Photos: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. - "Pilot" - Joss Whedon, the creative genius behind the feature film "Marvel's The Avengers," one of the highest grossing films of all time, and of the iconic television series "Buffy The Vampire Slayer," has co-created "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," a dynamic, action-packed one-hour drama that brings back Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) to lead a team of highly skilled agents to investigate extra-normal and super human people and events worldwide. The series premieres TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 (8:00-9:01 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. In the premiere episode, "Pilot," it's just after the battle of New York, and now that the existence of super heroes and aliens has become public knowledge, the world is trying to come to grips with this new reality. Agent Phil Coulson is back in action and has his eye on a mysterious group called The Rising Tide. In order to track this unseen, unknown enemy, he has assembled a small, highly select group of Agents from the worldwide law-enforcement organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement and Logistics Division). The group's first assignment together as a team finds them trying to track down an ordinary man who has gained extraordinary powers. Powers that could have devastating consequences. (ABC/Bob D'Amico) SAM HARGRAVE, MING-NA WEN ( 131169_4657r1 )

MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. - "Pilot" (ABC/Justin Lubin) CLARK GREGG, J. AUGUST RICHARDS ( 131169_5070 )

MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. - "Pilot" (ABC/Justin Lubin) MING-NA WEN ( 131169_5243 )

MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. - "Pilot" (ABC/Justin Lubin) BRETT DALTON ( 131170_5398 )

MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. - "Pilot" (ABC/Justin Lubin) CLARK GREGG ( 131171_5324 )

MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. - "Pilot" - Joss Whedon, the creative genius behind the feature film "Marvel's The Avengers," one of the highest grossing films of all time, and of the iconic television series "Buffy The Vampire Slayer," has co-created "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," a dynamic, action-packed one-hour drama that brings back Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) to lead a team of highly skilled agents to investigate extra-normal and super human people and events worldwide. (ABC/Justin Lubin) CLARK GREGG, BRETT DALTON, CHLOE BENNET ( AE24SHIELD )

MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. - "Pilot" - Joss Whedon, the creative genius behind the feature film "Marvel's The Avengers," one of the highest grossing films of all time, and of the iconic television series "Buffy The Vampire Slayer," has co-created "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," a dynamic, action-packed one-hour drama that brings back Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) to lead a team of highly skilled agents to investigate extra-normal and super human people and events worldwide. (ABC/Justin Lubin) CHLOE BENNET, CLARK GREGG ( AE24SHIELD )

MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. - "Pilot" (ABC/Justin Lubin) IAIN DE CAESTECKER, ELIZABETH HENSTRIDGE ( 131172_5580 )

MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. - "Pilot" - Joss Whedon, the creative genius behind the feature film "Marvel's The Avengers," one of the highest grossing films of all time, and of the iconic television series "Buffy The Vampire Slayer," has co-created "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," a dynamic, action-packed one-hour drama that brings back Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) to lead a team of highly skilled agents to investigate extra-normal and super human people and events worldwide. (ABC/Justin Lubin) EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: JEFFREY BELL, JED WHEDON, MAURISSA TANCHAROEN, JOSS WHEDON, JEPH LOEB ( AE24SHIELD )