‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Reunion 2027 — Is It Happening?

Rumors of a Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. reunion had the internet in a frenzy on Friday (April 3) as reports claimed that ABC confirmed a revival of the popular sitcom for 2027.

UPDATE 04/04/2026 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Can you believe it's been 12 years since Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. first aired?! (12 years, 6 months, 11 days to be exact.)

Why in the world did Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. end?

When Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. came to an end after 7 years in August 2020, million viewers tuned in to say goodbye to Grant Ward (Brett Dalton), Daisy Johnson (Chloe Bennet), Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) and Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen). And since then, they have been itching for a reunion.

Would an Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. reunion disappoint people?

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. aired from 2013-2020 and is considered one of the most influential TV shows ever on pop culture. Although no original episodes have been shot since, it has remained a regular feature on many station's schedules. But Gregg said he's not sure if Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. would work today. “I don't want to see old Phil Coulson,” he told a journalist (Gregg turned 64 in April). “Everyone’s going to have different vision of what the character is like, so to have that materialize is going to disappoint most people,” he added.

Still hoping for an Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. movie?

In a recent interview, Natalia Cordova-Buckley (who played Elena Rodriguez) said she can't imagine an Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. reunion hitting the big screen. “I'd rather people go, ‘Oh, please! Please!’ than ‘I can't believe you did that. It was horrible.’”

Co-star Ming-Na Wen has also previously explained, “It would be terrible to do something and have it not be good,”. “It was so terrific ... If we did an Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. movie and it sucked, then it would, you know, blemish it.”

On the subject of whether there could be an Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. film, Elizabeth Henstridge stated : “I think it's a bit of a case of ‘the book is better than the movie’.”

What about an Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. reboot?

Recasting Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for a modern reboot. Hollywood is known for remaking remakes of films or tv series and the studios might think it would be great to bring the story back with a new set of characters.

Be it in the form of an Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. reunion, an Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. movie, or an Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. reboot, if you had to start filming today, who would you cast in what role?

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