<P> The second season of the American web television series Luke Cage, which is based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, sees Cage become a hero and celebrity in Harlem after clearing his name, only to face a new threat . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films and other television series of the franchise . The season was produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios, with Cheo Hodari Coker serving as showrunner . </P> <P> Mike Colter stars as Cage, alongside returning principal cast members Simone Missick, Rosario Dawson, Alfre Woodard, and Theo Rossi . They are joined by Mustafa Shakir and Gabrielle Dennis . The second season was ordered in December 2016, and filmed in New York City from June to November, 2017 . Coker again emphasized music in the season: Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad returned to compose the original score, with musical influences on the series including blues and reggae; various artists once again give performances throughout the season; and each episode is named after a Pete Rock & CL Smooth song . Finn Jones guest stars in the season as Danny Rand / Iron Fist, allowing the "Heroes for Hire" relationship between Cage and Rand to be depicted . </P> <P> The season is set to premiere June 22, 2018 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original release date </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 14 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Soul Brother #1" </Td> <Td> Lucy Liu </Td> <Td> Cheo Hodari Coker </Td> <Td> June 22, 2018 (2018 - 06 - 22) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Joi performs . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 15 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Straighten It Out" </Td> <Td> Steph Green </Td> <Td> Akela Cooper </Td> <Td> June 22, 2018 (2018 - 06 - 22) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Gary Clark Jr. performs . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 16 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Wig Out" </Td> <Td> Marc Jobst </Td> <Td> Matt Owens </Td> <Td> June 22, 2018 (2018 - 06 - 22) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 17 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "I Get Physical" </Td> <Td> Salli Richardson - Whitfield </Td> <Td> Matthew Lopes </Td> <Td> June 22, 2018 (2018 - 06 - 22) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Christone "Kingfish" Ingram peforms . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 18 </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> "All Souled Out" </Td> <Td> Kasi Lemmons </Td> <Td> Ian Stokes </Td> <Td> June 22, 2018 (2018 - 06 - 22) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge perform . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 19 </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> "The Basement" </Td> <Td> Millicent Shelton </Td> <Td> Aïda Mashaka Croal </Td> <Td> June 22, 2018 (2018 - 06 - 22) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 20 </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> "On and On" </Td> <Td> Rashaad Ernesto Green </Td> <Td> Nicole Mirante Matthews </Td> <Td> June 22, 2018 (2018 - 06 - 22) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Stephen Marley performs . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 21 </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> "If It Ain't Rough, It Ain't Right" </Td> <Td> Neema Barnette </Td> <Td> Nathan Louis Jackson </Td> <Td> June 22, 2018 (2018 - 06 - 22) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 22 </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> "For Pete's Sake" </Td> <Td> Clark Johnson </Td> <Td> Matt Owens & Ian Stokes </Td> <Td> June 22, 2018 (2018 - 06 - 22) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 23 </Th> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> "The Main Ingredient" </Td> <Td> Andy Goddard </Td> <Td> Akela Cooper </Td> <Td> June 22, 2018 (2018 - 06 - 22) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Faith Evans and Jadakiss perform . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 24 </Th> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> "The Creator" </Td> <Td> Stephen Surjik </Td> <Td> Nicole Mirante Matthews & Matthew Lopes </Td> <Td> June 22, 2018 (2018 - 06 - 22) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 25 </Th> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> "Can't Front On Me" </Td> <Td> Evarado Gout </Td> <Td> Aïda Mashaka Croal </Td> <Td> June 22, 2018 (2018 - 06 - 22) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> KRS - One performs . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 26 </Th> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> "They Reminisce Over You" </Td> <Td> Alex Garcia Lopez </Td> <Td> Cheo Hodari Coker </Td> <Td> June 22, 2018 (2018 - 06 - 22) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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