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This gritty, action-packed drama follows the evolution of Luke Cage (Mike Colter), a man with super strength and unbreakable skin caused by a sabotaged experiment.
An immersive, socially conscious narrative and a confident, charismatic lead performance make Marvel's Luke Cage a stellar sampling of the new Marvel/Netflix universe. There are excellent...
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- September 30, 2016
- Mike Colter
Following creative differences during the development of a third season, Netflix cancelled Luke Cage on October 19, 2018; all of the Marvel Netflix series were removed from Netflix on March 1, 2022, after Disney regained the license for them. They began streaming on Disney+ from March 16.
- Luke Is Different, But Recognizable
- Misty Must Eventually Accept Luke’s Help
- Alfre Woodard Accepted A Demotion
- Cottonmouth Is Bad For Good Reasons
- Shades Is Playing Game of Thrones in Harlem
- Luke Cage Can Still Be Killed
- Only Harlem Is Big Enough For Luke Cage — Literally
- Luke Cage’s Showrunner Wants You to Read More
- And Listen to More Music
- Speaking of Music, The Defenders Are The Beatles
We already got to meet Colter as Cage on Jessica Jones. But if you think you already know Cage, you’ve really only seen one side of him, and it was through Jessica’s perspective. Colter related how he changed since he grew up in small town Columbia, South Carolina, and how that parallels Cage’s changes when he moves to Harlem. “There’s a certain wa...
Simone Missick plays Misty Knight, a Harlem detective who wants to do things by the book. Even though Luke Cage is indestructible and has super strength, she doesn’t want him butting into police business. At least this is how she feels when she thinks she’s dealing with a routine homicide case. Eventually she’ll realize she has to team up with a su...
Woodard plays Harlem councilwoman Mariah Dillard. Last year, Woodard got to play the president of the United States on NBC’s State of Affairs. Even though she was not actually elected to either office, Woodard joked that she took it personally, at least until Coker told her what was in store for Dillard. “Cheo just liked me,” Woodard said. “He just...
While Mariah is on the Machiavellian political path, her cousin Cornell is running the criminal underbelly of Harlem from out of the nightclub Harlem’s Paradise. They face off about who has the better path to changing things in Harlem, but even Cornell sees himself as a champion of the greater good. “His bad is good bad,” Ali said. “So there’s some...
Then there’s Shades Alvarez, played by Theo Rossi. Between Cottonmouth and Mariah, you might not think there’s room for any other villain, but Shades has strategy. It took Petyr Baelish (Aidan Gillen) seven seasons to get where he is on Game of Thrones, and Shades has that kind of time. “Cheo said Shades is the Littlefinger, for our Game of Thrones...
SoLuke Cageis bulletproof. It might get old if bad guys are shooting at him every week and going, “Whaaaa?” when he doesn’t fall down. Good thing Luke Cage has some smart villains who devise other nefarious ways to do him in. “When you get to episode six, Mariah has various scenarios,” Coker said. “When you begin to see the darker shadings of Maria...
Luke Cagefilms on location in Harlem. It’s the perfect setting for a number of reasons: There’s the authentic atmosphere and celebrating the history of the community. There’s also a practical advantage to Harlem; as Colter points out, it literally has bigger sidewalks. “Technically speaking, Harlem’s sidewalks and boulevards are so large, it’s the ...
Watching Luke Cage may obviously make fans go back and read the decades of Luke Cagecomic books, but Coker is taking it further: He’s including numerous references to authors Ralph Ellison, George Pelecanos, Richard Price, Donald Goines, and Walter Mosley. Once you’ve watched all 13 episodes, maybe you’ll run out to the library. “The good and bad n...
Since Cottonmouth runs a nightclub, Luke Cagecan feature actual musical acts on the show. Aritsts like Raphael Saadiq, Faith Evans, and Charles Bradley will appear in Harlem’s Paradise. Other artists will appear on the soundtrack and Coker hopes fans will listen to them further. “People that are fans of hip-hop will love the music, but people who a...
Luke Cage is 1/4 of Marvel’s plan to create another superhero team-up, The Defenders. The other Defenders are Daredevil and Jessica Jones, who’ve already had their own shows, and Iron Fist whose show premieres after Luke Cage. Coker describes the Defenders as the Beatles. So which is Luke Cage: Paul or George? And who’s Ringo? “That’s kind of what ...
Jan 31, 2024 · Marvel's Luke Cage showrunner Cheo Hodari Choker is dropping a new tease about what his plans for Season 3 of the Netflix series would've been, and fans are hard at work deciphering it!
Sep 26, 2016 · 'Luke Cage' powers up the third Defender series with a dynamite cast, bulletproof action and more style than ever. Our review, before the September 30 premiere!
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