Runaways (TV series)

Runaways
Genre
Created by
Based on
Starring
Composer(s) Siddhartha Khosla
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Josh Schwartz
  • Stephanie Savage
  • Jeph Loeb
  • Jim Chory
Producer(s) Lis Rowinski
Location(s) Los Angeles
Production company(s)
Distributor Hulu
Release
Original network Hulu
Chronology
Related shows Marvel Cinematic Universe television series

Marvel's Runaways, or simply Runaways, is an upcoming American web television series created for Hulu by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team 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, Marvel Television and Fake Empire Productions, with Schwartz and Savage serving as showrunners.

Rhenzy Feliz, Lyrica Okano, Virginia Gardner, Ariela Barer, Gregg Sulkin, and Allegra Acosta star as the Runaways, six teenagers from different backgrounds who unite against their parents, the Pride, portrayed by Ryan Sands, Angel Parker, Brittany Ishibashi, James Yaegashi, Kevin Weisman, Brigid Brannagh, Annie Wersching, Kip Pardue, James Marsters, and Ever Carradine. A film from Marvel Studios based on the Runaways began development in May 2008, before being shelved in 2013 due to the success of The Avengers. In August 2016, Marvel Television announced that Runaways had received a pilot order from Hulu, after being developed and written by Schwartz and Savage. Casting for the Runaways and the Pride were revealed in February 2017. Filming on the pilot began in Los Angeles in February 2017. The series was officially ordered by Hulu in May 2017.

The series, consisting of 10 episodes, will premiere on November 21, 2017.

Premise

Six teenagers from different backgrounds unite against a common enemy — their criminal parents,[1] collectively known as the Pride.[2]

Cast

Runaways
The Pride

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Pilot"[1]Brett Morgen[8]Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage[1]November 21, 2017 (2017-11-21)[9]

Tamara Becher serves as a writer for the series, after previously working on Iron Fist.[10]

Production

Development

Brian K. Vaughan was hired to write a screenplay for Marvel Studios in May 2008, based on his comic creation the Runaways.[11] In April 2010, Marvel hired Peter Sollett to direct the film,[12] and a month later Drew Pearce signed on to write a new script.[13] Development on the film was put on hold the following October,[14] and Pearce explained in September 2013 that the Runaways film had been shelved due to the success of The Avengers; the earliest the film could be made was for Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[15] In October 2014, after announcing Marvel's Phase Three films without Runaways, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said the project was "still an awesome script that exists in our script vault... In our television and future film discussions, it's always one that we talk about, because we have a solid draft there. [But] we can't make them all."[16]

Marvel Television, based at ABC Studios, was waiting for the right showrunner before moving forward with a television take on the characters. Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, whose company Fake Empire Productions had an overall deal with ABC, independently brought up the property during a general meeting with the studio,[17][1] and, by August 2016, the pair had spent a year conversing with Marvel about turning Runaways into a television series. That month, Marvel's Runaways was announced from Marvel Television, ABC Signature Studios, and Fake Empire Productions, with the streaming service Hulu ordering a pilot episode and scripts for a full season. Hulu was believed to already have "an eye toward a full-season greenlight." Schwartz and Savage wrote the pilot, and serve as showrunners on the series, as well as executive producers alongside Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory. Fake Empire's Lis Rowinski produces the series,[1][18] and Vaughan serves as an executive consultant.[3] On this, Vaughan noted he "did a little consulting early in the process," but felt the series "found the ideal 'foster parents' in Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage... [who] lovingly adapted [the comics] into a stylish drama that feels like contemporary Los Angeles." He also praised the cast, crew and writers working on the series, and felt the pilot looked "like an Adrian Alphona comic", the artist who worked with Vaughan when he created the characters.[19] In May 2017, Runaways received a 10-episode series order from Hulu at their annual advertising upfront presentation.[20]

Writing

Schwartz was a fan of the Runaways comic for some time, and introduced it to Savage, saying, "When you’re a teenager, everything feels like life and death, and the stakes in this story—really felt like that." Loeb described the series as The O.C. of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU),[17] which Schwartz said meant "treating the problems of teenagers as if they are adults" and having the series "feel true and authentic to the teenage experience, even in this heightened context".[7] Loeb noted that it would deal with modern political issues by saying, "This is a time when figures of authority are in question, and this is a story where teenagers are at that age where they see their parents as fallible and human. Just because someone is in charge, doesn’t mean that they’re here to do good."[17] The producers did note that the series would explore the parents' perspective as well, with the pilot telling the story from the Runaways' perspective, and the second episode showing the same story from their parents, the Pride's perspective, with the two stories converging midway through the first season.[21] Schwartz likened the tone of Runaways to that of the comics it was based on, calling it "so distinct", saying much of the tone Vaughn used when writing the comics overlapped with they tones Schwatz and Savage like to work in.[7]

Casting

In February 2017, Marvel announced the casting of the Runaways, with Rhenzy Feliz as Alex Wilder, Lyrica Okano as Nico Minoru, Virginia Gardner as Karolina Dean, Ariela Barer as Gert Yorkes, Gregg Sulkin as Chase Stein, and Allegra Acosta as Molly Hernandez.[3] Shortly after, Marvel announced the casting of the Pride, with Ryan Sands as Geoffrey Wilder, Angel Parker as Catherine Wilder, Brittany Ishibashi as Tina Minoru, James Yaegashi as Robert Minoru, Kevin Weisman as Dale Yorkes, Brigid Brannagh as Stacey Yorkes, Annie Wersching as Leslie Dean, Kip Pardue as Frank Dean, James Marsters as Victor Stein, and Ever Carradine as Janet Stein.[2]

Filming

Filming on the pilot began by February 10, 2017,[22] in Los Angeles,[23] under the working title Rugrats,[24] and concluded on March 3, 2017.[25]

Music

In May 2017, Siddhartha Khosla was hired to compose the music for the series.[26] Khosla said that, due to his history as a songwriter, his scoring process involves "working on these song-stories and weaving them through different episodes". He described the Runaways score as being "completely synthesized".[27] Alex Patsavas serves as music supervisor, having done so on all of Schwartz and Savage's previous series.[7]

Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-ins

Loeb confirmed in July 2017 that the series would be set in the MCU, but that the show's characters would not be concerned with the actions of the Avengers, for example, saying, "Would you be following Iron Man [on social media] or would you be following someone your own age? The fact that they’ve found each other and they’re going through this mystery together at the moment is what we’re concerned about, not what Captain America is doing." The showrunners considered the series' connection to the MCU to be "liberating", as is allowed them to set the series in a universe where superheroics and fantasy are already established and do not need to be explained to the audience.[28] Schwartz noted that they "were very capable of telling the story that we wanted to tell independent of any of the other Marvel stories that are out there."[7] Loeb added that there were no plans to crossover across networks with the similarly themed Marvel's Cloak & Dagger and Marvel's New Warriors on Freeform. He added that Marvel wanted the series to find its footing before further connecting with other elements of the 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. are not exactly going to be affecting what's happening in New Orleans [where Cloak & Dagger is set]... 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."[21]

Release

Runaways is scheduled to premiere on Hulu on November 21, 2017, with the series consisting of 10 episodes.[9]

References

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  13. ↑ Fleming, Jr., Mike (May 27, 2010). "Marvel Taps 'No Heroics' Creator For 'Runaways' Duty". Deadline.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
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