Fresh on the heels of the news that Joss Whedon has cast Angel alum J. August Richards in the S.H.I.E.L.D. pilot, Marvel has unveiled the official name of the show as well as a new synopsis. Now titled Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. versus simply S.H.I.E.L.D., the show has not yet officially been picked up. We’d be shocked if it doesn’t get a series order, though.
It’s interesting to watch the Marvel marketing machine at work. In addition to The Avengers title being Marvel's The Avengers, the two upcoming animated series are Marvel's Avengers Assemble and Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.. Brand identity is clearly of paramount importance to the company; which is somewhat understandable in today’s market. The Marvel name is like an endorsement in and of itself and will likely give viewers an immediate sense that they are going to receive a quality product. This branding method also adds to the cohesive feel that the company works so hard to maintain.
Take a look at the recently-released synopsis below:
Joss Whedon shows us not all heroes are super with "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
Fresh from 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. 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. That team consists of straight arrow Agent Grant Ward (Brett Dalton), an expert in combat and espionage; pilot and martial artist Agent Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen); and brilliant if 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 – of action, spectacle and world spanning stories. 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.
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."
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Roth Cornet is an Entertainment Editor for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @RothCornet and IGN at Roth-IGN.
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