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Luke Cage (season 2)
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Luke Cage (season 2)
Promotional poster
Starring
Mike Colter
Simone Missick
Theo Rossi
Gabrielle Dennis
Mustafa Shakir
Alfre Woodard
Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
13
Release
Original network
Netflix
Original release
June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)
Season chronology
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Season 1
List of Luke Cage episodes
The second season of the American web television series Luke Cage, which is based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, sees Cage become a hero and celebrity in Harlem after clearing his name, only to face a new threat. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films and other television series of the franchise. The season was produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios, with Cheo Hodari Coker serving as showrunner.
Mike Colter stars as Cage, alongside returning principal cast members Simone Missick, Theo Rossi, and Alfre Woodard. They are joined by Gabrielle Dennis and Mustafa Shakir, with Jessica Henwick, Finn Jones, and Stephen Rider reprising their roles from other Marvel/Netflix series; Rosario Dawson also returns in a guest role. The season was ordered in December 2016, and filmed in New York City from June to November 2017. Coker again emphasized music in the season: Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad returned to compose the original score, using blues and reggae to represent the conflict between the Stokes family and Shakir's Bushmaster; the season again features performances from various artists; and each episode is named after a Pete Rock & CL Smooth song. Reg E. Cathey has a recurring role as Cage's father in one of his last performances, and the season is dedicated to his memory.
The season premiered on June 21, 2018, before all 13 episodes were released on Netflix on June 22. It was widely praised as better than the first season, particularly for its narrative and cast—Woodard's performance especially—though there was again some criticism for its pacing.
Contents
1 Episodes
2 Cast and characters
2.1 Main
2.1.1 Featured
2.2 Recurring
2.3 Notable guests
3 Production
3.1 Development
3.2 Writing
3.3 Casting
3.4 Filming
3.5 Music
3.6 Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-ins
4 Release
4.1 Marketing
5 Critical response
6 References
Episodes[edit]
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1 "Soul Brother #1" Lucy Liu Cheo Hodari Coker June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)
Luke Cage, the bulletproof defender of Harlem, has become a celebrity. His friend D.W. Griffith attempts to earn him some money through merchandise and an app that tracks Cage's whereabouts. He spends his nights trying to stop a group from distributing drugs under his name. Following the secret battle at Midland Circle, Misty Knight is recovering from the loss of her arm and does not intend to return to police work, until she discovers that up to 30 of the criminals she previously sent to prison have now been released due to her late corrupt partner Rafael Scarfe. One of these criminals is Dontrell "Cockroach" Hamilton, who is looking to buy Mariah Dillard's criminal empire alongside drug smuggler Arturo "El Rey" Gomez III and Jamaican gang leader Nigel Garrison. Griffith helps Cage identify El Rey as the "Luke Cage" drug cartel leader and turns him over to Knight's captain Tom Ridenhour, while Garrison is murdered by John "Bushmaster" McIver, who survives several gun shots and has arrived from Jamaica planning to take Harlem from Dillard.
Joi,[2] D-Nice, and Donald Harrison perform.
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2 "Straighten It Out" Steph Green Akela Cooper June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)
Bushmaster visits holistic doctor Tilda Johnson to get ingredients for augmenting the plant nightshade, which he uses to heal his wounds and increase his strength. Johnson is Dillard's daughter, and is also visited by her mother who wants to publicly reunite with Johnson, after years apart, to improve her image. Dillard wants to transition to a legitimate business woman, which is why she is selling her gun business. She organizes for El Rey to be released on bail and sends her lover Hernan "Shades" Alvarez to complete the sale with him. When El Rey refuses, and disrespects Dillard, Shades kills him. Knight is now on "light duty" and unable to pursue leads, but directs Cage to Cockroach. Cage believes he is indestructible, but Cockroach is able to injure him with the force of a close-range, high-power gun. This bothers Cage's girlfriend, former nurse Claire Temple, who is struggling with her inability to help Cage as well as his reluctance to mend his relationship with his estranged father James Lucas. Johnson agrees to give her mother another chance.
Gary Clark Jr.[3] and DJ Mister Cee perform.
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3 "Wig Out" Marc Jobst Matt Owens June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)
When Cage is tipped off that Cockroach is beating his partner and son, he goes to their apartment and severely beats Cockroach himself. A horrified Temple calls Knight, who lets Cage leave the scene before her rival detective Nandi Tyler, as well as Tyler's partner Mark Bailey, arrive. Knight is later reprimanded for this, but Ridenhour explains that he cannot suspend Knight due to her high status within the department as a disabled hero. Knight later practices fighting with one arm, and lets out some frustration, with Colleen Wing (who Knight had been defending when she lost her arm). With El Rey dead and Cockroach in the hospital, Shades turns to Garrison; he finds Bushmaster instead, who is more than willing to pay Dillard the money. Cage later arrives looking for Garrison, and fights several gang members who are armed with different weapons. Bushmaster secretly films this and trains in front of the footage. After meeting with Lucas, Temple confronts Cage about his anger, and he lashes out. She asks him to leave, and he runs into Bushmaster.
Esperanza Spalding performs.[4]
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4 "I Get Physical" Salli Richardson-Whitfield Matthew Lopes June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)
Bushmaster knocks Cage unconscious, and footage of their fight spreads across the internet. Seeing this and recognizing Bushmaster, Johnson begins investigating the ingredients she sold him. When he wakes up, Cage decides to further investigate the Jamaicans and returns to the site of his fight with the gang members along with Knight. They discover Garrison's body, and Knight is able to talk to the owner of the building who grew up with Bushmaster and explains that he intends to right the perceived wrongs committed against his parents. From evidence at the building, Cage visits Johnson and she gives him medicine to help with his concussion. Bushmaster visits Dillard, and reveals that his ancestors were once in business with hers. Shades follows him back to a restaurant run by his acquaintances, while Shades' friend Darius "Comanche" Jones—who has been clashing with Dillard—secretly reports to Ridenhour. Cage's friend Bobby Fish leaves to serve as an organ donor for his sick daughter, and Cage is served by a process server.
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram performs.[5]
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5 "All Souled Out" Kasi Lemmons Ian Stokes June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)
Cockroach sues Cage for attacking him, and Cage agrees to pay him $100,000 rather than risk going to court. Broker Raymond "Piranha" Jones invests the money from Dillard's sale to Bushmaster in the plastics company of Mike Higgins, who Dillard blackmails into agreeing to a corporate merger that increases the profits of her new shares considerably. Higgins subsequently disappears, while Dillard uses her new "legitimate" fortune to open a Family First center in Harlem. She reveals all of this to Johnson, hoping that they can run the center together. Piranha throws a party to celebrate their successful venture, and hires Cage—who is looking for a way to pay Cockroach—to appear at the party. Cage ultimately saves Piranha when some of Bushmaster's men attempt to kidnap him. Knight is gifted a robotic arm by Wing and her billionaire boyfriend Danny Rand. She considers framing Cockroach before finding his body. At the opening of her center, Dillard discovers the severed heads of Cockroach, Higgins, and Shades' employee Ray Ray.
Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge perform.[6]
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6 "The Basement" Millicent Shelton Aïda Mashaka Croal June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)
Dillard refuses to cooperate with the police, despite a shared history with Ridenhour. Knight confesses to Ridenhour about wanting to frame Cockroach, but when he chooses not to discipline her she quits out of guilt. Cage and Piranha go into hiding as Bushmaster's men scour the neighborhood for them. Cage insists that he will take Piranha to the police, despite Piranha wanting to pay Cage as a "hero for hire". After a discussion about their respective fathers, Cage decides to take Piranha to Lucas's church for protection. Shades and Comanche unsuccessfully search for Piranha, and reminisce about their relationship in prison. Comanche believes that Shades should get rid of Dillard and become the crime lord of Harlem himself. Shades later tells Dillard about following Bushmaster to the restaurant, and she plans what they will do to his acquaintances once they find Piranha, who has control of their money. Cage contacts Bushmaster, and the two meet to fight, ending with Cage paralyzed by a holistic substance and kicked into a river to drown.
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7 "On and On" Rashaad Ernesto Green Nicole Mirante Matthews June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)
The paralysis wears off in time for Cage to swim to the surface, and he returns to the church to find Piranha missing. Ridenhour attempts to convince Knight to return to work, and tells her about having an informant working for Dillard. She instead works with Cage to find Piranha. Dillard realizes that Ridenhour has an informant herself, and questions the loyalty of her men. Meanwhile, Bushmaster captures Piranha, uses him to take all of Dillard's money and assets, and then kills him. Cage and Knight find the body. Ridenhour meets with Comanche, who is panicking about potentially being caught, but Shades follows Comanche to this meeting. Comanche kills Ridenhour, and then Shades shoots Comanche and makes it look like Ridenhour did it. Dillard rushes to go into hiding with Johnson, but is caught by Bushmaster who leaves them in a burning house as revenge for the Stokes family burning his mother alive. Bushmaster then claims the Stokes family's nightclub Harlem's Paradise as his while Cage saves Dillard and Johnson.
Stephen Marley performs.[7]
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8 "If It Ain't Rough, It Ain't Right" Neema Barnette Nathan Louis Jackson June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)
When Bushmaster learns that Cage saved Dillard, he plans to increase his strength with more nightshade. Cage takes Dillard and Johnson to the police precinct, where Knight—who had not officially completed her resignation—is now in charge. Shades arrives, and Knight deduces that he likely killed Comanche and/or Ridenhour, but she does not have any evidence that he did. Dillard and Johnson are shot at by Bushmaster's men outside the precinct, but Cage helps them escape. Knight uses this to get a search warrant for Harlem's Paradise, but they find nothing incriminating. Concerned for the safety of his loved ones, Cage attends a service at the church and is there to protect his father when Bushmaster's men arrive. At the same time, Dillard and Johnson are attacked while Dillard is explaining how she had been forced to give her daughter up to her cousins the Johnson family by Stokes matriarch Mama Mabel. Knight and Tyler arrive to protect them, shortly followed by Cage and Lucas, and Cage asks Knight to call Rand for help.
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9 "For Pete's Sake" Clark Johnson Matt Owens & Ian Stokes June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)
Knight gets Cage, Lucas, Dillard, and Johnson to an unfinished building belonging to Rand Enterprises, where Dillard agrees to testify against Bushmaster in exchange for immunity. Knight and Cage are against this, but agree that they can only fight one at a time. Knight returns to the precinct, where Deputy Chief Priscilla Ridley is now in command. Cage tells Johnson that Dillard murdered their cousin Cornell Stokes, and Dillard admits to this when Johnson confronts her. Dillard explains that Stokes was taunting her about how she had been raped as a girl by their Uncle Pete, and reveals that this was how Johnson was conceived and why Dillard does not love her. With Bushmaster putting up a large bounty for Dillard, Tyler tips him off to the group's location. There, Cage is able to defeat Bushmaster. Dillard escapes and reunites with Shades, who has captured Bushmaster's uncle Paul "Anansi" MacIntosh. Bushmaster also escapes, by setting off a grenade and then forcing Johnson to heal him. Cage begins to reconcile with his father.
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10 "The Main Ingredient" Andy Goddard Akela Cooper June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)
At the request of Temple, Rand—who defends the rest of Manhattan as the Immortal Iron Fist—meets up with Cage and insists on helping him find Bushmaster. Realizing that he would need to be healed following his escape from the police, they begin searching for Johnson but do not find her at her shop or at Harlem's Paradise. Working with a tip from Turk Barrett, they investigate an abandoned warehouse where the Jamaicans are attempting to grow more nightshade, but it requires the conditions of Jamaica. Cage and Rand fight their way through the men there, and destroy the lab when they do not find Johnson or Bushmaster. Knight and Ridley discover Tyler's betrayal and arrest her. Because Piranha was tortured before giving Dillard's money and assets to Bushmaster, these are legally returned to her and she reclaims Harlem's Paradise. Embracing her Stokes heritage, she has everyone at the Jamaican restaurant murdered, and then burns Anansi alive to send a message to Bushmaster. Shades is unsettled by her new behavior.
Faith Evans and Jadakiss perform.[8]
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11 "The Creator" Stephen Surjik Nicole Mirante Matthews & Matthew Lopes June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)
As a boy, Bushmaster had been the only child out of a group to survive a bad vaccination. After the business deal between his father, Quincy McIver, and Samuel "Buggy" Stokes broke down in the 1980s and led to their deaths, Bushmaster's mother Gwen tried to sue the Stokes family and Buggy's wife Mabel burned down Gwen's house in response. Bushmaster survived, but was shot by Pete Stokes. He was saved by nightshade, and now Johnson is able to heal him with it again. She warns that it is close to killing him through organ failure. He allows her to leave. Meanwhile, Cage finds Anansi's wife Ingrid, who survived the restaurant shooting, but she refuses to testify against Dillard. He takes her to see her husband's body, where they find Bushmaster; he and Cage agree that their next fight will be their last. Going against a Stokes family rule, Dillard makes a deal to start selling heroin in Harlem. Shades confronts her about her recent actions, leading to an altercation and an end to their relationship. He chooses to surrender himself to Knight.
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12 "Can't Front On Me" Evarado Gout Aïda Mashaka Croal June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)
Dillard takes the lead of a coalition of gang leaders from throughout New York, promising to take out Bushmaster, who is angered by the use of his name on the new heroin supply. He attacks the refinery where the drugs are being produced, shutting it down with Cage's help. Bushmaster flees when Cage refuses to let him destroy evidence of the drugs. Cage then visits Dillard, and tells her that he will no longer protect her. Dillard announces a free concert at Harlem's Paradise to ensure that there will be enough people around that Cage will show up to protect them from Bushmaster anyway. Johnson offers to help Bushmaster kill Dillard, showing him a secret entrance to the club and giving him extra nightshade as a final boost of strength. Shades confesses all he knows to the police, but they need proof that Dillard owns the gun used to kill Anansi. He goes to the club during the concert, and is with Dillard when Bushmaster attacks. Cage and Knight are able to stop Bushmaster, but he gets away when Cage refuses to kill him. Dillard is arrested.
KRS-One performs.[9]
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13 "They Reminisce Over You" Alex Garcia Lopez Cheo Hodari Coker June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)
With Dillard in prison, the other gang leaders go to war in the streets of Harlem. Shades suggests to Cage that he replace Dillard to prevent a new crime boss taking over. Cage threatens Italian boss Rosalie Carbone, ensuring she stays out of Harlem. In prison, Dillard makes moves to gain power and orders the murders of all of her former contacts and employees. Johnson helps Bushmaster begin to recover from his nightshade use, and he chooses to return to Jamaica. He tells her that Dillard must still burn. Johnson decides to visit Dillard, who tells her that Harlem's Paradise is her birthright. Johnson then gives Dillard a slow-acting poison, and she eventually dies while Cage is visiting. Johnson has her mother cremated. With Dillard dead, Shades' deal no longer holds and he is arrested. When Dillard's will is read, it has been changed so the club now goes to Cage. This angers Johnson, and concerns Knight who worries that Cage will become a criminal like Dillard. Cage still accepts the club, and establishes himself as the new "sheriff" of Harlem.
Rakim,[10] Adrian Younge, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad perform.
Jump up ^ Each episode is named after a Pete Rock & CL Smooth song.[1]
Cast and characters[edit]
Main article: List of Luke Cage characters
Main[edit]
Mike Colter as Luke Cage[11]
Simone Missick as Mercedes "Misty" Knight[11]
Theo Rossi as Hernan "Shades" Alvarez[11]
Gabrielle Dennis as Tilda Johnson[11]
Mustafa Shakir as John "Bushmaster" McIver[11][12]
Alfre Woodard as Mariah Dillard[11]
Featured[edit]
These actors are credited as starring in the single episodes in which they appear.
Jessica Henwick as Colleen Wing[13]
Finn Jones as Danny Rand / Iron Fist[14]
Stephen Rider as Blake Tower
Recurring[edit]
Reg E. Cathey as James Lucas[15]
Ron Cephas Jones as Bobby Fish[16]
Peter Jay Fernandez as Tom Ridenhour[17]
Dorian Crossmon Missick as Dontrell "Cockroach" Hamilton[17]
Kevin Mambo as Sheldon
Thomas Q. Jones as Darius "Comanche" Jones[18]
Jeremiah Richard Craft as D.W. Griffith[17]
Chaz Lamar Shepherd as Raymond "Piranha" Jones[17]
Sean Ringgold as Sugar[17]
Tarah Rodgers as Stephanie / Billie
Sahr Ngaujah as Paul "Anansi" Mackintosh
Danny Johnson as Ben Donovan[19][20]
Antonique Smith as Nandi Tyler[19]
Justin Swain as Mark Bailey[21]
Heather Alicia Simms as Ingrid Mackintosh
John Clarence Stewart as Alex Wesley
Karen Pittman as Priscilla Ridley
Notable guests[edit]
Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple[11]
Elden Henson as Foggy Nelson[22]
Frank Whaley as Rafael Scarfe
Darius Kaleb as Lonnie Wilson
Tijuana Ricks as Thembi Wallace
Jade Wu as Connie Lin
Andrew Pang as Chang
Joniece Abbott-Pratt as Etta Lucas
Rob Morgan as Turk Barrett
LaTanya Richardson Jackson as "Mama Mabel" Stokes
Curtiss Cook as "Pistol Pete" Stokes
Henry Yuk as Hai-Qing Yang
Jayden D. Brown as Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes
Ninja Devoe as Aisha Axton
Cassandra Freeman as Patricia Wilson
Sedly Bloomfield as Joel Spurlock
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
In January 2015, Netflix CCO Ted Sarandos stated the series was "eligible to go into multiple seasons for sure" and Netflix would look at "how well [they] are addressing both the Marvel fanbase but also the broader fanbase" in terms of determining if additional seasons would be appropriate.[23] In July 2015, Sarandos said some of the Defenders series would "selectively have multiple seasons as they come out of the gate."[24] Regarding a second season, showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker stated he had "a few ideas", including possibly exploring the "Hero for Hire" aspect of Luke Cage, though noted he was not taking "any of this for granted" in terms of feeling a second season renewal from Netflix was guaranteed.[25] Actor Mike Colter also felt "Heroes for Hire" could be explored in future seasons, as well as further exploring Cage's lifestyle change regarding his relationship with Jessica Jones and introducing the couple's daughter.[26] In December 2016, Netflix renewed the series for a second season,[27] of 13 episodes.[28]
Coker compared the season to A Tribe Called Quest's second album The Low End Theory saying, their first album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm "was great, but then Low End Theory was the record that everyone says ... when they think of A Tribe Called Quest taking it to the next level. That’s my hope for season 2, is that we have some of the similar sounds, but we go in a deeper direction." Coker also noted that music would continue to be an important element for the season and that Harlem would still be "at the heart and its center" for the series.[29]
Writing[edit]
In July 2017, Colter said the writing for the season was different from the first, because "we know the show now. We know the world that we’re in and we know sort of what works and what doesn’t work and we’re just gonna double down on that stuff, so look forward to a very exciting and very relevant and pop culture-heavy show."[30] He added that after the first season and the crossover miniseries The Defenders, Cage would have "a whole new outlook on life" and would not be dealing with the judicial system anymore.[31] Coker explained that the storyline for the season did not come from any particular iteration of the comics, and instead was based on the characters that appear: "who is Luke Cage and getting much deeper into that, but also finding out different things about Mariah Dillard, also finding out things about Misty Knight," including getting her mechanical arm "and what that entails from an emotional standpoint." In particular, the new villains introduced for the season and their abilities impacted the story in terms of "what that represents against Luke".[32] Each episode of the season is named after a Pete Rock & CL Smooth song,[1] just as Coker named each episode of the first season after a Gang Starr song.[33]
Casting[edit]
Colter returns to star as Cage,[34] along with Simone Missick as Misty Knight,[11] Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple,[35] Alfre Woodard as Mariah Dillard,[11] and Theo Rossi as Hernan "Shades" Alvarez.[36] In July 2017, Marvel announced the casting of Mustafa Shakir as John McIver, and Gabrielle Dennis as Tilda Johnson.[11]
Thomas Q. Jones reprises his role as Comanche in the season,[18] along with Danny Johnson as Benjamin Donovan,[19] and Justin Swain as Mark Bailey.[21] In October 2017, it was revealed that Finn Jones would be reprising his role as Danny Rand / Iron Fist in the season.[14] Colter explained that there had been interest from fans to see more of the previously established relationship between Cage and Jessica Jones, but for this season they "went out on a limb" and decided to give to the fans of the "Heroes for Hire" instead by having Cage and Rand team up for part of the season. He added that Finn Jones "will bring some fresh blood in the new season".[37] Jessica Henwick also reprises her Iron Fist role, appearing as Colleen Wing.[13] Following the death of Reg E. Cathey in February 2018, Marvel revealed that his final performance was as Luke Cage's father James Lucas in this season.[15] The character appeared briefly in the first season portrayed by an unnamed actor.[38]
In March 2018, Annabella Sciorra was announced to have been cast in the "key role" of Rosalie Carbone.[39] The next month, Antonique Smith joined the cast as Detective Nandi Tyler, a longtime rival of Misty Knight.[19] Additionally, Elden Henson reprises his role as Foggy Nelson from previous Marvel/Netflix series.[22]
The season also features cameo appearances by ESPN personalities Michael Smith, Jemele Hill, and Stephen A. Smith, and New York Jets head coach Todd Bowles, doubling as the head coach of the fictional Harlem Jets. As Coker is a sports fan, he decided to include the ESPN personalities and was partially motivated to reach out to Michael Smith and Hill out of "professional admiration". Coker noted the additional difficulty in getting the duo to appear because of Marvel's confidentiality requirements, meaning they could not see the scripts beforehand. Dialogue was written for the personalities, though each improvised some of it to make it sound like their own voice. Before reaching out to Bowles, Coker was going to ask David Shaw, head coach of the Stanford University Cardinal football team, since Shaw and Coker were college roommates, but the timing did not work out, as Shaw was recruiting students on the other side of the country. Coker then approached former Jets head coach Herm Edwards, since Edwards had one of Coker's "favorite coach meltdowns of all time", but Edwards also could not coordinate an appearance, resulting Coker approaching Bowles.[40]
Writer, author, and educator Jelani Cobb also cameos in the season, appearing as himself on a talk show speaking to Luke Cage's ability to fix Harlem. Cobb, who has "an ambivalent relationship" to the character of Luke Cage, "went back and forth" on whether he would appear in the season. He noted, "I really like the show and thought it’d be a fun thing to do, but I also think that sometimes it’s important for journalists to keep a separate line from what they’re actually doing versus the imaginary stuff that they’re doing, especially in the era of fake news." Cobb discussed the potential appearances with "some of the people I respect in the field" for their opinion, and after gaining their approval, agreed to appear.[41]
Filming[edit]
Principal photography began by June 10, 2017,[35][34] under the series' working title Tiara.[34] Production wrapped that November.[42]
Music[edit]
Music is at the center of every decision I make for the show, probably to the point where it annoys most people.
—Showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker on his use of music in Luke Cage[43]
In July 2017, Colter said that the second season would have "another feel to it" in terms of the music, praising the season's musical guests and explaining that he and Coker had chosen a "certain type" of music for the season after listening to it at a birthday party and agreeing that there had "not been one bad song" played.[31] Coker later explained that the season would explore the roots of hip-hop with blues and reggae, after the first season introduced hip-hop to the MCU. He added that the season would explore "the entire diaspora of black music" along with different cultures.[32] Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad again composed the score for the season, working out of Younge's studio Linear Labs. Their music for the season included a "50-minute epic" for one of the episodes.[44] Coker described the pair as being as "important to the success of the show as anyone in the cast, anyone directing, anyone writing, producing, period."[43]
Coker wanted to have live musical performances in the season again after the first, and hoped that some musicians who had turned him down for the first season would be happy to join the second after getting to see the series.[45] He noted that the idea of performing in the series was not a "home run in terms of the music community" during the first season, and he had to call in a lot of favors from his time as a music journalist to get the performers who did appear. For the second season, he was able to show footage of the first season performances as well as point out where musicians who performed on the show received "immediate streaming bumps" from fans discovering them through the series. With Coker subsequently having his "choice of acts", the season includes live performance from Faith Evans, returning from the first season, along with Joi & D-Nice, Gary Clark Jr., Esperanza Spalding, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Ghostface Killah, Stephen Marley, Jadakiss, KRS-One, and Rakim. The latter wrote an original song for the series, which he performs in the season finale. The season also includes music from Nina Simone and Mobb Deep.[43]
Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-ins[edit]
Following the death of Captain Ridenhour, high-ranking detective Brigid O'Reilly is mentioned as having recently moved to New Orleans, in reference to that character's role in the series Cloak & Dagger.[46][47]
Release[edit]
The second season of Luke Cage was released on June 22, 2018,[48] on the streaming service Netflix worldwide,[27] in Ultra HD 4K and high dynamic range.[49]
Marketing[edit]
An advanced screening of the season was hosted by Spotify, Netflix, and the Kennedy Center on June 19, followed by an after-party featuring musical performances by KRS-One, Younge and Muhammad, and surprise guests.[43] The season had its red carpet premiere in New York City on June 21, 2018.[50]
Critical response[edit]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 84% approval rating with an average rating of 7.33/10 based on 49 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Marvel's Luke Cage surpasses the successes of its debut season with a satisfyingly complex narrative and a solid ensemble cast led by Alfre Woodard's standout performance as the archvillainess Black Mariah."[51] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 64 out of 100 based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[52]
Awarding the "excellent" season four stars out of five, Olly Richards of Empire said, "Most of Marvel’s superhero series suffer a mid-season sag, without enough plot to fill their episode quota. This season never succumbs to that because it’s not rooted in plot but character. There are episodes where little happens in terms of event, but characters deepen and crack, becoming less who they want to be and more who they have to be, even Luke. Luke Cage could now remove any superhero elements almost entirely and still function as a series."[53] David Betancourt of The Washington Post felt the season was "spectacular, full of unforgettable performances, and has not one but two top-notch villains". Though he felt the season started slow, the later episodes are "where the magic happens".[54] Alison Keene at Collder felt the "last few episodes are fantastic — it just takes a lot to get there." Keene also felt "There are plenty of things this season does well, really well, but there is so much filler and narrative dragging of feet in between that it’s hard to recommend it outright," awarding the season three stars out of four.[55]
CNN's Brian Lowry was more critical of the season, feeling the season was "weaker" than the first, noting it was "not bad, overall, but still experiencing the equivalent of a sophomore slump."[56] Similar to Lowry, Alan Sepinwall at Rolling Stone gave the season two stars out of four, noting the 13-episode season had "only three or four episodes' worth of story at best".[57]
References[edit]
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Jump up ^ Marvel's Luke Cage [@marvelslukecage] (June 16, 2018). "Talk about talent. @_theycallmekingfish is one to watch. See him take over the #HarlemsParadise stage on June 22. Poster by @theartfulfro". Instagram. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
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Eric Northman
Southern Vampire Mysteries character
Alexander Skarsgård as Eric Northman in True Blood.
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Dead Until Dark
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"Escape from Dragon House"
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Viking
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Vampire
Gender
Male
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Bar owner
Vampire Sheriff of Area 5 Louisiana
Chancellor of the Vampire Authority (in TV series)
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Unnamed Parents
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Unnamed brother
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Appius Livius Ocella
(Maker; deceased)
Alexei Romanov
(vampire brother; deceased)

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Godric
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Nora Gainesborough
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Aude
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Sookie Stackhouse
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Karin
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Willa Burrell
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Eric Northman is a fictional character in The Southern Vampire Mysteries, a series of thirteen books written by New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris. He is a vampire, slightly over one thousand years old, and is first introduced in the first novel, Dead Until Dark and appears in all subsequent novels. Since the book series is told from the first person perspective of Sookie Stackhouse, what readers perceive of his character is influenced by what Sookie comprehends. HBO's television series True Blood is based on this book series and the character of Eric Northman is portrayed somewhat differently. A list of True Blood characters has a detailed description of Eric's character from the TV show.
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1 Human life
2 Physical description and personality
3 Work and position within the vampire hierarchy
4 Relationship with Sookie Stackhouse
5 Television portrayal
6 Origin
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Human life[edit]
In the early books, little was revealed about his past. In the ninth book, Dead and Gone Eric revealed details about his human life as a Viking. He was deemed a man at the age of twelve. At sixteen he married Aude, his brother's widow. The couple had six children, but only three were living at the time of his turning, two boys and a girl. Aude and their sixth child died of a fever shortly after the birth when Eric was in his early twenties. It is revealed in the television series that the vampire king of Mississippi murdered his entire family before stealing his father's Viking crown. In the books, he was ambushed one night by a Roman vampire named Appius Livius Ocella and subsequently turned. In the television series, he was made a vampire by Godric.[1] In the television show, it is also shown that Eric was a Viking prince, in the novels Eric says that his father was a chief. The name "Eric" or "Erik" comes from Old Norse and means "One ruler" or "eternal ruler". The name "Norseman" was the name given to people who could speak the Old Norse Language, especially in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. The name "Norseman" means "man from the north", hence Eric's last name being "Northman".
Physical description and personality[edit]
In the first novel, Dead Until Dark, Sookie Stackhouse thinks Eric Northman is a "hunk." Sookie describes him as “handsome, in fact, radiant; blond and blue-eyed, tall and broad shouldered. He was wearing boots, jeans, and a vest. Period. Kind of like the guys on the cover of romance books".[2] He’s approximately six-foot-four. When Sookie sees him naked for the first time in Dead to the World, she thinks, “if there were an international butt competition, Eric would win, hands down – or cheeks up.”[3] In the TV series 'True Blood' he is tall with long blonde hair. By the end of the first season, and a little bit into the second, Pam (his progeny) cuts his hair shorter than expected because he gets blood in it. Eric is always shown in dark blue jeans with a black singlet and a black leather jacket. When his hair is cut shorter, he parts it and combs it diagonally backwards. His personality in the series is mostly the same, Eric Northman is ruthless and does not care much for human life. His relationship with his progeny, Pam, is where you see this softer side of him come through. When they face difficult challenges and situations, Eric would put her needs above his own. By the middle of season 2 Eric begins to pursue Sookie Stackhouse because of his interest in her abilities, and by the end of season 2 Eric Northman has cunningly tricked her into drinking his blood. Near the beginning of the third season, it is implied that he is beginning to develop feelings for her, even helping her when it is disadvantageous for him to do so.
Eric is portrayed in the books as being somewhat arrogant, but having a true joie de vivre.[4] He is confident almost to a fault, once reprimanding a thug in the third book, Club Dead, for threatening Sookie and referring to her as his "future lover" although no potentially romantic relationship between Eric and Sookie yet existed.[5] He can be manipulative to suit his needs. He is not above using deceit though it seems to be a last resort when it comes to Sookie. However, he is typically upfront regarding any action he takes and if he is manipulative he is very frank and open regarding his wishes. Due to his frank nature, Sookie comments to herself how she can always know where she stands with Eric.[6] Indeed, Sookie frequently remarks how conversations with Eric are seldom single layered and how he never says something without reason.[7] He is not sentimental in the least but shows a great deal of concern over Sookie and her happiness and well-being, perhaps making the relationship between Eric and Sookie all the more impressive. Sookie believes that, although Eric has created a modest, but thriving business empire and carved out a position of authority in the delicate vampire hierarchy, at heart he remains a born-Viking warrior, ready to leap into battle at any instant.
Work and position within the vampire hierarchy[edit]
The vampires in Charlaine Harris' world are organized according to a feudal system with each state divided into "Areas", each of which are governed by a sheriff who then owes allegiance to the queen or king of that particular state. Some states, like California, are so large and so heavily populated with humans (and therefore vampires who prey on humans) they are divided into multiple kingdoms. For example, what humans see as California, vampires see as California Sacramento, California San Jose, and California Los Angeles.[8] Louisiana is not such a state and is ruled by one monarch. However, it is possible for a monarch to control multiple states. At one point in the series Louisiana is controlled by the same vampire who also controlled Arkansas. Later in the series a different ruler controls Louisiana, Arkansas, and Nevada.
Eric is the most powerful vampire in Area Five of northern Louisiana: a territory that includes the small town of Bon Temps. Eric serves as Sheriff of area 5, or local boss, of that area and owns a vampire bar in Shreveport called "Fangtasia," that also serves as his headquarters. He runs the bar with the help of his vampire progeny Pam and a few of his underlings, or vampires who owe allegiance to Eric as their sheriff. Eric takes his responsibilities and role within the vampire hierarchy very seriously. In the sixth novel, Definitely Dead, Eric mentions that he has paid a significant fine to the arbitrator for killing a former Fangtasia bartender, Long Shadow. This demonstrates that he did not hide his crime, as killing another vampire is a "serious thing.".[9] Precisely what a Vampire Sheriff does, aside from owe allegiance to their monarch, do their monarch's bidding, and rule their Area, is still somewhat unclear. Sookie makes a conscious effort not to pry too hard into vampire affairs and Eric does nothing to encourage her learning much more than she already knows. Eric surprised Sookie in the tenth book, Dead in the Family, when he explained the vampire hierarchy in more detail, simply so she, as his wife according to vampire law, was better informed for her safety.
The state of Louisiana was in disarray after the results of Hurricane Katrina, and after queen of Louisiana, Eric's hierarch, was crippled in an explosion and eventually killed by the vampires of Nevada under Felipe de Castro's order. Eric was spared since he was the most practical of the Sheriffs and had one of the largest money makers, Bill Compton, living in his area and owing fealty to him. As the last surviving sheriff of Louisiana, Eric pledges his allegiance to the new regime in order to protect those under him, a tactical move that highlights his capabilities both as a leader and a political survivor. Had Eric resisted, he and all of the vampires serving under him (possibly with the exception of Bill) would have been killed, including Sookie. After accepting the new King, Felipe de Castro, he is then allowed to maintain control of his area and his followers when the other sheriffs of Louisiana and a number of their minions were all killed. Under the new regime, Eric has spent a significant amount of time acclimating himself to his new overlords. Despite his oath, however, Eric remains ever vigilant for opportunities to either further secure his position or free himself entirely from scrutiny of Felipe's Louisiana representative, Victor.
Relationship with Sookie Stackhouse[edit]
The author introduces Sookie to Eric in her first novel, Dead Until Dark. Eric then appears in all the subsequent novels and has either saved or attempted to save Sookie's life in every book. From the second book onward, Eric and Sookie share at least one intimate moment together per book. In the second one there are several: when he asks her to suck out a bullet in his chest that he took for her, and when Sookie invites him to an orgy they have to play the part; in the third, they almost have sex before being interrupted by Bubba and also when he gives her blood after she is staked; the fourth, they experience a sexual relationship when he is cursed with amnesia, which he forgets all about promptly after being un-cursed; the fifth, they kiss; the sixth, during battle Eric sneaks a kiss on Sookie after saving her; the seventh, they exchange blood tying them to each other in a blood bond and Eric kisses her; the eighth, they kiss again after Eric smells fairy blood all over Sookie; and in the ninth, they consummate their relationship after being wed by vampire laws and seem to be moving in the direction of an official relationship. In the later books, she has also saved his life several times before.
After appearing to develop an affection for Sookie in the third book in the series, Club Dead, Eric has a brief romance with her in Dead to the World, the fourth book, though, due to a curse, he lost his memories of that time until From Dead to Worse, the eighth book. In the eighth book, after sitting in Sookie's room, he reveals that he remembers the days he spent with her when the curse was put on him. He asks her to discuss it, and she refuses. He seemingly likes Bill Compton but feels arrogantly competitive in an emotional battle for Sookie's affections.
In the seventh book, All Together Dead, when Sookie is accosted into forming a blood bond with Andre, another powerful vampire, Eric steps in opportunistically as the lesser of two evils and bonds with her himself. A blood bond is formed when a human and vampire exchange blood by drinking it from them. Vampire blood can heal any human wounds within seconds as can human blood do the same for vampires.
In Dead and Gone, Eric sends Sookie a velvet parcel that he instructs her to give to him in front of King Felipe de Castro's representative, Victor Madden. Without looking inside the parcel first, Sookie presents Eric the bag which contains a ceremonial knife that is used in marriage ceremonies. The king's representative reveals that the act of giving and receiving the knife means that Eric and Sookie are pledged to one another. Eric claims that he deceived Sookie because the King of Nevada had the power and desire to take her away from her home. Because they are wed, Eric is the only vampire that can have access to Sookie on pain of final death. He also reveals that the curse that had been placed on him made him unconsciously seek out the presence of his heart's desire (Sookie). In "Dead in the Family" Eric and Sookie are in an actual relationship, and Eric admits that he sees Sookie as his wife in the only way that matters to him, which left her puzzled.
In the 12th Sookie Stackhouse novel, Deadlocked, Sookie and Eric's relationship takes a turn. Eric was promised by his maker, Appius, to marry the Queen of Oklahoma, and he has spent much of his time figuring out how to get out of the promise. Sookie wants Eric to choose her outright and Eric explains that he just can't ignore a command from his maker even though he is dead. They do not see each other too much in the book; Eric does tell Sookie that she has the power to make him stay, which she finds out near the end of the book that he knows about her cluviel dor which will grant her one wish. She ends up using it at the end of the book to save Sam Merlotte's life and Eric just walks away after he sees this. The book ends with them basically in the same spot, not knowing if Eric is going to marry the Queen of Oklahoma or stay with Sookie.
In the 13th Sookie Stackhouse novel, Dead Ever After, Eric and Sookie's relationship has crashed and burned. Eric is set to officially marry Freyda, the Queen of Oklahoma, and he has been banned from ever seeing Sookie again. Also, Sookie has been banned from Fangtasia and Oklahoma. In one of the last conversations Eric and Sookie have, he tells her that he was considering making her a vampire even though she never wanted to become one. By the end of the novel, Eric is in Oklahoma with his new wife and without either of his progeny.
Television portrayal[edit]
In True Blood, an HBO series based on the earliest books in the series, the character of Eric Northman is played by Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård. Some details of the character are portrayed somewhat differently on True Blood than in the books. In the series, Eric is created by Godric, with whom he shares a deep bond of loyalty and devotion. In season 2 Godric commits suicide by exposing himself to sunlight, causing Eric to shed bloody vampire tears, however, in the novels he cries for the first time in book 9. In the series, Bill, rather than Eric, saves Sookie from Long Shadow (in the books Eric kills him). Eric has not demonstrated the outward concern for Sookie that he exhibited in the early novels, but he appears to be developing an uneasy, guarded affection for her and the series seems to portray a reluctance on his part to show people, particularly Sookie, his genuine emotions. Often Eric has presented himself to Sookie as violent, arrogant, mischievous and consciously manipulative. Thus far in the series he has usually acted in a manner with little apparent concern for Sookie's feelings or immediate safety, although ultimately he seems to protect her.
However, his growing feelings for Sookie are showcased in episode 4 of Season 3 when he daydreams about Sookie. After the daydream he spurns Yvetta and Pam looks on at him concerned. In episode 10, Eric kissed Sookie, after proclaiming that if he were to die a true death without having at least kissed her, that would be his greatest regret. He chained her up in his basement a few minutes later as bait for Russell. He again reveals his guarded affection for her when prompted by Russell to drink her blood, he hesitates and strokes her affectionately on the cheek. Finally, in the season three finale, he tells her that he regrets seeing her in such pain, referring to her heartbreak over ending her relationship with Bill- although he was the one who deliberately gave her the information that caused her to banish Bill from her house.
Eric's back story is more deeply explored in Season 3, as his youth and human life as a Viking prince was shown; his family was slaughtered in their castle by a pack of werewolves, under the command of the ancient vampire Russell Edgington. Eric gave his dying father a vow to avenge them all. During World War II, he and Godric were shown tracking Russell's wolfpack across Germany disguised as SS officers, though they never found Russell himself.
In Season 3, when Eric defects to Russell Edginton (now the King of Mississippi) instead of Queen Sophie-Anne in an effort to save Pam from torture by the Magister, he notices a crown in Russell's antique collection that he recognizes as his father's, stolen the night of the attack. Realizing Russell is the target he has sought for over 1,000 years, he continues to play up his loyalty to Russell to keep him from becoming suspicious, even displaying callous indifference to Sookie when she is captured and asks for help. However, later on, when Russell is attacking Bill and Sookie with his wolves, Eric murders his progeny and husband Talbot; Russell, sensing Talbot's death, is driven insane by grief and rage. He hunts down Eric and prepares to kill him until Eric reveals that he can show Russell how to daywalk, Russell's oldest obsession. After consuming much of Sookie's blood against her will (which visibly discomforts Eric) they are indeed able to daywalk, but it wears off very quickly; Eric cuffs Russell to himself with silver, intending for both of them to burn. Sookie brings Eric back inside and, at the request of Eric, retrieves the badly-injured Russell as well. Eric only spared Russell because he thought death would be too merciful for him; after knocking out one of his fangs, he buried the crippled vampire in silver chains and wet concrete, intending to let him starve in agony for 100 years but never die.
In Season 4, we see the relationship of Sookie and Eric develop after he loses his memory to the witch coven; first, Sookie shelters him in her house from Bill (though the house is technically Eric's). Endeared by the new Eric's innocence and his regret over his previous crimes as a vampire, Sookie eventually enters a sexual relationship with him, though in the Season 4 finale, Sookie is choosing between Eric and Bill, and chooses neither. Sources have said of Season 5 that Sookie's "independent streak" will continue (as Alan Ball, executive producer) claimed in an interview concerning the upcoming season. By the end of the season, Eric has regained his memories, though he retains his memory and part of the gentler personality he had when he was with Sookie.
In Season Five, after previously killing Nan Flanagan, Eric and Bill are arrested by the Vampire Authority. However, Nora, Eric's 'sister' (with whom he also has a sexual history) rescues them. Later, all three are caught by the Authority. While Eric steers clear of the Sanguinista movement stirring in the authority and attempts to escape, Bill accepts the Book of Lilith and betrays him. Eric manages to successfully escape with Nora and searches for Sookie to enlist her help; in the process, he manages to kill his archenemy Russell Edgington, fulfilling a vengeance that he began when he was still human. He attempts to save Bill but apparently fails. Later, he returns Sookie's house to her for her protection; while she is grateful to him and considers him a friend, she still banishes him from the house, and Eric tells Nora they will stay away from her now.
In Season 6, Eric finds his latest threat to be the humans, especially Governor Truman Burrell, who declares war on vampires. In an effort to challenge the Governor's stance on vampires, Eric turns Willa Burrell, Truman's more open-minded daughter. Regardless, the Governor has them both placed in "Vamp Camp", where Eric is later forced to watch his sister, Nora, receive a lethal injection of "Hep V". Eric uses Willa to escape the camp (promising to get her and Pam out) and takes Nora to the Lilith-enhanced Bill, but they are unable to save her. Devastated by her death, Eric violently slaughters the humans running the concentration camp to seek revenge and free both his progenies, among others. Notably, Eric spares Jason Stackhouse, though he kills the vampire Steve Newlin, stating "Every time I lost someone I loved, you were there." After freeing the imprisoned vampires, Eric flies off to grieve his sister Nora's death in solitude. In the finale, Warlow, the fairy-vampire hybrid whose blood made it possible for Eric and the other vampires to walk in the sun, is killed by Jason to save Sookie. When Warlow dies, the effects of his blood wears off in the vampires who drank it and they are no longer able to walk in the sun. Eric is shown in the sun on a mountain top in Åre, Sweden when Warlow's blood wears off, causing Eric to burn.
In Season 7, Pam tracks down Eric, who somehow avoided meeting the true death. However, he has been infected with the Hepatitis V virus. After learning that Sarah Newlin is still alive, he and Pam decide to go after her. Eric and Pam soon learn that Newlin drank the antidote and it permeated her body, making Sarah a living antidote for Hep V. They are forced to work with Yakuza ninjas from the Yakanomo Corporation (the company which originally made True Blood) in order to find her, but neither party trusts the other. Upon capturing Sarah, Eric drinks her blood and rids himself of the Hep V virus. Learning that Bill is dying, Eric secretly reveals the cure (contrary to the Yakuza's wishes) to Sookie and offers to heal Bill, despite their long rivalry; he is stunned when Bill refuses. However, after talking with Bill he understands his motives and tells Sookie to talk with him, making his final peace with both Bill and Sookie. Eric and Pam later kill all of the Yakuza members that want to use Newlin to make a new food source for vampires. By the end of the series, they are running a multibillion-dollar corporation called New Blood, derived from Sarah Newlin's blood, which is both a new vampire food source and a universal cure for Hep V. Eric and Pam tell the world that Sarah got away from them, but they found a drop of her blood to make New Blood with, and thereby save every infected vampire in the world. In actuality, they are keeping Sarah chained in the basement at Fangtasia, and charging vampires small fortunes to feed on her, as she slowly goes insane. All the while, Eric sits on his throne on the Fangtasia stage, relishing his accomplishments.

Origin[edit]
Eric is frequently referred to as a Viking. In episode 4 of season 3 of True Blood, Eric says he played by the North Sea as a child. In episode 10 of season 3, Pam alludes to Eric being Swedish when she says, "I have no interest in inheriting your farm on Öland. That place is a windy shit-hole". Eric also speaks Swedish with Pam and Godric in some episodes.
We have seen a flashback of the time before Pam's turning, which was portrayed differently in True Blood than in the books. In the television series, Pam slits her own wrists after Eric denies her request to be turned, forcing him to do it to save her life. In the books, it is said that Eric offered her immortality.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Eric Northman (Character)". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
Jump up ^ Dead Until Dark Charlaine Harris
Jump up ^ Dead to the World (novel) Charlaine Harris
Jump up ^ Harris, Charlaine. Dead to the World. ACE. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-441-01218-3.
Jump up ^ Club Dead, Charlaine Harris
Jump up ^ Dead in the Family, Charlaine Harris
Jump up ^ From Dead to Worse, Charlaine Harris
Jump up ^ Dead in the Family, Charlaine Harris
Jump up ^ Definitely Dead, Harris, Charlaine
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Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta
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Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta
Genre
Reality television
Created by
Datari Turner
Starring
Bow Wow
Zonnique Pullins
Reginae Carter
Shaniah Mauldin
Ayana Fite
Brandon Barnes
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
2
No. of episodes
18
Production
Executive producer(s)
Datari Turner
Shad Moss
Tara Long
Tameka Harris
Running time
42 to 44 minutes
Release
Original network
WE tv
Picture format
480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release
May 25, 2017 (2017-05-25) – present
Chronology
Related shows
Growing Up Hip Hop
External links
Website
Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta is the second installment of the Growing Up Hip Hop reality television franchise on WE tv. The series premiered on May 25, 2017, and chronicles the lives of the children of hip hop legends in Atlanta. On November 2, 2017, WE tv announced that Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta was renewed for a second season, which premiered on January 11, 2018. The series was created by Datari Turner and is executive produced by Datari Turner Productions and Entertainment One Studios.
Contents
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1 Cast
1.1 Main
1.2 Supporting
1.3 Guest
2 Series overview
3 Episodes
3.1 Season 1 (2017)
3.2 Season 2 (2018)
4 References
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
Cast member
Seasons
1
2
Bow Wow Main
Zonnique Pullins Main
Reginae Carter Main
Shaniah Mauldin Main
Ayana Fite Main
Brandon Barnes Main
Bow Wow
Real name Shad Moss, Moss himself is already a Hip Hop legend, having released his first album Beware of Dog in 2000 as Lil' Bow Wow at the age of 13 under the guidance of Snoop Dogg and Jermaine Dupri. He has released five other studio albums since his debut. Moss was the host of the music video countdown show 106 & Park from 2012 to 2014. Moss has acted in many movies and television shows including Like Mike and CSI: Cyber. The first season showcases Bow Wow returning to Atlanta to record his final studio album and reconnecting with his father.[1]
Zonnique Pullins
Daughter of R&B legend Tameka "Tiny" Cottle-Harris and stepdaughter of Hip Hop legend T.I.. Pullins first came to public attention appearing in Tiny & Toya and later in T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle. Pullins was formerly a member of the OMG Girlz, which released a number of singles including "Gucci This (Gucci That)" and which was nominated for a "NAACP Image Award" for Best New Artist. Pullins recently released her first solo EP titled "Love Jones". In the first season, Zonnique attempts to take control of her music career by finding a new manager in Deb Antney.[2]
Reginae Carter
Daughter of Hip Hop legend Lil Wayne and Toya Wright. Carter has previously appeared in Tiny & Toya with her mother. Carter was a founding member of the OMG Girlz, but left the group before any singles were released. Carter appeared on My Super Sweet 16 in 2015, which showcased her Sweet 16. In the first season, Reginae has a major conflict with Brandon when he disrespects her father.[3]
Shaniah Mauldin
Daughter of legendary Hip Hop producer Jermaine Dupri.
Ayana Fite
Daughter of the legendary DJ Hurricane. In the first season, Ayana tries to become more serious with her girlfriend Amy and, being Brandon's cousin,[2] finds herself in the middle of Reginae and Brandon's beef.
Brandon Barnes
Son of legendary Hip Hop manager Debra Antney. The first season showcases a major conflict between him and Reginae after he disrespects her father. Also, he tries to become a well known artist developer.[2]
Supporting[edit]
Cast member
Seasons
1
2
Deb Antney Supporting
Da Brat Supporting
Jermaine Dupri Supporting
Toya Wright Supporting
Tameka "Tiny" Harris Supporting
DJ Hurricane Supporting
Jhonni Blaze Guest Supporting
Deb Antney
Mother of Brandon Barnes and Waka Flocka Flame. Deb has developed the career of her son Waka along with Gucci Mane and Nicki Minaj. Deb comes into conflict with Brandon, Toya, and Tiny in the first season.
Da Brat
Da Brat is a female rapper who was the first female rapper to go platinum with her album Funkdafied. Da Brat is currently apart of The Rickey Smiley Morning Show and Dish Nation. Da Brat serves as a support system for Bow Wow in the first season, and both Bow Wow and $ir D Da Realist in season two.
Jermaine Dupri
Father of Shaniah Mauldin. Jermaine Dupri is a rapper who has produced many songs and created many careers, including Bow Wow. Jermaine pushes Bow Wow to move to Atlanta to be more focused with his music.
Toya Wright
Mother of Reginae Carter. Toya has previously appeared on Tiny & Toya and Toya: A Family Affair. Toya comes into conflict with Deb and Brandon after Brandon disrespects Lil Wayne.
Tameka "Tiny" Harris
Mother of Zonnique Pullins. Tiny is a member of the R&B group Xscape and has appeared on other reality shows like Tiny & Toya and T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle. In the first season, Tiny has an issue with Zonnique finding another manager and she supports Toya.
DJ Hurricane
Father of Ayana Fite. DJ Hurricane is a producer and DJ best known for working with the Beastie Boys. Hurricane supports Ayana with her future clothing line and her relationship with Amy.
Jhonni Blaze (Season 2–present) (guest appearance in season 1)
Deb's artist.
Guest[edit]
Amy
$ir D Da Realist
Series overview[edit]
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
First aired
Last aired
1 8 May 25, 2017 (2017-05-25) July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13)
2 10 January 11, 2018 (2018-01-11) March 15, 2018 (2018-03-15)
Episodes[edit]
Season 1 (2017)[edit]
No. in
series
No. in
season
Title
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(million)
1
1 "Lil' Trouble in the A" May 25, 2017 (2017-05-25) 0.679[4]
2
2 "You Don't Work with Rihanna" June 1, 2017 (2017-06-01) 0.452[5]
3
3 "Bow Down to Your Mother" June 8, 2017 (2017-06-08) 0.591[6]
4
4 "U Don't Know Me" June 15, 2017 (2017-06-15) 0.625[7]
5
5 "Watch Me Flip, Watch Me Nae Nae" June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22) 0.666[8]
6
6 "Problems and Sound is One" June 29, 2017 (2017-06-29) 0.656[9]
7
7 "Pop's Locked...And Drops It" July 6, 2017 (2017-07-06) 0.612[10]
8
8 "A-Town Goin' Down" July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13) 0.612[11]
Season 2 (2018)[edit]
No. in
series
No. in
season
Title
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(million)
9
1 "Money Ain't a Thing" January 11, 2018 (2018-01-11) 0.538[12]
10
2 "Secrets in the A" January 18, 2018 (2018-01-18) 0.407[13]
11
3 "Rack It Up" January 25, 2018 (2018-01-25) 0.469[14]
12
4 "Making Moves Like Whoa" February 1, 2018 (2018-02-01) 0.427[15]
13
5 "Bow Caught in Jhonni's Blaze" February 8, 2018 (2018-02-08) 0.401[16]
14
6 "The Young and the Wreckless" February 15, 2018 (2018-02-15) 0.617[17]
15
7 "Guess Who's Back" February 22, 2018 (2018-02-22) 0.527[18]
16
8 "Straight Outta Time" March 1, 2018 (2018-03-01) 0.468[19]
17
9 "Can't Bow Out of This One" March 8, 2018 (2018-03-08) 0.423[20]
18
10 "Drop the Mic" March 15, 2018 (2018-03-15) 0.403[21]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "20 'EXCLUSIVE: Snoop Dogg Lectures Bow Wow About His Music Career in 'Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta' Sneak Peak". June 7, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b c "20 'Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta - Meet the Cast". July 1, 2017.
Jump up ^ "20 'Square Up: Watch Toya Wright Defend Reginae Carter Against a Hater". June 23, 2017.
Jump up ^ "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.25.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
Jump up ^ "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.1.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
Jump up ^ "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.8.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
Jump up ^ "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.15.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
Jump up ^ "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.22.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
Jump up ^ "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.29.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
Jump up ^ "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.6.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
Jump up ^ "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.13.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
Jump up ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.11.2018 - Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com.
Jump up ^ http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-thursday-cable-originals-network-finals-1-18-2018.html
Jump up ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.25.2018 - Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com.
Jump up ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.1.2018 - Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com.
Jump up ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.8.2018 - Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com.
Jump up ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.15.2018 - Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com.
Jump up ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.22.2018 - Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com.
Jump up ^ Metcalf, Mitch (March 2, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.1.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
Jump up ^ Metcalf, Mitch (March 9, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.8.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
Jump up ^ Metcalf, Mitch (March 16, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.15.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
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