{"id":12653,"date":"2016-04-07T10:35:59","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T17:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/?p=12653"},"modified":"2016-04-07T10:35:59","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T17:35:59","slug":"marvels-cloak-and-dagger-greenlit-to-series-at-freeform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/marvels-cloak-and-dagger-greenlit-to-series-at-freeform\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Marvel\u2019s Cloak and Dagger\u2019 Greenlit to Series at Freeform"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Freeform is venturing into the Marvel universe.<\/p>\n

The younger-skewing\u00a0Disney-owned network has greenlit \u201cMarvel\u2019s Cloak and Dagger\u201d with a straight-to-series order.<\/p>\n

Described as a superhero love story, \u201cCloak and Dagger\u201d is based on the titular comic book duo (also known as Tandy Bowen and Tyrone Johnson) who have appeared in Marvel Comics classics, including \u201cSpiderman\u201d and \u201cX-Men\u201d stories.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0live-action\u00a0interracial romance follows the duo, two teenagers from very different backgrounds, who find themselves burdened and awakened to newly acquired\u00a0superpowers while falling in love \u2014 Tandy can emit light daggers and Tyrone has the ability to engulf others in darkness. They quickly\u00a0learn they\u00a0are better together than apart, but their feelings for each other make their already complicated world even more challenging.<\/p>\n

No writer has been attached to the series, but the search is currently under way. Marvel Studios and ABC Signature Studios will co-produce.<\/p>\n

The characters\u2019 story is targeted toward young adults, making \u201cCloak and Dagger\u201d a seamless fit for Freeform (previously ABC Family) whose target audience is \u201cBecomers,\u201d the\u00a014-34 demo.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Marking the network\u2019s first-ever Marvel series, Freeform is following in the footsteps of big sister net ABC, which has a slew of Marvel properties on its slate including \u201cAgents of SHIELD\u201d and \u201cAgent Carter,\u201d\u00a0plus Mockingbird spinoff \u201cMarvel\u2019s Most Wanted\u201d and a top-secret Marvel project from John Ridley in development. Getting Freeform into the Marvel game is a smart move for Disney-ABC, as the\u00a0cable network is held to lower ratings standards than a big broadcast network. (ABC has struggled with ratings for \u201cAgent Carter,\u201d which remains on the bubble in the wake of critical praise.)<\/p>\n

Superhero fare is a new genre for Freeform, which recently pushed into fantasy fare with\u00a0\u201cShadowhunters.\u201d\u00a0That drama was just renewed for a second season, and \u201cCloak and Dagger\u201d will pair nicely with the saga series, broadening the net\u2019s programming<\/p>\n

Source: \u2018Marvel\u2019s Cloak and Dagger\u2019 Greenlit to Series at Freeform | Variety<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Freeform is venturing into the Marvel universe. The younger-skewing\u00a0Disney-owned network has greenlit \u201cMarvel\u2019s Cloak and Dagger\u201d with a straight-to-series order. Described as a superhero love story, \u201cCloak and Dagger\u201d is based on the titular comic book duo (also known as Tandy Bowen and Tyrone Johnson) who have appeared in Marvel Comics classics, including \u201cSpiderman\u201d and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1opIU-3i5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3621,"url":"http:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/marvel-tv-show-live-action-updates-on-the-incredible-hulk-aka-jessica-jones-and-the-punisher\/","url_meta":{"origin":12653,"position":0},"title":"Marvel TV Show Live-Action Updates on THE INCREDIBLE HULK, AKA JESSICA JONES and THE PUNISHER","author":"AJ","date":"March 21, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"One of the executive producers of Ultimate Spider-Man for Marvel Universe on Disney XD, Jeph Loeb is the Emmy-nominated and Eisner Award-winning writer and producer who is currently the Executive Vice President and Head of Marvel Television, responsible for all live-action comedy and drama, as well as animation. 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