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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Title card for the first two seasons
Genre	Action Adventure Science fiction Superhero Drama
Created by	Joss Whedon Jed Whedon Maurissa Tancharoen
Based on	S.H.I.E.L.D. by Stan Lee Jack Kirby
Starring	Clark Gregg Ming-Na Wen Brett Dalton Chloe Bennet Iain De Caestecker Elizabeth Henstridge Nick Blood Adrianne Palicki Henry Simmons Luke Mitchell John Hannah
Composer(s)	Bear McCreary
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	81 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Joss Whedon Jed Whedon Maurissa Tancharoen Stan Lee Alan Fine Joe Quesada Jeffrey Bell Jeph Loeb Paul Zbyszewski Jim Chory Brent Fletcher
Producer(s)	Garry A. Brown Chris Cheramie
Location(s)	Los Angeles
Cinematography	David Boyd Feliks Parnell Jeff Mygatt Allan Westbrook
Editor(s)	Joshua Charson Paul Trejo Debby Germimo Eric Litman David Crabtree Kelly Stuyvesant
Running time	41–44 minutes
Production company(s)	ABC Studios Marvel Television Mutant Enemy Productions
Distributor	Disney–ABC Domestic Television
Release
Original network	ABC
Picture format	720p (HDTV)
Audio format	5.1 surround sound
Original release	September 24, 2013 (2013-09-24) – present (present)
Chronology
Related shows	Marvel's Agent Carter Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot Marvel Cinematic Universe television series
External links
Official website

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., or simply Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., is an American television series created for ABC by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen, based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, and Logistics Division), a fictional peacekeeping and spy agency in a world of superheroes. 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 Studios, Marvel Television, and Mutant Enemy Productions, with Jed Whedon, Tancharoen, and Jeffrey Bell serving as showrunners.

The series revolves around the character of Phil Coulson, with Clark Gregg reprising his role from the film series, and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, who must deal with various unusual cases and enemies, including Hydra and the Inhumans. Joss Whedon began developing a S.H.I.E.L.D. pilot following the success of his film Marvel's The Avengers, and Gregg was confirmed to reprise his role in October 2012. The series was officially picked up by ABC in May 2013, and also stars Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker and Elizabeth Henstridge, with Nick Blood, Adrianne Palicki, Henry Simmons, Luke Mitchell, and John Hannah joining in later seasons. Prosthetic makeup is created with Glenn Hetrick's Optic Nerve Studios, while Legacy Effects contributes other practical effects. The visual effects for the series are created by FuseFX, and have been nominated for multiple awards. Several episodes directly crossover with films or other television series set in the MCU, while other characters from MCU films and Marvel One-Shots also appear throughout the series.