Line #22 Series/AgentsOfSHIELD


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3	!!Unmarked spoilers for ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' below, as it becomes crucial to the plot of the first season and the rest of the series.
4	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/agentsofshield.jpg]]
5	[[caption-width-right:350:''[[ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} "We are not agents of nothing, we are agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and that still carries weight!"]]''[[note]] Clockwise from top right: Phil Coulson, Melinda May, Yo-Yo Rodriguez, Leo Fitz, Deke Shaw, Jemma Simmons, Daisy Johnson, and Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie.[[/note]]]]
6	->''"Nick Fury gave me this badge. When he did, I swore an oath, we all did. To serve when everything else fails, to be humanity's last line of defense, to be the shield."''
7	-->-- '''Agent Phil Coulson'''
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9	''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (or ''[[InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt Marvel's]] Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'') is the first TV series set in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, focusing on the organization ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} and taking place after ''Film/{{The Avengers\|2012}}'' and ''Film/IronMan3'' chronologically. Premiering in September 2013 on Creator/{{A\|mericanBroadcastingCompany}}BC, it was created and executive produced by Creator/JossWhedon, [[ProductionPosse Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen]] (Joss Whedon also directed the pilot). It stars Creator/MingNaWen, Creator/ElizabethHenstridge, Creator/IainDeCaestecker, Creator/BrettDalton, Creator/ChloeBennet, and Creator/ClarkGregg as [[BackFromTheDead a very much alive]] Agent Phil Coulson, with later additions Creator/AdriannePalicki, Creator/NickBlood, Creator/HenrySimmons, Creator/LukeMitchell, Creator/NataliaCordovaBuckley, and Jeff Ward joining the main cast after its inaugural season.
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11	The series began with the agents investigating and containing various supernatural and high-tech objects and individuals in order to keep the public safe, a task that has become more complicated in the aftermath of the Battle of New York [[TheUnmasquedWorld blowing the lid off of their previous level of secrecy]]. The status quo was upended midway through the first season, when [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier S.H.I.E.L.D. was dissolved after it was revealed it was compromised by the terrorist group HYDRA since their inception.]] The series subsequently follows Coulson as his team struggles to rebuild the organization from its remaining loyal elements, even as they are being hunted by the U.S. Army, HYDRA, and other hostile forces of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, as Terrigen Mists empower latent Inhumans and threats both supernatural and extra-terrestrial enter the fray.
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13	While the previous Marvel Cinematic Universe films focused on Creator/MarvelComics characters who already existed in the comics themselves, ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' focuses primarily on characters original to the MCU, though there have been an increasing number of crossovers with comic and MCU characters, and several episodes have been direct follow-ups to the films. A [[ComicBook/SHIELD2014 comic book series with the Marvel 616 versions of the team]] ran from December 2014 to November 2015; [[ComicBook/AgentsOfSHIELD a second one (bearing the same title as the show)]] launched as part of the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel initiative in January 2016.
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15	A spinoff involving Lance Hunter and Mockingbird titled ''Marvel's Most Wanted'' was announced in April 2015 and later seemingly put on the backburner in favor of renewing ''Agents'' for a third season, and ''Series/AgentCarter'' for a second season. ''Marvel's Most Wanted'' was cancelled officially alongside ''Agent Carter'' in May 2016. During December 2016, Marvel released a six-episode web series, ''WebVideo/AgentsOfSHIELDSlingshot'', starring Creator/NataliaCordovaBuckley as Elena "Yo-Yo" Rodriguez.
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17	A sixth season was officially confirmed in May 2018, with plans for a reduced 13-episode run put into place instead of the usual 22. A mere six months later, ABC confirmed that the show would conclude with a seventh and final season comprised of another 13 episodes. The last episode of the series aired on August 12, 2020.
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19	There is a [[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELD recap page]] for episodes.
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22	!!''Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' will bring you its trope examples in a moment.
23	[[index]]
24	* AgentsOfSHIELD/TropesAToE
25	* AgentsOfSHIELD/TropesFToH
26	* AgentsOfSHIELD/TropesIToM
27	* AgentsOfSHIELD/TropesNToR
28	* AgentsOfSHIELD/TropesSToZ
29	[[/index]]

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