'Agent Carter' renewed: Good timing for the female-led comic book TV show
The news that 'Agent Carter,' the ABC TV show that centers on World War II-era heroine Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell), has been renewed comes as some fans decry superhero Black Widow's portrayal in 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' and female-led superhero movies remain a couple of years away.
The news that 'Agent Carter,' the ABC TV show that centers on World War II-era heroine Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell), has been renewed comes as some fans decry superhero Black Widow's portrayal in 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' and female-led superhero movies remain a couple of years away.
The TV show 鈥淎gent Carter,鈥� which centers on Captain America love interest Peggy Carter, was reportedly renewed for a second season by ABC.
ABC also renewed its superhero show 鈥淢arvel鈥檚 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,鈥� which is set in the same fictional universe as 鈥淐arter鈥� but in the present day.听
As viewers of the 2011 movie 鈥淐aptain America: The First Avenger鈥� know, Peggy (Hayley Atwell) met and fell in love with Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), also known as Captain America. Unfortunately, Rogers was believed to have died when his plane crashed. 鈥淐arter鈥� takes place shortly after World War II and follows Peggy as she works for the Strategic Scientific Reserve agency. She may not have superpowers, but still has plenty of other skills she can bring to bear.
鈥淐arter鈥� currently represents one of the few female-led Marvel projects. As we previously reported, a film based on the female Captain Marvel character is being released by Marvel in 2018. In addition, DC Entertainment is reportedly introducing Wonder Woman in its upcoming film 鈥淏atman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.鈥� She鈥檒l get her own movie in 2017.
But as of now, Black Widow (portrayed by Scarlett Johansson in the Marvel films) is the most prominent female comic-book character on the big screen, and some fans had problems with her storylines in the recently released movie 鈥淎vengers: Age of Ultron.鈥澨�
However, critics are almost unanimous in their approval of Peggy Carter. TheWrap writer Jason Hughes wrote:
Tim Goodman of the Hollywood Reporter wrote that "Atwell ... has the panache and allure to be the face of the series,"听while Los Angeles Times critic Mary McNamara called Peggy 鈥渇eisty and formidable 鈥� Someone needs to figure out how creators Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely managed to combine Rosalind Russell, Lady Mary Crawley,听La Femme Nikita听and all the gals of 鈥楾he Bletchley Circle鈥� to produce Atwell's Peggy Carter 鈥� Agent Carter [is] Marvel-ous.鈥澨�
As fans wait for the upcoming female superhero movies, they鈥檒l still have a female-led superhero story to watch on TV this fall.听