Miniseries · ABC.com
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Natalia Cordova-Buckley
Elena 'Yo-Yo' Rodriguez / Slingshot
6 eps
Clark Gregg
Phil Coulson
1 eps
Alexander Wraith
Agent Anderson
1 eps
Yancey Arias
Colonel Victor Ramon
6 eps
Mario Pérez
Henchman #1
1 eps
Jason O'Mara
Jeffrey Mace / The Patriot
1 eps
Deren Tadlock
Agent Cecilio
1 eps
Iain De Caestecker
Leo Fitz
1 eps
Elizabeth Henstridge
Jemma Simmons
1 eps
Henry Simmons
Alphonso 'Mack' Mackenzie
1 eps
Ming-Na Wen
Melinda May
2 eps
Marcus Jordan
Quinjet Pilot
1 eps
Craig Baxley Jr.
Watchdog #1
1 eps
Chloe Bennet
Daisy Johnson / Quake
3 eps
Hiroo Minami
Henchman #2
3 eps
Dale Pavinski
Alpha Dog
2 eps
Matt Berberi
Henchman #1
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and Character Depth.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Elena "Yo-Yo" Rodriguez, an Inhuman with the ability to move at super-speed, is required to sign the Sokovia Accords. However, the restrictions of the Accords are in direct conflict with a personal mission she's desperate to fulfill, one that will test her abilities and will include tense encounters with S.H.I.E.L.D. team members.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E03
Progress
Yo-Yo is eager to further her personal mission, but must first report to the lab. While Fitz-Simmons complete Yo-Yo’s Inhuman registration, she must find a way to continue her secret agenda, and hide the truth from Mack.
- Directed by Keith Potter
- Written by George Kitson
S01E06
Justicia
Yo-Yo continues her personal mission of vengeance and must decide if she will cross the line and take a life in her quest for revenge. In the aftermath of her covert adventure, Yo-Yo weighs her commitment to the S.H.I.E.L.D. team.
- Directed by Mark Kolpack
- Written by Mark Leitner
S01E01
Vendetta
Now that Daisy has returned to S.H.I.E.L.D., Yo-Yo wants to talk to her about a secret the two of them share. In a flashback, we start to learn about the day Yo-Yo signed the Sokovia Accords. But we also discover Yo-Yo is tracking a dangerous threat from her past.
- Directed by Joe Quesada
- Written by Sharla Oliver, James C. Oliver
S01E02
John Hancock
Director Mace talks Yo-Yo through the signing of the Sokovia Accords. There are regulations to follow and severe consequences if the agreement is broken. When Yo-Yo feels that bureaucracy is getting in the way of her mission, she’s faced with a difficult choice.
- Directed by Feliks Parnell
- Written by Sharla Oliver, James C. Oliver
S01E04
Reunion
After Agent May confronts Yo-Yo, Yo-Yo reunites with an old acquaintance and digs up the past.
- Directed by Chris Cheramie
- Written by Iden Baghdadchi
S01E05
Deal Breaker
Yo-Yo finds herself held captive by Ramon and discovers he has a connection to an old foe of S.H.I.E.L.D. When some unexpected help arrives, Yo-Yo gets her chance to exact vengeance against the man who caused her family pain.
- Directed by John P. Gordon
- Written by Iden Baghdadchi, Mark Leitner
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01
Vendetta
- Directed by Joe Quesada
- Written by Sharla Oliver, James C. Oliver
S01E02
John Hancock
- Directed by Feliks Parnell
- Written by Sharla Oliver, James C. Oliver
S01E05
Deal Breaker
- Directed by John P. Gordon
- Written by Iden Baghdadchi, Mark Leitner
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Stan Lee
Executive producer
Joss Whedon
Executive producer
Joe Quesada
Executive producer
Jeffrey Bell
Executive producer
Jed Whedon
Executive producer
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Alan Fine
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Jim Chory
Executive producer
Jeph Loeb
Executive producer
Maurissa Tancharoen
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Geoffrey Colo
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Iden Baghdadchi
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Mark Leitner
Writer
Sharla Oliver
Writer
James C. Oliver
Writer
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George Kitson
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Stan LeeExecutive Producer
- Chris CheramieProducer
- Joss WhedonExecutive Producer
- Joe QuesadaExecutive Producer
- Jeffrey BellExecutive Producer
- Jed WhedonExecutive Producer
Writing
- Iden BaghdadchiWriter
- Mark LeitnerWriter
- Sharla OliverWriter
- James C. OliverWriter
- George KitsonWriter
Direction
- Chris CheramieDirector
- Joe QuesadaDirector
- Mark KolpackDirector
- John P. GordonDirector
- Keith PotterDirector
- Feliks ParnellDirector
Music
- Bear McCrearyOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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