Luke Cage (TV series)

"You knock down a few doors, speak in a church. And now you Harlem's Captain America."

- Cottonmouth to Luke Cage

Marvel's Luke Cage, or simply Luke Cage, is a television series that stars the superhero character of the same name.

The first season premiered on September 30, 2016.

On December 4, 2016, the series was officially renewed for a second season.

Season One
After a sabotaged experiment leaves him with super strength and unbreakable skin, Luke Cage becomes a fugitive trying to rebuild his life in modern day Harlem, New York City. But he is soon pulled out of the shadows and must fight a battle for the heart of his city--forcing him to confront a past he had tried to bury. 

Season Two
To be announced.

Starring Cast

 * Mike Colter as Luke Cage (Season 1)
 * Mahershala Ali as Cornell Stokes/Cottonmouth † (Season 1)
 * Simone Missick as Detective Misty Knight (Season 1)
 * Theo Rossi as Hernan Alvarez/Shades (Season 1)
 * Erik LaRay Harvey as Willis Stryker/Diamondback (Season 1)
 * Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple (Season 1)
 * Alfre Woodard as Mariah Dillard/Black Mariah (Season 1)

Recurring Cast

 * Frankie Faison as Henry Hunter / Pop † (Season 1)
 * Parisa Fitz-Henley as Reva Connors † (Season 1)
 * Frank Whaley as Rafael Scarfe † (Season 1)
 * Ron Cephas Jones as Bobby Fish (Season 1)
 * Jacob Vargas as Domingo Colon † (Season 1)
 * Dawn-Lyen Gardner as Megan McLaren (Season 1)
 * Jeremiah Richard Craft as Dave Griffith (Season 1)
 * Deborah Ayorinde as Candace Miller † (Season 1)
 * Darius Kaleb as Lonnie Wilson (Season 1)
 * Jade Wu as Connie Lin (Season 1)
 * Justin Swain as Bailey (Season 1)
 * Jaiden Kaine as Zip † (Season 1)
 * Sean Ringgold as Sugar (Season 1)
 * Sônia Braga as Soledad Temple (Season 1)
 * Michael Kostroff as Doctor Noah Burstein (Season 1)
 * Sonja Sohn as Captain Betty Audrey (Season 1)
 * John Clarence Stewart as Alex (Season 1)
 * Tijuana Ricks as Thembi Wallace (Season 1)
 * Karen Pittman as Inspector Priscilla Ridley (Season 1)

Behind the Scenes

 * On November 7, 2013, Marvel Studios announced a joint project with Netflix that would bring a 13-episode Luke Cage series to television. The series will be set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will tie into series featuring Daredevil, Iron Fist and Jessica Jones, and will culminate in a Defenders series.
 * On March 30, 2015, Netflix & Marvel Television announced that Cheo Hodari Coker will serve as executive producer and showrunner of the anticipated series, "Marvel’s Luke Cage." Coker is writing the first two episodes of the series that will premiere in 2016.
 * In an interview with the, Cheo Hodari Coker and Mike Colter announced that the series would feature onscreen performances from music artists such as Charles Bradley, Faith Evans, Jidenna, Method Man, Raphael Saadiq and The Delfonics.