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Secret Invasion is a newly announced series heading to Disney+ that stars Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Ben Mendelsohn as the Skrull Talos—characters who first met in Captain Marvel. The crossover event series showcases a faction of shape-shifting Skrulls who have been infiltrating Earth for years. Secret Invasion is a Marvel Studios streaming mini-series created by Kyle Bradstreet, a producer / writer on the TV series Borgia, Copper + Mr. Robot previously. Featuring episodes directed by Thomas Bezucha (writer and also a director of the movies Big Eden, The Family Stone, and Monte Carlo previously) and Ali Selim (director of Sweet Land, In Treatment, and episodes of Manhunt, Condor, 61st Street). With writing by Kyle Bradstreet. Produced by Jonathan Schwartz. Executive produced by Victoria Alonso, Kyle Bradstreet, Louis D’Esposito, and Kevin Feige. (courtesy First Showing)
It appears you can’t move for shapeshifters at the moment on streaming shows.
It used to be zombies, and in some ways still is, but thanks to Picard (season 3), and now the Nick Fury-centric Secret Invasion, humanity is under threat from beings who can morph into anyone of us.
It’s a scary idea, having evil hiding inside a face we know and trust and that’s why this type of narrative is so powerful because it unnerves us and punches through the idea we have that we can trust those we have come to know and love.
Which is true, but if those people aren’t those people anymore?
Then all bets are off, and we have to fight against our now-trashed notions of safety and surety for the truth of who we are.
It’s a mighty battle and one that will likely make Secret Invasion compulsively watchable storytelling.
Secret Invasion begins streaming on Disney+ on 21 June.