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Better Angels (Agent Carter)
"Better Angels" is the third episode of the second season of the American television series '' Agent Carter'', inspired by the films '' Captain America: The First Avenger'' and '' Captain America: The Winter Soldier'', and the Marvel One-Shot short film also titled '' Agent Carter''. It features the Marvel Comics character Peggy Carter as she falls deeper into a strange conspiracy, and is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. The episode was written by Jose Molina and directed by David Platt. Hayley Atwell reprises her role as Carter from the film series, and is joined by regular cast members James D'Arcy, Chad Michael Murray, and Enver Gjokaj. "Better Angels" originally aired on ABC on January 26, 2016, and according to Nielsen Media Research, was watched by 2.90 million viewers. Plot At Whitney Frost's behest, her husband Calvin Chadwick frames Jason Wilkes as a communist spy who had infiltrated Isodyne and des ...
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Agent Carter (TV 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''. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and shares continuity with the franchise's films and other television series. 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. 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. In the series, Carter must balance life as a secret agent with that of a single woman in 1940s America. Development on a series inspired by the short film h ...
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Smoke & Mirrors (Agent Carter)
"Smoke & Mirrors" is the fourth episode of the second season of the American television series '' Agent Carter'', inspired by the films '' Captain America: The First Avenger'' and '' Captain America: The Winter Soldier'', and the Marvel One-Shot short film also titled '' Agent Carter''. It features the Marvel Comics character Peggy Carter, and juxtaposes her history with that of Whitney Frost. The episode is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. The episode was written by Sue Chung and directed by David Platt. Hayley Atwell reprises her role as Carter from the film series, and is joined by regular cast members James D'Arcy, Chad Michael Murray, and Enver Gjokaj. "Smoke & Mirrors" originally aired on ABC on February 2, 2016, and according to Nielsen Media Research, was watched by 2.77 million viewers. Plot In the 1920s, in Broxton, Oklahoma, Agnes Cully (who would later become Whitney Frost) is shown to have a br ...
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Enver Gjokaj
Enver Leif Gjokaj ( ; born February 12, 1980) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his roles as Victor in the science fiction television series ''Dollhouse'' and as Daniel Sousa in '' Agent Carter'', a role he later reprised in ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D''. Early life Gjokaj was born in Orange County, California. His father is Albanian, and his mother is American. Gjokaj has an older brother named Bekim and an identical twin brother named Demir. Both Gjokaj and his brother attended Amador High School, in Sutter Creek, California, where Gjokaj participated in multiple plays and variety shows. Gjokaj graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts. While at NYU, he was a semi-finalist for Tisch's Vilar Global Fellows Program. In 2002, he received a Bachelor of Arts in English from UC Berkeley. Career Beginning in 2009, Gjokaj played the role of Victor on the TV series ''Dollhouse''. His chara ...
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Chad Michael Murray
Chad Michael Murray (born August 24, 1981) is an American actor and writer. He is best known for playing Lucas Scott in The WB/ CW drama series ''One Tree Hill'' (2003–09, 2012), a recurring role as Tristin DuGray on The WB/ CW series ''Gilmore Girls'' (2000–01), and Charlie Todd in the fifth season of The WB series ''Dawson's Creek'' (2001–02). He had supporting roles in the films ''Freaky Friday'' (2003), ''A Cinderella Story'' (2004), '' House of Wax'' (2005), and ''Fruitvale Station'' (2013). Murray appeared in a supporting role in the Marvel/ABC series '' Agent Carter'' (2015–16), and had a recurring role as Edgar Evernever in '' Riverdale'' (2019). He has written two novels, ''Everlast'' (2011) and ''American Drifter'' (2017); the latter was co-authored with the novelist Heather Graham. Early life Murray was born in Buffalo, New York, to Rex Murray, an air traffic controller. His mother left the family when Murray was 10 years old. He has three brothers, one siste ...
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James D'Arcy
James D'Arcy (born Simon Richard D'Arcy; 24 August 1975) is an English actor and film director. He is known for his portrayals of Howard Stark's butler, Edwin Jarvis, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series '' Agent Carter'' and the 2019 film '' Avengers: Endgame'', and murder suspect Lee Ashworth in the second season of the ITV series ''Broadchurch''. D'Arcy also co-starred as Colonel Winnant in Christopher Nolan's war movie ''Dunkirk'' (2017). Early life D'Arcy was born on 24 August 1975 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, and was raised in Fulham, London, with his younger sister Charlotte by their mother Caroline, a nurse. His father died when he was young. He has family in Ireland, England and Scotland, with his English relatives based around the Midlands. After completing his education at Christ's Hospital in 1991, at age 17, D'Arcy went to Australia for a year. He worked in the drama department of Christ Church Grammar School in Perth, which gave him an interest in ...
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Hayley Atwell
Hayley Elizabeth Atwell (born 5 April 1982) is a British and American actress. Born and raised in London, Atwell studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and made her stage debut in a 2005 production of James Kerr's translation of the Ancient Greek tragedy ''Prometheus Bound''. She subsequently appeared in multiple West End productions and on television, and was recognised for her breakthrough role as Lady Elizabeth Foster in '' The Duchess'' (2008), for which she was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her leading performance in the miniseries ''The Pillars of the Earth'' (2010) earned her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Film. Atwell rose to international prominence with her portrayal of Agent Peggy Carter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film '' Captain America: The First Avenger'' (2011), a role she reprised in the short film '' Agent Carter'' (2013) and ...
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List Of Marvel Cinematic Universe Films
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films are a series of American superhero films produced by Marvel Studios based on characters that appear in publications by Marvel Comics. The MCU is the shared universe in which all of the films are set. The films have been in production since 2007, and in that time Marvel Studios has produced and released 30 films, with at least 12 more in various stages of development. It is the highest-grossing film franchise of all time, having grossed over $28.2 billion at the global box office. This includes '' Avengers: Endgame'', which became the highest-grossing film of all time at the time of its release. Kevin Feige has produced every film in the series, alongside Avi Arad for the first two releases, Gale Anne Hurd for ''The Incredible Hulk'', Amy Pascal for the Spider-Man films, Stephen Broussard for ''Ant-Man and the Wasp'' and '' Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania'', Jonathan Schwartz for ''Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'', Na ...
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Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appear in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The franchise also includes television series, short films, digital series, and literature. The shared universe, much like the original Marvel Universe in comic books, was established by crossing over common plot elements, settings, cast, and characters. Marvel Studios releases its films in groups called "Phases", with the first three phases collectively known as "The Infinity Saga" and the following three phases as "The Multiverse Saga". The first MCU film, '' Iron Man'' (2008), began Phase One, which culminated in the 2012 crossover film '' The Avengers''. Phase Two began with ''Iron Man 3'' (2013) and concluded with ''Ant-Man'' (2015). Phase Three began with '' Captain America: Civil War'' (2016) and concluded with ...
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Peggy Carter
Margaret Elizabeth Carter is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is usually depicted as a supporting character in books featuring Captain America. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, she debuted, unnamed, in ''Tales of Suspense'' #75 as a World War II love interest of Steve Rogers in flashback sequences. She would later be better known as a relative of Captain America's modern-day significant other, Sharon Carter. Hayley Atwell portrayed the character in several projects of the Marvel Cinematic Universe from 2011 to 2019, including films, a short film, and television series, while also playing alternate versions of the character known as Captain Carter in the animated series '' What If...?'' (2021–present) and the film ''Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'' (2022). Publication history The character debuted in a single panel (and unnamed) as a wartime love interest of Captain America in ''Tales of Suspe ...
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Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in 1951 and its predecessor, ''Marvel Mystery Comics'', the ''Marvel Comics'' title/name/brand was first used in June 1961. Marvel was started in 1939 by Martin Goodman (publisher), Martin Goodman as Timely Comics, and by 1951 had generally become known as Atlas Comics (1950s), Atlas Comics. The Marvel era began in June 1961 with the launch of ''The Fantastic Four'' and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and many others. The Marvel brand, which had been used over the years and decades, was solidified as the company's primary brand. Marvel counts among List of Marvel Comics characters, its characters such well-known superheroes as Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor, Doc ...
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Agent Carter (film)
''Agent Carter'' is a 2013 American direct-to-video short film featuring the Marvel Comics character Peggy Carter, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. It is the fourth Marvel One-Shot short film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise and taking place after '' Captain America: The First Avenger'' (2011). The film is directed by Louis D'Esposito from a screenplay by Eric Pearson, and stars Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, along with Bradley Whitford and Dominic Cooper. In ''Agent Carter'', Peggy Carter sets out on a solo mission to acquire the mysterious Zodiac while facing sexism post-World War II at the SSR, a precursor to S.H.I.E.L.D. A Marvel One-Shot featuring Peggy Carter was in the works for some time before Atwell signed on to star in it, reprising her role from the ''Captain America'' films. D'Esposito, co-president of Marvel Studios and an executive producer on the fea ...
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Marvel One-Shots
Marvel One-Shots are a series of direct-to-video short films produced by Marvel Studios, set within or inspired by the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Initially released from 2011 to 2014, they were included as special features on the MCU films' Blu-ray and digital distribution releases. The films, which range from 3 to 15 minutes, are designed to be self-contained stories that provide more backstory for characters or events introduced in the films. Two of the shorts inspired the development of MCU television series. ''The Consultant'' (2011) and ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer'' (2011) star Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson and offer up brief, self-contained stories about a day in the life of a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. Marvel Studios then made several longer One-Shots: ''Item 47'' (2012), starring Lizzy Caplan and Jesse Bradford as a down-on-their-luck couple who find a discarded Chitauri gun after the events of '' The Avengers'' (2012); '' Agent Carter'' (20 ...
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