''Ironheart'' is an upcoming American television series created by

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for the streaming service

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, based on the

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character of the same name. It is intended to be the 10th television series in the

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(MCU) produced by

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, sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. Hodge serves as

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. The series is also produced by Proximity Media and

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reprises her role as Riri Williams / Ironheart from the film '' Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'' (2022). The series was announced in December 2020, along with Thorne's casting. Hodge was hired in April 2021, with additional castings revealed in February 2022.

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and Angela Barnes joined to direct in April 2022. Filming began at

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by early June, before moving to

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in late October, and concluded by early November. ''Ironheart'' is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ in late 2023, and will consist of six episodes. It will be part of Phase Five of the MCU.

Cast and characters

as Riri Williams / Ironheart: An

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student and genius inventor from Chicago who created a suit of armor that rivals

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built by Tony Stark / Iron Man. *

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as Parker Robbins / The Hood:
An ally of Williams's who dons a hood that allows him to tap in to dark arts and magic. Ramos said Robbins was complex and a misfit who "wants to take in other misfits and show the world that you looked at us as outcasts but we're going to end up on top". Additionally,

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reprises his role as the Dean of MIT from '' Captain America: Civil War'' (2016).

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has been cast as Williams's best friend, while Harper Anthony,

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, Regan Aliyah,

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, Rashida "Sheedz" Olayiwola, Sonia Denis,

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, and

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have been cast in undisclosed roles.

Episodes

The series will consist of six episodes, with

directing the first three and Angela Barnes directing the last three.

Production

Development

A film based on the

character Riri Williams / Ironheart had a script written by Jada Rodriguez by July 2018, when it was listed on The Black List, although this did not materialize. In December 2020,

President

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announced the

television series ''Ironheart''. In April 2021,

was hired to serve as

of the series. In March 2022, series actor

revealed that

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, the director of ''

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'' (2018) and its sequel '' Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'' (2022), was involved in the production; star

first appears as Riri Williams / Ironheart in ''Wakanda Forever'', and Coogler's production company Proximity Media was set to work alongside Marvel Studios on select Disney+ series as part of a television deal with

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. In April, Coogler's Proximity Media was confirmed to be producing the series, when

and Angela Barnes joined to each direct three episodes of the series. ''Ironheart'' will consist of six episodes. Executive producers on the series include Marvel Studios' Feige,

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, Brad Winderbaum, and Zoie Nagelhout, Proximity Media's Coogler, Zinzi Coogler, and

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, and Hodge.

also produces the series.

Writing

Francesca J. Gailes, Jacqueline Gailes, Malarie Howard, Amir K. Sulaiman, and Cristian Martinez serve as writers for the series, with the Gailes both previously writing on '' She-Hulk: Attorney at Law'' (2022). The writers' room for the series was set to begin in May 2021. Feige felt the conflict between Williams's technology and the magic of Parker Robbins / The Hood made the series unique within the MCU. Marvel Studios executive

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described the series as a direct sequel to ''Wakanda Forever'' by exploring "interesting repercussions" of Williams's experiences in that film when she returns to her home.

Casting

Dominique Thorne was revealed to have been cast as Riri Williams / Ironheart with the series' announcement, after Marvel Studios offered her the role without auditioning; Thorne had previously auditioned for ''

'' (2018) and was told then by Marvel Studios that they wanted to work with her on a future project after she had more experience. In February 2022, Anthony Ramos joined the series as Parker Robbins / The Hood, described as a "key role" and the series' main villain. ''

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'' reported that his role would expand to other MCU projects, similar to how

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appeared as He Who Remains in the first season of ''

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'' (2021) ahead of his appearance as

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in '' Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania'' (2023). Later that month,

was cast as Williams's best friend. Newcomer Harper Anthony joined the cast in an undisclosed role by April, followed by

in June. A month later,

joined the cast in a "key role". From August to October 2022,

, Regan Aliyah,

, Rashida "Sheedz" Olayiwola, Sonia Denis,

, and

joined the cast in undisclosed roles. At the

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in September,

was revealed to be reprising his role as the Dean of

from '' Captain America: Civil War'' (2016). The following month, ''Deadline Hollywood'' reported that

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had joined the MCU, in a role that would see him potentially first appear in the later episodes of ''Ironheart'' followed by appearances in other MCU projects. His role was likely to be the character

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, which would be portrayed by Baron Cohen in-person as well as through CGI.

Design

Andrew Menzies serves as the production designer for the series.

Filming

Filming for the series occurred in

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in late May 2022, to capture plate shots and exterior

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had begun by June 2, at

, under the

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''Wise Guy'', with Bailey and Barnes directing. Filming occurred in September on Edgewood Avenue in Sweet Auburn, Atlanta, at a building constructed to stand in for a White Castle in Chicago. Filming was scheduled to move to Chicago by October 24, 2022, to run through November 3, in South Side, Near North Side, and

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. Filming had wrapped by early November 2022.

Post-production

Cedric Nairn-Smith serves as an editor. Smith previously worked on the Marvel Studios series ''

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'' (2022).

Marketing

Footage from the series was shown at the 2022 D23 Expo.

Release

''Ironheart'' is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ in late 2023, and will consist of six episodes. It will be part of Phase Five of the MCU.

References

External links

* at

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