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Latest Episode

They Reminisce Over You

7.269 min

Season 2 • Episode 13

Latest

They Reminisce Over You

Jun 22, 2018

Mariah adapts to her new circumstances and goes to extremes to cover her tracks. Luke takes a new approach to protecting Harlem.

Overview

Drama Crime Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire.

Content warning

new york city superhero based on comic marvel cinematic universe (mcu)action adventure black culture hero for hire

Black identity & representationCommunity responsibility vs. individual survivalLegacy of trauma & systemic violence

Standout Aspects

Score

Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad live performances in every episode.

Acting

Alfre Woodard's villain turn deserves every Emmy she didn't get.

Production

Cheo Hodari Coker turned Harlem into a character with soul.

Best for:Streaming·Solo

Heads up:Violence

Creator

Cheo Hodari Coker

First AiredSep 30, 2016

StatusCanceled

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Seasons2·Episodes26

Top Cast

Mike Colter

Luke Cage

Alfre Woodard

Mariah Dillard

Simone Missick

Misty Knight

Theo Rossi

Hernan ‘Shades’ Alvarez

Mustafa Shakir

John 'Bushmaster' McIver

Gabrielle Dennis

Tilda Johnson

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Cultural

Coker structured each episode title around a Gang Starr song, making the series a love letter to hip-hop history.

Trivia

The 'bulletproof hoodie' became an accidental symbol of Black Lives Matter after Trayvon Martin; Colter wore it knowingly.

Marvel's Luke Cage | Clip: "Be King" [HD] | Netflix

Marvel's Luke Cage | Clip: "Be King" [HD] | Netflix

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