"Soul Brother #1" is the first episode of season two of Luke Cage.
Plot[]
As Luke adjusts to his growing fame and tries to shut down the flow of heroin branded with his name, someone from his past reaches out.
Cast[]
- Mike Colter as Luke Cage
- Simone Missick as Misty Knight
- Theo Rossi as Hernan "Shades" Alvarez
- Mustafa Shakir as John McIver/Bushmaster
- Alfre Woodard as Mariah Dillard
- Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple
- Reg E. Cathey as Reverend James Lucas
- Ron Cephas Jones as Bobby Fish
- Peter Jay Fernandez as Captain Tom Ridenhour
- Dorian Crossmond Missick as Dontrell "Cockroach" Hamilton
- Kevin Mambo as Sheldon
- Thomas Q. Jones as Comanche
- Otto Sanchez as Arturo "El Rey" Gomez III
- Jeremiah Richard Craft as Dave Griffith
- Chaz Lamar Shepherd as Raymond "Piranha" Jones
- Sean Ringgold as Sugar
- Macc H. Plaise as Nigel Garrison
- Jeorge Watson as Mark Higgins
- Tarah Rodgers as Stephanie/Billie
- Jacob Wallach as Joey Ross
- Eric Lockley as Corner Kid
- Victor Plajas as Tiburon One
- Malcolm C. Murray as Waiter
- Donald Harrison as Himself
- Joi as Herself
- D-Nice as Himself
- Richardson Desil as Harlem Dad
- Khalil Maasi as Neville Barnwell
Continuity and References to the Marvel Cinematic Universe[]
- John McIver/Bushmaster is introduced.
- Diamondback is mentioned.
- Matt Murdock/Daredevil is mentioned.
- Colleen Wing is mentioned.
- Cortnes is mentioned.
- Soledad Temple is mentioned.
- Sugar's Daughter is mentioned.
- Etta Lucas is mentioned.
- Maybelline "Mabel" Stokes is mentioned and picture is shown.
- Romeo is mentioned.
- Domingo Colon is mentioned.
- Rafael Scarfe is mentioned.
- Priscilla Ridley is mentioned.
- Rivals are mentioned.
- Diablos are mentioned.
- Atreus Plastics are mentioned.
- Glenn Chemicals are mentioned.
- Raid of the Crispus Attucks Complex from Who's Gonna Take the Weight? is shown in flashback.
- Massacre at Colon's Gym from DWYCK is shown in flashback.
- Duel at Malcolm X Boulevard from You Know My Steez is shown in flashback.
- Destruction of Midland Circle from The Defenders is shown in flashback.
- Attack on Diamondback from DWYCK is shown in flashback.
- Chase of Rafael Scarfe from Suckas Need Bodyguards is shown in flashback.
- Mount Calvary Baptist Church is shown in flashback.
- Crispus Attucks Complex is shown in flashback.
- Colon's Gym is shown in flashback.
- Midland Circle Financial is mentioned.
- Seagate Penitentiary is mentioned.
Trivia[]
- Soul Brother #1 is a reference to Mecca and the Soul Brother, the debut album of the hip-pop duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth.
Gallery[]
To be added
Links[]
- "Soul Brother #1" on IMDb