Luke Cage (TV series)

Luke Cage
Genre	Action-adventure Crime drama Neo-blaxploitation Neo-Western Superhero
Created by	Cheo Hodari Coker
Based on	Luke Cage by Archie Goodwin George Tuska Roy Thomas John Romita Sr.
Showrunner	Cheo Hodari Coker
Starring	Mike Colter Mahershala Ali Simone Missick Theo Rossi Erik LaRay Harvey Rosario Dawson Alfre Woodard Gabrielle Dennis Mustafa Shakir Jessica Henwick Finn Jones Stephen Rider
Composers	Adrian Younge Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producers	Charles Murray Paul McGuigan Cindy Holland Allie Goss Alison Engel Kris Henigman Alan Fine Stan Lee Joe Quesada Dan Buckley Jim Chory Jeph Loeb Cheo Hodari Coker Karim Zreik
Producers	Aïda Mashaka Croal Akela Cooper Gail Barringer
Production location	New York City
Cinematography	Manuel Billeter
Editors	Jonathan Chibnall Miklos Wright Tirsa Hackshaw
Running time	44–69 minutes
Production companies	Marvel Television ABC Studios
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30) – June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)
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Marvel's Netflix television series
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Marvel's Luke Cage is an American television series created by Cheo Hodari Coker for the streaming service Netflix, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the franchise's films, and was the third Marvel Netflix series leading to the crossover miniseries The Defenders. The series was produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios, with Coker serving as showrunner.

Mike Colter stars as Luke Cage, a former convict with superhuman strength and unbreakable skin who now fights crime and corruption. Simone Missick, Theo Rossi, Rosario Dawson, and Alfre Woodard also star, with Mahershala Ali and Erik LaRay Harvey joining them for season one, and Mustafa Shakir and Gabrielle Dennis joining for season two. Development of the series began in late 2013. Colter was cast as Cage in December 2014, to appear in the series Jessica Jones before starring in his own series. Coker was hired as showrunner in March 2015, and focused on themes of race and black culture with a neo-blaxploitation, neo-Western tone. Filming for the series, which looked to replicate the unique culture and atmosphere of Harlem, took place in New York City. It features many musical guests as well as a "'90s hip-hop" score by Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad.

The first season was released in its entirety on Netflix on September 30, 2016, followed by the second on June 22, 2018. They were met with positive reviews, and received numerous accolades including a Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award. Following creative differences during the development of a third season, Netflix cancelled Luke Cage on October 19, 2018; all of the Marvel Netflix series were removed from Netflix on March 1, 2022, after Disney regained the license for them. They began streaming on Disney+ from March 16.