<P> Marvel's Cloak & Dagger, or simply Cloak & Dagger, is an American cable television series created for Freeform by Joe Pokaski, based on the Marvel Comics characters of the same name . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films and other television series of the franchise . The series is produced by ABC Signature Studios, Marvel Television, and Wandering Rocks Productions, with Pokaski serving as showrunner . </P> <P> The series stars Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph as Tandy Bowen / Dagger and Tyrone Johnson / Cloak, two teenagers who acquire superpowers and form a romantic relationship . A television series featuring Cloak and Dagger entered development for ABC Family in July 2011 . In April 2016, Cloak & Dagger received a series order for Freeform, the new name of ABC Family, and by that August, Pokaski had joined the series as showrunner and executive producer . Holt and Joseph were cast in January 2017, with Gloria Reuben, Andrea Roth, J.D. Evermore, Miles Mussenden, Carl Lundstedt, Emma Lahana, and Jaime Zevallos also starring in the series . Filming for the series takes place in New Orleans . </P> <P> The first season, consisting of 10 episodes, premiered on June 7, 2018 and ran through August 2 . In July 2018, Freeform renewed the series for a 10 - episode second season . The series was met with positive reviews, praising the interaction between Holt and Joseph, the use of New Orleans, and the story, but was criticized for the pacing in the early episodes . </P> <P> In New Orleans, teenagers Tandy Bowen and Tyrone Johnson come from different backgrounds and have acquired superpowers after a life - changing event that revolved around the collapse of the Roxxon Gulf Platform . As their relationship unfolds, they soon realize that their powers work better when they are together, "but their feelings for each other make their already complicated world even more challenging ." </P>

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