Marvel Studios announced the title of a brand-new series during NYCC earlier this month, but we didn't really have much to go on when it comes to the mysterious Zodiac until very recently.
Now, Deadline is reporting that the show has enlisted Amit Cohen and Ron Leshem as writers.
Leshem served as a creator of the original Israeli Euphoria series, as well as the HBO adaptation from Sam Levin starring Zendaya. Alongside Cohen, they created and executive produced multiple Israeli shows, including Trust No One, Bad Boy, 8200, Red Skies, and Traitor.
The trade has also revealed that Zodiac will "follow a pair of spies who are chasing targets who have special abilities."
Brad Winderbaum, head of Marvel Television, Animation, and comic books, recently dropped some hints about the show: “If you’re a fan of the comics, there’s a lot hidden in that logo. That’s all you’re getting. It’s supposed to be a secret.”
The most obvious clue is part of the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. insignia visible in the logo, and rumor has it that the show will "continue the story" of some of the characters from the long-cancelled ABC series. Whether Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg), Daisy Johnson (Chloe Benett), or any of the other main players will actually appear remains to be seen, but even if they do, it definitely doesn't sound like they will be the focus.
According to Knight Edge Media, Zodiac is being developed as "a dark British spy thriller," and Marvel is currently casting for three main British leads: two male and one female.
"These leads are not expected to have comic book counterparts and are totally original."
The site also claims that the series will be a "lot grittier" than the James Bond or Mission: Impossible movies, and mentions FX series The Americans as a comparison.
The prevailing theory is that Zodiac will be the name of a new organization in the MCU that picks up the pieces of S.H.I.E.L.D., and there's speculation that the show may introduce a version of MI-13, a group that featured the likes of Captain Britain, Blade, and the Black Knight.
Zodiac is the first new Marvel Television project announced since the studio canceled the previously renewed Wonder Man after a single season, and also announced that Daredevil: Born Again will end after its upcoming third season.
Winderbaum addressed the MCU canon status of AOS and Agent Carter last year.
"Well, I'll tell you this, and put it to you like this. It's exciting for me to think about how to square those ABC shows with the canon. That, to me, if you know me and the way my brain works, that is fun territory to imagine."
Daniel Richtman has also shared the following:
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