In this Marvel live action series, a street-fighting ex-con battles crime on the streets of New York as the Super Hero, Luke Cage . Having met Mike Colter's troubled Luke in Jessica Jones, here we get a deep dive into his world instead of just seeing him intersect with hers. As the ex-con fights crime and navigates the tricky street politics of New York's Harlem, we also explore his back story, including the experiment that both saved his life but left him forever changed. We also get to meet some of the people who will impact Luke's life both positively and negatively, including barber shop owner and Harlem legend Pop (Frankie Faison), villain Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes (Mahershala Ali), ambitious politician Mariah Dillard (Alfre Woodard), quick-witted cop Misty Knight (Simone Missick) and bad sort shades (Theo Rossi). Oh, and of course Luke's path will again cross with that of Defenders stalwart Claire Temple (Rosario Dawson), who fills in a littl
