New 2024 Hulu Action Series Starring Agents Of Shield Star Debuts With Solid Rotten Tomatoes Score

Four years after Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. completed its mission, Chloe Bennet has made a long-awaited return to the action genre. Bennet made her debut in the premiere episode of the MCU‘s first venture into the realm of television in 2013, as talented hacker Skye, who places herself on S.H.I.E.L.D.’s radar and is ultimately recruited to join Phil Coulson’s (Clark Gregg) new team. As the series progressed, Skye was revealed to have been an Inhuman named Daisy Johnson, taking on the persona Quake, leading to her and the team facing more otherworldly foes in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s later seasons.

Alongside reprising the role of Daisy in multiple Marvel animated television productions, Bennet also provided the voice of Yi in the Abominable franchise, and 2024 saw her appear in Invincible season 2’s finale as Riley. The actor also almost returned to the superhero genre in Powerpuff, the now-infamous Powerpuff Girls live-action adaptation attempt by The CW, alongside fellow Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star Dove Cameron and Yana Perrault as Blossom. Bennet also initially pursued a singing career from 2007 and 2011 with two singles.

Bennet’s Quake also makes a cameo appearance in
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
via a newspaper clipping.

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Interior Chinatown Has Earned Positive Praise

Following its debut on November 19, Interior Chinatown is the latest series on Hulu to leave critics satisfied. Adapted from Charles Yu’s 2020 novel, the series sees the author act as showrunner, with What We Do In The Shadows and Thor: Ragnarokdirector Taika Waititi serving as an executive producer. The series focuses on Jimmy O. Yang’s Willis Wu, a veteran background character actor from a string of police procedural productions who is dragged into a real-life case that leads to him investigating the criminal underground of Chinatown. Bennet portrays Detective Lana Lee, who is determined to make a name for herself as she aids Wu’s investigation.

With the whole ten-episode season released on Hulu, Interior Chinatown has netted itself a largely positive score on Rotten Tomatoes. From 13 critics’ reviews, the series has earned an aggregated score of 77% on the website’s Tomatometer. Screen Rant’s Grant Hermanns awarded the series an 8 out of 10, saying: “the story never feels like an effective enough distraction from its concept, which is thankfully captivating enough that, when paired with great performances, makes the show a generally enjoyable ride.”

What Interior Chinatown’s Praise Means For The Series Future

A Second Season Isn’t Guaranteed

While positive reviews might be a good sign in most cases for a new streaming series, it is uncertain what positive acclaim could leave for Interior Chinatown. The series was commissioned as a limited series, meaning that even if the viewership metrics impress Hulu, it is not guaranteed that a new season will go ahead. Furthermore, Yu’s novel didn’t have a sequel at the time of writing, meaning there is no additional source material to adapt.

However, with Yu serving as a showrunner, it is possible that he could take ideas about a potential sequel for Interior Chinatown and use them for the series. Though its future is uncertain, praise surrounding Interior Chinatown could attract more viewers to see Bennet’s latest project for themselves.

Source: Rotten Tomatoes