Overview
- Shea Couleé takes on the role of Slug, a code-named hacker who assists a group redistributing wealth in Chicago.
- Official promotional images depict Slug’s distinctive drag queen aesthetic in flashbacks that precede the character’s low-profile missions.
- Slug’s they/them pronouns and queer portrayal mark an expansion of LGBTQ+ representation within the MCU.
- Ironheart centers on inventor Riri Williams’s return to Chicago and her interactions with mentor-turned-antagonist Parker Robbins, aka The Hood.
- The first three episodes of the six-part series stream June 24 on Disney+ under Ryan Coogler’s executive production.