
Meet Marvel's new 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' heroes —
"The Avengers" story continues on the small screen with ABC's new series "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." The titular agents investigate cases about the emerging phenomenon of people with superpowers.

Meet Marvel's new 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' heroes —
Clark Gregg stars as Agent Coulson, a character who was supposedly killed by Loki in "The Avengers." This being a comic book world, one need not stay dead, and he's back to lead a new team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.

Meet Marvel's new 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' heroes —
Brett Dalton's Agent Grant Ward is one of the newest members of the team, having just been granted access to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s "Level Seven," where he will discover things aren't always what they seem.

Meet Marvel's new 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' heroes —
Chloe Bennet plays Skye, who in the first episode is a computer hacker out to expose S.H.I.E.L.D.'s secrets, but that may not last.

Meet Marvel's new 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' heroes —
Ming-Na Wen ("ER," "Mulan," "Stargate Universe") plays Melinda May, who is working a desk job at S.H.I.E.L.D. when she is recruited by Coulson to return to the field.

Meet Marvel's new 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' heroes —
Weapons expert agent Leo Fitz (Iain De Caestecker) is one half of a British S.H.I.E.L.D. agent duo.

Meet Marvel's new 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' heroes —
The other half of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s version of the "Wonder Twins" is science expert Agent Jemma Simmons, played by Elizabeth Henstridge.

Meet Marvel's new 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' heroes —
Cobie Smulders ("How I Met Your Mother") makes a surprise appearance in the first episode, reprising her role as S.H.I.E.L.D. leader Nick Fury's right-hand woman, Agent Maria Hill. Time will tell if we see more of Agent Hill, but she is certain to appear in the upcoming movie sequel "Captain America: The Winter Soldier."


