Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Gets A New Team Leader

Jason O’Mara Joins Everyone’s Favourite Super Spy Team

♦According to IGN, Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) will be replaced by Jason O’Mara as team leader on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D…

O’Mara, whose genre CV includes Terra Nova, Complications and drama The Good Wife, will star as the new director of S.H.I.E.L.D., taking over the position formerly held by Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg).

Marvel teased as part of the casting announcement that O’Mara’s character has roots that actually extend back in Marvel history to the 1940s.

“Bringing Jason into the mix as the new Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. forces everyone, particularly Coulson, to reevaluate their role in the Agency,” executive producer and Marvel TV head Jeph Loeb said in a statement. “Jason has both the physical presence and acting dynamics that will connect with and challenge even the most loyal agent.”

O’Mara isn’t the only new addition to the show from next season. Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will also introduce Ghost Rider in Season 4, played by Robbie Reyes, which kicks off on Tuesday, 20 September at 10pm ET on ABC.