Luke Cage (Netflix series)

Luke Cage is an upcoming Netflix series that is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It is slated to premiere on September 30, 2016.

Overview
A street-fighting ex-con battles crime on the streets of New York as the Super Hero, Luke Cage.

Main Cast

 * Mike Colter as Luke Cage
 * Mahershala Ali as Cornell Stokes/Cottonmouth
 * Alfre Woodard as Mariah Dillard
 * Simone Missick as Misty Knight
 * Frank Whaley as Rafael Scarfe
 * Theo Rossi as Shades Alvarez
 * Sonia Braga as Soledad Temple

Recurring Cast

 * Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple
 * Frankie Faison as Pop
 * Rob Morgan as Turk Barrett
 * Sean Ringgold as Sugar
 * Parisa Fitz-Henley as Reva Connors
 * Karen Pittman as a to-be-confirmed character
 * Erik LaRay Harvey as Willis Stryker/Diamondback

Season 1

 * "Moment of Truth"
 * "Code of the Streets"
 * "Who's Gonna Take the Weight?"
 * "Step in the Arena"
 * "Just to Get a Rep"
 * "Suckas Need Bodyguards"
 * "Manifest"
 * "Blowin' Up the Spot"
 * "DWYCK"
 * "Take It Personal"
 * "Now You're Mine"
 * "Soliloquy of Chaos"
 * "You Know My Steez"

Production
In March 2016, Paul McGuigan confirmed he directed the pilot and second episode of the series.

Trivia

 * Luke Cage made his first appearance in Jessica Jones.
 * Lance Gross and Cleo Anthony had screen tests for Luke Cage before Mike Colter was cast.
 * Dulé Hill was rumored for the role of Luke Cage, he denied knowledge of the role.
 * Luke Cage was originally introduced in 1972 and was originally intended as a stereotype representing the rise of black blaxsploitation at the time with the releases of Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song and Shaft.
 * Every episode title of the series is named after a Gang Starr song.
 * The character's "steel hard" skin has been retconned as "titanium hard" skin.
 * This will be Marhershala Ali's second Netflix series. His first was House of Cards.
 * The teaser trailer was shown at the end of the second season of Daredevil.