Captain America: The Winter Soldier
A taut, grounded spy thriller that keeps you leaning forward, with hard-hitting action and a lingering sense of unease about who to trust.
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Secret Invasion
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About American superhero television miniseries
Genres science fiction, drama, action, adventure, superhero
Created by Kyle Bradstreet
Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Emilia Clarke, Cobie Smulders, Olivia Colman, Don Cheadle, Martin Freeman, Dermot Mulroney, Ben Mendelsohn
Length 1 seasons, 6 episodes, 45 min each
Network Disney+
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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