Agent Carter

Author: Christopher Markus & Stephen Mcfeely

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is not merely a force that looks forever forward, In Agent Carter, it goes back and looks at one of the most fascinating characters in the mythos – Peggy Carter. She's an agent in the Strategic Scientific Reserve in the early 1950s, and she's dealing with being the most capable agent in a time of sexism, where one of the worst things you could be around the office was a woman and competent. The entire series ties deeply into several of the MCU storylines, from the fact that Carter's most important accomplices are Howard Stark and Edward Jarvis (Father, and future teacher to Tony Stark (Iron Man) respectively) and she's still hung-up on the great Captain America, Steve Rogers, who she believes is dead. The entire thing of beautiful. The 1950s allows for great costuming and set decorating options, but combined with the amazing performances, and the sort of gentle science fiction push of the story, it's a remarkable series. Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter is incredible. She pulls off the action, the sly spycraft, and most of all, the heart this kind of role requires! Why it's on the list: The saddest early cancellation of recent years, Agent Carter is a wonderful glance backwards into the Marvel Universe.