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Luke Cage
2016–2018
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 2 seasons
B
MEANRANK
72/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #314
- IMDb #384
- Google retired #162
- Rotten Tomatoes #200
- Metacritic #130
- RatingGraph #309
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #160
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #248
- Metacritic Critics #127
- Metacritic Audience #188
- Criticker #317
- Trakt #372
Every rating
43–88
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 43, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 88.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →When a sabotaged experiment gives him super strength and unbreakable skin, Luke Cage becomes a fugitive attempting to rebuild his life in Harlem and must confront his past and fight a battle for the heart of his city.
Details
- Created by
- Cheo Hodari Coker
- Based on
- Luke Cage
- Studio
- Marvel Television, ABC Studios
- Released
- 30 September 2016
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish, Polish
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 26 across 2 seasons
- Awards
- 5 wins, 26 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 31 →1 major award won · 5 wins from 31 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2017 | Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series, or Movie | James Lew | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2017 | Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series | Luke Cage | Nominee |
| Black Reel TV Awards 2019 | Outstanding Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series | Mustafa Shakir | Nominee |
| Black Reel TV Awards 2019 | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Alfre Woodard | Nominee |
| Black Reel TV Awards 2019 | Outstanding Guest Actor, Drama Series | Ron Cephas Jones | Nominee |
| NAACP Image Awards 2019 | Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation | Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad | Nominee |
| NAACP Image Awards 2019 | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Alfre Woodard | Nominee |
| NAACP Image Awards 2019 | Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | Salli Richardson-Whitfield | Nominee |
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Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series, or Movie | James Lew | Winner |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series | Luke Cage | Nominee |
Black Reel TV Awards
11 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Guest Performer, Drama Series | Mahershala Ali | Winner |
| Outstanding Writing, Drama Series | Cheo Hodari Coker for " Moment of Truth " | Winner |
| Outstanding Actor, Drama Series | Mike Colter | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Alfre Woodard | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing, Drama Series | Clark Johnson for " You Know My Steez " | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Luke Cage | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actor, Drama Series | Ron Cephas Jones | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Performer, Drama Series | Frankie Faison | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music (Comedy, Drama, TV Movie or Limited Series) | Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad (composers); Gabe Hilfer & Season Kent (music supervisors) | Nominee |
| Outstanding Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series | Mustafa Shakir | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series | Rosario Dawson | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best New Media Television Series | Luke Cage | Winner |
| Best Actor on a Television Series | Mike Colter | Nominee |
BET Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Mahershala Ali | Winner |
NAACP Image Awards
5 nominations
| Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Mike Colter | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Alfre Woodard | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | Salli Richardson-Whitfield | Nominee |
| Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation | Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series | Akela Cooper for " Manifest " | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
3 nominations
| Main Title Theme – TV Show/Limited Series | Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge | Nominee |
| Main Title – TV Show / Digital Series | Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge | Nominee |
| Original Song – TV Show/Limited Series | " Bulletproof Love " for Method Man | Nominee |
MTV Movie & TV Awards
2 nominations
| Best Fight Against the System | Luke Cage | Nominee |
| Best Hero | Mike Colter | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Favorite Premium Sci-Fi/Fantasy Series | Luke Cage | Nominee |
| The Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show of 2018 | Luke Cage | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| TV – Short Form Musical Score | " Soliloquy of Chaos " | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
1 nomination
| Best Action (TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a series) | "Defender" | Nominee |
Peabody Awards
1 nomination
| Entertainment and Children's programs | Luke Cage | Nominee |