“Secret Invasion” is the first series of Phase 5 of the MCU for the streaming platform Disney+.
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the new series.
- Secret Invasion is an American television miniseries
- The series is created by Kyle Bradstreet for the streaming service Disney+
- It is based on the Marvel Comics storyline of the same name
- It is the ninth television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)
- The series is produced by Marvel Studios
- Sharing continuity with the films of the franchise
- It follows Nick Fury and his allies, who attempt to thwart a Skrull invasion of Earth
- Bradstreet serves as the head writer with Ali Selim directing
- Samuel L. Jackson reprises his role as Fury from the film series
- Along with Ben Mendelsohn as Talos
- Kingsley Ben-Adir, Charlayne Woodard, Killian Scott, Samuel Adewunmi, Dermot Mulroney, Christopher McDonald, Katie Finneran, Emilia Clarke, Olivia Colman, and Don Cheadle also starring
- Development on the series began by September 2020, with Bradstreet and Jackson attached
- The title and premise of the series, along with Mendelsohn’s casting, were revealed that December
- Additional castings occurred throughout March and April 2021
- Followed by the hiring of Selim to direct the series that May
- Filming had begun in London by September 2021
- It wrapped in late April 2022
- Additional filming occurred across West Yorkshire and in Liverpool, England
- Secret Invasion debuted on Disney+ on June 21, 2023
- The series will consist of six episodes
- It is the first series of Phase Five of the MCU
- In September 2020, Kyle Bradstreet was revealed to be developing a television series for the streaming service Disney+ centered on the Marvel Comics character Nick Fury
- The character had previously been one of ten properties announced in September 2005 by Marvel Entertainment chairman and CEO Avi Arad as being developed for film by the newly formed studio Marvel Studios
- It was announced after Marvel received financing to produce the slate of films to be distributed by Paramount Pictures
- Andrew W. Marlowe was hired to write a script for a Nick Fury film in April 2006
- In April 2019, after Samuel L. Jackson had portrayed Nick Fury in ten Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films as well as the Marvel Television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Richard Newby from The Hollywood Reporter felt it was time the character received his own film
- Jackson was attached to reprise his role in Bradstreet’s series, with the latter writing and serving as executive producer
- In December 2020, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige officially announced a new series titled Secret Invasion, with Jackson co-starring with Ben Mendelsohn in his MCU role of Talos
- The series is based on the 2008–09 comic book storyline of the same name
- With Feige describing it as a “crossover event series” that would tie-in with future MCU films
- The series’ premise further described it as a crossover event series
- Marvel Studios chose to make a Secret Invasion series instead of a film because it allowed them to do something different than they had done before
- Directors were being lined up for the series by April 2021
- With Thomas Bezucha and Ali Selim attached a month later, reportedly to split the episodes evenly, or one to direct four episodes and the other two
- However, Selim ultimately directed the entire series
- Marvel Studios’ Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Brad Winderbaum, and Jonathan Schwartz also serve as executive producers
- Alongside Jackson, Selim, Bradstreet, and Brian Tucker
- The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 73%
- With an average score of 6.85/10
- Based on 70 reviews
- The site’s critic’s consensus states: “A well-deserved showcase for Samuel L. Jackson, Secret Invasion steadies itself after a somewhat slow start by taking the MCU in a darker, more mature direction”
- Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 67 out of 100
- Based on 11 critics
- Indicating “generally favorable reviews”
- Secret Invasion received a nomination for Best Fantasy Adventure for a TV/Streaming Series (Trailer/Teaser/TV Spot) at the 2023 Golden Trailer Awards
- In September 2022, Feige stated that Secret Invasion would lead into Armor Wars
- In this sereis Cheadle is set to reprise his role as Rhodes
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