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Displaying all articles tagged:
Luke Cage
license to kill
Mar. 16, 2022
Marvel’s Old Netflix Shows Bring the Pain to Disney+ Today
Hello, new parental controls!
By
Eric Vilas-Boas
streamliner investigates
Feb. 23, 2022
Why Are
Daredevil
,
Luke Cage
, and More Marvel Shows Leaving Netflix?
And where are they going next?
By
Ashley Shannon Wu
lists
Mar. 5, 2019
Every Season of Marvel’s Netflix Shows, Ranked
From
Jessica Jones
to
Iron Fist
, where does each superhero show land?
By
Joshua Rivera
the industry
Oct. 23, 2018
Where Do the
Luke Cage
and
Iron Fist
Cancellations Leave Marvel and Netflix?
Marvel’s remaining lineup of Netflix shows are grim, dark, and gritty.
By
Abraham Riesman
cancellations
Oct. 19, 2018
Luke Cage
the Second Marvel Netflix Show Canceled In As Many Weeks
Marvel’s Iron Fist
got the chop last Friday.
By
Halle Kiefer
overnights
July 2, 2018
Marvel’s Luke Cage
Recap: I’m a Rook
Season two concludes with a major shock.
By
Bryan Washington
chat room
July 2, 2018
Luke Cage
’s Simone Missick on Misty Knight and the Rise of Black Superheroes
“The success of these shows is allowing people to see the humanity of black people.”
By
Angelica Jade Bastién
overnights
July 2, 2018
Marvel’s Luke Cage
Recap: So Where Is It?
All hell breaks loose in Harlem’s Paradise.
By
Bryan Washington
overnights
July 2, 2018
Marvel’s Luke Cage
Recap: It Needs a King
Season two begins its endgame, but not before a flashback to ‘80s Jamaica.
By
Bryan Washington
overnights
July 1, 2018
Marvel’s Luke Cage
Recap: I’m Free
Wild plot twists abound in an overstuffed episode guest starring Iron Fist.
By
Bryan Washington
overnights
June 29, 2018
Marvel’s Luke Cage
Recap: It’s the Smart Play
The plot takes some wild turns in season two’s most melodramatic episode.
By
Bryan Washington
overnights
June 29, 2018
Marvel’s Luke Cage
Recap: We Need a Favor
“If It Ain’t Rough, It Ain’t Right” forces Luke into a strange alliance.
By
Bryan Washington
chat room
June 28, 2018
Luke Cage
’s Showrunner on Criticism, Black Hollywood, and That Explosive Finale
Cheo Hodari Coker gets candid about the challenges and triumphs of his Netflix series.
By
Angelica Jade Bastién
tv review
June 28, 2018
In Season Two,
Marvel’s Luke Cage
Evolves Into a Contradiction
The Netflix superhero series takes bold risks in its second season, with mixed results.
By
Angelica Jade Bastién
overnights
June 27, 2018
Marvel’s Luke Cage
Recap: It’s Not Always My Fault
As Bushmaster advances his scheme some uneasy alliances start to form.
By
Bryan Washington
overnights
June 27, 2018
Marvel’s Luke Cage
Recap: We Could’ve Been Brethren
Piranha emerges as a major bargaining chip in an episode that ends with an old-fashioned showdown.
By
Bryan Washington
overnights
June 25, 2018
Marvel’s Luke Cage
Recap: Harlem Rises, She Always Does
Luke’s legal woes mount as Mariah intensifies her plans for Harlem.
By
Bryan Washington
overnights
June 25, 2018
Marvel’s Luke Cage
Recap: The Hill
Luke recovers from a beating and makes a new friend as we learn another character’s surprising secret.
By
Bryan Washington
overnights
June 24, 2018
Marvel’s Luke Cage
Recap: Never Pity
Misty meets an old friend and Luke discovers that even the endlessly patient Claire has her limits.
By
Bryan Washington
overnights
June 24, 2018
Marvel’s Luke Cage
Recap: I Thought We Were Family
Luke’s past continues to haunt him as Mariah and Shades get desperate to make a deal.
By
Bryan Washington
overnights
June 24, 2018
Marvel’s Luke Cage
Recap: Chasing Every Siren
Luke tries to figure out what it means to be a hero in Harlem as the second season begins.
By
Bryan Washington
cameos
June 22, 2018
Wait, How Did Jelani Cobb Wind Up in
Luke Cage
?
The New Yorker
writer reveals all.
By
Abraham Riesman
June 22, 2018
Why
Luke Cage
Season Two Has So Many ESPN Cameos
It’s not (just) corporate synergy.
By
Abraham Riesman
trailer mix
June 12, 2018
New
Luke Cage
Trailer Declares ‘Black Women Have Always Had Superpowers’
The Fugees provide the soundtrack.
By
Abraham Riesman
May 7, 2018
Luke Cage
Season 2 Trailer: Meet Bushmaster, Your New Villain
He’s a relatively minor Marvel figure poised to go big.
By
Abraham Riesman
the industry
Mar. 15, 2018
Luke Cage
Just Cast Its New Villain for Season Two
She’s coming all the way downtown to raise hell.
By
Devon Ivie
date announcements
Mar. 6, 2018
Luke Cage and His Hoodies Will Be Back on June 22
Netflix released a teaser for season two of the Marvel series.
By
Jackson McHenry
overnights
Aug. 24, 2017
The Defenders
Season-Finale Recap: There’s No ‘I’ in Team
The heroes of
The Defenders
face off in their final battle against the Hand.
By
Oliver Sava
overnights
Aug. 23, 2017
The Defenders
Recap: Enter the Dragon
“Fish in the Jailhouse” reveals the personal costs of this increasingly fantastic conflict.
By
Oliver Sava
overnights
Aug. 22, 2017
The Defenders
Recap: Black Sky Rising
“Ashes, Ashes” serves up the show’s most dramatic cliff-hanger yet.
By
Oliver Sava
overnights
Aug. 21, 2017
The Defenders
Recap: Nowhere to Hide
The Hand isn’t an interesting villain.
By
Oliver Sava
overnights
Aug. 18, 2017
The Defenders
Recap: Not Looking for Super-Friends
“Royal Dragon” proves that
The Defenders
has a lot of room for improvement.
By
Oliver Sava
overnights
Aug. 18, 2017
The Defenders
Recap: All Together Now
The big team-up finally arrives in “Worst Behavior.”
By
Oliver Sava
overnights
Aug. 18, 2017
The Defenders
Recap: Talk to the Hand
The fight scenes in “Mean Right Hook” are a big step up.
By
Oliver Sava
overnights
Aug. 18, 2017
The Defenders
Series-Premiere Recap: Don’t Call Them Heroes
If you expect to see Marvel’s street-level heroes team up in this episode, prepare to be disappointed.
By
Oliver Sava
Aug. 17, 2017
Marvel’s The Defenders
Is a Pretty Grim Slog
The most cringeworthy parts of this superhero team-up are drawn directly from
Iron Fist.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
Aug. 17, 2017
A Beginner’s Guide to
Marvel’s The Defenders
From Jessica Jones and Luke Cage to Daredevil and Iron Fist, here’s everything worth knowing about
The Defenders
.
By
Brian Tallerico
the defenders
Aug. 17, 2017
How
Marvel’s The Defenders
Designed Its Superhero Costumes
There’s an intricate story behind each character’s outfit.
By
Abraham Riesman
female directors
July 11, 2017
Lucy Liu Will Direct the
Luke Cage
Season-2 Premiere
Liu has previously directed episodes of
Elementary
and
Graceland
, as well as a short film.
By
Jackson McHenry
meet your crush
Feb. 23, 2017
Your Guide to Having a Crush on
Moonlight
’s Mahershala Ali
All your important answers about the
Moonlight
and
Luke Cage
star, answered.
By
Hunter Harris
year in culture 2016
Dec. 29, 2016
29 Very Black Things That Happened on TV in 2016
Beyoncé’s Super Bowl performance,
Atlanta
’s Juneteenth episode, and so much more.
By
Dee Lockett
the tv industry
Dec. 4, 2016
Netflix Renews
Luke Cage
for Season 2
Hell yeah.
By
Devon Ivie
close reads
Oct. 19, 2016
Why Alfre Woodard’s Mariah Is
Luke Cage
’s Secret Weapon
All hail the queenpin.
By
Angelica Jade Bastién
chat room
Oct. 13, 2016
Walter Mosley on Why Spider-Man Is Black
His work was shouted out in the latest Marvel Netflix series.
By
Abraham Riesman
chat room
Oct. 6, 2016
Luke Cage
’s Alfre Woodard on Mariah, Episode 7
“I just wept and wept and wept whenever we had a table read.”
By
Angelica Jade Bastién
luke cage
Oct. 4, 2016
Luke Cage
Musicians on Jobs for Black Composers
“Black composers don’t really get the opportunities to support things of this magnitude. It is a cyclical process.”
By
Matthew Giles
chat room
Oct. 4, 2016
Mahershala Ali on How He Humanized Cottonmouth,
Luke Cage
’s Villain
Cottonmouth is one of the most fascinating and vulnerable Marvel villains yet.
By
Angelica Jade Bastién
Oct. 3, 2016
Did You Catch the
Back to the Future
Easter Egg in
Luke Cage
?
Blink and you’ll miss it.
By
Abraham Riesman
race
Oct. 3, 2016
Luke Cage
’s Take on Anti-Black Police Violence Is a Little Confusing
It’s admirable, if contradictory.
By
Abraham Riesman
luke cage
Oct. 3, 2016
In Praise of
Luke Cage
’s Take on 9/11-esque Trauma
It’s brief but fascinating.
By
Abraham Riesman
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