The Official Marvel's "Cloak and Dagger" Season 1 Thread

[Hejdå]

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The younger-skewing ABC-owned network has greenlit “Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger” with a straight-to-series order, Variety has exclusively learned.

Described as a superhero love story, “Cloak and Dagger” is based on the titular comic book duo (also known as Tandy Bowen and Tyrone Johnson) who have appeared in Marvel Comics classics, including “Spiderman” and “X-Men” stories.

The live-action interracial romance follows the duo, two teenagers from very different backgrounds, who find themselves burdened and awakened to newly acquired superpowers while falling in love — Tandy can emit light daggers and Tyrone has the ability to engulf others in darkness. They quickly learn they are better together than apart, but their feelings for each other make their already complicated world even more challenging.

No writer has been attached to the series, but the search is currently under way. Marvel Studios and ABC Signature Studios will co-produce.

The characters’ story is targeted toward young adults, making “Cloak and Dagger” a seamless fit for Freeform (previously ABC Family) whose target audience is “Becomers,” the 14-34 demo.

Marking the network’s first-ever Marvel series, Freeform is following in the footsteps of big sister net ABC, which has a slew of Marvel properties on its slate including “Agents of SHIELD” and “Agent Carter,” plus Mockingbird spinoff “Marvel’s Most Wanted” and a top-secret Marvel project from John Ridley in development. Getting Freeform into the Marvel game is a smart move for Disney-ABC, as the cable network is held to lower ratings standards than a big broadcast network. (ABC has struggled with ratings for “Agent Carter,” which remains on the bubble in the wake of critical praise.)

 

[Jello Biafra]

On the one hand I am at the idea of a live-action Cloak & Dagger show but on the other hand I am kinda at the possible low quality of it since it will be on Freeform.

 

[Hejdå]

I dunno what Freeform is. Is it like on some CW type shyt?

 

[Jello Biafra]

I dunno what Freeform is. Is it like on some CW type shyt?

Its the new name for ABC Family.
Its the channel that puts out Pretty Little Liars and The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

 

[Cat piss martini]

 

[MartyMcFly]

On the one hand I am at the idea of a live-action Cloak & Dagger show but on the other hand I am kinda at the possible low quality of it since it will be on Freeform.

That's how I feel but we shall see

 

[Hejdå]

Its the new name for ABC Family.
Its the channel that puts out Pretty Little Liars and The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

Oh well that explains the description. So this is definitely gonna be a Marvel soap opera then? lol

 

[Soundwave]

Will this be part of the MCU?

 

[MartyMcFly]

Oh well that explains the description. So this is definitely gonna be a Marvel soap opera then? lol

Pretty much but Stan Lee always said he wrote soap operas where a fight broke out every now and then

 

[Hejdå]

Will this be part of the MCU?

Yep, Marvel owns the properties so they're part of it.

 

[Hejdå]

Pretty much but Stan Lee always said he wrote soap operas where a fight broke out every now and then

Dope. Marvel getting more bases covered. So we're gonna see a comedy with Damage Control and a soap opera with this show.

Not bad

 

[detroitwalt]

Dope. Marvel getting more bases covered. So we're gonna see a comedy with Damage Control and a soap opera with this show.

Not bad

There's a Damage Control show coming? Nice

 

[MartyMcFly]

Dope. Marvel getting more bases covered. So we're gonna see a comedy with Damage Control and a soap opera with this show.

Not bad

My hope is that eventually we can get heroes and stories in different forms and genres. A teen soap, a romantic comedy, a horror movie, a daredevil courtroom drama lol..whatever. Just use these characters to tell different stories in different genres. If we ever get a Kraven's last hunt movie, it should be a horror movie

 

[Hejdå]

I've never been a fan of horrors but the thought of Marvel doing one would make me go see it live in theatre lol

There's a Damage Control show coming? Nice

Yep, I think the header for it was supposed to be the guy who did Modern Family. It's gonna be in that same format too so I'm looking forward to it.

 

[Dominic Brehetto]