ABC has announced its official pick-up of the highly anticipated Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., set in the Marvel cinematic universe and developed by Joss Whedon (The Avengers).

Set in the same universe as the Iron Man, Avengers, Hulk, Thor, and Captain America feature films, the television show will follow the heroic exploits of the non-superpowered agents who must keep the world safe when the marquee heroes are not around.