Marvel’s ‘Ironheart’ Series Adds ‘This Is Us’ Alumn Lyric Ross
With the MCU currently in the midst of its transformative Phase Four, it appears as though they’ve added to the growing list of characters, as Marvel’s Ironheart series adds This Is Us alumn Lyric Ross.
Marvel Studios’ entry into the realm of long-form storytelling with their several Disney+ exclusive series has opened the door to a brand new kind of Marvel Universe of fans.
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Series like Loki, WandaVision, Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and Hawkeye have given the MCU an opportunity to explore characters who were unable to shine within varying Marvel films, yet are now able to serve as the centerpiece for stories on streaming platforms.
With titles like Moon Knight, She-Hulk, and Ms. Marvel standing as titles that are set to introduce characters via their own Disney+ series, Ironheart is an example of the series serving as a chance to greater explore an existing character.
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Riri Willaims- the character behind the mantle of Ironheart– is set to make her MCU debut in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and it appears the cast of characters set to appear in that series has just increased by one.
A recent report by Variety has suggested that Marvel’s Ironheart series has added This Is Us alum Lyric Ross to the growing cast to joined previously announced stars Dominque Thorne and Anthony Ramos.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 14: Lyric Ross attends NBC’s “This Is Us” Season 6 red carpet at Paramount Pictures Studios on December 14, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Araya Doheny/WireImage)
To this point, Thorne is the only actor whose role has been confirmed- with the young actress set to portray the title character- with Ramos and now Ross’ roles remaining a mystery to this point.
We know that the series will follow Williams’s transition into the character of Ironheart, a classic comic book hero that stands as the next inheritor to Marvel’s Iron Man; a role now voice due to Tony Stark’s sacrifice in Avengers Endgame.
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The series, still likely in its infancy, remains limited in its accessible information, but we know that we cannot wait to see the journey that Williams takes in the upcoming Marvel series on Disney+
