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Ironheart is an upcoming American television miniseries created by Chinaka Hodge for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It is intended to be the 14th television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios, via its Marvel Television label, alongside Proximity Media sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. Hodge serves as head writer.
Dominique Thorne reprises her role as Riri Williams / Ironheart from the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), starring alongside Anthony Ramos, Lyric Ross, Alden Ehrenreich, Regan Aliyah, Manny Montana, Matthew Elam, and Anji White. The series was announced in December 2020, along with Thorne's casting. Hodge was hired in April 2021, with additional castings revealed in February 2022. Sam Bailey and Angela Barnes joined to direct in April 2022. Filming began at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia by early June, before moving to Chicago in late October, and concluded by early November.
Ironheart is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ on June 24, 2025, and will consist of six episodes. It will be the conclusion of Phase Five of the MCU.
Following the events of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), MIT student Riri Williams returns home to Chicago where she becomes entangled with the enigmatic Parker Robbins / The Hood, discovering secrets that pit technology against magic and setting her on a path of danger and adventure. [1] [2] [3]
Additionally, Jim Rash reprises his role as the Dean of MIT from Captain America: Civil War (2016). [10] Shea Couleé stars as Slug. [1] Harper Anthony, [11] Zoe Terakes, [12] Regan Aliyah, [8] Shakira Barrera, [13] Rashida "Sheedz" Olayiwola, [14] Sonia Denis, [15] Paul Calderón, [16] Cree Summer, [17] and Sacha Baron Cohen have been cast in undisclosed roles. [1] [9]
No. | Title | Directed by [18] | Written by [19] | Original release date |
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1 | TBA | Sam Bailey | Chinaka Hodge | June 24, 2025 [20] |
2 | TBA | Sam Bailey | Malarie Howard | TBA |
3 | TBA | Sam Bailey | Francesca Gailes & Jacqueline J. Gailes | TBA |
4 | TBA | Angela Barnes | Amir Sulaiman | TBA |
5 | TBA | Angela Barnes | Cristian Martinez | TBA |
6 | TBA | Angela Barnes | Chinaka Hodge | TBA |
A film based on the Marvel Comics character Riri Williams / Ironheart had a script written by Jada Rodriguez by July 2018, when it was listed on The Black List, although this did not materialize. [21] In December 2020, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige announced the Disney+ television series Ironheart. [4] In April 2021, Chinaka Hodge was hired to serve as head writer of the series. [22] In March 2022, series actor Anthony Ramos revealed that Ryan Coogler, the director of Black Panther (2018) and its sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), was involved in the production; [23] star Dominique Thorne first appears as Riri Williams / Ironheart in Wakanda Forever, [24] and Coogler's production company Proximity Media was set to work alongside Marvel Studios on select Disney+ series as part of a television deal with Walt Disney Television. [25] [23] In April, Coogler's Proximity Media was confirmed to be producing the series, when Sam Bailey and Angela Barnes joined to each direct three episodes of the series. [18] Ironheart will consist of six episodes. [22] Executive producers on the series include Marvel Studios' Feige, Louis D'Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, and Zoie Nagelhout; Proximity Media's Coogler, Zinzi Coogler, and Sev Ohanian; and Hodge. [3] Eve Ewing, co-creator of Ironheart in the comics, serves as consulting producer. [26] It is being released under Marvel Studios' "Marvel Television" label. [27]
Malarie Howard, Francesca Gailes, Jacqueline J. Gailes, Amir Sulaiman, and Cristian Martinez serve as writers for the series alongside Hodge, [19] with the Gailes both previously writing on She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022). [28] The writers' room for the series was set to begin in May 2021. [22] Feige felt the conflict between Riri's technology and the magic of Parker Robbins / The Hood made the series unique within the MCU. [6] Marvel Studios executive Nate Moore described the series as a direct sequel to Wakanda Forever by exploring "interesting repercussions" of Riri's experiences in that film when she returns to her home. [29] The series sees Riri being expelled from MIT for skipping classes and using too many of the university's resources, which causes her to engage in illegal activities, such as joining the Hood and his gang, to fund her projects. [30] Setting the series in Riri's hometown of Chicago, which Ramos called a character in its own right that is part of the identity of all the characters, gives her and the other characters "options" in trying to get ahead, be it with power, money, or something else. Ramos explained that this affects each of the characters positively and negatively, and that eventually each choice made starts to interweave in other characters' journeys. The writers tried to make complicated characters who were neither entirely good or evil, with star Alden Ehrenreich believing the writers presented "a psychological, emotional portrait" of each character. [5]
Dominique Thorne was revealed to have been cast as Riri Williams / Ironheart with the series' announcement, [4] after Marvel Studios offered her the role without auditioning; [31] Thorne had previously auditioned for Black Panther (2018) and was told then by Marvel Studios that they wanted to work with her on a future project after she had more experience. [32] In February 2022, Anthony Ramos joined the series as Parker Robbins / The Hood, [33] [6] described as a "key role" and the series' main villain. [33] [7] Deadline Hollywood reported that his role would expand to other MCU projects, similar to how Jonathan Majors appeared as He Who Remains in the first season of Loki (2021) ahead of his appearance as Kang the Conqueror in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). [33] Later that month, Lyric Ross was cast as Riri's best friend. [7] Newcomer Harper Anthony joined the cast in an undisclosed role by April, [11] followed by Manny Montana in June. [34] A month later, Alden Ehrenreich joined the cast in a "key role". [35]
From August to October 2022, Shea Couleé, [36] Zoe Terakes, [12] Regan Aliyah, [8] Shakira Barrera, [13] Rashida "Sheedz" Olayiwola, [14] Sonia Denis, [15] Paul Calderón, [16] and Cree Summer joined the cast in undisclosed roles. [17] At the D23 Expo in September, Jim Rash was revealed to be reprising his role as the Dean of MIT from Captain America: Civil War (2016). [10] The following month, Deadline Hollywood reported that Sacha Baron Cohen had joined the MCU, in a role that would see him potentially first appear in the later episodes of Ironheart followed by appearances in other MCU projects. His role was likely to be the character Mephisto, which would be portrayed by Baron Cohen in-person as well as through CGI. [37] [17] In June 2023, Anji White was revealed as a series regular, believed to be portraying Riri's mother Ronnie. [9] A United States Copyright Office filing revealed in October 2023 for the series revealed that Ehrenreich was playing Joe McGillicuddy, Ross playing Natalie Washington, Matthew Elam playing Xavier Washington, White playing Ronnie Williams, Montana playing Cousin John, and Couleé playing Slug, while Cohen would appear in the series. [1]
Andrew Menzies serves as the production designer for the series. [38]
Filming for the series occurred in Chicago in late May 2022, to capture plate shots and exterior establishing shots. [39] [40] [41] Principal photography had begun by June 2, [34] [41] at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, [42] under the working title Wise Guy, [43] [44] with Bailey and Barnes directing. [18] Alison Kelly and Ante Cheng serve as cinematographers. [45] [46] Filming occurred in September on Edgewood Avenue in Sweet Auburn, Atlanta, at a building constructed to stand in for a White Castle in Chicago. [47] [48] Filming was scheduled to move to Chicago by October 24, 2022, to run through November 3, in South Side, Near North Side, and Downtown Chicago. [49] Filming had wrapped by early November 2022. [50] [51] In late January 2024, Thorne said that filming had concluded, [52] though additional photography was reported to occur from February to April 2024. [53] A full, practical Ironheart suit was created for filming to help as a lighting and visual effects reference, similar to techniques used on Iron Man (2008). [54]
Winderbaum confirmed that the series was being edited by March 2024. [55] Cedric Nairn-Smith and Shannon Baker Davis serve as editors, with Nairn-Smith previously working on the Marvel Studios series Moon Knight (2022) and Daredevil: Born Again (2025). [56] [57]
Footage from the series was shown at the 2022 D23 Expo. [6] Thorne and Ramos promoted the series at Disney's May 2024 upfront presentation, where the release year was announced. [58] The pair again promoted the series that August, at Disney's D23 convention, with Coogler, Ross, Ramos, Ehrenreich, and Aliyah. Footage from the series was shown, [2] [59] which Jacob Hall of /Film described as "a crime show with an Iron Man twist at the center". [60] Following online leaks of the D23 footage, Marvel released an official look at Riri in her Ironheart armor within their video celebrating the company's 85th anniversary. [61] More footage from the series was included in a video that was released by Disney+ in October, announcing the release schedule for Marvel Television and Marvel Animation projects through the end of 2025. [20]
Ironheart is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ on June 24, 2025, [20] and will consist of six episodes. [22] The series was originally scheduled to debut in late 2023, [62] however, by February 2023 it was unlikely to premiere that year as Disney and Marvel Studios were re-evaluating their content output. [63] In May, it was reported to be releasing in 2024, [64] but was removed from Marvel Studios' release schedule in September 2023, with the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes affecting the series' ability to be completed. [65] The next month, a filing for the first episode with the United States Copyright Office indicated an approximate release on September 3, 2025. [1] The June 2025 release date was announced a year later. [20] It will be the final series of Phase Five of the MCU. [62]
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