Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

This article is about the television series. For a list of agents in the fictional organization, see List of S.H.I.E.L.D. members.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Agents of SHIELD logo
Genre
Created by
Based on S.H.I.E.L.D. 
by Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
Starring
Composer(s) Bear McCreary
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 41 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s) Garry A. Brown
Location(s) Los Angeles
Cinematography
  • David Boyd
  • Feliks Parnell
  • Jeff Mygatt
  • Allan Westbrook
Running time 40–45 minutes
Production company(s)
Distributor Disney–ABC Domestic Television
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Picture format 720p (HDTV)[2]
Audio format 5.1 surround sound[2]
Original run September 24, 2013 – present
Chronology
Related shows
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 populated with superheroes and numerous supernatural phenomena. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films 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 and Adrianne Palicki joining during the second season. 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.

The first season originally aired from September 24, 2013, to May 13, 2014, while a second season began airing on September 23, 2014.[3] After initially high ratings but mixed reviews, ratings steadily dropped, while reviews steadily improved, throughout the first season. This led to much lower but more consistent ratings, as well as positive reviews, in the second season. Several characters created for the series have since been introduced to the comic universe.

Premise

The first season sees S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson putting together a small team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to handle strange new cases.[4] They investigate Project Centipede and their leader, "The Clairvoyant", eventually uncovering that Project Centipede is backed by the organization Hydra, which has infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D.

In the second season, after the destruction of S.H.I.E.L.D., Coulson and his team look to restore trust from the government and public, while dealing with the growing threat posed by Hydra and the revelation of the Inhumans, a sub-race of humans who possess special abilities.[5][6] Coulson's work is complicated by the appearance of another faction of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents who do not trust Coulson or the types of missions his team is performing.

Cast and characters

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. cast members at PaleyFest 2014. (L-R: Gregg, Wen, Dalton, Bennet, De Caestecker and Henstridge)
A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who oversees many of the division's field operations.[7] At the 2012 New York Comic Con, Joss Whedon and Kevin Feige announced that Gregg would be reprising his film role in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., despite the character dying in The Avengers, with Whedon saying "He's headlining the S.H.I.E.L.D. show and always was."[8] In April 2013, Gregg said of Whedon's explanation for Coulson's resurrection, "I found it so fascinating and so true to the world of the comics and mythology in general as I understand them that I was immediately in."[9] On whether the resurrected Coulson would be the same as before he died, Gregg said "I don’t know how you could not change going through what he went through. I think if he hadn’t gone through some kind of change, it wouldn’t be any good. That said, I don’t know if he understands how much he’s changed."[9] After Coulson was promoted to Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Gregg said "He kind of got his dream job that I don’t even think he would have ever dreamed he would be given. ... The main thing is doing this job the way he can do it best seems like it’s going to require him to move a little bit in the direction of a more pragmatic figure like Nick Fury".[10]
A S.H.I.E.L.D. ace pilot and weapons expert, nicknamed "the Cavalry".[11] Joss Whedon had the character, who was originally listed with the name Agent Althea Rice on casting sheets,[12] "rolling around in his head" for a long time.[13] In preparation for the role, Wen was "given a couple of background stories about her", but found it challenging to play a character who is respected by those around her, even though the audience doesn't know why, stating "It's a challenge in different ways. I think, at this point, I really am starting to know who she is and the stuff that I use to help me understand what could have happened to her to have brought her out of the field and into a desk job, I think we've all pretty much experienced that. So I use some of my own personal experience where we've been scarred or we've been greatly disappointed".[13] Talking about May's reasons for staying with S.H.I.E.L.D., Wen explained "[H]er loyalty and her love for Coulson. Maybe not romantic [love], it’s just really – it’s hard to describe – it’s a bond, it’s unbreakable, and she will watch over Coulson and take care of him and help him through whatever he needs to at this point in his life ... She wants to be there for him, and if it serves S.H.I.E.L.D., that’s just more or less a side effect, really."[14]
A Hydra agent who poses as a S.H.I.E.L.D. black ops specialist.[15][16] From the conception of the series it was decided that Grant Ward would be a traitor, with Jed Whedon saying "since this is an infiltration based on betrayal on a massive scale, we wanted to have it on the small scale, and have it be a really personal dagger to the heart."[17][18] Following the death of his Hydra superior, John Garrett, Dalton said on Ward's allegiances "I think he’s a wildcard. At this point his allegiances are kind of put into question because he wasn’t really loyal to Hydra. He was loyal to Agent Garrett. He was loyal to what became a father figure, and he was more about his teammates rather than the team."[19] Dalton later elaborated that "It’s not quite good guy, it’s not quite bad guy. It’s not trying to get in with S.H.I.E.L.D. again, it’s not trying to get in with Hydra. He’s really on his own path. He’s living by his code at this particular point in life."[20]
An Inhuman hacktivist recruit.[12][6] When the character of Skye was introduced to the series, it was always intended that she would be the MCU version of Johnson, as Tancharoen explained, "there are always the series of clearances, but we always knew we wanted to evolve Skye into something else. Daisy Johnson was the main character that we wanted to go for. We got confirmation on that very early on, so we’ve been on that track ever since."[21] Bennet noted on the character, "I think she’s always someone who will wear her heart on her sleeve, but I think she’s much smarter about it now, if that makes any sense. I don’t think she’s the type of person who can halfass anything, and that includes emotions. If she feels something, she feels something. But she knows how to control it more".[22] Talking about the changes to the character after it was revealed that she was Daisy Johnson and an Inhuman, Tancharoen said "With this discovery will come some consequences, especially in her relationships with everyone around her, specifically Coulson ... Needless to say, it’s going to be a very complex, emotional journey for her."[21]
An agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. who specializes in engineering, especially weapons technology.[12][23] De Caestecker has stated that "Fitz has got this funny kind of temper. He's quite passionate about what he does. So those moments where – I don't think he's someone that really responds very quickly to emotion; he doesn't really understand emotions as much, so when you do see that kind of side to him, I think it's quite interesting."[24] Fitz has a lot of interaction with Simmons in the series, with De Caestecker explaining "My character, he's Engineering, so he's on the computer and tech side of everything. He's consumed within that world, and he works very closely with Simmons, who's Biochem. They've got this kind of weird chemistry together, and they just kind of fit each other in a very weird way."[25]
An agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. who specializes in life sciences (both human and alien).[12][23] Henstridge described her character as "young and hungry and she's a great woman to play because she's intelligent and focused and curious and she doesn't apologize for it. She's got a wonderful relationship with Fitz. They kind of bounce off each other."[26] She also talked about the characters being separated, saying "That's interesting because then you see that they've never been without each other. When you see them without each other, that brings a whole new dynamic just to them as characters in discovering what it's like to have to be independent because this whole S.H.I.E.L.D. team has come together and everybody is on their own apart from Fitz-Simmons. We will get to see that and it's quite funny."[27]
A mercenary before agreeing to join S.H.I.E.L.D.[28] Blood joined the show's cast at the beginning of the second season.[29] On his character joining the cast, he explained "the nice thing about him coming into this group is that Lance doesn’t really care that much of what people think of him. So he’s very much himself and very comfortable in it. He doesn’t bow down to the etiquette of the S.H.I.E.L.D. hierarchy."[30]
Hunter's ex-wife and an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. who spent time undercover within Hydra.[31] Palicki began appearing in a recurring role early in the second season before being promoted to a principal cast member in that season's eleventh episode, "Aftershocks".[32][31]

Production

Development

After The Walt Disney Company purchased Marvel Entertainment in 2009,[33] they announced that a Marvel Television division was being formed.[34][35] In the following months, various pilots based on comics from Marvel's catalog went into development.[36][37] In July 2012, Marvel Television entered into discussions with ABC to make a new series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, though at that point it was undecided what it would be. The series was described as "'a kernel of an idea' with a number of scenarios being explored, including a high-concept cop show."[38] The next month, it was announced that Marvel's The Avengers director Joss Whedon, creator of other popular television shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly, would be involved in the series' development.[39]

In August 2012, ABC ordered a pilot for a series called S.H.I.E.L.D. to be written and directed by Joss Whedon, with Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen also writing.[40][41] Disney CEO Bob Iger greenlit the series after watching the Marvel One-Shot short film Item 47.[42] In April 2013, ABC announced that the series would be titled Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,[4] and it was officially picked up for a full season in May 2013,[43][44] with a second season renewal coming in May 2014.[45]

Writing

The people who are ignored are the people I've been writing as my heroes from day one. With S.H.I.E.L.D., the idea of [Agent Coulson] as the long-suffering bureaucrat who deals with Tony Stark's insufferability is delightful and hits the core of something I'm also writing about all the time—the little guy versus the big faceless organization. Now, somebody might point out, "But isn’t S.H.I.E.L.D. a big faceless organization?" It absolutely is, and that’s something we’re going to deal with in the series. But what's really interesting to me is there’s a world of super-heroes and superstars, they're celebrities, and that's a complicated world—particularly complicated for people who don't have the superpowers, the disenfranchised. Now, obviously there's going to be high jinks and hilarity and sex and gadgets and all the things that made people buy the comics. But that's what the show really is about to me, and that's what Clark Gregg embodies: the Everyman.

—Joss Whedon on the underlying themes of the series.[46]

Jed Whedon, Tancharoen, and Jeffrey Bell act as the series' showrunners,[40] and supervise all creative decisions, with Joss Whedon having assisted them before he started work on Avengers: Age of Ultron.[18] Bell explained the writing process, saying "While one person is writing a script, I can have two of us break other stories so I can have, in theory, a story broken every couple of weeks. That’s the only way we can get ahead of the production train, because we shoot a new episode every eight days. If there’s a story that I, Jed and Maurissa like we say ‘Yes,’ that writer goes off and writes their outline, we give them notes, they write a script and then we send this to network and get their notes, then get production feedback on what we can and cannot do, that writer then goes off and is on set producing the episode".[18]

In January 2013, Joss Whedon deflected any direct influences from other series, such as the efforts of Fox Mulder and Dana Scully in The X-Files, and explained that while the show would involve people with powers and the spectacle of science-fiction storytelling, it would focus on "the peripheral people ... the people on the edges of the grand adventures."[47] On what he learnt from making previous series, Whedon said, "Have a different reason to tell a story every week and not just have a different story. This is the hardest thing, because S.H.I.E.L.D. doesn’t lend itself to the same level of absurdity; it’s a more straightforward show. I want these stories to connect to the people who are solving them. That won’t always be the case; sometimes it will be a cool story with character stuff that resonates, and that’s not bad, but I want more than that."[46]

On the balance between creating new material and drawing from existing mythology, Bell said "The challenge from the get-go was telling stories that non-Marvel fans will understand and enjoy, while entertaining all the Marvel fans. There are a few ways we're trying to do that. If we can tie something in from the movies, whether it's Chitauri or [Samuel L. Jackson's "0-8-4"] cameo, which was a cool thing; or whether it's fallout from the battle of New York — specific Marvel movie stuff — that's fun, and we try and do that in a way that everyone would understand. Then we also try and mine the Marvel comic universe. If we're looking for a doctor, we might say, "Is there a doctor in the Marvel Universe, who would be fun if the fans hear that character's name? Can we make it that person and bring that quality to it? Is there a weapon or a cool tech thing from that universe that we could use that is cool on its own, but if you're a Marvel fan, you go, 'Oh my god, they did that!'" So we're trying to do it that way."[48] On where the series can draw from the comics, Jed Whedon said, "There are obviously areas that we can go, but we have to dabble and there are some places we can’t go ... It’s more of an inspiration as far as generating story." Tancharoen elaborated that, "We’re always going to be inspired and influenced by the comics, but of course on the show, we’ll always be doing our spin to it."[49]

About comparisons between the scope of the series and that of the films, Bell said "Both ABC and Marvel have been very generous with our budget. For a network TV show, I can't complain ... And yet, even a show like Game of Thrones is more than double our budget, so even on TV, we're competing against shows with giant effects ... You want those Marvel moments. You want the cool weapon, you want the cool holographic display. At the same time, the way TV lives and breathes is with characters ... Our long game is that you'll care about them. We'll always have the cool Marvel stuff, and we'll always have as much scope and scale as we can afford, but that's still only about 10 minutes of Iron Man, y'know? The stuff you remember in Avengers is the character stuff. There was a giant, cool action scene at the end with the Chitauri invading and giant flying things, but when you ask people what their favorite part of the movie was, it's "When Banner and Stark were talking in the lab, that was cool," or "When Hulk used Loki as a ragdoll. That was funny." It's always the character moments that stay with people, and that's something TV does really well".[48] Jed Whedon elaborated that "We get to the point of, What do we need for the story to be told, and how can we change these sequences to be from the point of view of the characters? That’s something we talk about a lot. If a monster is landing on a car, instead of showing the whole monster leaping through the skyline, we want to be in the car with the character having that experience. It works for our show, but also on a budgetary and time level. It helps us avoid these big effects by personalizing them and making them more visceral."[17]

Following Samuel L. Jackson's cameo in an 'end tag' at the end of "0-8-4", Bell explained that "Part of our storytelling on this show is going to be a tag every week. We need people to know about that. The show ends, the S.H.I.E.L.D. eagle comes up, there are nine hours of commercials because it's TV, and then before we go to the next show, we're almost always going to have another minute, minute and a half of something, and those will be different from week to week. One of the things we want people to know is, "Stick around for the tag." Having a special one like [Jackson's cameo] early is also to tell you, "Pay attention to that." I know when "Iron Man" did that after all the credits, a lot of the people left and didn't know they should have stayed. Now you watch a Marvel movie, and everybody stays until the end. We're going to be doing that, and we want people to know. Sometimes it'll be funny, sometimes it'll be a mythology thing, sometimes it'll be a self-contained thing, or an extra little reveal about something that was in the episode."[48]

Design

Betsy Heimann was the costume designer for the pilot, but she left for the rest of the series due to film commitments. Assistant costume designer Ann Foley took over for subsequent episodes, and worked closely with Tancharoen to create "very strong, different characters" whose "looks evolve along with the show." Before working on the show, Foley watched every MCU film, paying special attention to The Avengers. Other inspirations for the designs include Skyfall and Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol.[50] Foley also brought on concept artist Phillip Boutte Jr. to assist with the design process.[51] After reading each script, Foley would do her own research, before discussing the look of the episode with the writers.[52] "She studies the comic character's look, then turns to fashion and history to translate the character's look into reality ... She wants to know that the character will be recognizable to fans but she also wants to make sure they look like they fit into the world without being too over the top or too overly designed."[51] Costumes are either custom made or bought, and the actors are brought in for fittings before filming. This process was often challenging due to the series' 8 day per episode schedule.[52]

For Coulson, Foley noted that in the films he "has always been a "company man". His suits were in the S.H.I.E.L.D. palate - grey, black and navy with a distinct but subtle pattern. The idea was to blend in and not draw attention. Now that Coulson is back after being "killed" by Loki, we are seeing a subtle change in his wardrobe. I streamlined the suits, custom made the shirts at Anto so they fit beautifully, and his ties are a bit more slick." May's shirt is the same blue as many S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in The Avengers, including Maria Hill, so as to have some continuity between her uniform and those established in the film. The rest of her costume is inspired by military flight suits, including a leather vest, and pants with stretch panels to aid with fighting. Ward was inspired by Jason Bourne and Ethan Hunt, his look based purely in function and with a muted color palette to reflect his more serious attitude. Skye's costume design was intended to keep her relatable, with inspiration coming from street style blogs. With Fitz and Simmons, Foley tried to have their clothes reflect their personalities, without "getting too cliché ... For Simmons we mix the hard with the soft - we combine the feminine elements like peter pan collars, silk blouses and florals with the masculine touches like ties ... With Fitz we try and play up his "heritage style" ... using classic design details on him like paisley & leather elbow patches and mixing them with different plaids."[50]

Casting

In October 2012, a casting sheet for five lead roles was sent out.[12] Later that month, at the New York Comic Con, Joss Whedon, Kevin Feige and Clark Gregg announced that Gregg would be reprising his role as agent Phil Coulson from Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor, The Consultant, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer, and The Avengers[53] in the series' pilot,[7] and would "headline" the series.[8] Toward the end of the month, actress Ming-Na Wen was cast as agent Melinda May.[11] In November 2012, Elizabeth Henstridge and Iain De Caestecker were cast as agents Jemma Simmons and Leo Fitz, respectively.[23] Later in November, newcomer Brett Dalton was cast as agent Grant Ward.[54] In December 2012, Chloe Bennet was cast as Skye, the sixth and final regular for the first season.[55] At the 2014 San Diego Comic Con, Nick Blood was announced as cast in the role of Lance Hunter for the second season, while the character of Bobbi Morse / Mockingbird was revealed to be appearing.[28] In August 2014, Adrianne Palicki was cast as Morse in a guest role, to appear in the season 2 episode "A Hen in the Wolf House", but with the potential to return.[32] In September 2014, Blood was confirmed to be a member of the principal cast for the season.[29] Palicki was promoted to series regular with the season 2 episode "Aftershocks".[56][31]

Music

Bear McCreary confirmed that he would compose music for the series in July 2013.[57] Creating the main theme for the series, which McCreary also saw as Coulson's theme, was a process which "took a lot of collaboration [with] Joss and Jed [Whedon] and Maurissa [Tancharoen] and the other producers because its such a specific sound. We needed something big, that sounded like it belonged in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but we also needed something intimate because these aren't superheroes, these are regular people." Unlike on some of his previous scores, ABC and Marvel allowed McCreary to work with a full symphonic orchestra,[58] though complex synthesizer programming was also used to give the score "a modern edge".[59] McCreary stated that he had to work harder on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D to make the theme heard, given that the show does not have a traditional title sequence.[58] In September 2014, McCreary announced that there were plans for an Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. soundtrack.[60]

Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-ins

Marvel is complicated in that we’re part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and so after [running something by Jeph] Loeb we’ll run it through New York, Joe Quesada, Dan Buckley and those guys. We pitch our stuff to Kevin Feige and his movie group to see if there’s something we can tie into, to see if they’re okay about us using a character, or a weapon or some other cool thing. Everything is interconnected, and that’s really what we have to pay the most attention to. It’s challenging but fun as we try to lace some Easter egg in, something that ties into a movie or, if not, at least the comics so fans can find those little things that nobody else knows about.

—Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. executive producer Jeffrey Bell in September 2014, explaining the process of working in with the MCU[18]

In July 2013, Jed Whedon said the series will work in tandem with the Marvel films, both past and upcoming, saying, "We plan on trying to weave in between the films and try to make them more rewarding on both ends."[61] In March 2014, the producers stated at the show's PaleyFest panel that they and the writers are able to read the screenplays for upcoming MCU films to know where the universe is heading, which allowed them to form a general plan for the show through the end of a third season, should the show be renewed for such.[62]

Jed Whedon later explained that, "The idea with every Marvel property is for them to exist on their own and then interweave. No one backswipes; Thor didn’t show up in Iron Man 3. It’s not that these things are dependent on one another. They had the opportunity to interact and they exist in the same universe and we are in the same universe and when we establish something in our universe, in our show, it becomes a rule in the universe so we have to make sure we’re respectful of what they’re planning to do and that we’re all on the same page."[63] Elaborating, Bell said, "If you look at all the Marvel movies, there are only a couple of superheroes ... For us to have powers every week kind of explodes their movie universe in a way we didn't want to do. Finding occasional characters who are superheroes -- and whether that's someone new like Mike Peterson in the pilot, or whether later on there are a couple of places when people hear the name, that will be meaningful to the Marvel fans. But we have to be judicious, otherwise we've got 20-some new superheroes running around at the end of the first season, and suddenly [Avengers: Age of Ultron] is a very different movie."[48]

The series' first tie-in episode with the Marvel Cinematic Universe is "The Well", which takes place after the events of Thor: The Dark World.[64] Another tie-in takes place in the episodes "End of the Beginning" and "Turn, Turn, Turn",[65] which revolve around the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier.[66] This led to a retooling of the series.[67] Flashback sequences in "Shadows" and "The Things We Bury" featuring Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter tie into the Agent Carter television series.[68][69] The events of "The Frenemy of My Enemy" and "The Dirty Half Dozen" lead up to the opening sequence of Avengers: Age of Ultron, while "Scars" deals with the aftermath of that film.[70]

The episode "T.A.H.I.T.I." introduces the alien race the Kree to the MCU, members of which play a significant role in Guardians of the Galaxy.[71][72] This begins a storyline that recurs throughout the series, and introduces the Inhumans to the MCU,[6] with Jed Whedon saying, "It's been something in the works for a long time. It's an important property in the comics, and they have obviously announced plans for a feature in the cinematic universe. It's one of the first instances where we get to start planting the seeds on the show before the film."[73]

Spin-off

By April 2015, Marvel was developing a spinoff series to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The series, which was being developed by Bell and writer Paul Zbyszewski, would be based off storylines occurring at the end of the second season, and would receive its own pilot rather than a backdoor pilot[74] Palicki and Blood are reportedly in final discussions to headline the potential new series.[75]

Release

Season Episodes Originally aired DVD and Blu-ray release dates
First aired Last aired Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
1 22 September 24, 2013 May 13, 2014 September 9, 2014[76] October 20, 2014[77] November 12, 2014[78]
2 22[79] September 23, 2014 May 12, 2015[80] TBA TBA TBA

Broadcast

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. airs in the United States on ABC[43] and has been licensed in 155 countries and territories.[81] CTV announced in June 2013 that they hold the broadcast rights for Canada.[82] On August 22, 2013, it was confirmed that Channel 4 would air the show in the United Kingdom.[83] In Australia and New Zealand, the show airs on Channel 7 and TV2, respectively.[84][85]

Marketing

Social media accounts for the series were set up in January 2013, months before ABC officially ordered it, "a rarity for a pilot".[86] By May 17, 2013, the series was the top new show of the television season in terms of social media activity, with the series' official Twitter account having over 46 000 followers and its official Facebook page having close to half a million likes at the time.[86] Social media was used throughout the season, with many cast members live tweeting each episode. On using social media to interact with the fans, J. August Richards said "In the Angel days, all there was, was a community that was like a chat room. If you were looking for feedback, you had to look for it. Now, the feedback comes right to your phone, which is really interesting. I was live tweeting the pilot, and ... I got to watch the arc in real time. To watch the audience take that journey".[87]

For San Diego Comic-Con 2014, Marvel Custom Solutions and Lexus released a limited single-issue comic tie-in titled Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Chase,[88] set between the Season 1 episodes "Seeds" and "T.R.A.C.K.S.",[89] written by George Kitson, and with art by Mirko Colak, Neil Edwards, and Mirco Pierfederici.[90]

"The Art of..."

For the final six episodes of the first season, Marvel began the "Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Art of Level Seven" initiative, in which a different image was released each Thursday before a new episode, depicting a first look at a key event from the upcoming episode. Bell stated that the initiative was a way to tie the series back to its comics roots, and was thought of at the beginning of the first season. The production team tried to pair specific artists to the teaser posters based on their previous work and how it connected to the themes and emotion of the intended episode.[91] For the second season, the series returned as "The Art of Evolution", with an image for each of the final twelve episodes of the season.[92]

Home media

The complete first season was first released on Blu-ray and DVD on September 9, 2014,[76] and became available for streaming on Netflix on November 20, 2014.[93]

Reception

Season Nielsen ratings Critical response
Premiere total viewers
(in millions)		 Finale total viewers
(in millions)		 Season average total viewers, inc. DVR
(in millions)		 Rank 18–49 rating/share (rank) Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
1 12.12[94] 5.45[95] 8.31 43 3.0/9 (20)[96] 86% (43 reviews)[97] 74 (33 reviews)[98]
2 5.98[99] TBD TBD TBD TBD 94% (16 reviews)[100] TBD

Ratings

In the United States, the premiere episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. earned a 4.7/14 rating in the 18–49 year old demographic, with 12.12 million total viewers,[94] making it the biggest network drama debut in four years.[101] Though the series debuted to strong ratings against its competition, NCIS, its ratings declined considerably over the following two months, though it remained Tuesday's top show among men 18–49, and overall was the No. 3 show among upscale young adults behind Modern Family and The Big Bang Theory. It also enjoyed DVR recordings that, according to TV Guide, were "through the roof".[102]

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 86% approval rating with an average rating of 8/10 based on 43 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is sure to please comic book fans, but the strong ensemble and brisk pacing help to make this better-than-average superhero show accessible to non-fanboys as well."[97] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 74 out of 100 based on 33 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[98] The second season has received more positive critical reception than the first season, and scored a 94% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The website's consensus reads, "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. relaxes into itself during its sophomore season, mitigating the show's growing pains by focusing on characters while amping up narrative thrills."[100]

Analysis

The way that the series is affected by the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier has been called "miraculous",[103][104] with Terri Schwartz at Zap2it writing "the fact that the movie so influenced the show is game-changing in terms of how the mediums of film and television can be interwoven",[103] while Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times stated that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. "is now not only a very good show in its own right, it's part of Marvel's multiplatform city-state. It faces a future of perpetual re-invention, and that puts it in the exhilarating first car of television's roller-coaster ride toward possible world domination."[104] The fact that the series also depicts the rebuilding of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the MCU has also been highlighted, with Merrill Barr, reviewing "Beginning of the End" for Forbes, saying "what Marvel’s daring to say with this season finale is 'everything we do matters, and you need to pay attention to all of it.'"[105]

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2013 Critics' Choice Television Awards Most Exciting New Series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Won [106]
Television Critics Association Most Promising New Fall Series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Won [107]
2014 Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing – Short Form: Music Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Nominated [108]
People's Choice Awards Favorite Actress in a New TV Series Ming-Na Wen Nominated [109]
Favorite New TV Drama Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Special and Visual Effects "T.A.H.I.T.I." Nominated [110]
Satellite Awards Best Television Series or Miniseries Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Nominated [111]
Saturn Award Best Network Television Series Release Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Nominated [112]
Teen Choice Awards Male Breakout Star Brett Dalton Won [113]
Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program "Pilot" Nominated [114]
2015 People's Choice Awards Favorite Network Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Nominated [115]
Saturn Award Best Superhero Adaptation Television Series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Pending [116]
Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Nominated [117]

Other media

In July 2014 at San Diego Comic Con International, Marvel Comics announced an ongoing series titled S.H.I.E.L.D., to be set in the mainstream Marvel Universe, and written by Mark Waid, beginning December 2014. Art will be by a rotating group of artists including Carlos Pacheco, Alan Davis, and Chris Sprouse. The series is led by Agent Phil Coulson, and sees the canonical introduction of the characters Melinda May, Jemma Simmons, and Leo Fitz – who originated from the television series – to the Marvel comics universe, on which Waid said, "This is our chance to introduce a lot of the other characters into the Marvel Universe, and give them the Marvel Universe spin." Waid described the series as "done-in-one. Coulson and his team have a mission, and if we need someone for a mission, everyone in the Marvel Universe is available as a potential Agent."[118][119][120] Elaborating on this, Waid said that the series is episodic and stand-alone in nature, which he finds as a "fun challenge," saying, "My job is to get in, get the job done, get out – kind of like S.H.I.E.L.D.’s overall M.O." Although it does not share events with the television series, the comic will maintain the characters' relationships and personalities.[121]

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