The spy thriller has become an increasingly versatile space for superhero storytelling, allowing secret intelligence networks, covert operations and political conspiracies to exist alongside extraordinary abilities. For Marvel, the format also offers a way to explore a different corner of its universe without immediately placing its most recognisable heroes at the centre.
The studio has experimented with espionage through projects such as Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Secret Invasion, both of which placed conspiracies and questions of trust at the heart of their narratives. Its next television project appears set to return to that territory, although details about its characters and connections to the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe remain under wraps.
Marvel’s upcoming live-action spy series Zodiac has now found its writers, with Amit Cohen and Ron Leshem set to pen the project, according to Deadline. The series will follow two spies pursuing targets with special abilities, marking the first substantial detail about its premise since Marvel Television announced the title at New York Comic Con earlier this month. The studio has not officially announced the writing appointment.
Cohen and Leshem have previously collaborated on international espionage dramas, including No Man’s Land, which follows a French man who travels to Syria in search of his presumed-dead sister and becomes involved with a Kurdish militia fighting the Islamic State. Leshem also co-created the original Israeli series Euphoria, which later inspired the HBO adaptation created by Sam Levinson. Their other joint credits include Valley of Tears, Bad Boy and Red Skies.
The duo’s experience with stories built around intelligence operations and politically charged conflicts could suit Zodiac’s premise. However, Marvel has yet to disclose whether the series will focus on original characters or adapt specific storylines from its comic books. It has also not confirmed whether established MCU characters will appear.
The title itself offers a possible connection to Marvel’s comics. Zodiac has appeared in several forms across the publisher’s stories, including as a criminal organisation associated with the 12 signs of the zodiac that has clashed with the Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D. The logo revealed at New York Comic Con also prompted speculation about a connection to the intelligence agency, but Marvel has not confirmed how closely the series will follow the comics.
At the convention, Marvel Television head Brad Winderbaum described the project as a spy thriller and said filming would begin in London in spring 2027, with casting expected to start within weeks. Zodiac joins the Marvel television slate, which includes VisionQuest, the animated Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man and the upcoming third season of Daredevil: Born Again.
