Marvels Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. TV show picked up by ABC in the US

Marvel’s hotly-anticipated TV show Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. has been picked up in the US by the ABC network, who have ordered a full series.

And for those desperate for a glimpse of the show (overseen by Avengers Assemble director and all-round TV deity Joss Whedon), will be able to see a teaser during the season finale of Once Upon A Time on Sunday 12 May 2013 on ABC (and we expect it’ll go online shortly after that).

There’s no word on an episode count or an air date, but we have to presume that the Whedon-directed pilot impressed execs.

An official logo and a group shot of the titular team have also been released, with the agents headed up by mysterious returnee Coulson (Clark Gregg), who was last seen being killed in The Avengers .

Check out the images in full below:

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There’s currently no word on a UK channel for the show, but we’ll announce it as soon as we find out.

Matt Maytum
Editor, Total Film

I'm the Editor at Total Film magazine, overseeing the running of the mag, and generally obsessing over all things Nolan, Kubrick and Pixar. Over the past decade I've worked in various roles for TF online and in print, including at GamesRadar+, and you can often hear me nattering on the Inside Total Film podcast. Bucket-list-ticking career highlights have included reporting from the set of Tenet and Avengers: Infinity War, as well as covering Comic-Con, TIFF and the Sundance Film Festival.