The Avengers (TV series)

***The Avengers*** is a superhero team-up series that airs on ABC. The series premiered on September 25, 2014 and was an instant hit.

## Premise

Nick Fury, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., initiates the Avengers Project, in which six "superheroes" join forces. Fury is forced into this when an army of aliens invade New York.

### Season One

Tony Stark/Iron Man becomes a worldwide hero after being kidnapped by terrorists in Afghanistan. He managed to escape by using a high-tech suit. After modifying it, Stark uses it to fight crime. Nick Fury, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. recovers Steve Rogers/Captain America, a war hero from the 40s who has been frozen in ice ever since. Fury recruits Rogers and Stark along with a team of scientists, Bruce Banner, Hank Pym, and Janet van Dyne, for the Avengers Project, to stop Loki, an alien leading an army to invade New York City.

### Season Two

A year after stopping Loki's invasion of New York, the Avengers are brought back together to stop a new threat. Stark, Pym, and Banner have created an A.I. that takes the body of a prototype android and begins its plot to take over the world. Meanwhile, S.H.I.E.L.D. investigates so-called "mutants".

### Season Three

As the conspiracy in S.H.I.E.L.D. grows stronger, Thor, Tony, and Steve travel to Asgard to prevent Ragnarok, a prophecy of the end of the world. Halfway through the season, S.H.I.E.L.D. falls, Thor returns to Asgard, and Bruce sends himself away from Earth. The team begins to fight over Bucky Barnes, who was used as an assassin for Hydra. This eventually causes a fight between the team, who gains new allies.

### Season Four

As the world of superheroes grows evermore, in space, The Mad Titan Thanos begins to collect the Six Infinity Stones to have all the power in the universe.

## Cast

* Matt Bomer as Tony Stark/Iron Man (seasons 1-4), a billionaire tech genius who, after an experience in Afghanistan, creates a high-tech suit that enables him to fly and is powered through an "arc reactor".
* Justin Hartley as Steve Rogers/Captain America (seasons 1-4), a World War II hero who was frozen in ice and resurfaced after Fury found him in the Arctic.
* Matt Barr as Thor (seasons 1-4), the Prince of Asgard and the God of Thunder.
* Matthew Gray Gubler as Bruce Banner/Hulk, a scientist who, after a failed experiment, gains the ability to turn into a monstrous beast.
* Josh Holloway as Hank Pym/Ant-Man, a scientist who can shrink and grow at will using a suit.
* Evangelline Lilly as Janet van Dyne/Wasp, Hank's wife who can shrink and additionally can fly and shoot energy.
* Jenna Dewan Tatum as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow (seasons 1-3), a spy working for S.H.I.E.L.D.
* Jensen Ackles as Clint Barton/Hawkeye (seasons 1-4), an archer working for S.H.I.E.L.D.
* Morena Baccarin as Maria Hill, the Deputy Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
* Damon Wayans as Nick Fury (seasons 1-4), Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
* Emma Dumont as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch (seasons 2-present), a mutant with "magic".
* Bill Irwin as the voice of Vision (seasons 2-present), an android who has a nearly unlimited range of abilities.
* Evan Peters as Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver (season 2), Wanda's twin, a fellow mutant with super-speed.
* James Spader as Ultron (season 2), an A.I. who becomes too powerful.
* Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier (seasons 3-present), Steve's sidekick who was thought dead.
* B.J. Britt as Sam Wilson/Falcon (seasons 3-present), a friend of Steve's.
* Tom Wilson as Alexander Pierce (season 3), a high-ranking member of S.H.I.E.L.D.
* Anthony Mackie as James Rhodes/War Machine (season 4), Tony's best friend.
* Donald Glover as T'Challa/Black Panther (seasons 4-present), the King of Wakanda.
* Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man (seasons 4-present), a teenage superhero.
* Brie Larson as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel (seasons 4-present), an intergalactic hero.
* Shane West as Thanos (season 4), the Mad Titan, a terrorist.