"Marvel's Inhumans" is the new show to watch out for this September. "Marvel's Inhumans," which was initially picked up for a theatrical release until it was retooled for Marvel Television, is said to have stronger ties with small screen Marvel shows than its big screen MCU counterparts.
Aside from "Inhumans," ABC already has another Marvel show in their slate, namely "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." "Inhumans" showrunner Scott Buck has clarified that "Inhumans" is not a spinoff of "S.H.I.E.L.D," although the events in the latter is expected to leak into and affect "Inhumans."
"We all inhabit the same universe, so things that have happened on 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' will potentially affect our show as well," Buck explained to EW.
According to Comicbook, the Inhumans were discussed at some point in "S.H.I.E.L.D." Daisy Johnson discovered that she was an Inhuman as a result of her exposure to a Terigen crystal that triggered her transformation. She later found out that her mother was a leader of a small society of Inhumans that was previously the subject of a Hydra experiment.
After a confrontation with S.H.I.E.L.D., Inhumans hid all over the world, which later caused in different communities of Inhumans to sprout up.
"Marvel's Inhumans," however, will focus more on the Royal Family, led by Black Bolt (Anson Mount) and comprised of Medusa (Serinda Swan), Crystal (Isabelle Cornish), Maximus (Iwan Rheon), Karnak (Ken Leung) and Gorgon (Eme Ikwuakor).
Buck also revealed that while the story and the characters are going to be very effects-heavy (such as Medusa's hair and the purely CGI dog Lockjaw), the show will not overwhelm viewers with superpowers and action. Instead, it will allow viewers to relate to the characters are real people.
"We approach these [characters] all as real people who just happen to have these abilities, so they're all very grounded," Buck explained.
Interestingly, the Inhumans leader Black Bolt does not speak. Despite being the show's main hero, he has something lacking in him that makes him an interesting and relatable character. Black Bolt will speak using sign language throughout the show.
"Marvel's Inhumans" will premiere on IMAX theaters on Sept. 1 before debuting on ABC.