Everything you need to know about Agents of SHIELD season 4, including premiere date, latest news, cast, and more!
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has cast Mallory Jansen (most recently of ABC's Galavant) to play the robot AIDA in season 4 of the superhero show, according to TVLine. This is big news for anyone eagerly awaiting the Life Model Decoy storyline (i.e. us) as it means the LMDs will come into play sooner rather than later.
We heard talk of AIDA in the season 3 finale when Dr. Radcliffe carries on a conversation with a female-voiced artificial intelligence he calls AIDA. Fans of the comic will know that AIDA, short for Artificial Intelligence Data Analyser, is more than just a robot, but a character in her own right. Will Agents of SHIELD's AIDA demonstrate the same nuance and personality as the comic book's version? We'll have to wait and see...
The official synopsis for Agents of SHIELD Season 4 is here, and it's...pretty long. But it does have a big stack of Ghost Rider details in it, so that's cool! Here it is in its entirety...
“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” returns with a vengeance for the fourth exciting season in an all new time period, Tuesday at 10:00 p.m. ET. In the aftermath of their journey to another planet, Director Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) and the rest of the team were driven more than ever to put an end to the Hydra organization. Little did they know that they were up against the deadliest threat they’ve ever faced – an extremely powerful Inhuman, Hive, who was transported back from Maveth in the body of their worst enemy, Grant Ward. The team was able to thwart and kill Hive and take down Hydra, but they are all still mourning the death of fellow agent and Inhuman, Lincoln Campbell.
In light of the Sokovia Accords, and with Hydra obliterated, S.H.I.E.L.D. has been legitimatized again and no longer needs to operate in the shadows. Since the world presumes that Coulson is dead, the organization needed a new Director (Jason O’Mara) to be the face of the organization. Coulson finds himself back in the role as an agent and teamed with Mack (Henry Simmons), and together they are tasked with tracking down and confirming the presence of Enhanced people, aka Inhumans. They have been trying to track down and capture Daisy (Chloe Bennet), aka Quake, who has gone rogue in an attempt to atone for sins from the past. But with the world believing that Daisy is a dangerous outlaw who has taken down banks and bridges, the new Director has no qualms about taking her down for good. Agent May (Ming-Na Wen) is tasked with training specialist strike teams, and Fitz (Iain De Caestecker) and Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge) have taken a big step forward in their relationship. But with Simmons’ new promotion as Special Advisor to the Director in Science and Technology, Fitz, as well as her former team members, finds it hard to confide in or trust her since she’s now the Director’s confidant.
Robbie Reyes (Gabriel Luna) will roar into the lives of Agent Coulson and the team as a junkyard mechanic who can turn on a dime into the terrifying Ghost Rider. Will Robbie be a friend or foe to S.H.I.E.L.D. – as well as the world, itself? Meanwhile, Fitz discovers that socially awkward genius and friend Dr. Radcliffe (John Hannah) has started putting the finishing touches on a new, secret invention.
More on Agents of SHIELD Season 4 as we learn it!
Agents of SHIELD Season 4 Premiere Date
Agents of SHIELD Season 4 will premiere on Tuesday, September 20th. Also note that the show is on the move. It will now air in the 10 pm timeslot, instead of 9. Traditionally, the Tuesday at 10 timeslot isn't a good omen. It will be interesting to see if this allows ABC to up the violence level another notch on Agents of SHIELD Season 4, or if the show will survive what is often known as a death knell for TV shows.
Agents of SHIELD Season 4 Ghost Rider Details
“Season 4 will unquestionably be the series’ biggest, most ambitious story yet, and it all begins with the introduction of one of our greatest legacy characters in Ghost Rider,” said Executive Producer/Head of Marvel Television Jeph Loeb in a press release. “When the Spirit of Vengeance rides into S.H.I.E.L.D., it’ll change everything.”
Here's the teaser that was unveiled in Ballroom 20 at SDCC:
A teaser image was also released for the character:
TV Line had previously reported that the show is looking for actors to play "a pair of Latino brothers, one of whom is always the most dangerous person in the room, the other paralyzed in a wheelchair." So, this lines up with the latest version of Marvel's Ghost Rider. In this case, Robbie Reyes (who would be "the most dangerous" part of that equation) and his disabled brother Gabriel.
Traditionally, Ghost Rider is a flame-skulled supernatural motorcycle rider, although the Robbie Reyes version instead drives a street racing car. It's tough to imagine a show like Agents of SHIELD going the full Ghost Rider (especially when Marvel's supernatural properties seem so much better suited to their Netflix wing), but this is what we're seeing right now.
Agents of SHIELD Season 4 Cast
That same TV Line report that first hinted at Ghost Rider's inclusion also confirms that Life Model Decoys will play a major role this season, as they're casting for Aida, a "very attractive" robot.
Lilli Birdsell (The Walking Dead) has been cast in Agents of SHIELD season 4 as a character named Lucy, according to Deadline. She's described as a beautiful woman with a violent past. That's not much to go on, is it?
Jason O'Mara will play the new director of SHIELD. We have more details on that right here.
