Cloak & Dagger
Cloak & Daggerexecutive producer Joe Pokaski spill the beans about the in vogue Marvel TV series ' many MCU nods and tie - ins . The extroverted Freeform show produce by ABC Signature Studios and Marvel Television features Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph as the titulary heroes , Tandy Bowen / Dagger and Tyrone Johnson / Cloak , severally . Throughout their adventures as teenagers who acquire superpowers , the two gets romantically involved with each other , tote up another stratum of complexity to their kinship .
The show ’s first time of year consists of 10 installment , which will start airing tonight and will run until August 2 . Early reviews forCloak & Daggerhave been generally confirming , with critics specifically praising the chemistry between Holt and Joseph . However , as with most Marvel TV shows , it sound like the serial stick out from slow tempo especially in its first few episodes .
Speaking withTVLineto promoteCloak & Dagger , Pokaski badger what Marvel fans can carry from the TV series with wish to tie - ins to the greater MCU . While he’s“not allow to speak about the timing in terms of Infinity War,”the executive producer is confident that Tandy and Tyrone are drop dead to be a part of the overall MCU narrative . “We’ve had some exciting conversation about how we could foxily cross Tandy and Tyrone over [ to other Marvel properties ] . The beauty of these two is that they can show up anywhere [ and it make sense],“he enjoin . That said , it might still take a while before they make a parachuting onto other Marvel property , considering that season 1 of the new show will mainly focus on establishing their characters .
To further shew his point about Cloak & Dagger ’s unattackable connection to the bigger MCU , Pokaski proudly partake that"there are at least a dozen Easter eggs in the first season that Marvel O.K. , and a few more that I snuck in there . ”He particularly cited Roxxon Corp. , which has already been boast in bothIron Man 1andIron Man 2 . It was also inABC ’s Agent Carter , as well as Netflix’sDaredevilandIron Fist . “We’re delirious to have Roxxon Gulf , our Louisiana variant of Roxxon , represented,”Pokaski impart .
Should this be the case , Cloak & Daggercould be the very first MCU telly show to feature main characters who make the saltation to the braggy screen - with the exceptions of Phil Coulson and Peggy Carter , who debuted in the MCU films before their goggle box show . Despite a slew of pocket-size concealment projects , it has always sense that there ’s discord between the two Marvel Entertainment branches . WhileABC ’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , as well as the rest of the Netflix - put up series proceed referencing the events from their big screen opposite number , the films almost never know the TV series , despite the tagline:“It ’s All Connected . "
Of course , although Pokaski seems to have a grand plan with attentiveness to howCloak & Daggerwill evolve to become a pivotal part of the MCU , it ’ll still all boil down to people ’s chemical reaction to the show . As previously mentioned , critic seem to wish it despite a few issues here and there , which is a effective matter . But the final verdict whether or not the series will be another hit remains at the custody of the oecumenical viewing hearing .
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Cloak & Daggerpremieres today , June 7 , 8 pm ET on Freeform .
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