Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 1, episode 1 finally premieres tonight! What can we expect from the highly-anticipated series debut?
Marvel’s new excursion into live-action television is one of the most highly-anticipated series to debut this fall – and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 1, episode 1 debuts tonight at 8 pm on ABC!
Based off of last year’s record-breaking film The Avengers (you may have heard of it!) the show will delve into the jobs and lives of rank-and-file members of the shadowy espionage organization, S.H.I.E.L.D. And though the characters may not have the strength of Thor or the iron of Iron Man, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has set out to prove that “not all heroes are super.”
Heading up the new team, of course, will be Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg), a fan favorite from the Marvel cinematic universe. It’s anyone’s guess how the cooly charismatic agent survived his encounter with the painfully pointy end of Loki’s staff in The Avengers – though we have a few theories! But however he managed it, we’re super psyched to see the son of Coul back in the field.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 1, episode 1 will also introduce viewers to the new agents who will form Coulon’s team. On the combat-ready side are moody specialist Agent Grant Ward (Brett Dalton) and the mysterious Agent Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen), she of “just the pilot” fame. Agent Gemma Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge) and Leo Fitz (Ian De Caestecker) represent both the international and the brainy side of the operation as bio-chem and engineering respectively.
And rounding out the team is suave computer hacker Skye (Chloe Bennet) who lives in a van and doesn’t seem like a huge fan of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Check out a few photos from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 1, episode 1 right here:
And take a look at this moving trailer for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 1, episode 1.
The official episode synopsis reads:
In the premiere episode, “Pilot,” it’s just after the battle of New York, and now that the existence of super heroes and aliens has become public knowledge, the world is trying to come to grips with this new reality. Agent Phil Coulson is back in action and has his eye on a mysterious group called The Rising Tide. In order to track this unseen, unknown enemy, he has assembled a small, highly select group of Agents from the worldwide law-enforcement organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement and Logistics Division). The group’s first assignment together as a team finds them trying to track down an ordinary man who has gained extraordinary powers. Powers that could have devastating consequences.
Watch ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ season 1, episode 1 online
ABC offers a free, legal stream of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on their website to watch online the morning after each episode airs. The episode will also be available to watch online on Hulu.
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