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Marvel's ABC television series
Marvel's ABC television series are a set of interconnected American television series created for the broadcast network ABC, based on characters that appear in publications by Marvel Comics. Produced by Marvel Television and ABC Studios, they are set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and acknowledge the continuity of the franchise's films and other television series. When categorizing their wider television slate, Marvel considers the ABC series to be their "Marvel Heroes" series.
The first television series in the MCU was Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., developed by The Avengers (2012) writer/director Joss Whedon for Marvel Television and ABC. Starring Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson, reprising his role from the films, the series debuted in September 2013 and ran for seven seasons until August 2020. Marvel Studios was involved in Agent Carter, with Hayley Atwell reprising her role of Peggy Carter from the films, which ran for two seasons from January 2015 to March 2016. Inhumans, a project intended as an MCU film that was redeveloped as a series with IMAX Corporation, was released in 2017. A version of the series' first two episodes were released in IMAX theaters before the series' ABC premiere. Inhumans starred Anson Mount and was canceled after a single season.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. debuted to strong ratings for ABC, but these steadily dropped and all three series ultimately became modest ratings performers. Reviews for S.H.I.E.L.D. compared it unfavorably to the MCU films at first, but these improved and the response to Agent Carter was more positive. Inhumans was not well received. Marvel and ABC attempted to develop several more series together, including a spin-off from S.H.I.E.L.D. called Marvel's Most Wanted, a comedy based on the Damage Control comics, and a drama centered on the Eternals. Development on any future series was halted when Marvel Television was folded into Marvel Studios in December 2019, though ABC remained committed to featuring Marvel content and began discussions with Marvel Studios for a new series shortly after.
By July 2012, Marvel Television had entered into discussions with ABC to create a show set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). In August, ABC ordered a pilot for a series called S.H.I.E.L.D., developed by Joss Whedon who wrote and directed the MCU film The Avengers (2012); the series was renamed Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. when it was officially picked up by ABC. Another MCU-based series, Agent Carter, was announced in January 2014 as joining Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. at ABC. In November 2016, Marvel and IMAX Corporation announced Inhumans, based on the species of the same name, after a planned film based on the characters had been removed from Marvel Studios' release slate. The first two episodes of the series were set to premiere in IMAX theaters in September 2017 for two weeks, before airing on ABC with the remainder of the series. The deal was initially suggested to Marvel by IMAX after they had held a successful IMAX event with Game of Thrones in 2015. Ben Sherwood, president of Disney–ABC Television Group, described it as a "quadruple win—a win for IMAX, a win for Marvel, a win for ABC Studios and a win for ABC to launch a show in an innovative way and get attention" in an increasingly crowded market. Sherwood hoped that this would be the first of "several innovative ways to launch [television] programming".
Discussing Marvel Television's wider slate of series in August 2019, Marvel Television head Jeph Loeb explained that Marvel categorized its ABC series as the "Marvel Heroes" series due to their close connections to the MCU films, especially with the main characters of both Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Agent Carter having originated in films before transitioning to their television series. In December 2019, after Marvel Studios began developing its own television series for the streaming service Disney+, Marvel Television was folded into Marvel Studios and development on future Marvel Television series halted. Despite this, ABC remained committed to featuring Marvel content, and ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke said in January 2020 that the network was beginning talks with Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios about what a potential Marvel Studios series on ABC would be.
Agent Phil Coulson assembles a small team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to handle strange new cases. After the terrorist organization Hydra is discovered to have infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Coulson and his team must rebuild the organization and restore trust from the government and public. Now working in secret, Coulson and his team come into contact with the Inhumans, a race of superhumans. After the defeat of the Inhuman Hive, and with Hydra destroyed, S.H.I.E.L.D. is made a legitimate organization once again. Coulson and the team face more enhanced people and threats, including Robbie Reyes / Ghost Rider and Life Model Decoys. Coulson and members of his team are eventually abducted to the future, where they must try and save humanity while figuring out how to get home.
In August 2012, ABC ordered a pilot for a show called S.H.I.E.L.D., to be written by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen, and directed by Joss Whedon. Later renamed to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the series was officially ordered on May 10, 2013, with 22 episodes. Jed Whedon, Tancharoen, and Jeffrey Bell act as the series' showrunners, while Clark Gregg reprises his role from the films as Phil Coulson. The series was renewed for a second season on May 8, 2014, a third on May 7, 2015, a fourth on March 3, 2016, a fifth on May 11, 2017, a sixth on May 14, 2018, and a final seventh season on November 16, 2018; the sixth and seventh seasons consist of 13 episodes each.
The first season, which premiered on September 24, 2013, aired episodes that directly relate to events in the films Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The revelation in The Winter Soldier that S.H.I.E.L.D. had been infiltrated by Hydra had a huge impact on the series. Regarding the synergy the show had with addressing events from the film, Loeb said, "It's an extremely unique experience that doesn't exist anywhere else out there in the entertainment business." The second season, which premiered on September 23, 2014, introduces Inhumans to the MCU, ahead of their own television series. Additionally, a recurring plot point in the first two seasons involved the body of a Kree, an alien race that plays a significant role in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). The third season, which premiered on September 29, 2015, introduces the Secret Warriors team, featuring new Inhuman characters inspired by the comic of the same name, as well as Life Model Decoys. The fourth season, which premiered on September 20, 2016, sees Ghost Rider introduced to the MCU, and ties to the second season of Agent Carter as well as Doctor Strange (2016). The last four episodes of the fifth season, which premiered on December 1, 2017, coincide with the events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018). The sixth season premiered on May 10, 2019, and the seventh season premiered on May 27, 2020. The two-part series finale aired on August 12, 2020.
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Marvel's ABC television series
Marvel's ABC television series are a set of interconnected American television series created for the broadcast network ABC, based on characters that appear in publications by Marvel Comics. Produced by Marvel Television and ABC Studios, they are set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and acknowledge the continuity of the franchise's films and other television series. When categorizing their wider television slate, Marvel considers the ABC series to be their "Marvel Heroes" series.
The first television series in the MCU was Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., developed by The Avengers (2012) writer/director Joss Whedon for Marvel Television and ABC. Starring Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson, reprising his role from the films, the series debuted in September 2013 and ran for seven seasons until August 2020. Marvel Studios was involved in Agent Carter, with Hayley Atwell reprising her role of Peggy Carter from the films, which ran for two seasons from January 2015 to March 2016. Inhumans, a project intended as an MCU film that was redeveloped as a series with IMAX Corporation, was released in 2017. A version of the series' first two episodes were released in IMAX theaters before the series' ABC premiere. Inhumans starred Anson Mount and was canceled after a single season.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. debuted to strong ratings for ABC, but these steadily dropped and all three series ultimately became modest ratings performers. Reviews for S.H.I.E.L.D. compared it unfavorably to the MCU films at first, but these improved and the response to Agent Carter was more positive. Inhumans was not well received. Marvel and ABC attempted to develop several more series together, including a spin-off from S.H.I.E.L.D. called Marvel's Most Wanted, a comedy based on the Damage Control comics, and a drama centered on the Eternals. Development on any future series was halted when Marvel Television was folded into Marvel Studios in December 2019, though ABC remained committed to featuring Marvel content and began discussions with Marvel Studios for a new series shortly after.
By July 2012, Marvel Television had entered into discussions with ABC to create a show set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). In August, ABC ordered a pilot for a series called S.H.I.E.L.D., developed by Joss Whedon who wrote and directed the MCU film The Avengers (2012); the series was renamed Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. when it was officially picked up by ABC. Another MCU-based series, Agent Carter, was announced in January 2014 as joining Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. at ABC. In November 2016, Marvel and IMAX Corporation announced Inhumans, based on the species of the same name, after a planned film based on the characters had been removed from Marvel Studios' release slate. The first two episodes of the series were set to premiere in IMAX theaters in September 2017 for two weeks, before airing on ABC with the remainder of the series. The deal was initially suggested to Marvel by IMAX after they had held a successful IMAX event with Game of Thrones in 2015. Ben Sherwood, president of Disney–ABC Television Group, described it as a "quadruple win—a win for IMAX, a win for Marvel, a win for ABC Studios and a win for ABC to launch a show in an innovative way and get attention" in an increasingly crowded market. Sherwood hoped that this would be the first of "several innovative ways to launch [television] programming".
Discussing Marvel Television's wider slate of series in August 2019, Marvel Television head Jeph Loeb explained that Marvel categorized its ABC series as the "Marvel Heroes" series due to their close connections to the MCU films, especially with the main characters of both Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Agent Carter having originated in films before transitioning to their television series. In December 2019, after Marvel Studios began developing its own television series for the streaming service Disney+, Marvel Television was folded into Marvel Studios and development on future Marvel Television series halted. Despite this, ABC remained committed to featuring Marvel content, and ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke said in January 2020 that the network was beginning talks with Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios about what a potential Marvel Studios series on ABC would be.
Agent Phil Coulson assembles a small team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to handle strange new cases. After the terrorist organization Hydra is discovered to have infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Coulson and his team must rebuild the organization and restore trust from the government and public. Now working in secret, Coulson and his team come into contact with the Inhumans, a race of superhumans. After the defeat of the Inhuman Hive, and with Hydra destroyed, S.H.I.E.L.D. is made a legitimate organization once again. Coulson and the team face more enhanced people and threats, including Robbie Reyes / Ghost Rider and Life Model Decoys. Coulson and members of his team are eventually abducted to the future, where they must try and save humanity while figuring out how to get home.
In August 2012, ABC ordered a pilot for a show called S.H.I.E.L.D., to be written by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen, and directed by Joss Whedon. Later renamed to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the series was officially ordered on May 10, 2013, with 22 episodes. Jed Whedon, Tancharoen, and Jeffrey Bell act as the series' showrunners, while Clark Gregg reprises his role from the films as Phil Coulson. The series was renewed for a second season on May 8, 2014, a third on May 7, 2015, a fourth on March 3, 2016, a fifth on May 11, 2017, a sixth on May 14, 2018, and a final seventh season on November 16, 2018; the sixth and seventh seasons consist of 13 episodes each.
The first season, which premiered on September 24, 2013, aired episodes that directly relate to events in the films Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The revelation in The Winter Soldier that S.H.I.E.L.D. had been infiltrated by Hydra had a huge impact on the series. Regarding the synergy the show had with addressing events from the film, Loeb said, "It's an extremely unique experience that doesn't exist anywhere else out there in the entertainment business." The second season, which premiered on September 23, 2014, introduces Inhumans to the MCU, ahead of their own television series. Additionally, a recurring plot point in the first two seasons involved the body of a Kree, an alien race that plays a significant role in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). The third season, which premiered on September 29, 2015, introduces the Secret Warriors team, featuring new Inhuman characters inspired by the comic of the same name, as well as Life Model Decoys. The fourth season, which premiered on September 20, 2016, sees Ghost Rider introduced to the MCU, and ties to the second season of Agent Carter as well as Doctor Strange (2016). The last four episodes of the fifth season, which premiered on December 1, 2017, coincide with the events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018). The sixth season premiered on May 10, 2019, and the seventh season premiered on May 27, 2020. The two-part series finale aired on August 12, 2020.