Cloak & Dagger
As is traditional in Marvel Comics - based movies and telly appearance , Freeform ’s Modern seriesCloak and Daggerfeatures a cameo by Marvel caption Stan Lee - or , at least , a painting of him . The series star Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph as Tandy Bowen and Tyrone Johnson , respectively : two high shoal teens from very different backgrounds who discover that their burgeoning superpowers are plug into , and work best when they ’re together .
It ’s been a farseeing hold forCloak and Dagger , which was first herald by Marvel TV political boss Jeph Loeb back in 2011 - before evenMarvel ’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.had been given the dark-green light . thing were quiet on theCloak and Daggerfront until 2016 , when ABC ordered a 10 - episode first series for Freeform , and the show finally premieres tonight . The pilot , " First Light , " was directed by Gina Prince - Bythewood , who is also determine to directSilver and Blackas part of Sony ’s new Spider - Man - adjacent cinematic population .
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Executive manufacturer Joe Pokaski toldTVLinewhere to see out for Marvel Comics ' most recognizable founding father , break that " there ’s a tremendous painting of Stan Lee that ’s enshroud in one of our scenes " in the first season . While Lee has strong-arm cameos in all of the Marvel Studios celluloid , his cameos in other flick and TV show are often symbolic . He seem as a poster - male child for the NYPD in Marvel ’s variousDefendersseries on Netflix , andDeadpool 2saw him show up on theside of a edifice in graffiti . InCloak and Dagger , fans will have to once again keep an oculus on the rampart in the background to recognize Lee .
Cloak and Daggeris set in New Orleans , and while it will keep its aloofness from the flick side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe , there are a few connections that draw a clear line to the rest of the public . Among them is Roxxon Corp. , the shady pudding stone that has made appearances in everything from theIron Manmovies to ABC’sAgent James Earl Carter . " We ’re worked up to have Roxxon Gulf , our Louisiana version of Roxxon , represented , " Pokaski teased , also allege that " there are at leasta dozen Easter eggsin the first time of year that Marvel approved , and a few more that I snuck in there . "
But will those Easter egg turn into tangible crossovers with other Marvel properties ? Well , it ’s very possible . WhileCloak and Daggerseems to be good cut off from the events of the film ( Pokaski is " not allowed to talk about thetiming in term ofInfinity War " ) , the showrunner did bespeak that there have been discussions about cross the Freeform serial publication over with some of the other Marvel series . " We ’ve had some exciting conversation about how we could artfully cross Tandy and Tyrone over [ to other Marvel properties ] , " Pokaski said . " The beauty of these two is that they can show up anywhere [ and it make sense ] . " So , do n’t decree out the possibleness of interpret Tandy and Tyrone show up inAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.season 6 .
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Cloak and Daggerpremieres June 7th at 8PM on Freeform .
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