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AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013) Season 1, Episode 1: Pilot Official Plot Synopsis

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Agents of SHIELD Season 1 Episode 1 Plot. ABC’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 1, episode 1: Pilot official plot synopsis has been released. The plot synopsis for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Pilot details the characters that the viewer can expect to see in the episode, their motivations, the people behind the scenes of the episode, and the episode’s guest stars.

The official press release for episode one of  Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.:

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AGENT PHIL COULSON IS BACK IN ACTION! THIS FALL HE ASSEMBLES A DEDICATED,
HIGHLY SELECT GROUP OF AGENTS FOR THE WORLDWIDE LAW-ENFORCEMENT AGENCY KNOWN AS S.H.I.E.L.D., WITH THEIR FIRST ASSIGNMENT TO TRACK DOWN AN ORDINARY MAN WITH EXTRAORDINARY POWERS – POWERS WHICH COULD HAVE DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES — ON THE PREMIERE OF ABC’S “MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.”

Joss Whedon, the creative genius behind the feature film “Marvel’s The Avengers,” one of the highest grossing films of all time, and of the iconic television series “Buffy The Vampire Slayer,” has co-created “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” a dynamic, action-packed one-hour drama that brings back Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) to lead a team of highly skilled agents to investigate extra-normal and super human people and events worldwide. The series premieres TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 (8:00-9:01 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

These agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. have a mission: To investigate the new, the strange and the unknown around the globe, protecting the ordinary from the extraordinary.

In the premiere episode, “Pilot,” it’s just after the battle of New York, and now that the existence of super heroes and aliens has become public knowledge, the world is trying to come to grips with this new reality. Agent Phil Coulson is back in action and has his eye on a mysterious group called The Rising Tide. In order to track this unseen, unknown enemy, he has assembled a small, highly select group of Agents from the worldwide law-enforcement organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement and Logistics Division). The group’s first assignment together as a team finds them trying to track down an ordinary man who has gained extraordinary powers. Powers that could have devastating consequences.

“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” stars Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Brett Dalton as Agent Grant Ward, Chloe Bennet as Skye, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz and Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons.

Guest starring are J. August Richards as Mike, Shannon Lucio as Debbie, Ron Glass as Dr. Streiten and Bob Stephenson as Gary, with special guest star Cobie Smulders as Agent Maria Hill.

”Pilot” was written by Joss Whedon & Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen and directed by Joss Whedon.

We previously published these Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. articles:

Joss Whedon Writing, Directing Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D. TV Pilot for ABC

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013): New Title + Official Synopsis Released

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013) TV Show: First Hulk Video + Series Order

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013) Vine Teaser Footage: Agent #CoulsonLives

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.‘s TV show Teaser Trailer

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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. stars Clark GreggBrett Dalton, Ming-Na Wen, Chloe Bennet, Arlene Santana., Shannon Lucio, J. August Richards, Elizabeth Henstridge, and Iain De Caestecker.

Leave your thoughts on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 1, episode 1: Pilot below in the comments section. For more Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. photos, videos, and information, visit our Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Page, subscribe to us by Email, “follow” us on Twitter, Tumblr, or “like” us on FacebookAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will premiere on ABC on September 24, 2013 at 8 pm.

Source: Spoilertv

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Rollo Tomasi

Rollo Tomasi is a Connecticut-based film critic, TV show critic, news, and editorial writer. He will have a MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in 2025. Rollo has written over 700 film, TV show, short film, Blu-ray, and 4K-Ultra reviews. His reviews are published in IMDb's External Reviews and in Google News. Previously you could find his work at Empire Movies, Blogcritics, and AltFilmGuide. Now you can find his work at FilmBook.
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