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This is America – An Interview with Marvel’s Luke Cage’s Showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker

by Dana Abercrombie0

The second season of Marvel’s Luke Cage provided for a multitude of shocking moments, twist endings and a juicy Jamaican villain.

After last year brought Netflix’s Marvel heroes together for The Defenders, our bullet-proof hero of Harlem is back for a second season of Luke Cage.  While Cage attempted to protect his neighborhood and deal with his newfound celebrity, he faced new foes which saw Luke becoming the new King of Harlem, possibly placing our hero deeper into a world of corruption and crime.

The Koalition spoke with Luke Cage showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker about everything that occurred this season, why no character is safe (Luke Cage is quickly becoming the black Game of Thrones), the backlash behind Cottonmouth and what it means to be “unapologetically” black.

Check out our interview below.

*contains spoilers from season one and season two*

Former genius and a woman of mystery and power, whose power is exceeded only by her mystery, Dana Abercrombie has been watching movies since birth (yes birth...we did say "genius"). Despite her secret desire of wanting to give it all up to become a gorgeous billionaire, Dana is most passionate politics about movies often times getting in many heated debates resulting in being thrown out of many gatherings. Despite having a degree in English AND Journalism (multi-tasking FTW!) from the University at Albany-SUNY, she is currently interested in perusing a degree at Yale Law School, because one should never give up on a dream of becoming a gorgeous billionaire...and knowing how to sue someone as a result of those heated debates.