ABC Renews ‘Agents of Shield,’ Goldbergs,’ ‘Modern Family'; Orders ‘Marvel's Agent Carter,’ ‘Forever,’ ‘Selfie’
TV | By Tim Kenneally on May 8, 2014 @ 7:35 pm
ABC has given a second season to “Marvel's Agents of SHIELD,” and has also given a series order to “Marvel's Agent Carter,” starring Hayley Atwell from “Captain America.”
The network has also given the greenlight to the romantic comedy “Manhattan Love Story.”
ABC also gave a second-season order for the comedy “The Goldbergs,” and ordered the series “Forever,” starring Ioan Gruffudd.
The network's hit comedy “Modern Family,” not surprisingly, has been given the go-ahead for a sixth season.
The comedy “Selfie,” starring Karen Gillan as “instafamous” personality Eliza Dooley, has also been given a series order from the network.
“Marvel's Agent Carter” (pictured) follows the story of Peggy Carter (Atwell). It's 1946, and peace has dealt Peggy Carter a serious blow as she finds herself marginalized when the men return home from fighting abroad. Working for the covert SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve), Peggy must balance doing administrative work and going on secret missions for Howard Stark all while trying to navigate life as a single woman in America, in the wake of losing the love of her life – Steve Rogers. Inspired by the feature films “Captain America: The First Avenger” and “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” along with the short “Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter,” the series is executive produced by Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters, Steve McFeely & Christopher Marcus and Jeph Loeb.
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