“Marvel’s New Warriors,” a live-action comedy based on the comic, will debut on Freeform in 2018.<\/p>\n
Monday, the cable network revealed the six stars.<\/p>\n
Per a network press release, Milana Vayntrub, Derek Theler, Jeremy Tardy, Calum Worthy, Matthew Moy and Kate Comer will star in the show, which focuses on young adult superheroes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am thrilled beyond belief to be working with this incredible group of actors. They are funny, sincere, eager, charming and perfectly embody these characters. It\u2019ll be a blast and an honor to create this show with each of them,\u201d said series executive producer and showrunner Kevin Biegel.<\/p>\n
Character details follow:<\/p>\n
Milana Vayntrub (\u201cThis Is Us,\u201d \u201cSilicon Valley\u201d) as Doreen Green a.k.a Squirrel Girl
\nDoreen is a totally empowered fangirl who has the incredible powers of a \u2026 squirrel. Her greatest quality is her optimism and her best friend is a pet squirrel, Tippy Toe.<\/p>\n
Derek Theler (\u201cBaby Daddy\u201d) as Craig Hollis a.k.a Mister Immortal
\nCraig can\u2019t die \u2026 or so he says. Although Craig\u2019s superpower seems amazing, he hasn\u2019t made use of it at all \u2013 he figures if he has all the time in the world to learn how to do anything heroic, what\u2019s the rush?<\/p>\n
Jeremy Tardy (\u201cDear White People,\u201d \u201cTen Days in the Valley) as Dwayne Taylor a.k.a Night Thrasher
\nBrilliant and noble, and maybe a bit full of himself, Dwayne is a shameless self-promoter and entrepreneur who also deeply believes in justice.<\/p>\n
Calum Worthy (\u201cAustin & Ally,\u201d \u201cCassandra French\u2019s Finishing School\u201d) as Robbie Baldwin a.k.a Speedball
\nRobbie is an impulsive people-pleaser with a misplaced sense of confidence who throws kinetic balls of energy that are completely out of control.<\/p>\n
Matthew Moy (\u201c2 Broke Girls, \u201cSteven Universe\u201d) as Zack Smith a.k.a. Microbe
\nZack is a shy hypochondriac whose ability is that he can talk to germs that tell him where you\u2019ve been, what you ate and with whom you\u2019ve hung out. It\u2019s impossible to keep secrets around him.<\/p>\n
Kate Comer (\u201cHello My Name is Doris,\u201d \u201cThe Comeback\u201d) as Deborah Fields a.k.a. Debrii
\nDeborah is proud, funny and quick-witted. A low-level telekinetic, very low like she can move a paper cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Freeform reveals the six stars of its upcoming series “Marvel’s New Warriors.”","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1048],"tags":[9331,9333,5597,9332,9335,9336,9334,9330],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\n