Marvel continues to add to its upcoming Ironheart series. This Is Us star Lyric Ross has reportedly joined the cast of the upcoming Disney+ original series, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
- Ross is set to play Riri Williams’ best friend in the upcoming series, a seemingly major role is Williams is better known as the titular Ironheart.
- Some of Ross’ past credits include NBC’s hit drama, the aforementioned This Is Us as well as Sirens and Chicago Fire.
- For her work on This Is Us, Ross has earned a Teen Choice Award nomination, three NAACP Image Award nominations and a SAG Award win in 2019 for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a Drama Series.
About Ironheart:
- Ironheart will consist of six episodes and production on the new series is set to begin in May.
- Dominique Thorne is set to star in the series as Riri Williams, a brilliant teenaged inventor who create’s her own Iron Man suit.
- Riri made her Marvel Comics debut in 2016 and has since become a fan-favorite.
- Anthony Ramos also joined the cast in a yet-unknown role.
- Marvel has tapped Chinaka Hodge as its head writer for the upcoming series.
- Kevin Feige has revealed that we will first meet Riri Williams in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
- Ironheart was one of the many new Marvel projects announced during the Disney Investor Day event back in December.
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