Riri Williams makes Disney+ debut

Watch out, Iron Man, there’s a new armored superhero in the MCU.

Marvel Studios unveiled a sneak peak of the upcoming Disney+ series ‘Ironheart’ to the public at the D23 Expo on Friday. The show continues the story of Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne), who made her MCU debut in 2022’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” and the visuals were very much in keeping with that film’s aesthetic.

“After my internship abroad, I felt stuck,” says Riri, referring to her time in Wakanda. “I want to build something unmistakable.”

To do that, however, she needs “cash,” which leads her to Parker Robbins (Anthony Ramos), who puts on a magical hood that gives him access to the dark arts – causing a clash between him and the scientifically driven people . Riri. At one point, Parker faces off against Alden Ehrenrich’s character, Joe McGillicuddy.

“Anyone who has ever accomplished anything in life had to do some questionable things to get it done,” Parker says.

There are plenty of high-flying shots of Williams in her Ironheart supersuit, including an epic scene where she smashes a truck in slow motion. The footage ends with another light-colored suit zooming toward the camera.

In “Wakanda Forever,” Riri is a super-smart MIT student from Chicago who has invented her power armor suit and a vibranium detector that attracts the attention of Wakanda’s leaders, the underwater king Namor, and the CIA. Shuri (Letitia Wright) and Okoye (Danai Gurira) find Riri and protect her from Namor’s warriors from the water city of Talokan. During an attack on Wakanda by Namor’s forces, Riri’s life is saved by Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), who dies in the watery warfare. Riri teams up with the Wakandans to defeat Namor, and she creates Okoye a flying suit of armor called the Midnight Angel.

The cast of “Ironheart” also includes Lyric Ross as Riri’s girlfriend Natalie Washington; Matthew Elam as Xavier Washington; Anji White as Riri’s mother; Manny Montana as Cousin John; and Shea Couleé as a slug.

Riri was originally created by writer Brian Michael Bendis, who brought Miles Morales’ Spider-Man to life, and artist Mike Deodato. The miniseries was created by Chinaka Hodge, with Sam Bailey and Angela Barnes each directing three episodes of the six-episode show.