Mahershala Ali joins cast of Netflix’s Luke Cage

September 4, 2015 | James R

Mahershala Ali has joined the cast of Netflix’s Luke Cage.

Ali will play Cornell “Cottonmouth” Stokes, the owner of a nightclub in Harlem who becomes an unexpected villain for the hero-for-hire thanks to his criminal activities.

The actor … Read More

Sons of Anarchy’s Theo Rossi joins Netflix’s Luke Cage

September 3, 2015 | James R

Sons of Anarchy’s Theo Rossi has joined the cast of Netflix’s next Marvel series, Luke Cage.

The casting, confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter, will see the actor, familiar to fans of Kirt Sutter’s FX series as Juan Carlos “Juice” Ortiz, … Read More

Alfre Woodard to star in Netflix’s Luke Cage

August 24, 2015 | James R

Alfre Woodard is reportedly set to star in Netflix series Luke Cage.

The Oscar-nominated actress, who will be familiar to TV fans as Betty in Desperate Housewives, Ruby in True Blood and President Payton in State of Affairs, is in … Read More

Netflix hires Cheo Hadari Coker as showrunner for Marvel’s Luke Cage

April 1, 2015 | James R

Netflix & Marvel Television have hired Cheo Hodari Coker as showrunner for Luke Cage.

The series is the next step in Netflix’s gradually-building world of Hell’s Kitchen superheroes, following Marvel’s Daredevil (which premieres on 10th April) and A.K.A. Jessica Jones, … Read More

Mike Colter will play Marvel’s Luke Cage in Netflix series

December 23, 2014 | James R

Mike Colter will play Luke Cage in Netflix’s Marvel series.

The Good Wife actor, who has just appeared in the Xbox Originals series Halo: Nightfall, will star as the superhero opposite Breaking Bad’s Krysten Ritter for Netflix’s Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica … Read More