We've got all the latest info on Agents of SHIELD season 4, including plenty of Ghost Rider...
Agents of SHIELD season 4 is underway, Ghost Rider and all. Here's our review for the latest episode, "Uprising," and here's everything you need to know about the next all-new episode, "Let Me Stand Next to Your Fire," including the promo and synopsis...
And here's the synopsis for "Let Me Stand Next to Your Fire":
As Ghost Rider’s quest for vengeance brings him into an explosive confrontation with S.H.I.E.L.D., Coulson and Mack must rely on an unlikely ally in their time of desperate need; and Daisy reunites with a familiar face to stop the Watchdogs.
Agents of SHIELD Season 4 Episodes
Agents of SHIELD Season 4, Episode 1: The Ghost
In light of the Sokovia Accords, and with Hydra obliterated, S.H.I.E.L.D. has been legitimized again and no longer needs to operate in the shadows. Since the world presumes that Coulson is dead, the organization needed a new Director to be the face of the organization.
Coulson finds himself back in the role as an agent and teamed with Mack, 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, 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 is tasked with training specialist strike teams, and Fitz and Simmons 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.
Air date: 9/20/16
Agents of SHIELD Season 4, Episode 2: Meet the New Boss
Daisy goes to battle Ghost Rider at a terrible cost, and Coulson faces the new Director, and his bold agenda surprises them all.
Air date: 9/27/16
Agents of SHIELD Season 4, Episode 3: Uprising
As Coulson, Mack and Fitz attempt to track down and neutralize a rogue group looking to end Inhuman Registration worldwide, Simmons and Dr. Radcliffe only have hours to save May before she succumbs forever to her mysterious illness, on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Air date: 10/11/16
Agents of SHIELD Season 4, Episode 4: Let Me Stand Next to Your Fire
As Ghost Rider’s quest for vengeance brings him into an explosive confrontation with S.H.I.E.L.D., Coulson and Mack must rely on an unlikely ally in their time of desperate need; and Daisy reunites with a familiar face to stop the Watchdogs.
Air date: 10/18/16
Agents of SHIELD Season 4, Episode 5: Lockup
As Robbie Reyes struggles to control The Ghost Rider, S.H.I.E.L.D. infiltrates a high-security prison to unravel the secrets that haunt them all.
Air date: 10/25/16
Agents of SHIELD Season 4 Trailers
You get a look at Ghost Rider in the Agents of SHIELD Season 4 premiere trailer...just not the full flame skulled version just yet. Watch the trailers for the Agents of SHIELD season 4 premiere episode right here and enjoy the flames.
You can check our a clip from the first episode, as well...
You can also click the gallery up top for a look at photos from the Agents of SHIELD season 4 premiere.
Agents of SHIELD Season 4 Ghost Rider
Gabriel Luna is playing Robbie Reyes, who will be possessed by the Spirit of Vengeance. James Henrie (Fear The Walking Dead) is playing his wheelchair-bound brother, Gabe. We interviewed Mr. Luna about playing Ghost Rider right here if you're looking for more info.
Here's the first full, official look at Ghost Rider in all of his flame-skulled glory. Check it out:
For the sake of comparison, check out this tweet from Robbie's co-creator, Felipe Smith...
1st look at @AgentsofSHIELD's #RobbieReyes fully transformed into #GhostRider w/ #HellCharger next to my 1st cover! pic.twitter.com/F06kEagsyV
— Felipe Smith (@FelipeTweeters) September 12, 2016
Traditionally, Ghost Rider is a flame-skulled supernatural motorcycle rider, although the Robbie Reyes version instead drives a street racing car.
“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 back when the character was first revealed at the San Diego Comic Con. “When the Spirit of Vengeance rides into S.H.I.E.L.D., it’ll change everything.”
“As always, we are going to put our own spin on the character,” executive producer Jed Whedon said of Gabriel Luna as Ghost Rider in a statement. “We are staying true to the comics in the places where we feel like it’s really important — we love the character’s family dynamic and the East L.A. kid in him.”
We wrote more about this version of Ghost Rider right here if you're interested.
Agents of SHIELD Season 4 Story
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.
In the season premiere episode, “The Ghost,” Ghost Rider is coming, and S.H.I.E.L.D will never be the same.
More on Agents of SHIELD Season 4 as we learn it!
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?
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD 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...
Jason O'Mara will play the new director of SHIELD. We have more details on that right here.