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‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Premieres on ABC

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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” premieres tonight on ABC, with its pilot episode.

The sci-fi drama picks up in the aftermath of the events that occurred in box office smash hit “The Avengers,” and because of its association with said film, it’s probably the most anticipated series of the fall. Clark Gregg reprises his role of Agent Phil Coulson from Marvel’s feature films. He assembles a group of highly specialized 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; Agent Jemma Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge); and genius bio-chemist and computer hacker, Skye (Chloe Bennet).

Here is ABC’s synopsis of the pilot episode:

“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.”

“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” airs on ABC, Tuesday nights at 8 EST. Tune in to watch the season premiere tonight. Check out the preview below.

 

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