Variety has the scoop on the ABC-owned Freeform, formerly ABC Family, has given a straight-to-series green light to Marvel's CLOAK AND DAGGER.
Reported as a love story, the Hollywood trade reports the following:
"The live-action interracial romance follows the duo, two teenagers from very different backgrounds, who find themselves burdened and awakened to newly acquired superpowers while falling in love — Tandy can emit light daggers and Tyrone has the ability to engulf others in darkness. They quickly learn they are better together than apart, but their feelings for each other make their already complicated world even more challenging.
"The characters’ story is targeted toward young adults, making 'Cloak and Dagger' a seamless fit for Freeform whose target audience is 'Becomers,' the 14-34 demo."
The duo has most recently been seen in Disney XD's ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN animated series. In the comics, Cloak has the ability to tap into the Darkforce Dimension as well as has the powers of teleportation and intangibility. Dagger has the ability to create light daggers, purge addiction from people and can heal. The heroes are polar opposites when it comes to their light and dark abilities which makes them an interesting pairing.
UPDATE 4/8/16 11:12 a.m. ET: Marvel has confirmed this report and Marvel TV head Jeph Loeb said the following:
UPDATE 4/8/16 11:12 a.m. ET: Marvel has confirmed this report and Marvel TV head Jeph Loeb said the following:
“We are thrilled to be able to explore another corner of the Marvel Universe with Cloak and Dagger,” said Executive Producer and Head of Marvel Television, Jeph Loeb. “We want to thank Tandy and Tyrone's fans everywhere who have been waiting for this exciting news.”
No further information has been provided about CLOAK AND DAGGER and it is not known if the show will also be a part of the much larger Marvel Cinematic Universe as ABC, Netflix and the movies exist in. But stay tuned as the flood gates have opened now that this news has broke.
