ABC renewedAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.days after cancelingMarvel’s Inhumans, which ran for only one season. The cancelation cast doubt on the future ofAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D., but that doubt can now officially be tossed aside. While the Marvel TV series is excellent for hardcore fans, it hasn’t been the huge hit that the network was hoping for. Confusion over the relationship with the Marvel Cinematic Universe hasn’t helped matters, and fans of the TV series have been waiting to get more of an official link betweenAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.and the MCU.
Season 6 ofAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.will be anabbreviated affair with ABConly ordering 13 episodes as opposed to the full 22 that they have done with theMarvel seriesin the past. There is no official release date at this time. This should come as a nice surprise for fans who have been wondering about the fate ofAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.It also comes at an interesting time since it has been announced that Clark Gregg’s Agent Phil Coulson will be returning to the MCU forCaptain Marvel.
Additionally, The Hollywood Reporter states that the sixth season ofAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.will have tie-ins to the recently releasedInfinity War, like the last episodes of Season 5, which should gather up some more interest for the show from more than justhardcore MCU devotees. It isn’t clear how the events ofInfinity Warwill affect the show at this time. WhileAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.is a moderate success in North America, it has a large international draw, which means that the abbreviated season may be a bit of a test to see how the show does with the release ofCaptain Marveland the still untitledAvengers 4.
The upcoming sixth season ofAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.could end up being its biggest yet. The MCU is on fire right now and about to releaseAnt-Man 2this summer. Additionally, as previously noted, Agent Coulson will appear inCaptain Marvel, which is set in the early 1990s. While nothing has been officially confirmed at this time, we could end up seeing some more tie-ins to the MCU in the upcoming season ofAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.The Russo Brothers recently admitted that they briefly toyed withbringing characters from the show into Infinity War, but realized that they already had enough on their plate to deal with.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Season 6 could also end up being the final 13 episodes of the Marvel TV series.Jed Whedon, brother of director Joss Whedon and co-creator of the series, mentioned earlier this year that they were fully prepared to have the final episode of Season 5 be the last of the series, so this is pretty exciting news for fans of Marvel’sAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.There’s a lot going on in the MCU, so hopefully fans get to see some more tie-ins. This story was first announced byThe Hollywood Reporter.
