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Tuesday, 13 September 2016

Luke Cage: Series Premiere Review

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This review of Luke Cage's first episode does not contain full spoilers, and was posted in advance of the series premiere on Netflix. We'll be writing separate -- more spoiler-filled -- reviews for the additional 12 episodes of Luke Cage once it premieres on September 30th.

Luke Cage is more than a new Marvel standalone series -- it's new territory for Marvel and Netflix's partnership. This is the first series n the two companies' collaboration that spins off a new show based on a previously established character, though the show doesn't spend much time acting as a sequel or catching people up on what's happened to Luke since his exit in Marvel's Jessica Jones.

That's fitting for the new series from showrunner Cheo Coker (Ray Donovan). Early on in the episode, Luke is even advised not to linger too much on the past; to look forward, not back. It's a good metaphor for how Coker approaches the continuation of Cage's story. There's a brief acknowledgment early on of Jessica as the "rebound chick" (Luke still gets headaches from that shotgun blast to the head) but Luke Cage is much more interested in what comes after that Marvel series.

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