Marvel has announced Cheo Hodari Coker will be the showrunner for the Netflix Luke Cage series.
Coker will serve as executive producer, showrunner and will write the first two episodes.
Luke Cage will premiere on Netflix in 2016 starring Mike Colter as the titular character.
Coker is known for Almost Human, NCIS: Los Angeles and Southland.
Luke Cage will first appear in the Jessica Jones Netflix series, which premiers later this year.
Daredevil, Marvel’s first Netflix series, will be available in its entirety on April 10th.
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