And she often uses that to her advantage".
Butters said Carter's "superpower is the fact that other people underestimate her. Main article: List of Agent Carter charactersĪn SSR agent initially stuck doing administrative work. In the second season, Carter moves from New York City to Los Angeles to deal with the threats of the new Atomic Age by the Secret Empire in the aftermath of World War II, gaining new friends, a new home, and a potential new love interest. Carter is assisted by Stark's butler, Edwin Jarvis, to find those responsible and dispose of the weapons. The first season takes place in 1946, with Peggy Carter having to balance the routine office work she does for the Strategic Scientific Reserve (SSR) in New York City with secretly assisting Howard Stark, who finds himself framed for supplying deadly weapons to enemies of the United States.
8.3 Feature films and other television series.Despite a positive critical response, viewership fell, and on May 12, 2016, ABC canceled Agent Carter. Both seasons aired during mid-season breaks of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The first season, consisting of eight episodes, originally aired from January 6 to February 24, 2015, while the second season, consisting of 10 episodes, originally aired from January 19 to March 1, 2016. Agent Carter introduces the origins of several characters and storylines from MCU films, while other characters from the films also appear. That May, ABC ordered the show straight to series. Development on a series inspired by the short film had begun by September 2013, with Atwell's involvement confirmed in January 2014. In the series, Carter must balance life as a secret agent with that of a single woman in 1940s America. Hayley Atwell reprises her role of Peggy Carter from the film series and One-Shot, with James D'Arcy, Chad Michael Murray, and Enver Gjokaj also starring they are joined by Shea Whigham for the first season. The series was produced by ABC Studios, Marvel Television, and F&B Fazekas & Butters, with Tara Butters, Michele Fazekas, and Chris Dingess serving as showrunners. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and shares continuity with the franchise's films and other television series. Marvel's Agent Carter, or simply Agent Carter, is an American television series created by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely for ABC, based on the Marvel Comics character Peggy Carter following her roles in the 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger and the 2013 Marvel One-Shot short film of Agent Carter. Marvel Cinematic Universe television series.