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Ms. Marvel (2022)

Ms. Marvel poster
Directed by
Bilall Fallah, Adil El Arbi, Meera Menon, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Genre
comedy television series, superhero television program, coming-of-age television program, action-adventure television series
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 6 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 1,471 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A 16-year-old Avengers fan in New Jersey gets her own superpowers. She tries to balance being a teenager with learning to control her abilities.

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What happens

Ms. Marvel is an American television miniseries created by Bisha K. Ali for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel. It is the seventh television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios, sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. It follows Kamala Khan, a 16-year-old fangirl of the Avengers who struggles to fit in until she gains her own powers. Ali served as head writer with Adil & Bilall leading the directing team. Iman Vellani stars as Kamala Khan, with Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Saagar Shaikh, Laurel Marsden, Azhar Usman, Rish Shah, Arian Moayed, Alysia Reiner, Laith Nakli, Nimra Bucha, Travina Springer, Adaku Ononogbo, Samina Ahmad, Fawad Khan, Mehwish Hayat, Farhan Akhtar, and Aramis Knight also starring. The series was announced with Ali's involvement in August 2019. Vellani was cast in September 2020, with Adil & Bilall, Meera Menon, and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy hired as the series' directors. Filming began in early November 2020, shooting in Atlanta, Georgia, and New Jersey, before concluding in Thailand in May 2021. Ms. Marvel premiered on June 8, 2022, and ran for six episodes until July 13. It is part of Phase Four of the MCU. The series received positive reviews, particularly for its creative visual style and Vellani's performance. Ms. Marvel sets up the events of the film The Marvels (2023), in which Vellani reprises her role as Kamala. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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