

The subsequent arrival of the ATCU causes both Lash and Campbell to flee the organization begins hunting them. Director Phil Coulson finds the leader of the ATCU, Rosalind Price, and the two realize that there is a third party interested in new Inhumans: the monstrous Inhuman Lash, who attacks Daisy and Campbell.

When Agent Daisy Johnson struggles to explain to Gutierrez their Inhuman heritage, activated by exposure to the recently released compound Terrigen, she seeks the help of Lincoln Campbell, who taught her but now wants to live a normal life. episodes No.Īfter developing metal-bending abilities, Joey Gutierrez is saved from the hostile Advanced Threat Containment Unit (ATCU)- President Matthew Ellis's replacement for the underground S.H.I.E.L.D.-by S.H.I.E.L.D. Main article: List of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The series was renewed for a fourth season in March 2016.

Critics felt the series had 'hit its stride' with the season, and particularly praised the risky bottle episode " 4,722 Hours", though the pacing of the season received criticism for trying to do too much at times. Overall, the season had generally consistent ratings, and received positive reviews. The premiere was watched by 4.90 million viewers, higher than any episode of the entire second half of season two. The first episode of the season premiered in Los Angeles on September 23, 2015, with the season, consisting of 22 episodes, airing on ABC from September 29, 2015, until May 17, 2016. Glenn Hetrick created prosthetics for the less-human looking Inhumans, Legacy Effects provided additional practical effects, and FuseFX returned to create the visual effects. It takes inspiration from the Secret Warriors comic, combining it with the series' Inhuman and Hydra storylines, while paralleling the film Captain America: Civil War (2016) connections to other MCU television series are also included in the season, as are characters from previous MCU media. The third season was ordered in May 2015, and filmed from that July to the following April. They are joined by Henry Simmons and Luke Mitchell who were promoted from recurring guest roles in the second season.

The season was produced by ABC Studios, Marvel Television, and Mutant Enemy Productions, with Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jeffrey Bell serving as showrunners.Ĭlark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series, starring alongside the returning series regulars Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, Nick Blood, Adrianne Palicki. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and acknowledges the continuity of the franchise's films. agents and Inhumans as they face new threats to the world. The third season of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D., follows Phil Coulson and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D.
