<P> Schwartz likened the tone of Runaways to that of the comics it was based on, calling it "so distinct", saying much of the tone Vaughn used when writing the comics overlapped with the tones Schwartz and Savage like to work in . The pair were excited by the freedom given to them by Hulu over the usual broadcasters they were used to working with, such as allowing the children to swear in the show, not having set lengths for each episode, and being able to explore the parents' story; Hulu wanted "something that felt broad and where we could push the envelope in places". Schwartz described the series as a coming - of - age story and a family drama, with focus on the characters that can lead to long stretches of the series not featuring super powers, so "if you didn't see the show title, you wouldn't know that you were in a Marvel show for long stretches...That was our aesthetic starting place, but there are episodes where there's some good (Marvel) stuff ." </P> <P> In February 2017, Marvel announced the casting of the Runaways, with Rhenzy Feliz as Alex Wilder, Lyrica Okano as Nico Minoru, Virginia Gardner as Karolina Dean, Ariela Barer as Gert Yorkes, Gregg Sulkin as Chase Stein, and Allegra Acosta as Molly Hernandez . Shortly after, Marvel announced the casting of the Pride, with Ryan Sands as Geoffrey Wilder, Angel Parker as Catherine Wilder, Brittany Ishibashi as Tina Minoru, James Yaegashi as Robert Minoru, Kevin Weisman as Dale Yorkes, Brigid Brannagh as Stacey Yorkes, Annie Wersching as Leslie Dean, Kip Pardue as Frank Dean, James Marsters as Victor Stein, and Ever Carradine as Janet Stein . Loeb praised casting director Patrick Rush, explaining that all of the series regulars for Runaways were the producers' first choice for the role . The majority of the children are portrayed by "fresh faces", which was an intentional choice . </P> <P> By August 2017, Julian McMahon had been cast in the recurring role of Jonah . </P> <P> Filming on the pilot began by February 10, 2017, in Los Angeles, under the working title Rugrats, and concluded on March 3 . Director Brett Morgen was given free rein by Marvel and Hulu to establish the look of the series, and wanted to create a feel that was "very grounded and authentic". He also looked to differentiate between the hand - held, gritty world of the Runaways and the more stylistic world of the Pride . He felt the latter could be explored more in the series moving forward, but was not available to direct any more episodes of the season . Following completion of the pilot and the show's pick - up to series, there was concern among the cast and crew that the impending writers' strike would prevent the series to move forward . However, the strike did not happen, and filming on the rest of the season began at the end of June, again in Los Angeles . Production on the season had concluded by October 21 . </P>

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