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Marvel's Cloak & Dagger, or simply Cloak & Dagger, is an upcoming American cable television series created for Freeform by Joe Pokaski, based on the Marvel Comics characters of the same name. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films and other television series of the franchise. The series is produced by ABC Signature Studios and Marvel Television, with Pokaski serving as showrunner.
The series stars Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph as Tandy Bowen / Dagger and Tyrone Johnson / Cloak, two teenagers who acquire superpowers and form a romantic relationship. A television series featuring Cloak and Dagger entered development for ABC Family in July 2011. In April 2016, Cloak & Dagger received a series order for Freeform, the new name of ABC Family, and by that August, Pokaski had joined the series as showrunner and executive producer. Holt and Joseph were cast in January 2017, with Andrea Roth, Gloria Reuben, Miles Mussenden, Carl Lundstedt, Emma Lahana, Jaime Zevallos, and J. D. Evermore also starring in the series. Filming for the series takes place in New Orleans.
The series, consisting of 10 episodes, will premiere on June 7, 2018.
Premise
Tandy Bowen and Tyrone Johnson, two teenagers from different backgrounds, acquire superpowers while forming a romantic relationship. They soon realize that their powers work better when they are together, "but their feelings for each other make their already complicated world even more challenging."
Cast and characters
Main
- Olivia Holt as Tandy Bowen / Dagger: A teenager with the ability to emit light daggers.[2]
- Aubrey Joseph as Tyrone Johnson / Cloak: A teenager with the ability to engulf others in darkness.[2]
- Andrea Roth as Melissa Bowen: Tandy's optimistic mother.[3]
- Gloria Reuben as Adina Johnson: Tyrone's mother who invests heavily in making sure her son has a good life.[3]
- Miles Mussenden as Michael Johnson: Tyrone's working class father who tries to provide for his family.[3]
- Carl Lundstedt as Liam: Tandy's criminal partner and boyfriend.[3]
- Emma Lahana[4]
- Jaime Zevallos[4]
- J. D. Evermore as Connors: An intimidating detective with a secret.[3]
Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-ins
Freeform executive Karey Burke said in April 2017 that the series is "not particularly connected" to New Warriors, which was slated to air on Freeform at the time, given "their tones are so wildly different", adding, "There are many degrees of separation with where they fall in the Marvel universe. But anything is possible with Marvel."[24] In July, Loeb said there were no plans to crossover, nor to crossover across networks with the similarly themed Marvel's Runaways on Hulu. He added that Marvel wanted the series to find its footing before further connecting with other elements of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, saying "You'll see things that comment on each other; we try to touch base wherever we can... things that are happening in L.A. [where Runaways is set] are not exactly going to be affecting what's happening in New Orleans... It's being aware of it and trying to find a way for it to be able to discuss in a way that makes sense."[25]
Roxxon Corporation, a company featured throughout the MCU, is seen in the series.
Analysis
Upon announcement, Abraham Riesman of Vulture felt one of the show's potential strengths was the fact that Marvel had a unique opportunity to tell a story "without needing to appeal to any kind of rabid fanbase or honor any iconic stories, because the characters have neither," nor "any famous archnemeses" or "a widely read graphic novel" that fans would be expecting to see. He concluded saying, "Cloak & Dagger could be something unique and potentially lovely: an attempt to build a new bit of filmed superhero iconography (mostly) from the ground up. There’s so much to mine in this genre. It deals metaphorically with the burdens, risks, and liberations of power — and it has the storytelling freedoms offered by high-concept science fiction, fantasy, and magical realism."
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