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Moon Knight

2022 superhero television miniseries produced by Marvel Studios

TV series · TMDB

★ 7.6

When Steven Grant, a mild-mannered gift-shop employee, becomes plagued with blackouts and memories of another life, he discovers he has dissociative identity disorder and shares a body with mercenary Marc Spector. As Steven/Marc’s enemies converge upon them, they must navigate their complex identities while thrust into a deadly mystery among the powerful gods of Egypt.

Aired: 2022–2022
Seasons: 1 · 6 episodes
Status: Ended
Created by: Jeremy Slater
Network: Disney+
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Action & Adventure

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Genre: Action-adventure Fantasy Psychological horror Superhero
Created by: Jeremy Slater
Based on: Marvel Comics
Directed by: Mohamed Diab Justin Benson Aaron Moorhead
Starring: Oscar Isaac May Calamawy Karim El Hakim F. Murray Abraham Ethan Hawke Ann Akinjirin David Ganly Khalid Abdalla Gaspard Ulliel Antonia Salib Fernanda Andrade Rey Lucas Sofia Danu Saba Mubarak
Composer: Hesham Nazih
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English
Executive producers: Kevin Feige Louis D'Esposito Victoria Alonso Brad Winderbaum Grant Curtis Oscar Isaac Mohamed Diab Jeremy Slater
Production locations: Hungary Jordan Slovenia Atlanta, Georgia
Cinematography: Gregory Middleton Andrew Droz Palermo
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Moon Knight is an American television miniseries created by Jeremy Slater for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics featuring the character of the same name. It is the sixth television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) to be produced by Marvel Studios, sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. It follows Marc Spector and Steven Grant, two alters of a man with dissociative identity disorder (DID), as they are drawn into a mystery involving Egyptian gods. Slater serves as head writer with Mohamed Diab leading the directing team.

Oscar Isaac stars as Marc Spector / Moon Knight and Steven Grant / Mr. Knight, with May Calamawy, Karim El Hakim, F. Murray Abraham, Ethan Hawke, Ann Akinjirin, David Ganly, Khalid Abdalla, Gaspard Ulliel, Antonia Salib, Fernanda Andrade, Rey Lucas, Sofia Danu, and Saba Mubarak also starring. The series was announced in August 2019, with Slater hired in November. Diab was hired to direct four episodes in October 2020, with directing duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead joining in January 2021 to direct the other two. Isaac was confirmed to star at the time; he used different accents to differentiate Spector's various identities. Filming took place from April to October 2021, primarily in Budapest as well as in Jordan, Slovenia, and Atlanta, Georgia.