Marvel's Luke Cage at Netflix is shaping up.
Luke Cage will be the third Marvel series to debut on Netflix following
Daredevil and
Jessica Jones, both of which have gotten both good reviews & ratings.
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The series, like the first two, will debut with a 13-episode season scheduled for 2016. The series is based on the Marvel Luke Cage character that made his debut in 1972. Cage is an ex-con with super-strength, unbreakable skin, and his own mysterious past that he doesn't like to talk about.
In the Netflix Marvel universe Cage made his debut November 20 in the
Jessica Jones series. Originally just a love interest for Jones, Cage became an integral part of the season story arc. Daredevil, Jones, and Cage all take place in contemporary New York City with Hell's Kitchen being a common overlap in all three.
Cage is played by Mike Colter whom genre fans may recognize from
American Horror Story: Coven. Casting is still under way and this week actress Sonia Braga has been confirmed for the role of Soledad Temple. Soledad Temple is the mother of nurse Claire Temple who was introduced in Daredevil and made an appearance in Jones. Braga is perhaps best known for her work in
The Kiss of the Spider Woman.
Disney is the parent company of both Marvel and ABC. The Netflix Marvel universe shows are produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios.