Marvel has announced a partnership with Freeform & ABC Signature on a new TV series called Marvel’s New Warriors. The series has been described as a “comedic live-action adaptation of the popular Marvel comic featuring young adult heroes.”
The TV show will follow “six young people with powers living and working together,” and aims to focus on “that time in your life when you first enter adulthood and feel like you can do everything and nothing at once.” Doreen “Squirrel Girl” Green has been revealed as one of the six main characters.
“[Doreen is] a totally empowering fan girl–tough, optimistic and a natural leader,” Marvel explains. “[She’s] confident and has the powers of a squirrel … She’s acrobatic, can fight and talk to other squirrels. Her most important trait is that she has faith in people and teaches them to believe in themselves.“
The remaining five characters that make up the New Warriors remain a mystery, but Marvel says they’ll all have “powers and abilities on the opposite end of the spectrum of The Avengers.” Together, “the New Warriors want to make a difference in the world … Even if the world isn’t ready.“
Freeform is the cable channel formerly known as ABC Family, with programming aimed at teenagers and young adults. A series based on Marvel’s Comic series Cloak & Dagger is also in development for the network.
“Marvel’s New Warriors have always been fan favorites and now, particularly with the addition of Squirrel Girl, they are Marvel Television favorites as well,” stated Jeph Loeb, Marvel’s head of television & executive producer. “After the amazing experience we’ve had with Freeform on Marvel’sCloak & Dagger we can’t think of a better place for our young heroes.“
Loeb is set to serve as executive producer on the series, alongside Jim Chory (Marvel’s The Punisher, Marvel’s The Defenders). Marvel’s New Warriors has yet to receive it’s official air date.
However, Cloak & Dagger is set to hit screens in 2018. It has been reported that former Disney star Olivia Holt (Ultimate Spider-Man) and Aubrey Joseph (Run All Night) will headline the upcoming series.
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