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* [[Action-adventure fiction|Action-adventure]]
* [[Crime fiction|Crime drama]]
* Neo-[[blaxploitation]]<!-- As sourced in the "Writing" section. -->
* [[Contemporary Western|Neo-Western]]
* [[Superhero fiction|Superhero]]
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| creator              = [[Cheo Hodari Coker]]
| based_on             = {{Based on|[[Luke Cage]]|[[Archie Goodwin (comics)|Archie Goodwin]]|[[George Tuska]]|[[Roy Thomas]]|[[John Romita Sr.]]}}
| starring             = {{Plainlist|
* [[Mike Colter]]
* [[Mahershala Ali]]
* [[Simone Missick]]
* [[Theo Rossi]]
* [[Erik LaRay Harvey]]
* [[Rosario Dawson]]
* [[Alfre Woodard]]
* [[Gabrielle Dennis]]
* [[Mustafa Shakir]]
* [[Jessica Henwick]]
* [[Finn Jones]]
* [[Stephen Rider]]
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* [[Adrian Younge]]
* [[Ali Shaheed Muhammad]]
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| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 2
| num_episodes         = 26
| list_episodes        = 
| executive_producer   = {{Plainlist|
* Charles Murray
* [[Paul McGuigan (filmmaker)|Paul McGuigan]]
* Cindy Holland
* Allie Goss
* Alison Engel
* Kris Henigman
* [[Alan Fine (executive)|Alan Fine]]
* [[Stan Lee]]
* [[Joe Quesada]]
* [[Dan Buckley]]
* Jim Chory
* [[Jeph Loeb]]
* Cheo Hodari Coker
* Karim Zreik
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| producer             = {{Plainlist|
* Aïda Mashaka Croal
* [[Akela Cooper]]
* Gail Barringer
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| location             = [[New York City]]
| cinematography       = [[Manuel Billeter]]
| editor               = {{Plainlist|
* Jonathan Chibnall
* Miklos Wright
* Tirsa Hackshaw
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| runtime              = 44–69 minutes
| company              = {{Plainlist|
* [[Marvel Television]]
* [[ABC Studios]]
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| channel              = [[Netflix]]<!-- Do NOT add dates or remove this information as it is not necessary since we are describing the original release information. Should the series be revived on a new network, NOT SIMPLY MOVED TO A NEW NETWORK, then years/season info can be added at that time. -->
| released             = {{Start date|2016|9|30}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2018|6|22}}
| related              = [[Marvel's Netflix television series]]
| showrunner           = Cheo Hodari Coker
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'''''Marvel's Luke Cage''''' is an American TV series and the third [[Netflix]] series of the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU). The series was created by [[Cheo Hodari Coker]] and was on Netflix from September 30, 2016 to June 22, 2018. [[Mike Colter]] stars in the series as [[Luke Cage]], returning from ''[[Jessica Jones (TV series)|Jessica Jones]].''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-18|title=Mike Colter to Star as Luke Cage in Marvel's A.K.A. Jessica Jones|url=https://news.marvel.com/tv/23866/mike_colter_to_star_as_luke_cage_in_marvels_jessica_jones/|access-date=2024-05-02|website=web.archive.org|archive-date=2018-06-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618092748/https://news.marvel.com/tv/23866/mike_colter_to_star_as_luke_cage_in_marvels_jessica_jones/|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> The series was produced by [[Marvel Television]]. Colter later returned as the character in ''[[The Defenders (miniseries)|The Defenders]]'' (2017).

== Cast and characters ==

* [[Mike Colter]] as [[Luke Cage]]
* [[Mahershala Ali]] as [[Cottonmouth (Cornell Stokes)|Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes]]
* [[Simone Missick]] as [[Misty Knight|Mercedes "Misty" Knight]]
* [[Theo Rossi]] as [[Shades (comics)|Hernan "Shades" Alvarez]]
* [[Erik LaRay Harvey]] as [[Diamondback (Willis Stryker)|Willis Stryker / Diamondback]]
* [[Rosario Dawson]] as [[Claire Temple (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Claire Temple]]
* [[Alfre Woodard]] as [[Black Mariah (comics)|Mariah Stokes-Dillard]]
* [[Gabrielle Dennis]] as [[Tilda Johnson]]
* [[Mustafa Shakir]] as [[Bushmaster (Marvel Comics)|John McIver / Bushmaster]]

* [[Jessica Henwick]] as [[Colleen Wing]]
* [[Finn Jones]] as [[Iron Fist (character)|Danny Rand / Iron Fist]]
* [[Stephen Rider]] as [[Blake Tower]]

== Episodes ==
{{Series overview|released=y|allreleased=y|color1=#3E290C|link1=#Season 1 (2016)|episodes1=13|start1={{Start date|2016|9|30}}|color2=#93A9A7|link2=#Season 2 (2018)|episodes2=13|start2={{Start date|2018|6|22}}}}

== References ==
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== Other websites ==

* {{Official website|https://www.marvel.com/tv-shows/marvel-s-luke-cage/2}}
* {{IMDb title|id=3322314}}
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