Marvel's 'Agent Carter': Hayley Atwell, Showrunners Confirmed for ABC Drama
"Reaper" creators Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas, currently showrunners on the network's upcoming drama "Resurrection," will oversee the potential series.
The drama, inspired by a Captain America one-shot on the Iron Man 3 DVD, has tapped Reaper creators Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas as showrunners, ABC Entertainment Group president Paul Lee announced Friday.
Agent Carter is a one-shot included as an extra on the Iron Man 3 Blu-ray. Agent Carter takes place a year after the events of Captain America: The First Avenger and follows Steve Rogers' (Chris Evans) girlfriend Agent Carter (portrayed by Hayley Atwell) as she builds her career as a secret agent while the hero is frozen in ice.
Lee said Friday at the Television Critics Association's winter press tour that the script for Agent Carter has come in, calling it "good."
"That certainly has a good chance to be on the network," Lee said from the stage.
Following the session, Lee also confirmed that Atwell -- long-rumored to be attached to the project -- would indeed be a part of the potential series. As for now, though, the ABC Studios/Marvel
Entertainment project is merely in development and has not yet been ordered to pilot.
The ABC executive also praised ABC's Netflix deal, noting the streaming service would be a home for Marvel projects for the "super fan."
The potential Agent Carter series comes as ABC has found modest success with Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, a first-year drama that Lee admitted took time to find its "sea legs."
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