The show will speak to the human condition through the lens of our very human, non-powered S.H.I.E.L.D agents – that together we are greater than we are apart, and that we can make a difference in the world.Īfter helping to thwart HYDRA, Coulson was appointed as Director, and tasked with rebuilding the agency. This is a world of superheroes, aliens and the unusual – of action, spectacle and world-spanning stories. Prepare for an epic adventure that showcases the hope and wonder of the human spirit. They'll be joined by civilian new recruit and computer hacker Skye. That team consists of straight arrow Agent Grant Ward, an expert in combat and espionage pilot and martial artist Agent Melinda May and brilliant if socially awkward scientists Agent Leo Fitz and Agent Jemma Simmons. He puts together a small, highly trained, team of agents to tackle the cases that haven't been classified yet, the new, the strange and the unknown.
The pilot, which was written by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen and directed by Joss Whedon, reached an audience of more than 12 million viewers. The first season premiered on Septemand concluded on May 13, 2014. It is set after the events of The Avengers and Iron Man 3, and directly ties in with Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, and Avengers: Infinity War.
It was produced by Marvel Television and aired on ABC.
It is the first television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., or simply Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., is an American television series, based on the Marvel Comics organization, S.H.I.E.L.D. "We are not agents of nothing, we are agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and that still carries weight! That has to carry weight! After everything we've been through, that carries weight!" ― Phil Coulson