Overview
- The six-episode series launched on Disney+ on June 24 with three episodes available immediately and the remaining three set for July 1.
- Dominique Thorne stars as MIT prodigy Riri Williams, who returns to Chicago and clashes with magical gangster Parker Robbins, aka the Hood.
- Critics have commended the show’s action sequences, visual effects and performances while noting uneven pacing and limited character development.
- Set against Chicago’s South Side, the series emphasizes cultural authenticity through its diverse cast and storytelling influences drawn from Eve L. Ewing’s comics.
- Created by Chinaka Hodge with Ryan Coogler as executive producer, Ironheart expands the MCU’s exploration of technology versus magic and features Alden Ehrenreich and Sacha Baron Cohen in supporting roles.