After the events of The Avengers and with his friends and allies believing him to be dead, Agent Coulson puts together a small, secretive S.H.I.E.L.D. team to handle the cases that haven’t been classified yet. In a world now filled with the strange and unknown, not to mention, super heroes, Coulson, along with Agents Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen), Grant Ward (Brett Dalton), Leo Fitz (Iain De Caestecker), Jemma Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge), and hacker Skye (Chloe Bennet) aim to prove that the non-powered heroes can work together to make a difference.
Parents need to know that Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is a primetime follow-up to the popular movie The Avengers, so it’s bound to be a draw for anyone who enjoyed the film. That said, none of the movie’s highest-profile cast members return for this series, so it’s not difficult to jump into the action without having seen the film. Violence is indicative of the cop dramas it’s modeled after, so you’ll see explosions, fires, beatings, and the use of guns and other weapons, and some people are injured in the crossfire. Strong language is a minor concern (“frickin'” and “bitch” are repeat offenders), and there’s some playful sexual banter between male and female characters. On the upside, teamwork and social responsibility are recurring themes, and there are three strong, competent female agents in the mix.
