Hayley Atwell Leads a Double Life in New Behind the Scenes AGENT CARTER Clip

We’re officially one week away from the highly-
anticipated debut of Marvel’s Agent Carter. The series follows Peggy Carter; Captain America's crush in the first movie ( Hayley
Atwell), the beloved character from Captain
America: The First Avenger, after the events of
the film. With the war ended and the soldier’s
returned home, Peggy is sidelined and desked,
working as a receptionist at SSR (Strategic
Scientific Reserve). Of course, the Peggy we all
know and love isn’t content to play secretary, so
she starts taking secret missions for her old
friend Howard Stark ( Dominic Cooper ). Atwell is
a formidable leading actress and the show seems
willing to dive into the gender politics inherent to
the time period, so I’m excited to check this one
out.
The show debuts on ABC, Tuesday, January 6th
at 9:00pm ET and also stars James D’Arcy as
Edwin Jarvis, Chad Michael Murray as Agent
Jack Thompson, Enver Gjokaj as Agent Daniel
Sousa and Shea Whigham as Chief Roger Dooley.
Check out the new behind the scenes Agent
Carter clip after the jump.
Clip via People .
Here’s the official synopsis for Agent Carter :
Years before Agent Coulson and his S.H.I.E.L.D.
team swore to protect those who cannot protect
themselves from threats they cannot conceive,
there was Agent Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell,
Marvel’s “Captain America: The First Avenger,”
Marvel’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”),
who pledged the same oath but lived in a
different time when women weren’t recognized as
being as smart or as tough as their male
counterparts.
But no one should ever underestimate Peggy.
It’s 1946 and peace has dealt Peggy a serious
blow as she finds herself marginalized when the
men return home from fighting abroad. Working
for the covert SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve),
Peggy finds herself stuck doing administrative
work when she would rather be back out in the
field; putting her vast skills into play and taking
down the bad guys. But she is also trying to
navigate life as a single woman in America, in the
wake of losing the love of her life, Steve Rogers –
aka Captain America.
When old acquaintance Howard Stark (Dominic
Cooper, Marvel’s “Captain America: The First
Avenger”) finds himself being framed for
unleashing his deadliest weapons to anyone
willing to pony up the cash, he contacts Peggy –
the only person he can trust – to track down
those responsible, dispose of the weapons and
clear his name. He empowers his butler, Edwin
Jarvis (James D’Arcy, “Master and Commander:
The Far Side of the World”), to be at her beck
and call when needed to help assist her as she
investigates and tracks down those responsible
for releasing these weapons of mass destruction.
But Jarvis, who is a creature of habit and sticks
to a rigid daily routine, is going to have to make
some major life changes if he’s going to be able
to keep up with Peggy.
If caught going on these secret missions for
Stark, Peggy could be targeted as a traitor and
spend the rest of her days in prison – or worse.
And as she delves deeper into her investigation,
she may find that those she works for are not
who they seem, and she might even begin to
question whether Stark is as innocent as he
claims.