Marvel announced today that Chad Michael Murray and Enver Gjokaj have signed on to play series regulars in ABC's mid-season comic book adventure Marvel's Agent Carter, alongside Hayley Atwell as the title character. Take a look at the official press release from Marvel, then read on for new details on the series from directors Anthony Russo and Joe Russo.
Marvel is proud to announce the signing of two key series regulars, as Chad Michael Murray (Fruitvale Station, One Tree Hill) has been cast in the role of SSR Agent Jack Thompson, while Enver Gjokaj (Dollhouse) will portray Agent Daniel Sousa, both of whom will meet Carter while she takes on a new role at the SSR in New York City.
Marvel's Agent Carter, starring Captain America: The First Avenger's Hayley Atwell, follows the story of Peggy Carter. It's 1946, and peace has dealt Peggy Carter a serious blow as she finds herself marginalized when the men return home from fighting abroad. Working for the covert SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve), Peggy must balance doing administrative work and going on secret missions for Howard Stark all while trying to navigate life as a single woman in America, in the wake of losing the love of her life--Steve Rogers. Inspired by the feature films Captain America: The First Avenger and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, along with the short Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter.
Starring Hayley Atwell as Agent Peggy Carter, Marvel's Agent Carter was written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. Executive producers are Tara Butters, Michele Fazekas, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Chris Dingess, Kevin Feige, Louis D'Esposito, Alan Fine, Joe Quesada, Stan Lee and Jeph Loeb.
Marvel's Agent Carter is produced by ABC Studios and Marvel Television.
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Although the fall TV season will kick off in the next couple of weeks, Marvel fans will still have to wait a few more months for ABC's Marvel's Agent Carter, which is slated to debut sometime next year with an eight-episode season. We reported last month that Captain America: The Winter Soldier directors Anthony Russo and Joe Russo are directing the second and third episodes of Season 1, and the filmmakers offered new details about their involvement in an interview with Collider.
Before taking on Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the brothers were best known for their work on hit TV comedies such as Community and Arrested Development. However, Anthony Russo revealed they were asked to direct two episodes because Marvel's Louis D'Esposito wanted to bring in filmmakers connected to the Captain America universe.
Joe Russo also spoke about how glad they were Marvel and ABC decided to go with a shorter format with just eight episodes in Season 1.
Anthony Russo added how tough it is to deliver a full season's worth of 22 great episodes.
The filmmakers are currently developing Captain America 3, which hits theaters in May 2016, which means they won't be too involved with the show past the two episodes they're directing, according to Anthony Russo.
Joe Russo elaborated that have given advice to the writers based on their experience in television.