"0-8-4" is the second episode of the first season of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D., it follows Phil Coulson and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents as they travel to Peru to investigate an object of unknown origins. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and acknowledges the franchise's films. The episode was written by showrunners Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon, and Jeffrey Bell, and was directed by David Straiton.
Samuel L. Jackson's cameo as Nick Fury during the episode's end tag was much talked about, being called both thrilling and unearned.
Filming took place at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, standing in for Peru
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 1
The first season of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D., follows Phil Coulson and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents on several dangerous cases revolving around Project Centipede and Coulson's mysterious resurrection following his death in the film The Avengers (2012). The season is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and acknowledges the continuity of the franchise's films. It was produced by ABC Studios, Marvel Television, and Mutant Enemy Productions, with Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jeffrey Bell serving as showrunners.
Promotional poster and home media cover art
Clark Gregg headlines the series, reprising the role of Phil Coulson from the MCU films
Executive producers Loeb (L) and Bell (M) along with Gregg (R) at PaleyFest 2014, where the episode "End of the Beginning" was screened.
(L to R) Gregg, Wen, Dalton, Bennet and De Caestecker were among those on the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con panel, where the pilot was screened to a positive crowd reaction.
