown in three days. Ten days ago,
812-470: A fun adventure." Conversely, Kaitlin Thomas at TV.com called the promo "weird", asking, "Why is ABC marketing Agent Carter like it's one of the network's casually daft melodramas instead of a well-written drama[?]...From a tonal and thematic standpoint, the series depicted in that trailer feels like the polar opposite of what it actually is....cutting together a bunch of scenes of Peggy punching people or holding
928-431: A gun does not make her a badass when its framed in this way, and frankly, it's no wonder people aren't tuning in if that's the type of show they think this is." In March 2016, Maureen Ryan, writing for Variety , described the season's promotion as "lackluster", and blamed "the botched rollout of Season 2" for the season's ultimately poor viewership. Season two of Agent Carter premiered on January 19, 2016, on ABC with
1044-467: A huge web of conspiracy and awfulness. So we're getting inspired by that. —Executive producer Michele Fazekas on the difference between the first and second seasons' locations. Before the second season was announced, Fazekas said that "We've certainly been talking about what a second season would look like...what's great about the structure of this show is, you can tell so many different stories and go so many different directions." Thus, Butters said of
1160-542: A little bit." In July 2014, Fazekas explained the series' relationship with the One-Shot by saying, "The short really is the basis for the series. [Carter]'s working at SSR, post-war...If you think of the short as sort of the end of the series, the series would be leading up to that moment where she gets assigned to S.H.I.E.L.D." Markus reiterated this in January 2015, but acknowledged that it would be harder to keep continuity with
1276-509: A long life and she's had a fulfilled life. I think what's going to start happening in Season 1 is seeds are going to be planted as to what happens in her personal life—and yet it's still open to the possibility of new men coming into her life, deepening relationships with the men that we discover in Season 1. Obviously, the era is 1946 but in the second, third, fourth, fifth season—if it goes onto that—we can explore different time periods. We can explore
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#17328545362531392-493: A new case. Despite working on Captain America: Civil War at the same time, Markus and McFeely remained involved with the series after writing the first script. When the showrunners joined the series, they went on a "mini-camp" with Markus and McFeely to develop the series from a pilot script written by the pair. They looked to several different influences outside of Marvel in developing the series, including Raiders of
1508-478: A new home, and potential new love. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise , and was produced by ABC Studios , Marvel Television , and Fazekas & Butters . Tara Butters, Michele Fazekas, and Chris Dingess served as showrunners . In May 2015, a second season of Agent Carter was ordered, with Hayley Atwell , who reprises her role from
1624-497: A powerful and sympathetic villain earlier this season, the way the show wrapped up her storyline is a disappointment." Bob Chipman, in a review of the whole season for the same website, disagreed, calling the season "consistently disappointing" and "a letdown" compared to the previous season. For the season, the series was nominated for Best Superhero Adaptation Series at the 42nd Saturn Awards . Agent Carter (TV series) Marvel's Agent Carter , or simply Agent Carter ,
1740-685: A really rich period in history, where this giant opposition we had going for 10 years with the Nazis is gone, and we're not completely positive what the rules are anymore. Who gets the scientists? Who gets the secrets? It's all on the table. Everyone developed these skills in World War II . People became spies, people became murderers. And suddenly the war was over, and they came back, and it's like, 'Wow, I know how to do some shit. Now, what do I do with this?' It's nice to play with that assortment of characters. An office, basically full of people who just came back from
1856-467: A scientific approach to the explanation of the Zero Matter, consulting with theoretical physicist Clifford Johnson to help ground it in science. Johnson provided the science equations seen on blackboards throughout the season, as well as real world reference for the Zero Matter containment systems. The showrunners also conversed with Eric Carroll at Marvel Studios to ensure anything they were doing with
1972-499: A secret agent with that of a single woman in 1940s America. Development on a series inspired by the short film had begun by September 2013, with Atwell's involvement confirmed in January 2014. That May, ABC ordered the show straight to series. Agent Carter introduces the origins of several characters and story lines from MCU films, while other characters from the films also appear. The first season , consisting of eight episodes, originally aired from January 6 to February 24, 2015, while
2088-620: A third season had been planted throughout the second, and that the end of the second season—with someone shooting Thompson and taking the M. Carter file—was "very much tied to a third season arc", with the shooter and their reasoning already determined. Atwell said the third season would have gone "further back into [Carter's] past" while having "a possible kind of twist... into something to do with [her] family". She also added that more insight would have been provided on Carter's brother, Michael. Writer Jose Molina expanded on this in July 2018, stating that
2204-420: A two-hour Agent Carter [film special] for May 2017,' boom . We'll put together the greatest Agent Carter movie we can." Atwell added that she was also not part of the conversation to cancel the series and called it "a network political thing" since ABC wanted her to headline the more "mainstream" drama Conviction "to get their ratings up" instead of staying on Agent Carter , which Atwell felt had gained
2320-605: A two-hour premiere, during the midseason break of the third season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. It was originally scheduled to premiere on January 5, 2016, but was delayed due to an "earlier than usual" 2016 State of the Union Address . The season aired until March 1, 2016. On November 29, 2017, Hulu acquired the exclusive streaming rights to the series, and the season was made available on Disney+ at launch, on November 12, 2019. The season averaged 4.37 million total viewers, including from DVR, ranking 109th among network series in
2436-602: A woman in a man's world," Atwell said, "we're now going into more diversity and we're investigating different prejudices within this time and one of them absolutely would have been race, as we all know....if you have a staunchly white male cast then it might be more accurate of the time, but it becomes less relatable to our audiences, especially when the Marvel world's so diverse." On the racism issue, Butters stated, "We didn't want to just have an African-American character and not talk about that. That would have been very inauthentic." As for
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#17328545362532552-535: Is a delay in their plans. He then declares "Summon the horde... wake the best." And before him are countless lines of containers. Madame Hydra's transport approaches Leviathan's base Long Winter. The Leviathan commander allows her to land. However, Leviathan wants something valuable in return: the box that Madame Hydra had procured from the Yashidas. Madame Hydra presents the Japanese box to Leviathan leader Magadan, much to
2668-678: Is a traitor in this room. However, Madame Hydra asserts that the whole attack may have been staged. Nonetheless, Kraken informs everyone that the Psi-agents that had been retrieved from Red Worm have been repurposed to find the traitor. At Leviathan's cold storage facilities called The Long Winter, Leviathan brings in Viper for interrogation. The leader demands to know where "the box" is. When she refuses to comply, they plunge their claws into her face before determining that she doesn't know. They learn that Madame Hydra has it. The Leviathan leader grumbles that this
2784-434: Is an American television series created by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely for ABC , based on the Marvel Comics character Peggy Carter following her roles in the 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger and the 2013 Marvel One-Shot short film of Agent Carter . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and shares continuity with the franchise's films and other television series . The series
2900-437: Is doing with Star Trek " by creating a subscription service for a monthly fee, where consumers could access Marvel's films and televisions shows "as well as premium exclusives like a third season of Agent Carter ". Ryan concluded, "A third Agent Carter season could help solidify Marvel's standing not just with female fans, but with everyone who appreciates excellent and adventurous storytelling." In March 2016, Fazekas said
3016-557: Is known of this mysterious organization, save that it was born out of the Communist Bloc in the same way that Hydra was born out of the Axis powers , and that Leviathan brought 100,000 of the Eastern Bloc's finest Cold War agents to the facility known as Cold Storage, where the majority were placed in cryonic suspension until needed. Apparently, the higher ups of Leviathan were involved in
3132-529: Is she's not having to hide her agenda from the SSR. [Jarvis] is helping her out, just in a different way." Elaborating on the SSR's role in the season, Fazekas explained that when Markus and McFeely created the organisation for Captain America: The First Avenger it was inspired by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), which was "somewhat disbanded after the war, because it was created because of World War II . So now that
3248-508: Is technologically advanced, they are struggling with recruitment and divided interests. Magadan's lieutenants then hook up the box and defrost one of the containers awakening its occupant Orion. As Orion clothes himself, Valentina and Magadan update him on the state of Russia. Orion then declares that they she "taunt the Baron, tempt the Fury." Hydra arrives at Long Winter only to find it deserted except for
3364-455: The 2015–16 television season . It also had an average total 18-49 rating of 1.4, which was 88th. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 76% approval rating with an average rating of 7.96/10 based on 21 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "A move from New York to Hollywood gives Agent Carter new territory to explore, as the series continues to search for a storyline as dynamic as its heroine." Variety ' s Brian Lowry
3480-547: The Agent Carter One-Shot, with the visual effects for the series created by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Base FX , and later DNeg TV . Duggal worked closest with ILM, who coordinated with Base and DNeg to ensure a "seamless workflow". The majority of the series' visual effects work focuses on set extensions to depict the period setting, as well as the more fantastical aspects such as Howard Stark's inventions, or Zero Matter and Jason Wilkes' intangibility in
3596-545: The United States Naval Reserve . In March 2015, Butters revealed that there had been discussions with Thrilling Adventure Hour co-creator Ben Blacker about turning the fictional Captain America Adventure Program radio show from the first season into a real podcast. Butters said these well-received segments had not been part of their original pitch to Marvel, and that a second season renewal for
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3712-459: The season three mid-season break of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , receiving generally positive reviews. Critics praised the performances, setting, and the character development of Whitney Frost, but some elements, such as the season's ending and humor, were criticized, and viewership for the season was deemed too low. ABC canceled Agent Carter on May 12, 2016. In January 2015, showrunners Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters confirmed that Agent Carter
3828-688: The second season , consisting of 10 episodes, originally aired from January 19 to March 1, 2016. Both seasons aired during mid-season breaks of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Despite a positive critical response, viewership fell, and on May 12, 2016, ABC cancelled Agent Carter . The first season takes place in 1946, with Peggy Carter having to balance the routine office work she does for the Strategic Scientific Reserve (SSR) in New York City with secretly assisting Howard Stark , who finds himself framed for supplying deadly weapons to enemies of
3944-537: The seventh season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The episode " Alien Commies from the Future! " is set in 1955, eight years after the events of Agent Carter season two, and sees Sousa as the head of the S.H.I.E.L.D.-run Area 51 base. In " Out of the Past ", the S.H.I.E.L.D. team fakes Sousa's death, allowing him to join the team as they travel to future time periods. While promoting Endgame , Markus and McFeely were asked about
4060-568: The 1940s because "the focus would shift from story to: does that person look or sound like an actor?" Instead, the character Whitney Frost is depicted as an actress "who will have a part to play in our larger storyline." The season introduces the Council of Nine , based on the Secret Empire , who "meet at the Arena Club, which is like this social club of white guys. They're just the guys who sort of run
4176-422: The 1940s for the 2013 television series Mob City . She noted that "many comic books were all blended by the color, style, and fabrics" from 1940s New York. Due to the large amount of action in the series, fabrics "with the feel and texture of the 1940s" had to be sourced in large quantities, to allow for the creation of four, five, or more of each costume. Ottobre-Melton's process "for each episode, [is to] read
4292-684: The Darkforce would not contradict the Doctor Strange script, and to see if they could destroy Howard Stark 's hover car, which was originally seen as a prototype in Captain America: The First Avenger . The mention in the season finale of the land Stark owns in Malibu is a reference to what will become the location for the home of his son, Tony , in the MCU films. Footage from the first episode
4408-561: The Hand struck back, stealing the alien power source making it so that the tanks would turn their occupants into monsters. During the Dark Reign storyline, Leviathan attacks Agarashima, stronghold of Clan Yashida where Silver Samurai is attacked by mysterious, demonic warriors. After a small struggle, he is subdued. The black warrior plunges its claws into his face before determining that he does not have what they're looking for. The largest grabs
4524-520: The Leviathan delegation has arrived at the Hydra base called the Crown in Kyoto. Kraken tells Baron Strucker that there are three arriving. Among them is Magadan, Orion, and obviously their traitor. Orion, Magadan, and Valentina Allegra de Fontaine have arrived to meet with the leaders of Hydra. Valentina is more shocked to see Viper alive with tentacles on her head and having regained her status as Madame Hydra. As
4640-677: The Leviathan thought to make a ceasefire only for Magadan to get assassinated. In retaliation, Leviathan took out a Hydra recruitment center in Seattle. At the newest Leviathan base Perestroika, Orion and Valentina plot to assault Gorgon and Madame Hydra. Then suddenly, all their Leviathan soldiers begin to self-destruct. They blame is hit on Nick Fury. Valentina later turns herself over to a federal agency in Berlin. Nick Fury visits Valentina in captivity in Berlin. The latter asks him what he has done. He says one thing "I won." Simply put, when Magadan plugged in
4756-474: The Lost Ark , L.A. Confidential , and the works of author James Ellroy . Elaborating on deviating from the comics, Fazekas said, for example, "if we're using a minor character or a bad guy from an old comic book, we don't have to adhere to what that character was in that comic book from 1945. Because there are so many different iterations of a specific character, you can't be true to every single one." ABC asked
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4872-565: The Samurai demanding to know where "the box" is. The same warriors then attack the Nemesis shipyards where Gorgon is and introduce themselves as members of Leviathan. Gorgon fights the soldiers of Leviathan. He easily defeats the squad through use of his sword and petrification. He comments that they should have brought an army. The Leviathan squad leader says that that day will come. He then starts charging only to be knocked back. Trying to get back up,
4988-671: The United States, in 720p high definition and 5.1 surround sound . It also aired on CTV in Canada, and TV2 in New Zealand. In October 2014, Channel 4 , the channel that airs Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the United Kingdom, stated that they did not "have any current plans [to air] Agent Carter ". In June 2015, FOX UK purchased the broadcast rights for the United Kingdom, with the series premiering on July 12, 2015. In February 2016,
5104-466: The United States. Carter is assisted by Stark's butler, Edwin Jarvis , to find those responsible and dispose of the weapons. In the second season , Carter moves from New York City to Los Angeles to deal with the threats of the new Atomic Age by the Council of Nine in the aftermath of World War II , gaining new friends, a new home, and a potential new love interest. A potential Agent Carter series
5220-407: The Zero Matter itself, the design was described as a cross between "liquid spiders" and magnetic ferrofluid , the latter being used as an on set reference for the actors by Duggal. The main dimensional rifts were designed as black holes, based on the work of theoretical physicist Kip Thorne , which also inspired Double Negative's visual effects for Interstellar ; the software developed for the film
5336-479: The air, so they would argue its covered by their output [deals]. Unfortunately, it was a business decision more than a creative one." When the series was canceled shortly after the release of Captain America: Civil War , in which Carter dies, Meagan Damore of Comic Book Resources felt that "for all intents and purposes" Carter had "effectively been phased out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe", and
5452-548: The audience a very satisfying conclusion but they're not quite finishing it". Fazekas explained that an early idea from Markus and McFeely was to set the third season in London, but "you can put the show anywhere, because it's spies. [The location is] all going to be determined by what story we want to tell. I loved [Los Angeles]. I loved how it looked, I loved how it looked on Peggy. We would be very happy to do another L.A. season, but we're not married to it." Fazekas added that seeds for
5568-466: The backlot for the film studio Stark starts, Stark Pictures, with filming also taking place at the Los Angeles River . The Dunbar Hotel , a famous jazz club where both African-Americans and Caucasians would attend, is portrayed in the season. The showrunners looked to the films L.A. Confidential , Chinatown , The Big Heat (1953), and The Lady from Shanghai (1947) when shaping the visuals for
5684-409: The beginning of " A Little Song and Dance " was choreographed by Louis van Amstel and begins in black and white, before transitioning to color. Head of make-up Debra LaMia Denaver explained that for the Zero Matter "wound" on Frost's face, the "guidelines were for it to be like a cracked porcelain doll and then the black matter would come from inside out. From there, Jay [Wejebe, makeup artist] designed
5800-428: The character development given to the character of Whitney Frost, but criticized the way that the season ended that character's storyline, stating that the finale "does a disservice to all the character development of Whitney throughout season 2....for the sake of sweeping her aside as easily as possible and giving the other cast members more development and screen time. After watching Agent Carter develop Whitney as such
5916-575: The chief of the Los Angeles SSR office. The fictional company Isodyne Energy, who is involved with nuclear testing in the desert, was influenced by the real life 1940s companies such as Radiodyne, General Atomics or the beginnings of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory , "all of which were in L.A. in the '40s, and were developing the space program and were developing nukes." Additionally, the season avoids depicting real life Hollywood stars from
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#17328545362536032-449: The company's superhero portfolio." She suggested if ABC did not renew the series for broadcast, that it should explore other opportunities, such as debuting on its online Watch ABC app, or being sold to Netflix, where "fans of super-heroic storytelling already flock to" and Agent Carter ' s "status as a period piece—which may have harmed it on broadcast—could be a real draw for Netflix viewers". Ryan also felt Marvel "could copy what CBS
6148-538: The conclusion of the season, Fazekas recalled the potential story revolving around Carter having a girls night out, saying that they realized that "once Peggy is on the mission, it starts to become difficult for her to have a social life...we kept sort of punting that scene because every time we tried to do it, it was like, 'She's not going to stop to go out to dinner. She has the world to save.'" Also, they felt they were not properly servicing Angie's character, instead "just sticking her in scenes just to be there," resulting in
6264-456: The cool spy-action elements and the likable comedic aspect... But overall, it was another fun season filled with compelling characters—including a strong villain—and 1940s, Marvel-flavored spy heroics, which benefitted from the new visuals the Los Angeles setting gave it." Molly Freeman, reviewing the season finale for Screen Rant , called the season as a whole "Excellent", particularly praising
6380-496: The decision to ultimately not bring Angie back for the season as planned. In her place, the characters of Ana Jarvis and Rose Roberts are featured as confidante's for Carter, "both people who are 100% in on Peggy's secret. Angie sort of figures it out at the end of the first season but Ana and Rose—there is no need to hide the truth from them. So it makes it a lot easier for her to confide in them." Hayley Atwell , James D'Arcy , Chad Michael Murray , and Enver Gjokaj return from
6496-519: The dimensional rifts and the levitated objects that get sucked into them, and Wilkes becoming intangible. Frost's Zero Matter "crack" on her face was also augmented with visual effects, to add depth, sentience, and an "infinite black" by color-correcting the image, with the effects animators studying "cracking glass to better capture the animation effect." 20 cast members were digitally scanned and modeled for interaction with Zero Matter, while many other instances required facial tracking markers on actors. For
6612-499: The dismay of Viper. However, it is not intended for trade, but a gift. Viper frantically ask how she could betray everything she believes in. Madame Hydra responds that she had done this more than more and shoots her. Magadan shows glee at the death of one of Hydra's leaders. Madame Hydra then takes off her headdress to return to her identity as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. Valentina has gotten back into her old clothing, before detailing to Magadan about Hydra. She explains that while Hydra
6728-466: The film series and One-Shot as Carter, returning to star. Alongside her, James D'Arcy , Chad Michael Murray , and Enver Gjokaj also return from the first season . Filming took place in Los Angeles in late 2015, with the season contrasting the lives of Carter and the Hedy Lamarr -inspired Whitney Frost , portrayed by recurring guest star Wynn Everett . Visual and practical effects were mixed to realize
6844-414: The first season storyline featuring Leviathan , "we wrapped up that story" already, with Toby Jones ' cameo as Arnim Zola in the first-season finale just "a fun tie-in" rather than something that would be followed up on in the second season. Series creators Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely revealed they "had a really nice story about who Peggy is and where she came from" that did not make it into
6960-536: The first season to star as Peggy Carter , Edwin Jarvis , Jack Thompson , and Daniel Sousa , respectively. By June 2015, it was reported that Marvel was working to have Bridget Regan ( Dottie Underwood ) and Lyndsy Fonseca ( Angie Martinelli ) return for the season. At Fan Expo Canada that September, Atwell confirmed that Regan would return for the season, with Dominic Cooper and Lesley Boone later also confirmed to be reprising their roles, respectively as Howard Stark and Rose Roberts . In December 2015, Fonseca
7076-412: The first season, but they hoped could be explored in a second, while Fazekas and Butters also revealed that there had been a story about Carter having "a night out with the girls" to explore her personal life, as well as more material for the character Angie, that they felt would both be easier to tell in a second season. Season two is set in 1947, approximately six months to a year following the events of
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#17328545362537192-545: The first season, episodes were filmed concurrently, two at a time. Discussing the series' location move, Head of Marvel Television Jeph Loeb explained that " Agent Carter season one took place in New York in 1946. It wasn't like we could go to New York and find 1946, so we shot in L.A. But that's part of the reason that when we talked about it, we said, 'You know what? This season let's stay in L.A.' Because so much of L.A. still looks like it did in 1946." Butters expanded by saying
7308-417: The first, with the time jump made to show "people are in a little bit different positions, and things have happened between these seasons that we maybe don't know about." Fazekas noted that "the challenge" for the season was to find a way to reunite Carter with Edwin Jarvis since he is "not an agent....that's a really important relationship, how do we keep them together?...The nice thing about Peggy this season
7424-538: The framework of the overall arching mystery". What I love about LA that is different than New York is you have the spectacular wealth and glamour and beauty right next to the grit and crime, often right up against each other. So I love telling those stories. I love ugly things happening in beautiful places. We're very much being inspired by noir films. We keep talking about L.A. Confidential and Chinatown and those great stories where you find out one thing—you're investigating one seemingly isolated crime, and it unveils
7540-510: The ground. The dance number used in the dream sequence from "A Little Song and Dance" was an original song from lyricist David Zippel and series composer Christopher Lennertz , in conjunction with Butters and Fazekas. Titled "Whatcha Gonna Do (It's Up to You)", the single was performed by Atwell and Gjokaj along with the Hollywood Studio Symphony , and was released on iTunes on March 18, 2016. In July 2015, Butters revealed that
7656-484: The guy who tells us, "Well, you can't really do this to that thing, because that's going to step on this project. But what if you do this?" They're really generous with that world. —Fazekas on working in with MCU canon Because Carter originated from the films, Fazekas said Marvel Studios co-presidents Feige and D'Esposito were very invested in the production of the series and called them "really collaborative and very generous with their world". Markus, talking about
7772-477: The late 2014 and early 2015 portions of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , if that series got a second season renewal. On May 8, 2014, ABC officially ordered the series for eight episodes, with executive producers Butters, Fazekas, Markus, McFeely, Dingess, Kevin Feige , Louis D'Esposito, Alan Fine , Joe Quesada , Stan Lee , and Jeph Loeb . The series was renewed for a second season on May 7, 2015, of 10 episodes. It's
7888-409: The late forties, the early fifties, the sixties, the seventies, the eighties, up until present day, so it's very exciting because of that." However, Butters clarified that future seasons would likely stay in the same time period, possibly changing location to a place like Hollywood or Europe, to remain in a pre-S.H.I.E.L.D. setting and avoid competing with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. This was the case with
8004-416: The least of which is the founding of S.H.I.E.L.D.", and added that despite making "leaps and bounds for women in the MCU, the same [could not] be said for people of color", wishing the series had addressed Asian American women like Hazel Ying Lee , one of 38 Women Airforce Service Pilots who died in the line of duty, or Black women like Harriet Ida Pickens and Frances Wills , the first two Black members of
8120-461: The meetings begins, Orion gives out an offer of subservience from Hydra. Baron Strucker refuses to and orders Gorgon to kill him. However, Orion survives a stab to the shoulder from Gorgon as Magadan whacks him away with his hammer. It is then that a Leviathan squadron attacks. It is now all-out war between Hydra and Leviathan. Both terrorist organizations have gone extreme in their methods taking out entire bases without regard for civilians. Eventually,
8236-653: The move to L.A. "was something we had talked about in the middle of the first season...[and] we realized that not only was it a good idea for the storytelling, but also...it's much easier for us to shoot L.A. for L.A. than try to shoot L.A. for New York." She added the season hoped to film at Musso & Frank Grill , the Formosa Cafe , the Griffith Observatory , racetracks, piers, and other locations in Downtown Los Angeles . The Universal Studios Lot serves as
8352-415: The network and for the bigger Disney-ABC conglomerate...These days, entertainment properties have to be viewed not just through the lens of their ratings (admittedly weak for Agent Carter ). They have to be evaluated within the context of the overall value they bring to any entertainment colossus, and what Agent Carter adds to Disney-ABC is simply too valuable to give up ... [bringing] something different to
8468-519: The potential for Agent Carter to be revived by Disney's new streaming service Disney+ . McFeely acknowledged that the series' fanbase was "really dedicated", but was unsure if there was enough support to justify the cost of making the series and its period setting. Leviathan (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Leviathan first appeared in Dark Reign: The List - Secret Warriors and was created by Jonathan Hickman and Stefano Caselli. Little
8584-414: The producers felt "bad" about the chances for a third season due to the series' low viewership, adding she "would love to see it live on, even if it's in some other form, digital or whatever. I doubt that there's a Netflix play for it." She also added that ABC wanted some sort of conclusion to the series, and so the writers and producers would find a way to conclude the lingering plot threads in some form if
8700-449: The producers to not have the series follow a "Gadget of the Week or Bad Guy of the Week" model, and instead focus on telling the story of Carter balancing her personal and professional lives. Fazekas called this "such a nice change" from previous television experience, with the group feeling free to drop whole story ideas in favor of focusing on the series' central storyline. On the time periods
8816-434: The props department to develop technology that appears "both retro and futuristic at the same time", with Fazekas explaining that the goal was to avoid a science fiction look, so the fantastical aspects were reserved solely for function while the aesthetic was kept within the realms of that time period. Filming for the series took place in Los Angeles, with the story's location shifting from New York City to Los Angeles with
8932-404: The prosthetics that we use and Robin [Beauchesne, key makeup artist] created all the different avenues the dark matter takes." Using reference photographs and pre-made prosthetics, the make-up team were ultimately able to apply the effect to Everett in 30 minutes. Filming for the season began on August 31, and ended on December 19, 2015, with Edward J. Pei serving as director of photography. Unlike
9048-418: The return of Dottie in the season and the additions of Ana Jarvis and Whitney Frost. Conversely, he felt Reggie Austin as Jason Wilkes was likable, but ultimately the "character felt a bit bland" and that the humor in the season was pushed "a bit too far". He concluded, "I don't think [the season] was quite as tightly-constructed as Season 1 and tonally, it sometimes wrestled with finding the right balance between
9164-402: The script first, and then search for historic photos that relate to what the episode is about. Afterwards I chose the fabrics, and then begin to design the outfits." When creating the gadgets for the series, the writers noted the need to combine the period setting with the influence of Howard Stark , who opens the door to "things that are fantastic for the time period". They worked closely with
9280-665: The season would feature the Darkforce , which ties to the characters Doctor Strange and Marcus Daniels , the latter having appeared in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. In January 2016, Fazekas elaborated, saying that the Darkforce, known as Zero Matter in the series, is the result of a nuclear test gone wrong by Isodyne Energy. Looking to the history of the Darkforce in the comics, Fazekas and Butters "were able to select what we liked and sort of make our own rules as to what it does, how it operates, and who it affects in our world." The producers tried to take
9396-460: The season would have focused on the investigation of the assassination attempt on Thompson, along with the revelation that Michael was still alive and involved in some "very nefarious, super-villainous shenanigans". D'Arcy went on to reprise his role as Jarvis in the MCU film Avengers: Endgame (2019), marking the first time a character introduced in an MCU television series appears in an MCU film. Additionally, Gjokaj reprises his role as Sousa in
9512-401: The season, with additional research provided by Pei. Butters said, "it doesn't feel like a different show. It just feels like an evolution of the show." DNeg TV provided the visual effects for the season, with Sheena Duggal returning as visual effects supervisor. Effects created for the season included the Zero Matter and its related properties, such as people being frozen and shattered by it,
9628-566: The second season to capitalize on this. Gabriel Beristain , cinematographer for the One-Shot and the first season of the series, used a combination of modern digital technology and traditional analog techniques to replicate the feel of classic films that are set in the 1940s, but to also have the convenience and consistency of modern technology, such as using the Arri Alexa digital camera, along with Leica Camera lenses and silk-stocking diffusion nets. Edward J. Pei took over as cinematographer for
9744-731: The second season, which moved the series to 1947 Los Angeles. Atwell, who portrayed Carter in Captain America: The First Avenger , Captain America: The Winter Soldier , and the Agent Carter short film, expressed interest in returning as the character in October 2013, before Lee confirmed her involvement in January 2014. That August, Chad Michael Murray and Enver Gjokaj were cast as SSR agents Jack Thompson and Daniel Sousa , respectively, while James D'Arcy
9860-429: The second season. In June 2014, Christopher Lennertz , who composed the music for the Agent Carter One-Shot, talked about potentially working on the series, saying, D'Esposito "told me last summer at Comic-Con that there was a possibility this was going to become a series. And he said that if he was going to be involved, he wanted me to be involved, too." In September 2014, Lennertz officially signed on to compose for
9976-416: The second season. Stunt coordinator Casey O'Neill, who also worked on the One-Shot and Captain America: The Winter Soldier , incorporated the specific fighting styles of the characters, such as the more "CIA-trained" fighting of Carter or the more acrobatic, " Black Widow "-inspired style of antagonist Dottie Underwood . Sheena Duggal served as visual effect supervisor, returning in the same capacity from
10092-456: The sequence. Series costume designer Giovanna Ottobre-Melton took inspiration from the films L.A. Confidential (1997), Chinatown (1974), and Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) to "represent the West Coast", and the "sunshine noir" feel of the era for the season. The then-just introduced " Dior New Look " is also referenced "with longer hemlines on supporting players." The dream sequence at
10208-503: The series "has received lackluster promotion, especially [for its second season]. The botched rollout of season two included a changed premiere date and episodes that were difficult to access in advance on Marvel's dreadful media site. Capping the mishandling is the fact that the full first season was only made available on ABC.com days before season two began, which frustrated viewers who might have wanted to jump on board in advance." The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported
10324-399: The series continues to search for a storyline as dynamic as its heroine". Metacritic , which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 72 out of 100 based on 27 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews" for the series overall. Arguing for the renewal of the series for a third season following its low viewership, Ryan said that "letting the show die would be a serious mistake, for
10440-532: The series could potentially explore following the first season given Carter's role in Captain America: The Winter Soldier , Atwell said, "I think the great thing about the fact that I've already played her at the end of her life means that we know ... [Now] we have an opportunity, if the show does go into second and third and fourth and fifth [seasons], we know that we can explore all of these aspects of her character because we know she lives such
10556-570: The series was announced to air on 7flix in Australia. The complete first season became available on Blu-ray and DVD on September 18, 2015, as an Amazon exclusive. On November 29, 2017, Hulu acquired the exclusive streaming rights to the series. Both seasons of Agent Carter were made available on Disney+ at launch, on November 12, 2019. Maureen Ryan of Variety blamed both seasons' low viewership on "the questionable scheduling decisions" made by then ABC president Paul Lee , saying that
10672-503: The series was not renewed. On May 12, 2016, ABC canceled the series. Loeb stated in August 2016 that he did not understand the cancellation, as "there were no conversations" regarding the series' future between ABC and Marvel, with the latter simply receiving a call from ABC saying Agent Carter was canceled. He added that since the networks decide what content they would like from Marvel Television, "if someone wants to call and say, 'We want
10788-434: The series would help the podcast's chances. She said the potential episodes would be "little fifteen-minute storylines". Before the cancellation, Atwell said on the series' future, "We think that there could be more to come....the [second season] finale doesn't suggest that that's it and they live happily ever after; that's the end. We know that's not the case. They've done it in a very clever way which wraps up and that gives
10904-479: The series' place in the greater architecture of the MCU, later said, "you really only need to drop the tiniest bit of hint and its connected. You don't have to go, 'Howard Stark's wearing the same pants that Tony wears!' ... Everything is enhanced just by the knowledge that its all connected." Butters said, "We always want to feel like you see us as a piece of [the MCU]. But because of our time period, we kind of are on our own
11020-489: The series' showrunners. Chris Dingess also serves as a showrunner. In March 2014, Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely , writers of the Captain America films, stated that they envisioned the series, which had not yet been greenlit, as a limited series of approximately 13 episodes. By April 2014, there were indications that the series would be ordered straight to series, bypassing a pilot order, and would air between
11136-412: The series. Lennertz combined all the different style elements of the show in the music, such as mixing jazz and period elements, with orchestra and electronic elements. Lennertz said, the music is "always done from a sense of being sort of in control and savvy and clever, rather than just being strong or just having a superpower or sort of being so much further along than anybody else physically. Part of it
11252-399: The setting and more fantastical elements of the series, while David Zippel and Louis van Amstel provided a musical dream sequence for the season. Other characters from previous MCU media also appear, as well as elements shared with the films and the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The season, which aired on ABC from January 19 to March 1, 2016, over 10 episodes, aired during
11368-488: The sexism Frost faces, Gina McIntyre and Andrea Towers of Entertainment Weekly saw similarities with Jessica Jones when Frost is asked to smile by two different men in her flashbacks in " Smoke & Mirrors ". Towers said, "The talent agent [who asks Frost to smile] may not be the Purple Man , but Whitney is certainly being ushered into a brainwashed mindset that will set her on a path she can't deviate from easily." At
11484-490: The short the longer they made the series. The first season introduces the origins of the Black Widow and Winter Soldier programs, which both appear in several MCU films, while the second season shows the discovery of the Darkforce (known as Zero Matter in the series), which previously appeared in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and has ties to the Marvel characters Doctor Strange and Cloak . Agent Carter aired on ABC in
11600-701: The squad leader says that there are plans within plans and his masters are waking from their long sleep. He uses his claws to puncture Gorgon's face intending to find information for his masters. Gorgon quickly reacts by slicing off his arm before using Godkiller to pin him. He then demands to know what they're after. The squad leader reveals that they have Viper . Killing the Leviathan soldier, Gorgon rushes through Nemesis only for Leviathan to escape with Viper in tow. The ruling council of Hydra (consisting of Baron Strucker, Gorgon, Kraken, and Madame Hydra ) discusses Leviathan's attack on Nemesis which cost them two dreadnaughts and half of its personnel. Gorgon concludes that there
11716-486: The third season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , Fazekas stated that she "would not say" there was a connection between the Council and Hydra. With the introduction of Jason Wilkes and Frost, both considered "outsiders" as Carter was in the first season, co-showrunner Chris Dingess noted how their arcs in the season would be similar, yet different from Carter's, saying "I think everyone, to get to that place of getting respect, has
11832-519: The universe had subsequently lost "a wonderful role model and...inspiration" to fans of the character and series. Damore lamented the fact that the second season's cliffhanger ending had been left unresolved, and that viewers would never get the chance to see Carter's "happy ending", despite knowing she gets one, leaving the character's "fate unfulfilled, languishing in the obscurity of 'what could have beens ' ". She also noted that Marvel had now lost "the opportunity to show several prominent MCU events, not
11948-639: The war is over, things are changing. And in real history, the OSS sort of became the CIA and some of its other functions went under other departments. There's a little bit of change going on within SSR and so Thompson [is now the New York SSR chief, but he] has a boss [in Vernon Masters ] that's going to be saying, "Look, things are changing, and you need to look out for yourself."" The season also sees Daniel Sousa promoted to
12064-455: The war. There's no telling what any of them experienced last year. —Co-creator Christopher Markus on exploring the dynamic of 1940s characters. Markus and McFeely stated in March 2014 that the series would be set in 1946 initially, occurring in the middle of the timeline established in the One-Shot, and would focus on one case for Carter. Additional seasons would then advance a year and examine
12180-478: The world. They have orchestrated assassinations. We insinuate that they orchestrated the 1929 Stock Market crash ." Members of the Council include powerful businessmen Calvin Chadwick and Hugh Jones , and their influence extends to "high levels of the government" as seen with War Department veteran Vernon Masters . Despite close similarities between the "A" symbol of the Arena Club and a Hydra symbol introduced in
12296-535: Was cast as SSR Agent Vega . The dream sequence in "A Little Song and Dance", dubbed an informal crossover with Dancing with the Stars , features many of the professional dancers from that series, including Louis van Amstel , Dmitry Chaplin , Karina Smirnoff , Anna Trebunskaya , Sasha Farber , and Damian Whitewood . Dancers Robert Roldan , Malene Ostergaard, Amanda Balen , Serge Onik, Jenya Shatilova, Lacey Escabar, Alla Kocherga, and Paul Kirkland are also featured in
12412-522: Was cast as physicist Jason Wilkes ; Lotte Verbeek was cast in the role of Ana Jarvis , the wife of Edwin Jarvis ; and Kurtwood Smith was revealed to be recurring as Vernon Masters , a veteran of the War Department. The next month, Ken Marino was cast as Joseph Manfredi , leader of the Maggia crime syndicate. Additionally, Matt Braunger was cast as SSR lab tech Aloysius Samberly , and Rey Valentin
12528-453: Was cast the next month as Edwin Jarvis , the character who would eventually inspire the artificial intelligence J.A.R.V.I.S. from the MCU films. Shea Whigham was also cast, as SSR chief Roger Dooley . Atwell, D'Arcy, Gjokaj, and Murray returned for the second season. The costume designer for the series was Giovanna Ottobre-Melton, who felt comfortable with the series' period setting after spending months researching American styles in
12644-409: Was confirmed to return for a dream sequence in "A Little Song and Dance". Also returning for the second season was Ray Wise as Hugh Jones . In August 2015, it was revealed that the character Whitney Frost would appear in the season, and Currie Graham was cast as her husband, Calvin Chadwick , the owner of Isodyne Energy. In October, Wynn Everett was revealed to be cast as Frost; Reggie Austin
12760-478: Was initially brought up in July 2013 by Louis D'Esposito , after a screening of his Agent Carter Marvel One-Shot at San Diego Comic-Con . By September, Marvel Television was developing a series inspired by the short film, featuring Peggy Carter , and was in search of a writer for the series. In January 2014, ABC Entertainment Group president Paul Lee confirmed that the show was in development, and revealed that Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas would act as
12876-533: Was just trying to make it that she's just smarter than everybody else. She's got such command over so many of these situations, and that was the most important thing was to give her that personality." A soundtrack album for the first season was released on iTunes on December 11, 2015, and the single "Whatcha Gonna Do (It's Up to You)" from the second season was released on March 18, 2016. We work really closely with Eric Carroll in Marvel Studios. He's sort of
12992-416: Was less positive, praising the casting and performances but saying, " Agent Carter feels too slavishly locked into the S.H.I.E.L.D. formula...it's sort of a shame Agent Carter isn't more compelling, since the impeccable period trappings and costumes make the series a nice change of pace, at least visually." Eric Goldman of IGN gave the season an 8.3 out of 10, praising Atwell's performance, as well as
13108-642: Was not intended to be a miniseries , and that a possible second season would not necessarily be limited to eight episodes like the first . The series was renewed for a second season on May 7, 2015, intended to debut in 2016 of the 2015–16 season during the midseason break of the third season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Later in May, Hayley Atwell stated the season would consist of 10 episodes. Butters explained that this would probably not allow for any standalone episodes, "but I definitely think it allows for more character, because we can have more personal stories built into
13224-426: Was produced by ABC Studios , Marvel Television , and Fazekas & Butters , with Tara Butters, Michele Fazekas, and Chris Dingess serving as showrunners . Hayley Atwell reprises her role of Peggy Carter from the film series and One-Shot, with James D'Arcy , Chad Michael Murray , and Enver Gjokaj also starring; they are joined by Shea Whigham for the first season. In the series, Carter must balance life as
13340-399: Was reused for the series. DNeg TV also worked on Howard Stark 's Hover car, using the original computer asset for the version seen in Captain America: The First Avenger . Despite the original car from the film being only a shell and destroyed after the picture, an identical Cadillac was found for DNeg to laser scan and incorporate into the episode along with the real car when it is parked on
13456-490: Was screened at New York Comic Con in October 2015, while the first trailer for the season was released in November. Alice Walker of Screen Rant felt that the promo "highlight[ed] the best parts of the show", calling it "[f]ast paced and slick" and Atwell "still incredibly charming". She further noted that "There is a long way to go before we see if they can build on the momentum from the previous season, but so far it looks like
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