Coulson Lives!: ABC Officially Orders S.H.I.E.L.D. to Series (and first cast photo!)
It may not be much of a surprise that ABC ordered the S.H.I.E.L.D. pilot, a show that looks at the world of super heroes through the eyes of the little guys.
The massive success of the Marvel films for Disney (also parent company of ABC) may have been a clue that we would be seeing a full series of S.H.E.I.L.D. coming from the highly publicized pilot… but still – the wait for the official word that of that series order that finally came this Friday was a little excruciating for us Marvel fans itching to see what team Whedon will do with this world on the small screen.
(Pictured left to right: Chloe Bennet as “Agent Skye”, Elizabeth Henstridge as “Agent Jemma Simmons,” Iain De Caestecker as “Agent Leo Fitz,” Clark Gregg as ” Agent Phil Coulson,” Ming-Na Wen as “Agent Melinda May,” and Brett Dalton as “Agent Grant Ward.”)
Clark Gregg reprises his role of Agent Phil Coulson from Marvel’s feature films as he assembles a small, highly select group of Agents from the worldwide law-enforcement organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D. Together they investigate the new, the strange, and the unknown across the globe, protecting the ordinary from the extraordinary. Coulson’s team consists of Agent Grant Ward (Brett Dalton), highly trained in combat and espionage, Agent Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen) expert pilot and martial artist, Agent Leo Fitz (Iain De Caestecker); brilliant engineer and Agent Jemma Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge) genius bio-chemist. Joining them on their journey into mystery is new recruit and computer hacker Skye (Chloe Bennet).
From Executive Producers Joss Whedon (“Marvel’s The Avengers,” ”Buffy the Vampire Slayer”); Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen, “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” pilot co-writers (“Dollhouse,” “Dr.Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog”); Jeffrey Bell (“Angel,” “Alias”); and Jeph Loeb (“Smallville,” “Lost,” “Heroes”) comes Marvel’s first TV series. “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” is produced by ABC Studios and Marvel Television.
The first look of the series is set to air during Once Upon a Time tonight (May 12th) in the States. Fingers crossed we get it here in Canada too!
