Marvel's ABC television series

**Marvel Heroes** is a group of Marvel Television series originally released on ABC, directly tying in with the Marvel Cinematic Universe films.

## Television Series

1. *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.*
	* *Season One* (2012-13)
	* *Season Two* (2013-14)
	* *Season Three* (2014-15)
	* *Season Four* (2015-16)
	* *Season Five* (2016-17)
	* *Season Six* (2018)
	* *Season Seven* (2019)
2. *Agent Carter*
	* *Season One* (2015)
	* *Season Two* (2016)
3. *Inhumans*
	* *Season One* (2017)
	* *Season Two* (2018)
	* *Season Three* (2019)

## Development

By July 2011, Marvel Television had entered into discussions with ABC to create a show set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). In August, ABC ordered a pilot for a series called *S.H.I.E.L.D.*, developed by Joss Whedon who wrote and directed the MCU film *The Avengers* (2011); the series was renamed *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* when it was officially picked up by ABC. Another MCU-based series, *Agent Carter*, was announced in January 2014 as joining *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* at ABC. In November 2016, Marvel and IMAX Corporation announced *Inhumans*, based on the species of the same name, after a planned film based on the characters had been removed from Marvel Studios' release slate. The first two episodes of the series were set to premiere in IMAX theaters in September 2017 for two weeks, before airing on ABC with the remainder of the series.

Discussing Marvel Television's wider slate of series in August 2019, Marvel Television head Jeph Loeb explained that Marvel categorized its ABC series as the "Marvel Heroes" series due to their close connections to the MCU films, especially with the main characters of both *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* and *Agent Carter* having originated in films before transitioning to their television series. In December 2019, after Marvel Studios began developing its own television series for the streaming service Disney+, Marvel Television was folded into Marvel Studios and development on future Marvel Television series halted.

## Abandoned projects

### ***Marvel's Most Wanted***

Ex-spies and ex-spouses Bobbi Morse and Lance Hunter are on the run trying to uncover a conspiracy against them. With no help from S.H.I.E.L.D., they enter into an uneasy partnership with rogue adventurer Dominic Fortune.

By April 2014, Marvel was developing a spinoff series from *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* The series, which was being developed by *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* executive producer Jeffrey Bell and writer Paul Zbyszewski, would be based on storylines occurring at the end of the second season of *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.*, and would receive its own pilot rather than a backdoor pilot. Adrianne Palicki and Nick Blood entered into discussions to headline the potential new series as their characters Bobbi Morse and Lance Hunter, respectively. By May 7, 2014—when ABC announced their series renewals, cancellations, and new series pickups—the *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* spinoff was passed on. In August 2014, the *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* spinoff series received new life as a reworked series, titled *Marvel's Most Wanted*, with a pilot order. Bell and Zbyszewski once again developed the series, while also serving as co-writers of the pilot. The series would still focus on Morse and Hunter, with Palicki and Blood both attached, and was described as "a new take focusing on the same duo and their continuing adventures." In May 2015, the series was passed on by ABC once again.

### ***Damage Control***

The show follows the overworked and underpaid clean-up crew of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that specializes in dealing with the aftermath of superhero conflicts, rescheduling events because of the conflicts, and retrieving lost items.

In October 2014, ABC ordered a put pilot for a half-hour live-action comedy series *Marvel's Damage Control*, based on the comics construction company of the same name. The series was being developed by Ben Karlin for ABC Studios and Marvel Television, with Karlin writing the script and serving as executive producer. Then ABC Entertainment president Paul Lee wanted the series to begin airing as early as the 2015–16 television season. Any development on the series was ended by December 2018.