Agent Carter
TV · 2015
In post-World War II New York, Peggy Carter works as a secretary for the Strategic Scientific Reserve while covertly undertaking dangerous missions for Howard Stark, who has been framed for selling his weapons designs to enemies of the state. Underestimated by her male colleagues, Peggy secretly clears Stark's name with help from his butler Edwin Jarvis, uncovering a conspiracy tied to the criminal organization Leviathan. A second season relocates Peggy to Los Angeles, where she investigates a mysterious substance called Zero Matter alongside the newly formed Strategic Scientific Reserve's West Coast bureau.
Follows on from
- Captain America: The First Avengerside-story — Set in the years after Steve Rogers' apparent death, the show follows Peggy Carter as she rebuilds her life and covertly aids the Strategic Scientific Reserve; her characterization and backstory carry over directly from Captain America: The First Avenger.