Marvel's Cloak and Dagger is an TV series that is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that focuses on two teenagers with powers. The series aired on June 7, 2018.
Overview
Season 1
“Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger” is an adaptation of the beloved Marvel characters whose story is aimed squarely at young adults. This live-action interracial romance follows Tandy Bowen and Tyrone Johnson, two teenagers from very different backgrounds, who find themselves burdened and awakened to newly acquired superpowers while falling in love. Tandy can emit light daggers and Tyrone has the ability to engulf others in darkness. They quickly learn they are better together than apart — but their feelings for each other make their already complicated world even more challenging.
Cast
Season 1
Main Cast
- Aubrey Joseph as Tyrone Johnson/Cloak
- Olivia Holt as Tandy Bowen/Dagger
- Andrea Roth as Melissa Bowen
- Gloria Reuben as Adina Johnson
- Miles Mussenden as Otis Johnson
- Carl Lundstedt as Liam Walsh
- Emma Lahana as Detective Brigid O'Reilly
- Jaime Zevallos as Father Francis Delgado
- J.D. Evermore as Detective Connors
Recurring Cast
- Noëlle Renée Bercy as Evita Fusilier
- James Saito as Dr. Bernard Sanjo
- Ally Maki as a to-be-confirmed character
Special Guests
To be added
Episodes
Season 1
- "First Light"
- "Suicide Sprints"
- "Stained Glass"
- "Call/Response"
- "Princeton Offense"
- "Funhouse Mirrors"
- "Lotus Eaters"
- "Ghost Stories"
- "Back Breaker"
- "TBA"
Production
In April 2016, it was announced that the series was greenlit by Freeform.[1]
In November 2016, it was revealed that Joe Pokaski will be the showrunner for the series and is currently re-writing his initial script for the pilot episode. The series is expected to air sometime in 2018.[2]
Trivia
- Cloak and Dagger is the 11th MCU television series after Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Defenders, Inhumans, The Punisher and Runaways. It is also the first Marvel series on Freeform as the other series premiered ABC, Netflix and Hulu.
- This is the first Live-action TV series for "Cloak and Dagger", they have previously only appeared in related animated TV shows like "Ultimate Spider-Man" and "Wolverine vs. Sabretooth".
- The thirteenth live action TV series to be produced by Marvel Television.
- Noah Gray-Cabey and Debby Ryan were both considered to portray Tyrone "Ty" Johnson/Cloak and Tandy Bowen/Dagger, respectively.
- The series is set in New Orleans in comparison to New York or California like the other Marvel television shows.
- Premiered at the film festival SXSW.
- The first live-action Marvel Comics Universe franchise to mention the Roxxon Corporation, chronologically speaking, was Agent Carter which was set in the early part of the twentieth century. Incidentally, Roxxon sounds oddly similar to Exxon, which is an oil and gas company.
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