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Promotional image for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season two and Agent Carter season one.
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Based on | Characters published by Marvel Comics |
Starring | See below |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 10 (across 5 series) |
No. of episodes | 149 |
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Audio format | 5.1 surround sound |
Original release | September 24, 2013 | – present
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) television series are American superhero television shows based on characters that appear in publications by Marvel Comics. The shows have been in production since 2013, and in that time Marvel Television and ABC Studios, along with its production division ABC Signature Studios, have premiered five series, with six more in various stages of development, across broadcast, streaming, and cable television. The broadcast series that air on ABC have averaged around 4–8 million viewers a season, with all MCU series receiving strong critical responses.
The first series in the universe, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., began airing on ABC during the 2013–14 television season, and was joined by Marvel's Agent Carter in the 2014–15 television season. Marvel formed a unique partnership with IMAX Corporation to premiere Marvel's The Inhumans in IMAX theaters in September 2017 before it is scheduled to air on ABC during the 2017–18 television season; a put pilot for another ABC series, Marvel's Damage Control, has also been ordered. Netflix's Marvel series began in 2015 with Marvel's Daredevil and Marvel's Jessica Jones, followed by Marvel's Luke Cage in 2016. Marvel's Iron Fist, the crossover miniseries Marvel's The Defenders, and Marvel's The Punisher will be released in 2017. Additionally, the MCU will expand to Freeform with Marvel's Cloak & Dagger, in 2018.