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"Pilot"
An episode from Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Episode Nb	Season 1 Episode 01
Directed by	Joss Whedon
Written by	Maurissa Tancharoen Jed Whedon Joss Whedon
Produced by	Garry A. Brown Samantha Thomas
Featured music	"Fais comme si" performed by Édith Piaf
Director of photography	David Boyd
Edited by	Joshua Charson Paul Trejo
Guest starring
J. August Richards as Mike Peterson Shannon Lucio as Debbie Ron Glass as Dr. Streiten Bob Stephenson as Gary Special Guest Star Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill
Episode chronology
"0-8-4"
MCU timeline
All Hail the King "0-8-4"

S.H.I.E.L.D. puts together a special team, led by Agent Phil Coulson, to track down a mysterious man with special abilities and the young computer hacker who's encouraging him to reveal himself to the world.

"Pilot" is the 1st episode of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1. This is the pilot episode of the series.

Summary

• Since the Battle of New York, the world has changed and anybody can access various (alien) advanced technologies.
• A recovered Phil Coulson (he was supposed to be dead) is given command of a S.H.I.E.L.D. special field team who is assigned to investigate unclassified cases.
• A young female hacker working for a worldwide conspiracy hacktivist group will lead the team to a new hooded superhero.
• Yet a new threat arises among the people of Los Angeles when the superhero's condition becomes critical.

Story development

Locations: France • Paris Items: Mike Peterson's driver license Miscellaneous: Harry Potter • Terminator

Character appearances

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Angry man            Bernie            Phil Coulson            Debbie            French holder of the Chitauri neural link            Gary            Gunman            Maria Hill            Daisy Johnson            Melinda May            Ace Peterson            Ace Peterson's mother            Mike Peterson            S.H.I.E.L.D. agent            Streiten            Technician            Grant Ward            Woman

Notes

• The scenes in Paris, France were actually shot on location in... Paris, France for two days.
• Cobie Smulders guest starred in the pilot, portraying Maria Hill, a character previously seen in Marvel's The Avengers. According to Josh Whedon, "she is S.H.I.E.L.D. She's cool and commanding and has the dry humor that plays so well with Clark's [Gregg]."