The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is an American television miniseries created by Malcolm Spellman for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics characters Sam Wilson / Falcon and Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. The events of the series take place after the film Avengers: Endgame (2019). The series was produced by Marvel Studios, with Spellman serving as head writer and Kari Skogland directing.

Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie reprise their respective roles as Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson from the film series. Wyatt Russell, Erin Kellyman, Danny Ramirez, Georges St-Pierre, Adepero Oduye, Don Cheadle, Emily VanCamp, and Daniel Brühl also star. By September 2018, Marvel Studios was developing a number of limited series for Disney+, centered on supporting characters from the MCU films such as Wilson and Barnes. Spellman was hired in October, and chose to focus on the racial issues raised by Wilson being handed Captain America's shield at the end of Endgame. The series was confirmed in April 2019, and Skogland was hired the next month. Filming began in October 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia, before moving to the Czech Republic in March 2020. Production was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but resumed in Atlanta in September before wrapping in the Czech Republic in October.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier premiered on March 19, 2021, and will run for six episodes until April 23. It is part of Phase Four of the MCU.

Cast And Characters

Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier: An enhanced soldier and Steve Rogers' best friend during the 1940s who was presumed killed in action during World War II, before re-emerging as a brainwashed assassin in the present dayHead writer Malcolm Spellman noted that Barnes has done "nothing but fight" in the last 100 years, and the series could not avoid the trauma that he has gone through.Stan explained that Barnes would be struggling with his murderous past while also adjusting to life in the 21st century without Rogers,and was having an identity crisis.Co-executive producer Zoie Nagelhout explained that Barnes would be working to "unburden himself" from his life as the Winter Soldier but the darker side of the character would still be seen during the series.
Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson / Falcon: An Avenger and a former pararescueman who was trained by the military in aerial combat using a specially designed wing pack.Wilson was handed Captain America's shield by Rogers at the end of Avengers: Endgame (2019),and the series expands on this moment to explore the implications of a Black man being given that mantle. Wilson continues to use the Falcon moniker in the series,and Mackie said the story would portray the shield as being a burden for the character. He added that Wilson is questioning how "a Black man [can] represent a country that does not represent him".
Wyatt Russell as John Walker: A high-ranking member of the military and the U.S. government's choice to become the new Captain America. He attempts to join Wilson and Barnes in their fight, and believes that he is a better embodiment of American values than Rogers was. Russell was attracted to the character's "dichotomies", and he had room to shape the character since this is his introduction to the MCU.Spellman said Walker was inspired by the comic book character, who uses the moniker U.S. Agent, but the series had shifted away from the comic book portrayal to add some different dimensions to this version.
Erin Kellyman as Karli Morgenthau: The leader of the anti-patriotism group the Flag-Smashers.
Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres: A first lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force who serves as Wilson's support staff.
Georges St-Pierre as Georges Batroc: A mercenary and a master of the French form of kickboxing known as savate. St-Pierre reprises his role from the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014).[17]
Adepero Oduye as Sarah Wilson: Sam's sister who runs the Wilson family fishing business in Louisiana.
Don Cheadle as James "Rhodey" Rhodes:An officer in the U.S. Air Force and Avenger who operates the War Machine armor. Director Kari Skogland explained that Rhodes plays a mentor role for Wilson in the series, giving him reasons for and against taking up the mantle of Captain America while also providing a view of the wider world following the Blip.
Emily VanCamp as Sharon Carter / Agent 13: A former agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Peggy Carter's niece. Sharon Carter has been on the run since she was last seen in Captain America: Civil War (2016), and the series shows what she has been doing in that time. VanCamp explained that Carter is in a "pretty dark place" at the start of the series, and she was interested to explore new sides of her such as her anger.
Daniel Brühl as Helmut Zemo:A Sokovian terrorist who was responsible for the Avengers' breakup in Civil War. The series introduces Zemo's traditional purple mask from the comics,which Brühl was enthusiastic about wearing;he felt like a "baron" wearing the updated costume, which points towards the "aristocratic" Baron Zemo version of the character from the comics. Brühl was thrilled to return to the role and said the series felt both known and fresh to him compared to Civil War. Skogland was excited to explore Zemo's complexity following the dark place that Civil War left him in,with the series showing that he has lost everything and is paying for his crimes.Spellman said the series would explore Zemo's origin story and show how the character views himself as a hero.

Additionally, Desmond Chiam, Dani Deetté, and Indya Bussey portray the Flag-Smashers Dovich, Gigi, and DeeDee, respectively better source needed] Amy Aquino portrays Dr. Raynor, Barnes' therapist; and Miki Ishikawa portrays Leah. Noah Mills and Carl Lumbly have been cast in undisclosed roles

Production

Development

By September 2018, Marvel Studios was developing several limited series for its parent company Disney's streaming service, Disney+, to be centered on supporting characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films who had not starred in their own films. The actors who portrayed the characters in the films were expected to reprise their roles for the limited series. The series were expected to be six to eight episodes each and have a "hefty [budget] rivaling those of a major studio production". The series would be produced by Marvel Studios rather than Marvel Television, which produced previous television series in the MCU. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige was believed to be taking a "hands-on role" in each series' development, focusing on "continuity of story" with the films and "handling" the actors who would be reprising their roles from the films.

Malcolm Spellman was one of several writers asked to pitch a series focusing on Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson / Falcon and Sebastian Stan's Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier. Feige believed the MCU films had not explored enough of these characters, with Marvel especially wanting to explore the pair more after seeing the audience reaction to their "fun dynamic" in the MCU films Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Captain America: Civil War (2016). Mackie and Stan both previously expressed interest in starring in an MCU spin-off film together, with Stan comparing the idea to buddy comedy films like Midnight Run (1988) and 48 Hrs. (1982).It was Marvel Studios' intention for the series to use the "buddy two-hander" format like those films.Each writer developed their pitch with a Marvel Studios executive; Spellman worked with Nate Moore, and his pitch focused on race and identity.[33] He gave 48 Hrs., The Defiant Ones (1958), Lethal Weapon (1987), and Rush Hour (1998) as examples of buddy films that dealt with issues of race, which Spellman wanted to model the series after. Spellman had a migraine when he pitched his take to Feige, and he said the presentation did not go well. Moore advocated for him and his approach, which Spellman felt was because Moore agreed that focusing on race was the right direction for the series.Spellman was hired to write the limited series by the end of October 2018. Feige felt Spellman was the right person for the job because he understood what was needed to make the series fun and action-packed, while also being a Black male television writer which gave him the point of view that was needed to tell the type of story about Wilson that they wanted. The series was officially announced in April 2019 with the title The Falcon and the Winter Soldier] and Kari Skogland was hired to direct all six episodes a month later.Each episode is 45–55 minutes in length,with budgets reported to be as much as $25 million per episode. Executive producers of the series are Feige, Louis D'Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Moore, Skogland, and Spellman.

Writing

The series is set three to six months after the film Avengers: Endgame (2019), which depicts Steve Rogers bequeathing his shield and the mantle of Captain America to Wilson. Feige said this was intended to be a "classic passing of the torch from one hero to another", but when Marvel Studios got the opportunity to make television series for Disney+ they decided to expand this into an entire story about Wilson, who is a Black man, becoming Captain America. Mackie was hesitant about the series because he felt it would not be able to match the quality of the MCU films, and he did not want a Black actor to be the lead of Marvel's first failure, but he was won over by Spellman's writing. Mackie said the series would explore Wilson's backstory and treat him as a "regular guy" in a world of superheroes, while "walk[ing] the line of who is going to take up the [Captain America] shield" after Endgame.[38] He felt that there was a specific "brand of person" that was expected of Captain America, and part of Wilson questioning the mantle came from knowing as a Black man that "you can't be the same person in every room you walk in because every person you meet expects a different person". Spellman felt the series was "a nice progression" from the themes of racial identity that were presented in Marvel Studios' Black Panther (2018), and was hopeful that the series would have a positive impact on Black youth like that film did. He noted that in addition to himself and Moore, over half of the series' writing staff was also Black which reinforced the series' portrayal of Wilson as a "decidedly Black character".[39] Mackie said he was picking up the mantle left by Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, who died in August 2020.[10] Stan explained that Barnes feels protective of Rogers' legacy, and wants Wilson to become Captain America since he was Rogers' choice. The doubt that Wilson has about taking on the role becomes a conflict for Barnes.

Derek Kolstad joined the series' writing team in July 2019,and said he would be bringing "a wink and a nod" to the style of world building and character development from his film franchise John Wick. Feige said the series would be more of a reflection of the real world than previous MCU projects, with composer Henry Jackman saying the series deals with "less comfortable... weighty issues" such as what kind of person should hold the shield and how a Black man would feel about being Captain America. Skogland added that other topical, "hard-to-talk about issues" that the series explores include ideas of patriotism and extremism, asking the questions: "Who is an American, and who gets to decide what principles the country stands for? What compels people to take extreme actions in the name of what they believe is patriotism?" Skogland noted that Captain America has always been used to explore political ideas, since the character's first comic book in 1941 where he was depicted punching Adolf Hitler. Stan said viewers would be able to compare events in the series to the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, though this was unintentional since the series was written before that event.[8] Spellman also saw parallels between the Blip—where half of all life in the universe disappeared in Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and returned during Endgame—and the COVID-19 pandemic, with the series' setting being described as "a world striving for stability after a global catastrophe".[8] He felt that a global event like the Blip or a pandemic could unite or divide, and each episode of the series is defined by this "push-pull".Skogland believed setting the series months after the Blip was critical, as that is when the complications of everyone returning begin to surpass the initial shock and joy. Co-executive producer Zoie Nagelhout and Moore said the series would show Wilson and Barnes attempting to figure out their identities, and the Blip would affect this. Spellman added that identity is one of the main themes of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, with the story forcing Wilson, Barnes, Sharon Carter, and Helmut Zemo to each "rethink how they see themselves and confront how the world sees them".

Jackman described the series as a psychological drama, while Mackie and Stan said it was "part action-packed superhero epic, part awkward buddy-comedy".Stan compared the series' tone to the more realistic and grounded MCU film Captain America: The Winter Soldier. He added that having a longer running-time than a film allowed the series to explore the personal lives of the title characters and show what a day in each of their lives is like, and said it would combine the characters' existing relationship with the actors' offscreen dynamic.Spellman wanted to "go home" with the characters and let the actors show their skills rather than simply focus on action,and he said the spirit and conflict of the title characters was what remained consistent as the project developed from his initial pitch to the final series. He compared them to fire and ice, saying, "Sam reacts spontaneously from the gut, and Bucky is more cold and calculated".Spellman said there was a "12 second moment in Civil War where it feels like every single Marvel fan knew that [Wilson and Barnes were going to] be able to support a movie or a franchise", referring to a scene in which the two characters bicker over the placement of Wilson's seat. The series builds on the chemistry from that scene rather than developing its tone from scratch Skogland and Spellman noted that Wilson and Barnes are not necessarily friends in the films, but they have Rogers as a "common denominator". Without Rogers, the pair's underlying relationship is now "laid bare" and forced to develop. Stan said that without Rogers, Barnes and Wilson went into "opposite corners in terms of facing their lives [and] their demons", but they were each asking the same questions.

Spellman said the series used his general knowledge of Marvel Comics and the MCU, along with that of Moore and Nagelhout, rather than being based on specific comic books, but he did name Truth: Red, White & Black and the comics featuring John Walker as influences on the series. Kolstad felt it was interesting to take secondary characters from the films and put them in primary roles for the series, and added that other characters from earlier MCU films are layered into the series and shift the storytelling in new ways.With the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney allowing Marvel Studios to regain the film rights to the X-Men and Fantastic Four properties, Marvel Studios was able to include elements from those properties in the series. This includes a location from the comics, Madripoor, that Feige said was "more of an Easter egg in and of itself". Ahead of the series premiere, Spellman said there were three projects from Marvel Studios he knew of that would tie-in to the series

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