Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D TV Series Update

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. update, ABC has  released a announcement  that their upcoming small screen adaptation in Marvel's cinematic universe has a new title. Formerly known as "Marvel's S.H.I.E.L.D.", the new series will now be called "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." The newly-released synopsis for the show reads as follows: Joss Whedon shows that not all heroes are super with "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."


Fresh off his role in the summer’s box office smash, Marvel's The Avengers, Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) returns to the worldwide law enforcement organization S.H.I.E.L.D. In the new series he puts together a small, highly trained, team of Agents to tackle the cases that haven’t been classified yet.The team consists of Agent Grant Ward (Brett Dalton), an expert in combat and espionage, pilot and martial artist Agent Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen) and brilliant socially awkward scientists Agent Leo Fitz (Iain De Caestecker) and Agent Jemma Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge). They’ll be joined by civilian new recruit and computer hacker Skye (Chloe Bennet). Prepare for an epic adventure that showcases the hope and wonder of the human spirit. This is a world of Super Heroes, aliens and the unusual stories. The show will speak to the human condition through the eyes of our very human, non super powered S.H.I.E.L.D agents.

Executive Produced and co-written by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen ("Dollhouse," "Dr.Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog"), Jeffrey Bell ("Angel," "Alias") and Jeph Loeb ("Smallville," "Lost," "Heroes") comes Marvel’s first live-action TV series, "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." There's no word yet on when the show might premiere but the rumor so far is that the shows pilot will hit this fall on the ABC Network.