A critical part of Marvel’s Phase 4 is the Ms. Marvel series. I don’t know if anyone would have thought that a few months ago, but as the show is also a lead-in for The Marvels, itself a sequel to Captain Marvel, there’s an awful lot of ground that’s being covered. It puts a lot of weight on the shoulders of newcomer Iman Vellani, who plays Marvel’s first major Muslim teen superhero, Kamala Khan.
The footage released today offers a first look at Vellani as Kamala Khan, a 16-year-old Pakistani-American girl gifted with shapeshifting powers and a deep respect for Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel. You can see in one “let’s try out my powers” moment, she’s dressed in a version of one of Captain Marvel’s many costumes.
Also in the cast are Aramis Knight, Saagar Shaikh, Rish Shah, Matt Lintz, Zenobia Shroff, and Mohan Kapur, Yasmeen Fletcher, Laith Nakli, Alysia Reiner, and Laurel Masden. Brit comedian Bisha K. Ali created the series and leads the writing team, while Bad Boys for Life duo and future Batgirl helmers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah on board two episodes.
Ms. Marvel is confirmed to drop on Disney+ sometime next summer.
